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January 8, 2026 at 6:53 AM
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well the Conf of Catholic Bishops may have made a nice statement on immigration, a good statement, but at the same time they elected Paul Coakley, a Trump-sympathizer, to be President of their Conference. religionnews.com/2025/11/13/u...
US Catholic bishops select conservative culture warrior to lead them during Trump’s second term
BALTIMORE (AP) — In choosing Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley, they are doubling down on their conservative bent, even as they push for more humane immigration policies from the Trump administrat...
religionnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:44 AM
well the Conf of Catholic Bishops may have made a nice statement on immigration, a good statement, but at the same time they elected Paul Coakley, a Trump-sympathizer, to be President of their Conference. religionnews.com/2025/11/13/u...
Gee, wasn't CBS News the outfit that stood behind Ed Murrow when Joe McCarthy attacked him? How things have changed. Good night, and good luck.
July 6, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Gee, wasn't CBS News the outfit that stood behind Ed Murrow when Joe McCarthy attacked him? How things have changed. Good night, and good luck.
The administration appears to be all-in for the far-right AfD. Elon Musk appeared via satellite at their party convention, told them they worry too much about the past, and has praised them as Germany's only hope going forward. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/elo...
Elon Musk says German's shouldn't feel guilty about the past
His comments come after the 53-year-old was accused of sympathising with Nazis as he touched his heart then threw his arm out to the side.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
February 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The administration appears to be all-in for the far-right AfD. Elon Musk appeared via satellite at their party convention, told them they worry too much about the past, and has praised them as Germany's only hope going forward. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/elo...
The message is clear: Vance snubs the German Chancellor and meets instead with the AfD's Alice Weidel, weeks before the German election. www.msn.com/en-ph/politi...
MSN
www.msn.com
February 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The message is clear: Vance snubs the German Chancellor and meets instead with the AfD's Alice Weidel, weeks before the German election. www.msn.com/en-ph/politi...
and for NYT to use a photo-op from Dachau after Vance has told the Germans to stop worrying so much about the past ...
February 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
and for NYT to use a photo-op from Dachau after Vance has told the Germans to stop worrying so much about the past ...
Vance's patron Peter Thiel makes the connections between MAGA and Schmitt explicit: Liberalism is exhausted, one suspects that democracy, whatever that means, is exhausted." www.newsweek.com/peter-thiel-...
Peter Thiel's pre-Nazi Germany comparison to US resurfaces
Thiel said liberalism and democracy are "exhausted," and said, "We have to ask some questions very far outside the Overton window."
www.newsweek.com
February 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Vance's patron Peter Thiel makes the connections between MAGA and Schmitt explicit: Liberalism is exhausted, one suspects that democracy, whatever that means, is exhausted." www.newsweek.com/peter-thiel-...
Vance cites Adrian Vermeule, whose model is Carl Schmitt, the “crown jurist of the Third Reich.” When these people talk about a “strong executive," that’s where they’re going, IMHO.
The NYT, tho, takes this all at face value.
The NYT, tho, takes this all at face value.
February 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Vance cites Adrian Vermeule, whose model is Carl Schmitt, the “crown jurist of the Third Reich.” When these people talk about a “strong executive," that’s where they’re going, IMHO.
The NYT, tho, takes this all at face value.
The NYT, tho, takes this all at face value.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/o...
How a German Thinker (and Nazi Jurist) Explains MAGA Morality
How a German Thinker (and Nazi Jurist) Explains MAGA Morality
January 27, 2025 at 7:48 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/o...
How a German Thinker (and Nazi Jurist) Explains MAGA Morality
How a German Thinker (and Nazi Jurist) Explains MAGA Morality
The Smithsonian/Uncivil Religion collection contains enough information to keep researchers busy for years, including thi selection of long-term videos, including a 13 minute excerpt of the 3 hrs of NewYorker video, militia insignia etc uncivilreligion.org/home/long-vi...
Uncivil Religion: Long Videos
Extended videos of events before, during, and after January 6, 2021
uncivilreligion.org
January 21, 2025 at 7:11 AM
The Smithsonian/Uncivil Religion collection contains enough information to keep researchers busy for years, including thi selection of long-term videos, including a 13 minute excerpt of the 3 hrs of NewYorker video, militia insignia etc uncivilreligion.org/home/long-vi...
Smithsonian's "Uncivil Religion" photo/video collection. Look for the crucifixes. uncivilreligion.org/home/media-g...
Uncivil Religion: Media Galleries
Curated galleries of images, videos, and documents that represent the variety of ways people deployed religion on January 6
uncivilreligion.org
January 21, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Smithsonian's "Uncivil Religion" photo/video collection. Look for the crucifixes. uncivilreligion.org/home/media-g...
A very modest bill that would allocate (in passthroughs to the states) a fraction of what the Germans spend on civic education has languished in Congress for several years and couldn't even garner a committee hearing, much less a vote. civxnow.org/our-work/fed...
The Civics Secures Democracy Act - CivxNow
civxnow.org
January 19, 2025 at 6:01 AM
A very modest bill that would allocate (in passthroughs to the states) a fraction of what the Germans spend on civic education has languished in Congress for several years and couldn't even garner a committee hearing, much less a vote. civxnow.org/our-work/fed...
If you believe, as I do, that "civic education really matters," you might want to check out the German civic education system, anchored by Centers for Civic Education at the federal and state level. www.bpb.de/die-bpb/uebe...
Federal Agency for Civic Education
The Federal Agency for Civic Education is a federal public authority providing citizenship education and information on political issues for all people in Germany.
www.bpb.de
January 19, 2025 at 6:01 AM
If you believe, as I do, that "civic education really matters," you might want to check out the German civic education system, anchored by Centers for Civic Education at the federal and state level. www.bpb.de/die-bpb/uebe...
"We know now that Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob.”
FDR, 1936
FDR, 1936
January 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
"We know now that Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob.”
FDR, 1936
FDR, 1936
I wrote an article trying to explain this distinction. One that AT&T, Verizion, and Comcast would prefer you not understand. The TL/dr: "It's the wires, stupid.” digitalcommons.lmu.edu/llr/vol55/is...
Net Neutrality from the Ground Up
By Christopher Witteman, Published on 02/17/22
digitalcommons.lmu.edu
January 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I wrote an article trying to explain this distinction. One that AT&T, Verizion, and Comcast would prefer you not understand. The TL/dr: "It's the wires, stupid.” digitalcommons.lmu.edu/llr/vol55/is...