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A quick backgrounder on Nigeria for those who are just tuning in.
1. There's no Christian genocide, and certainly not on the part of the govt.
2. There has been a decade-long Islamist insurgency, mainly in the north but spreading in recent years, that has targeted many, including Christians.
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1. There's no Christian genocide, and certainly not on the part of the govt.
2. There has been a decade-long Islamist insurgency, mainly in the north but spreading in recent years, that has targeted many, including Christians.
1/x
November 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
A quick backgrounder on Nigeria for those who are just tuning in.
1. There's no Christian genocide, and certainly not on the part of the govt.
2. There has been a decade-long Islamist insurgency, mainly in the north but spreading in recent years, that has targeted many, including Christians.
1/x
1. There's no Christian genocide, and certainly not on the part of the govt.
2. There has been a decade-long Islamist insurgency, mainly in the north but spreading in recent years, that has targeted many, including Christians.
1/x
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Actually, Benny, the Constitution disagrees.
You don’t need to believe in God to be an American — you just need to believe in freedom. You know, like the freedom to believe whatever you want.
That’s why the founders banned religious tests for public office.
You don’t need to believe in God to be an American — you just need to believe in freedom. You know, like the freedom to believe whatever you want.
That’s why the founders banned religious tests for public office.
Benny Johnson: If you don't believe in God, then “you're not an American, actually”
November 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Actually, Benny, the Constitution disagrees.
You don’t need to believe in God to be an American — you just need to believe in freedom. You know, like the freedom to believe whatever you want.
That’s why the founders banned religious tests for public office.
You don’t need to believe in God to be an American — you just need to believe in freedom. You know, like the freedom to believe whatever you want.
That’s why the founders banned religious tests for public office.
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Religious freedom means all faiths — or none.
Tuberville’s fear of Muslims isn’t patriotism. It’s prejudice.
Tuberville’s fear of Muslims isn’t patriotism. It’s prejudice.
Tuberville: “We just saw what happened in NY. We lost NY. It will be completely Muslim in 3-4 years. That’s what they want. And it’s going to spread throughout the country.”
November 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Religious freedom means all faiths — or none.
Tuberville’s fear of Muslims isn’t patriotism. It’s prejudice.
Tuberville’s fear of Muslims isn’t patriotism. It’s prejudice.
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It's the time of the week for the Weekly Wrap. Check out all we did this week here: ffrf.us/4hOWg0U
President Trump, Vice President Vance, Zohran Mamdani and Brandi Carlile - Freethought Now
We at the Freedom From Religion Foundation are tickled beyond belief that our efforts are resonating all across the country. “A federal appeals court next year will hear Texas’ arguments against a ruling that blocked nearly a dozen school districts from displaying posters of the Ten Commandments,” a Texas newspaper reported recently. “‘The state of Texas […]
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November 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
It's the time of the week for the Weekly Wrap. Check out all we did this week here: ffrf.us/4hOWg0U
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Listen to our full episode of Freethought Radio featuring Stephen Levitsky, co-author of "How Democracies Die" here ➡️ ffrf.us/47MvQrZ
November 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Listen to our full episode of Freethought Radio featuring Stephen Levitsky, co-author of "How Democracies Die" here ➡️ ffrf.us/47MvQrZ
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They're going to the highest court in the land to avoid feeding children.
November 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
They're going to the highest court in the land to avoid feeding children.
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This is an all hands on deck moment to save health care.
If you got a notice this month that your health insurance premium is going up by $500 or maybe even $1,000, send me your story: www.warren.senate.gov/health-care-...
If you got a notice this month that your health insurance premium is going up by $500 or maybe even $1,000, send me your story: www.warren.senate.gov/health-care-...
Is Your Health Care Premium Going Up? Share Your Story | U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
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November 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
This is an all hands on deck moment to save health care.
If you got a notice this month that your health insurance premium is going up by $500 or maybe even $1,000, send me your story: www.warren.senate.gov/health-care-...
