Gene Bryant
@genebryant.bsky.social
Retired educator (Nashville, TN). ISSUES: preservation of public education & separation of church and state. INTERESTS: gardening, photography, genealogy & travel.
If you’ve been convicted of a crime, and don’t want to do the time, then claim the Biden Department of Justice maliciously prosecuted you and appeal to President Trump for clemency. www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
President Trump's Casada and Cothren pardons raise political favoritism concerns | Opinion
President Donald Trump's controversial pardons of former TN House Speaker Glen Casada and former aide sparks transparency and justice concerns.
www.tennessean.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
If you’ve been convicted of a crime, and don’t want to do the time, then claim the Biden Department of Justice maliciously prosecuted you and appeal to President Trump for clemency. www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
Cartoon by Jack Ohman - Substack and Tribune Content Agency
November 11, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Cartoon by Jack Ohman - Substack and Tribune Content Agency
British journalist and political analyst Sami Hamdi will be released from federal custody after accepting an offer today to voluntarily leave the country. religionnews.com/2025/11/10/b...
UK journalist Sami Hamdi to be released from ICE detention
(RNS) — Lawyers representing Hamdi challenged his detention in federal court, arguing that holding a journalist after an unexplained visa revocation raised First Amendment and due process concerns.
religionnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
British journalist and political analyst Sami Hamdi will be released from federal custody after accepting an offer today to voluntarily leave the country. religionnews.com/2025/11/10/b...
Vice President JD Vance recently told a packed college arena that he hopes his Hindu wife would someday convert to Christianity, thrusting into the spotlight the deeply sensitive challenges facing interfaith couples. religionnews.com/2025/11/10/j...
JD Vance hopes his Hindu wife converts to Christianity, sparking debate on interfaith marriage
(AP) — Experts who have counseled hundreds of couples who don't share religious beliefs say the key is respect for each other’s faith traditions and having honest discussions about how to raise their ...
religionnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Vice President JD Vance recently told a packed college arena that he hopes his Hindu wife would someday convert to Christianity, thrusting into the spotlight the deeply sensitive challenges facing interfaith couples. religionnews.com/2025/11/10/j...
On All Saints' Day, the nominally nondenominational president went full Roman Catholic.
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President Trump's saintly message
(RNS) — On All Saints' Day, the nominally nondenominational president went full Roman Catholic.
religionnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
On All Saints' Day, the nominally nondenominational president went full Roman Catholic.
religionnews.com/2025/11/10/p...
religionnews.com/2025/11/10/p...
A top Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ally rallied anti-vaccine activists over the weekend with an exhortation to stay strong in the face of attacks by the government, media and mainstream medical figures. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
‘God is an anti-vaxxer’: Inside the conference celebrating RFK Jr.’s rise
An anti-vaccine conference in Austin celebrated Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s rise to political power, highlighting his influence in Trump’s Washington.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
A top Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ally rallied anti-vaccine activists over the weekend with an exhortation to stay strong in the face of attacks by the government, media and mainstream medical figures. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Can School Reform Be Bipartisan Again? (Opinion): In a world dominated by social media, is there room for a more serious education debate
Can School Reform Be Bipartisan Again? (Opinion)
In a world dominated by social media, is there room for a more serious education debate
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November 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Can School Reform Be Bipartisan Again? (Opinion): In a world dominated by social media, is there room for a more serious education debate
Cartoon by Nick Anderson for RAW STORY:
November 11, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Cartoon by Nick Anderson for RAW STORY:
Christian nationalism runs deep within the Republican Party. www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
The GOP is becoming the party of white Christian nationalism | Opinion
The administration’s attempts to delegitimize the “No Kings” protests reveal its conviction that anyone who is not white, native-born, or Christian should have no say or representation in government.
www.inquirer.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Christian nationalism runs deep within the Republican Party. www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
Ben Sessoms/CHATTANOOGA TIMES: Acquiescing to Trump and the GOP, these Senate Democrats brokered no meaningful concessions, rendering this entire shutdown fight pointless. www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/no...
Opinion: The senseless capitulation from Senate Democrats | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Well into the second month of this country's longest shutdown of the federal government, the Democratic Party, at long last, had positioned itself as an actual opposition to President Donald Trump and...
www.timesfreepress.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Ben Sessoms/CHATTANOOGA TIMES: Acquiescing to Trump and the GOP, these Senate Democrats brokered no meaningful concessions, rendering this entire shutdown fight pointless. www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/no...
Turning Point USA wrapped up its nationwide campus tour Monday night at UC Berkeley, marking two months since the death of its founder, Charlie Kirk. There were protests, fights, and arrests. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Fights break out, multiple people arrested as Turning Point USA event sparks protest at UC Berkeley
ABC7 News cameras captured a Charlie Kirk merchandise vendor, with a bloody face, getting escorted away by police while another man was arrested.
www.yahoo.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Turning Point USA wrapped up its nationwide campus tour Monday night at UC Berkeley, marking two months since the death of its founder, Charlie Kirk. There were protests, fights, and arrests. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Cartoon by Clay Bennett, Chattanooga Times Free Press
November 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Cartoon by Clay Bennett, Chattanooga Times Free Press
The vote, on Day 41 of the shutdown, signaled an end in sight to weeks of gridlock. Eight members of the Democratic Caucus supplied the critical backing. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Senate Passes Bill to Reopen Government Amid Democratic Rift
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The vote, on Day 41 of the shutdown, signaled an end in sight to weeks of gridlock. Eight members of the Democratic Caucus supplied the critical backing. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Trump has proposed a monumental arch in Washington, D.C. to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States.
