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December 9, 2024:
Key lines: Trump’s ‘not playing games,’ he says in interview laying out 100-day agenda
Donald Trump has made bold claims about his plans for when he takes office next month, from drastic action at the border to ending birthright citizenship and pardoning January 6 insurrectionists. When he sat down for his first postelection interview with a mainstream journalist, Kristen Welker of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” he promised he would not encourage his Justice Department to go after his political enemies but added that he thinks some of them belong in jail. How those promises and desires will translate into action remains unclear, so it’s worth paying attention to what Trump said in that lengthy sit-down, which aired Sunday. Here are key lines from NBC’s interview, along with some context:
(CNN 12/9/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Donald Trump has made bold claims about his plans for when he takes office next month, from drastic action at the border to ending birthright citizenship and pardoning January 6 insurrectionists. When he sat down for his first postelection interview with a mainstream journalist, Kristen Welker of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” he promised he would not encourage his Justice Department to go after his political enemies but added that he thinks some of them belong in jail. How those promises and desires will translate into action remains unclear, so it’s worth paying attention to what Trump said in that lengthy sit-down, which aired Sunday. Here are key lines from NBC’s interview, along with some context:
(CNN 12/9/24) READ MORE>>>>>
December 8, 2024:
Rep. Chip Roy defends Hegseth: ‘We’ve all had some indiscretions
Rep. Chip Roy came to embattled Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s defense as allegations and doubt amount against him, arguing that “we’ve all had some indiscretions.” Mr. Hegseth weathered a turbulent week on Capitol Hill as allegations surrounding his drinking emerged, piling onto a previous accusation that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2017. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee spent the past week meeting with Republican senators in a bid to keep his nomination afloat. While Mr. Roy, Texas Republican, will play no part in whether Mr. Hegseth is confirmed in the upper chamber, he still threw his support behind the Army combat Bronze Star recipient who is wildly popular in the MAGA movement.
(Washington Times 12/7/24) READ MORE>>>>>
ED NOTE: Sexual assault is more and more becoming a basic acceptable tent of Maga-ism. A sad commentary for any person or party.
Rep. Chip Roy came to embattled Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s defense as allegations and doubt amount against him, arguing that “we’ve all had some indiscretions.” Mr. Hegseth weathered a turbulent week on Capitol Hill as allegations surrounding his drinking emerged, piling onto a previous accusation that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2017. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee spent the past week meeting with Republican senators in a bid to keep his nomination afloat. While Mr. Roy, Texas Republican, will play no part in whether Mr. Hegseth is confirmed in the upper chamber, he still threw his support behind the Army combat Bronze Star recipient who is wildly popular in the MAGA movement.
(Washington Times 12/7/24) READ MORE>>>>>
ED NOTE: Sexual assault is more and more becoming a basic acceptable tent of Maga-ism. A sad commentary for any person or party.
December 6, 2024:
Evangelicals and the Exit Polls
Among the striking features of Donald J. Trump’s victory on November 5 is the emergence of a multi-ethnic coalition of blue-collar and middle-class voters. A key element of this coalition is religious conservatives, among whom evangelicals are a core component. Exit polling in 2024 reveals white evangelical support for Trump at 82 percent (compared with 76 percent in 2020 and 81 percent in 2016). Trump’s strength among evangelicals was sustained despite his increasing pragmatism on the social issues that are many of these voters’ primary motivation. While holding steady with evangelicals, Trump increased his support among religious-conservative swing cohorts such as Catholics and Latino Christians, who likewise, despite his deviations, appear to regard him as a champion of their values. This combination of old and new strengths powered Trump’s winning coalition—and raises the question of whether that coalition will be a lasting one.
(First Things 12/6/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Among the striking features of Donald J. Trump’s victory on November 5 is the emergence of a multi-ethnic coalition of blue-collar and middle-class voters. A key element of this coalition is religious conservatives, among whom evangelicals are a core component. Exit polling in 2024 reveals white evangelical support for Trump at 82 percent (compared with 76 percent in 2020 and 81 percent in 2016). Trump’s strength among evangelicals was sustained despite his increasing pragmatism on the social issues that are many of these voters’ primary motivation. While holding steady with evangelicals, Trump increased his support among religious-conservative swing cohorts such as Catholics and Latino Christians, who likewise, despite his deviations, appear to regard him as a champion of their values. This combination of old and new strengths powered Trump’s winning coalition—and raises the question of whether that coalition will be a lasting one.
