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In a court filing today, the IRS upended a decades-old ban on churches endorsing political candidates. At the same time, it's a rule that the IRS has almost never enforced. In 2022, we spotlighted 20 churches who appeared to violate this rule for local, state and federal elections:
i don't know if the guy who was never elected governor, was credibly accused of corruption during his short time in office, and who was so unpopular that the national party pushed him aside so Cuomo could be governor... it would be like me offering a clinic on how to dunk a basketball.
“Silicon Valley billionaires are now openly embracing anti-Muslim hate as they pivot toward defense startups that profit from perpetual war and the genocide in Palestine.” @taylorlorenz.bsky.social writes about Shaun Maguire, the racist multi-millionaire tech VC: zeteo.com/p/this-pro-i...
“The whole thing is completely deranged... In the moment, we have a force which is committing genocide in Gaza.” @mehdirhasan.bsky.social and @owenjones.bsky.social discuss Bob Vylan’s chant at Glatsonbury, noting that Western politicians care more about the chant than Palestinians being killed.
More than 9,000 municipal workers in Philadelphia are entering their second week on strike as they demand a living wage from the city. "I don't want to be rich. We just want comfort inside the city that we serve daily," said union leader Greg Boulware. www.commondreams.org/news/philade...
In 2000, there were 86 cases of measles recorded in the U.S. Halfway through 2025, there have already been 1,274 recorded cases. The spread of measles is directly related to vaccine hesitancy. MMR vaccination rates have plummeted due to the spread of misinformation about the safety of vaccines.
TWO DAYS FROM NOW, DC! Join us for a special screening of 'Who Killed Shireen?' on July 9th at @pressclubdc.bsky.social, followed by a conversation with @mehdirhasan.bsky.social and @dionnissenbaum.bsky.social! Seats are selling fast, get tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/who-killed...
"This leaves us with the fact that the crypto lobby and the politicians they control—in both parties, to be clear—are are setting the table for the next financial crisis, aided by a President engaged in a massive grift, selling digital meme coins and ramping up his family’s own crypto exchange."
“October 7 and the aftermath vividly illustrate how power and narrative operate together in the West through consensus and coercion.” Pulitzer Prize winner @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social writes about his role as a writer in a time of fascism. Read the full article here: zeteo.com/p/saying-wha...
While reporting this story about Hurricane Helene in NC, I was struck by how many people were asleep near creeks and rivers largely unaware of the coming danger. They were left to swim from homes. Or worse. 100+ died Texas is sounding so tragically similar. www.propublica.org/article/hurr...