If you got a notice this month that your health insurance premium is going up by $500 or maybe even $1,000, send me your story: www.warren.senate.gov/health-care-...
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Happy birthday, Paul.
Please join us in reflecting on Paul’s work and recommitting to his legacy by reading his wife Didi’s beautiful piece on love for gardens and the intersection between gardening, beauty, dignity, and health 🧡
pihcanada.org/news/didi-be...
Please join us in reflecting on Paul’s work and recommitting to his legacy by reading his wife Didi’s beautiful piece on love for gardens and the intersection between gardening, beauty, dignity, and health 🧡
pihcanada.org/news/didi-be...
Didi Bertrand Farmer: In Paul Farmer’s Beautiful Garden of Global Health Equity
Didi Bertrand Farmer reflects in The New England Journal of Medicine on Dr. Paul Farmer’s legacy, using his love of gardening as a metaphor for his lifelong work toward global health equity.
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October 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Happy birthday, Paul.
Please join us in reflecting on Paul’s work and recommitting to his legacy by reading his wife Didi’s beautiful piece on love for gardens and the intersection between gardening, beauty, dignity, and health 🧡
pihcanada.org/news/didi-be...
Please join us in reflecting on Paul’s work and recommitting to his legacy by reading his wife Didi’s beautiful piece on love for gardens and the intersection between gardening, beauty, dignity, and health 🧡
pihcanada.org/news/didi-be...
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Dr. Paul Farmer believed the moral test of our actions is whether they serve the most vulnerable.
Today, billions in lifesaving funding for HIV, TB, and malaria remain withheld. The world can’t wait. Urge Congress to release the funds: https://act.pih.org/defend-healthcare
Today, billions in lifesaving funding for HIV, TB, and malaria remain withheld. The world can’t wait. Urge Congress to release the funds: https://act.pih.org/defend-healthcare
October 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Dr. Paul Farmer believed the moral test of our actions is whether they serve the most vulnerable.
Today, billions in lifesaving funding for HIV, TB, and malaria remain withheld. The world can’t wait. Urge Congress to release the funds: https://act.pih.org/defend-healthcare
Today, billions in lifesaving funding for HIV, TB, and malaria remain withheld. The world can’t wait. Urge Congress to release the funds: https://act.pih.org/defend-healthcare
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As we celebrate Dr. Paul Farmer’s life and leadership, we’re inspired by his vision for global health equity.
“Medicine should be viewed as social justice work in a world that is so sick and so riven by inequities.”
✨ Read five quotes that continue to inspire our work: https://tinyurl.com/vuy8nfsn
“Medicine should be viewed as social justice work in a world that is so sick and so riven by inequities.”
✨ Read five quotes that continue to inspire our work: https://tinyurl.com/vuy8nfsn
October 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
As we celebrate Dr. Paul Farmer’s life and leadership, we’re inspired by his vision for global health equity.
“Medicine should be viewed as social justice work in a world that is so sick and so riven by inequities.”
✨ Read five quotes that continue to inspire our work: https://tinyurl.com/vuy8nfsn
“Medicine should be viewed as social justice work in a world that is so sick and so riven by inequities.”
✨ Read five quotes that continue to inspire our work: https://tinyurl.com/vuy8nfsn
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Dr. Paul Farmer proved that high-quality care is possible anywhere, and helped inspire PEPFAR and The Global Fund.
Today, that legacy is at risk as billions in approved U.S. funds remain withheld.
Join us in protecting the progress he helped build.
🔗 Take action: https://bit.ly/3Lk0IIB
Today, that legacy is at risk as billions in approved U.S. funds remain withheld.
Join us in protecting the progress he helped build.
🔗 Take action: https://bit.ly/3Lk0IIB
October 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Dr. Paul Farmer proved that high-quality care is possible anywhere, and helped inspire PEPFAR and The Global Fund.
Today, that legacy is at risk as billions in approved U.S. funds remain withheld.
