The Supreme Court just struck down a Maine program that does not allow public funds to go to schools that promote religious instruction.
Sotomayor's dissent: "This Court continues to dismantle the wall of separation between church and state that the Framers fought to build."
NEW: The Texas Republican Party has voted to shut out Log Cabin Republicans, an organization of gay Republicans, from participating in their convention. Log Cabin Republicans just said it is “shameful” they they are being “excluded” and that Republicans are being “narrow-minded.”
The forest was shrinking, but the trees kept cheering and voting for the axe. Because its handle was made of wood, and they thought it was one of them.
Gas is over $5 a gallon right now.
The last time a barrel of crude oil cost this much was in July 2014. At that point a gallon of gas only cost about $3.54.
Let’s be clear: Oil companies don’t need to be charging this much for gas. They’re just doing it to make excess profits.
Sen. John Thune (R) South Dakota, “we need our AR-15’s to shoot prairie dogs.”
Senator, my ancestors used to hunt buffalo (in South Dakota) — using only a bow and arrow.
Michigan republicans are a hot mess: Investigations for tampering with voting machines. Half of the candidates busted for fake signatures. Lead gubernatorial candidate raided and arrested.
But yeah. Both parties are the same. Minus the felonies, I guess.
If you claimed masks were traumatizing our kids but are now arguing that we must simply “learn to live with school shootings,” the only thing consistent about your positions is not giving a fuck about the safety and lives of our nation’s children.
I guess if my prime time lineup spent the attempted coup frantically texting the President’s chief of staff to tell him to call it off—while simultaneous spreading false information about the attack on air—I wouldn’t broadcast the hearings about the attempted coup either.