Cartoon by Matt Wuerker
Cartoon by Matt Wuerker
November 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Trump has proposed a monumental arch in Washington, D.C. to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States.
Cartoon by Matt Wuerker
Cartoon by Matt Wuerker
Social issues championed by Christian Nationalists did surface in some races last week, and this time, they didn’t pay off. Nov. 4 was not a good night for Christian Nationalists. www.au.org/the-latest/a...
Christian Nationalists fared poorly on election day - Americans United
Nov. 4 was not a good night for Christian Nationalists.
www.au.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Social issues championed by Christian Nationalists did surface in some races last week, and this time, they didn’t pay off. Nov. 4 was not a good night for Christian Nationalists. www.au.org/the-latest/a...
LifeWise’s $35 million organization and fleet of big red buses is driving thorny questions about church and state by hauling public school students off campus during school hours for religious instruction. 19thnews.org/2025/11/life...
A program taking kids out of class for Bible study tests boundaries in public schools
LifeWise’s $35 million organization and fleet of big red buses is driving thorny questions about church and state.
19thnews.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
LifeWise’s $35 million organization and fleet of big red buses is driving thorny questions about church and state by hauling public school students off campus during school hours for religious instruction. 19thnews.org/2025/11/life...
A Texas megachurch teaches Christians how to run for public office and win. fortworthreport.org/2025/11/10/f...
A Texas church’s online class trains Christians to run for office. Now it may go national
Fort Worth’s Mercy Culture Church aims to get more conservative Christians elected through its online Campaign University.
fortworthreport.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
A Texas megachurch teaches Christians how to run for public office and win. fortworthreport.org/2025/11/10/f...
Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles suggests that NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani be put “on the first flight to Uganda,” where he was born.
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‘Put him on first flight back to Uganda’: Republicans seek to revoke Mamdani’s citizenship — Is it legally possible? - The Times of India
US News: Zohran Mamdani, New York City's mayor-elect, faces opposition from Republicans who question his citizenship and accuse him of communist ties. Despite
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles suggests that NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani be put “on the first flight to Uganda,” where he was born.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/...
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Cartoon by Clay Bennett, Chattanooga Times Free Press
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Cartoon by Clay Bennett, Chattanooga Times Free Press
The latest cold open on Saturday Night Live skewered the most famous image of the week: President Trump standing to the side while everyone else helped a man who had fainted in the Oval Office. www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
‘SNL’ Nails Trump Freeze When Man Collapsed in Oval Office
The latest cold open on Saturday Night Live skewered the most famous image of the week: President Trump standing to the side while everyone else helped a man who had fainted in the Oval Office. The Wh...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The latest cold open on Saturday Night Live skewered the most famous image of the week: President Trump standing to the side while everyone else helped a man who had fainted in the Oval Office. www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
President Trump has pardoned dozens of people who allegedly tried to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, including those who were named as so-called "alternate state electors" to certify the results. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-p...
Trump pardons Giuliani, Meadows, others allegedly involved in efforts to overturn 2020 election results, including "false electors"
President Trump has pardoned dozens of people who allegedly took part in trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, including "false electors."
www.cbsnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
President Trump has pardoned dozens of people who allegedly tried to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, including those who were named as so-called "alternate state electors" to certify the results. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-p...
Betsy Phillips/NASHVILLE SCENE: In the old days, I’d be appalled by the hypocrisy of all these right-wingers who have the gall to complain about crime when their politicos are all pardoned criminals…. This is just utter contempt for regular people. www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...
Trump's Casada/Cothren Pardon Is a Slap in the Face
How do we expect 16-year-old kids to sit in prison for most of their lives when grown men can’t serve two years for their misdeeds?
www.nashvillescene.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Betsy Phillips/NASHVILLE SCENE: In the old days, I’d be appalled by the hypocrisy of all these right-wingers who have the gall to complain about crime when their politicos are all pardoned criminals…. This is just utter contempt for regular people. www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. apnews.com/article/supr...
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. apnews.com/article/supr...
Fox News is the most-watched news channel in the US. As a result, a significant portion of the American public consumes unfiltered, un-factchecked Trump propaganda all day, every day. www.alternet.org/this-law-cou...
This law could force Fox News to flee the US
In 2021, following MAGA’s J6 storming of the US Capitol, media columnist Margaret Sullivan observed that such orchestrated violence could not have happened without Fox News. She wrote, “The mob that s...
www.alternet.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Fox News is the most-watched news channel in the US. As a result, a significant portion of the American public consumes unfiltered, un-factchecked Trump propaganda all day, every day. www.alternet.org/this-law-cou...
Vice President JD Vance, a former atheist, is a convert to Catholicism who now wears his faith on his sleeve. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
From Israel to the US, Vice President JD Vance isn't shy about his religion
Vice President JD Vance leaned on his Catholic religion during his visit to Israel to advance President Trump’s Gaza peace proposal.
www.usatoday.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Vice President JD Vance, a former atheist, is a convert to Catholicism who now wears his faith on his sleeve. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...