(First Things 12/6/24) READ MORE>>>>>
December 4, 2024:
How the Decline of Evangelicalism Helped Elect Donald TrumpA whopping 80% of evangelicals voted for President-elect Donald Trump in 2024. But behind that headline number, the dramatic fall in these Christian’s cultural influence played a much more profound role in Trump’s victories than evangelical voters did. In the 1990s, evangelicals were a political force. Pat Robertson’s Christian Coalition was one of America’s most powerful political groups. Fortune ranked it the seventh-most impactful lobbying interest in 1997. With many millions of evangelical voters, movement leaders like Robertson could sway elections. Today, despite still serving as a key voting bloc in the GOP, evangelicals don’t even have the political power to keep an anti-abortion plank in the Republican Party platform.
(American Compass 12/4/24) READ MORE>>>>>
(American Compass 12/4/24) READ MORE>>>>>
December 3, 2024:
Where Might US Evangelicalism Be In 2029?
Whatever their partisan preferences, Americans can agree that the coming four years under President Donald Trump will bring major disruptions and contentions in politics. How might that affect religion? In particular, what’s now at stake for evangelical Protestantism, the most important sector of U.S. Christianity in terms of active membership and dynamism — with its millions of Trump voters? All U.S. religions are coping with ascending secularism, and polls continue to underscore the Democratic Party’s heavy dependence on the growing ranks of non-religious voters, who favored Kamala Harris by 72 percent, according t0 AP VoteCast. Exit polling showed white evangelicals’ customary lopsided Trump support (81 percent), plus a must-watch Republican trend in the Hispanic population that includes a sizable evangelical minority (meanwhile, exit polling had white Catholics favoring Trump by 60 percent, and with Hispanics added, Catholics overall gave him 56 percent support).
(Religion UNplugged 12/3/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Whatever their partisan preferences, Americans can agree that the coming four years under President Donald Trump will bring major disruptions and contentions in politics. How might that affect religion? In particular, what’s now at stake for evangelical Protestantism, the most important sector of U.S. Christianity in terms of active membership and dynamism — with its millions of Trump voters? All U.S. religions are coping with ascending secularism, and polls continue to underscore the Democratic Party’s heavy dependence on the growing ranks of non-religious voters, who favored Kamala Harris by 72 percent, according t0 AP VoteCast. Exit polling showed white evangelicals’ customary lopsided Trump support (81 percent), plus a must-watch Republican trend in the Hispanic population that includes a sizable evangelical minority (meanwhile, exit polling had white Catholics favoring Trump by 60 percent, and with Hispanics added, Catholics overall gave him 56 percent support).
(Religion UNplugged 12/3/24) READ MORE>>>>>
December 2, 2024:
Survey: Donald Trump has been literally causing people to leave Christianity
Was just doing some casual internet browsing and came across this. It’s a couple years old but, with Trump now elected to another four years, is undoubtedly relevant once again. A (gay) ex-pastor of a Baptist church did some of his own research on why so many people are leaving Christianity. What he came across is quite interesting. Unsurprisingly, most of the major reasons have to do with politics and things related to politics — in particular, distaste for conservative politics and accompanying attitudes. But it also turns out that Trump himself was the last straw for compelling a lot of people to quit the church: (DailyKoz 12/2/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Was just doing some casual internet browsing and came across this. It’s a couple years old but, with Trump now elected to another four years, is undoubtedly relevant once again. A (gay) ex-pastor of a Baptist church did some of his own research on why so many people are leaving Christianity. What he came across is quite interesting. Unsurprisingly, most of the major reasons have to do with politics and things related to politics — in particular, distaste for conservative politics and accompanying attitudes. But it also turns out that Trump himself was the last straw for compelling a lot of people to quit the church: (DailyKoz 12/2/24) READ MORE>>>>>
November 30, 2024:
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'Trump's wife serving cooked America': JD Vance's bizarre Thanksgiving post has internet losing its cool
JD Vance certainly knows how to stir up a social media storm. This Thanksgiving, the Ohio senator sparked internet chatter, with a bizarre post that saw him superimposed as “Trump’s wife” in a reimagined version of Norman Rockwell’s famous painting. The incoming Vice President of the United States had no qualms about captioning the image, which quickly sparked its own interpretation online. Some saw it as Vance seemingly serving a "cooked America" on a silver platter. In the image, Trump is positioned standing behind Vance, further fueling the commentary. On Friday, the father of three took to his X handle to share a parody of Norman Rockwell's iconic "Freedom From Want" painting, with his own face replacing the matriarch serving turkey wearing a cooking apron. Meanwhile, Donald Trump appears as the smiling husband standing behind him in a black suit. (Hindustan Times 11/30/24) READ MORE>>>>> |
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November 29, 2024:
Trudeau travels to Florida to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago after speaking against tariffs
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau flew to Florida to meet with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Canada's CBC News reported. The meeting comes in the wake of Trump's threat to impose tariffs on goods coming from Canada. Trudeau was expected to dine with Trump at Mar-a-largo Friday night, according to senior sources who spoke to CBC News on condition they not be named due to the sensitivity of the trip. The sources said the meeting was pushed for by Canadian officials, the Canadian broadcaster said.