Join us in protecting the progress he helped build.
🔗 Take action: https://bit.ly/3Lk0IIB
Today, that legacy is at risk as billions in approved U.S. funds remain withheld.
Join us in protecting the progress he helped build.
🔗 Take action: https://bit.ly/3Lk0IIB
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Dr. Paul Farmer wasn’t just a physician, he was a storyteller, scholar, and advocate.
Through his books, he shared lessons from patients, communities, and movements that shaped global health.
Check out a list 10 of what we think are his most powerful books: https://tinyurl.com/36r7j3x3
Through his books, he shared lessons from patients, communities, and movements that shaped global health.
Check out a list 10 of what we think are his most powerful books: https://tinyurl.com/36r7j3x3
October 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Dr. Paul Farmer wasn’t just a physician, he was a storyteller, scholar, and advocate.
Through his books, he shared lessons from patients, communities, and movements that shaped global health.
Check out a list 10 of what we think are his most powerful books: https://tinyurl.com/36r7j3x3
Through his books, he shared lessons from patients, communities, and movements that shaped global health.
Check out a list 10 of what we think are his most powerful books: https://tinyurl.com/36r7j3x3
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complete batshit insanity
October 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
complete batshit insanity
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Donald Trump is telling his DOJ to prosecute people involved in defeating him in 2020. He will claim the 2025 California referendum was fraudulent. He is going to try to impose voter ID and ban mail-in and early voting for 2026.
I will do everything I can in the courtroom and in public to stop him.
I will do everything I can in the courtroom and in public to stop him.
October 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Donald Trump is telling his DOJ to prosecute people involved in defeating him in 2020. He will claim the 2025 California referendum was fraudulent. He is going to try to impose voter ID and ban mail-in and early voting for 2026.
I will do everything I can in the courtroom and in public to stop him.
I will do everything I can in the courtroom and in public to stop him.
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Congress basically doesn’t exist at this point
October 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Congress basically doesn’t exist at this point
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As Toni Morrison said, "the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work." But she also reminded us never to lose our capacity to be shocked.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
October 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
As Toni Morrison said, "the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work." But she also reminded us never to lose our capacity to be shocked.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
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A former sheriff’s deputy has been in jail over a month after he was arrested (a judge signed the warrant) because local law enforcement didn’t like a meme he shared on Facebook in response to Charlie Kirk’s death, showing Donald Trump saying, “we have to get over it,” 24 hrs after a school shooting
October 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
A former sheriff’s deputy has been in jail over a month after he was arrested (a judge signed the warrant) because local law enforcement didn’t like a meme he shared on Facebook in response to Charlie Kirk’s death, showing Donald Trump saying, “we have to get over it,” 24 hrs after a school shooting
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The Trump admin says it won’t tap into its $6 billion contingency fund to cover food stamp benefits if the shutdown continues, according to an agency memo
That means roughly 42 mil Americans will not receive critical food assistance from SNAP in November
That means roughly 42 mil Americans will not receive critical food assistance from SNAP in November
Trump administration won’t use contingency fund to pay November food stamp benefits | CNN Politics
The US Department of Agriculture says it will not tap into its $6 billion contingency fund to cover food stamp benefits next month, according to an agency memo obtained by CNN. That means that roughly...
www.cnn.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The Trump admin says it won’t tap into its $6 billion contingency fund to cover food stamp benefits if the shutdown continues, according to an agency memo
That means roughly 42 mil Americans will not receive critical food assistance from SNAP in November
That means roughly 42 mil Americans will not receive critical food assistance from SNAP in November
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Rep. Nancy Mace is sending a clear message to every constituent who isn’t Christian: you don’t matter.
We believe every life deserves protection — regardless of religion.
Mace only seems to care about protecting Christians. That’s Christian nationalism.
We believe every life deserves protection — regardless of religion.
Mace only seems to care about protecting Christians. That’s Christian nationalism.
