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South Carolina wants to force every public school classroom to post the Ten Commandments.
Courts have already ruled similar laws unconstitutional.
They’re doing it anyway. And using a fake James Madison quote to justify it.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/south-caro...
Courts have already ruled similar laws unconstitutional.
They’re doing it anyway. And using a fake James Madison quote to justify it.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/south-caro...
South Carolina's bill to force the Ten Commandments in school is doomed to fail
Despite clear court losses in other states, South Carolina Republicans are trying to push an unconstitutional mandate into public school classrooms
www.friendlyatheist.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:33 PM
South Carolina wants to force every public school classroom to post the Ten Commandments.
Courts have already ruled similar laws unconstitutional.
They’re doing it anyway. And using a fake James Madison quote to justify it.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/south-caro...
Courts have already ruled similar laws unconstitutional.
They’re doing it anyway. And using a fake James Madison quote to justify it.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/south-caro...
February 2, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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Fugitive Slave Act forced question: "Were Northerners prepared to watch their neighbors, many of whom had lived in their communities for years, be violently removed from their homes or grabbed off the streets? For many, answer was no." - @jelaniya.bsky.social Read ⬇️
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
What ICE Should Have Learned from the Fugitive Slave Act
Americans took to the streets to defend their neighbors in the nineteenth century, too.
www.newyorker.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Fugitive Slave Act forced question: "Were Northerners prepared to watch their neighbors, many of whom had lived in their communities for years, be violently removed from their homes or grabbed off the streets? For many, answer was no." - @jelaniya.bsky.social Read ⬇️
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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Every Founding Father "would be labeled a far-right Christian Nationalist," said Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith.
He's rewriting history because facts contradict his theology.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/indianas-l...
He's rewriting history because facts contradict his theology.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/indianas-l...
Indiana’s Lt. Gov. falsely claims every Founding Father would be labeled a "far-right Christian Nationalist"
Micah Beckwith’s Christian Nationalist fantasy relies on rewriting America’s secular origins
www.friendlyatheist.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Every Founding Father "would be labeled a far-right Christian Nationalist," said Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith.
He's rewriting history because facts contradict his theology.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/indianas-l...
He's rewriting history because facts contradict his theology.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/indianas-l...
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
February 1, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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Texas is about to mandate Bible stories and passages on public school reading lists—starting in kindergarten.
One State Board of Education member bragged, "This would bring the Word of God back into schools."
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-texas-...
One State Board of Education member bragged, "This would bring the Word of God back into schools."
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-texas-...
The Texas Board of Education plans to force kids to read the Bible in public schools
A new state-sanctioned reading list smuggles Christian doctrine into classrooms under the guise of a literary canon
www.friendlyatheist.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Texas is about to mandate Bible stories and passages on public school reading lists—starting in kindergarten.
One State Board of Education member bragged, "This would bring the Word of God back into schools."
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-texas-...
One State Board of Education member bragged, "This would bring the Word of God back into schools."
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-texas-...
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It appears several clergy were just arrested as they staged an anti-ICE protest in the Russell Rotunda in the U.S. Senate office building.
A number of faith leaders, who were in town urging Senators to vote against additional ICE funding, were led away by police: www.facebook.com/FIAnational/...
A number of faith leaders, who were in town urging Senators to vote against additional ICE funding, were led away by police: www.facebook.com/FIAnational/...
January 29, 2026 at 8:31 PM
It appears several clergy were just arrested as they staged an anti-ICE protest in the Russell Rotunda in the U.S. Senate office building.
A number of faith leaders, who were in town urging Senators to vote against additional ICE funding, were led away by police: www.facebook.com/FIAnational/...
A number of faith leaders, who were in town urging Senators to vote against additional ICE funding, were led away by police: www.facebook.com/FIAnational/...
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MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
January 30, 2026 at 2:43 AM
MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
January 30, 2026 at 5:17 AM
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Frey: "In Mpls, we heard them say they'll end this siege when we hand over voter rolls. The DOJ is being used as a weapon. They're investigating me and several other local elected officials not because we've done something wrong because we speak on behalf of our constituents.
January 29, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Frey: "In Mpls, we heard them say they'll end this siege when we hand over voter rolls. The DOJ is being used as a weapon. They're investigating me and several other local elected officials not because we've done something wrong because we speak on behalf of our constituents.
January 30, 2026 at 12:06 AM
January 29, 2026 at 10:07 PM
January 29, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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There is no evidence gay parents harm kids.
There is plenty of evidence religious stigma does.
There is plenty of evidence religious stigma does.
Right-wing Christians have launched the "Greater Than" campaign to save children from the threat of... gay parents who love them.
The entire campaign is based on vibes and bigotry.
And it will backfire.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-greate...
The entire campaign is based on vibes and bigotry.
And it will backfire.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-greate...
The "Greater Than" campaign claims loving gay parents are the real threat to kids
Inside the evidence-free campaign to roll back marriage equality and revive Christian grievance politics
www.friendlyatheist.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:28 PM
There is no evidence gay parents harm kids.
There is plenty of evidence religious stigma does.
There is plenty of evidence religious stigma does.
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New in PN: The investigation is the coverup
"At the same time on Tuesday that the White House was speed-dialing journalists about Trump's supposed 'pivot,' it was weaponizing its own investigation to ensure Pretti’s murderer can never be prosecuted."
"At the same time on Tuesday that the White House was speed-dialing journalists about Trump's supposed 'pivot,' it was weaponizing its own investigation to ensure Pretti’s murderer can never be prosecuted."
The investigation is the coverup
Trump's "pivot" on Pretti is just a head fake.
www.publicnotice.co
January 28, 2026 at 12:53 PM
New in PN: The investigation is the coverup
"At the same time on Tuesday that the White House was speed-dialing journalists about Trump's supposed 'pivot,' it was weaponizing its own investigation to ensure Pretti’s murderer can never be prosecuted."
"At the same time on Tuesday that the White House was speed-dialing journalists about Trump's supposed 'pivot,' it was weaponizing its own investigation to ensure Pretti’s murderer can never be prosecuted."
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Rand Paul: "When people watch that video and the government tells them, 'Well, he was assaulting the police officers,' nobody with any objectivity believes that. No American believes he was assaulting the officers. In fact, the opposite appears to be true. So we have to get some rules of the game."
January 28, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Rand Paul: "When people watch that video and the government tells them, 'Well, he was assaulting the police officers,' nobody with any objectivity believes that. No American believes he was assaulting the officers. In fact, the opposite appears to be true. So we have to get some rules of the game."
2nd Amendment backlash follows portrayal of Alex Pretti by some Trump administration officials - ABC News share.google/zxfRwZ2G58hg...
January 29, 2026 at 12:27 AM
2nd Amendment backlash follows portrayal of Alex Pretti by some Trump administration officials - ABC News share.google/zxfRwZ2G58hg...
January 28, 2026 at 8:07 PM
January 28, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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FBI raids Fulton County election office www.ajc.com/politics/202...
FBI raids Fulton County election office
A FBI spokesman confirmed ‘court-ordered activity’ at the county’s elections operation center in south Fulton.
www.ajc.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:27 PM
FBI raids Fulton County election office www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
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Pasadena Jewish Temple sues Edison for igniting Eaton fire
Pasadena Jewish Temple sues Edison for igniting Eaton fire
The Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center filed a lawsuit against Southern California Edison Tuesday, claiming the electric company was to blame for igniting last year’s Eaton fire, which destroyed the congregation’s historic sanctuary, preschool and other buildings.
www.latimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Pasadena Jewish Temple sues Edison for igniting Eaton fire