(CBS 11/29/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau flew to Florida to meet with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Canada's CBC News reported. The meeting comes in the wake of Trump's threat to impose tariffs on goods coming from Canada. Trudeau was expected to dine with Trump at Mar-a-largo Friday night, according to senior sources who spoke to CBC News on condition they not be named due to the sensitivity of the trip. The sources said the meeting was pushed for by Canadian officials, the Canadian broadcaster said.
(CBS 11/29/24) READ MORE>>>>>
November 26, 2024:
Lauren Boebert Joins Cameo With Pitch For $250 Videos, Quickly Shuts Down Account
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) briefly joined the personalized video messaging app Cameo over the weekend, only to quickly shut down her account amid reported House ethics rules questions. “It’s your girl from Colorado, Lauren Boebert,” said Boebert in a video published on Cameo. “I am so excited to be joining another platform where I can connect directly with supporters from all over the world.”
(MediaIte 11/26/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) briefly joined the personalized video messaging app Cameo over the weekend, only to quickly shut down her account amid reported House ethics rules questions. “It’s your girl from Colorado, Lauren Boebert,” said Boebert in a video published on Cameo. “I am so excited to be joining another platform where I can connect directly with supporters from all over the world.”
(MediaIte 11/26/24) READ MORE>>>>>
November 24, 2024:
Adam Schiff Blames Entire Democratic Party For Election Defeat
California Senator-elect Adam Schiff recently shared his insights on the reasons behind Vice President Kamala Harris' election defeat, attributing the loss to a combination of factors within the Democratic Party. Schiff acknowledged that the party as a whole bears responsibility for the outcome, emphasizing the need for a new approach to connect with American voters. During a recent interview, Schiff highlighted President-elect Donald Trump's victory as a result of an 'anti-incumbent wave' that swept across the nation, affecting both progressive and conservative candidates. He pointed out that the Democratic Party had become associated with the status quo, making it challenging to resonate with voters seeking change.
One of the key issues identified by Schiff was the state of the economy, noting that many Americans struggle to make a living despite working full-time. He emphasized the importance of addressing economic challenges to regain the trust of the electorate.
(MSN 11/23/24) READ MORE>>>>>
California Senator-elect Adam Schiff recently shared his insights on the reasons behind Vice President Kamala Harris' election defeat, attributing the loss to a combination of factors within the Democratic Party. Schiff acknowledged that the party as a whole bears responsibility for the outcome, emphasizing the need for a new approach to connect with American voters. During a recent interview, Schiff highlighted President-elect Donald Trump's victory as a result of an 'anti-incumbent wave' that swept across the nation, affecting both progressive and conservative candidates. He pointed out that the Democratic Party had become associated with the status quo, making it challenging to resonate with voters seeking change.
One of the key issues identified by Schiff was the state of the economy, noting that many Americans struggle to make a living despite working full-time. He emphasized the importance of addressing economic challenges to regain the trust of the electorate.
(MSN 11/23/24) READ MORE>>>>>
"He that is good at making excuses is seldom good for anything else" --Benjamin Franklin🤔