October 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Rep. Nancy Mace is sending a clear message to every constituent who isn’t Christian: you don’t matter.
We believe every life deserves protection — regardless of religion.
Mace only seems to care about protecting Christians. That’s Christian nationalism.
We believe every life deserves protection — regardless of religion.
Mace only seems to care about protecting Christians. That’s Christian nationalism.
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Mike Johnson is now pretending that it's Rep-Elect Grijalva who is not doing her job, when he's the one shirking his duties.
And even *he* knows this is bullshit. He corrects himself to call her "Rep-Elect" not "Rep" because he actually understands there's a very important difference.
And even *he* knows this is bullshit. He corrects himself to call her "Rep-Elect" not "Rep" because he actually understands there's a very important difference.
Mike Johnson: "Rep. Grijalva can work -- Rep.-elect Grijalva can work for her constituents right now. Constituent services, answering the phones, she has computers and 16 employees and there's no excuse for it. The Epstein files are being released."
October 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Mike Johnson is now pretending that it's Rep-Elect Grijalva who is not doing her job, when he's the one shirking his duties.
And even *he* knows this is bullshit. He corrects himself to call her "Rep-Elect" not "Rep" because he actually understands there's a very important difference.
And even *he* knows this is bullshit. He corrects himself to call her "Rep-Elect" not "Rep" because he actually understands there's a very important difference.
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After another busy year, we're thrilled to share our 2024-2025 Annual Report!
We released 5 major reports, 24 research briefings, 2 new resources for our Advocacy Toolkit, and several briefings related to our campaign to end prison gerrymandering.
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We released 5 major reports, 24 research briefings, 2 new resources for our Advocacy Toolkit, and several briefings related to our campaign to end prison gerrymandering.
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Highlights from a busy year at Prison Policy Initiative
In our new annual report, we share examples of how we are building on the foundations of our research and visualizations to meet the challenges ...
www.prisonpolicy.org
October 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
After another busy year, we're thrilled to share our 2024-2025 Annual Report!
We released 5 major reports, 24 research briefings, 2 new resources for our Advocacy Toolkit, and several briefings related to our campaign to end prison gerrymandering.
More👇
We released 5 major reports, 24 research briefings, 2 new resources for our Advocacy Toolkit, and several briefings related to our campaign to end prison gerrymandering.
More👇
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Holy shit! That motherfucker TORE DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE!
October 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Holy shit! That motherfucker TORE DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE!
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On Threads, the usual suspects are telling ppl about to lose SNAP benefits to just start a garden. As a gardener, I had to laugh. You need at LEAST an acre of land to feed a family of 4. Start-up costs are enormous. But yes, subsistence farming on the balcony of your rental apartment is the answer
October 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
On Threads, the usual suspects are telling ppl about to lose SNAP benefits to just start a garden. As a gardener, I had to laugh. You need at LEAST an acre of land to feed a family of 4. Start-up costs are enormous. But yes, subsistence farming on the balcony of your rental apartment is the answer
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The same people who lost their minds over renovations to Cracker Barrel are totally fine with the White House getting bulldozed
October 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The same people who lost their minds over renovations to Cracker Barrel are totally fine with the White House getting bulldozed
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CZ pleaded guilty to a criminal money laundering charge and was sentenced to prison.
But then he financed President Trump’s stablecoin and lobbied for a pardon.
Today, he got it.
If Congress does not stop this kind of corruption, it owns it.
But then he financed President Trump’s stablecoin and lobbied for a pardon.
Today, he got it.
If Congress does not stop this kind of corruption, it owns it.
October 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
CZ pleaded guilty to a criminal money laundering charge and was sentenced to prison.
But then he financed President Trump’s stablecoin and lobbied for a pardon.
Today, he got it.
If Congress does not stop this kind of corruption, it owns it.
But then he financed President Trump’s stablecoin and lobbied for a pardon.
Today, he got it.
If Congress does not stop this kind of corruption, it owns it.