NEW: For decades, Texas activist and debunked amateur historian David Barton has led a movement claiming church-state separation is a myth and the U.S. is a Christian nation. Now, he has the ear of U.S House Speaker Mike Johnson. @TexasTribune https://t.co/sOnCdXtaaF
— Robert Downen (@RobertDownen_) November 3, 2023
Category: Scary Crazy Wingnuts
Don’t make me hurt you
Former Trump administration and ardent Christian nationalist William Wolfe warns that "we are getting close" to a point where Christians will have to "heed the call to arms." https://t.co/9K0THJPYlP pic.twitter.com/DxQkPtAdhF
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) October 31, 2023
Crazy
In his first act, the new Speaker has decided to double down on everything that is wrong with our politics, using bipartisan aid to Israel as a means to pick a partisan fight and help wealthy tax cheats. It’s beyond disappointing. https://t.co/CcCg6NHePA
— Mike Levin (@MikeLevin) October 30, 2023
This CBO score is gonna be wild https://t.co/Q51aqmJHol
— Joseph Zeballos-Roig (@josephzeballos) October 30, 2023
One big happy family
5/ Recently discovered clues (not reported elsewhere) tie the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), a Christian dominionist movement, to Jan 6 and to the Kremlin-linked World Congress of Families. by @jennycohn1 for @BucksCoBeacon, 10/19/22 #NAR #7M https://t.co/S9pRYq4gnE
— jennycohn@toad.social ✍🏻 📢 (@jennycohn1) October 20, 2022
We are so fucked
Watch the entire speech:
Mike Johnson is now the House Speaker, by unanimous GOP vote. The NYT comes out swinging, to their credit: "Johnson played leading role in effort to overturn 2020 election". Reporter @SteveEder is on both pieces, from 2022 and now – someone to follow. 11/https://t.co/qpm6M6U4vp pic.twitter.com/XUYftjKWfd
— capitolhunters (@capitolhunters) October 25, 2023
Our new Speaker
I might be wrong, but to me, Johnson appears to be a classic Republican closet case. Anyone who spends so much time worrying about what other people do in the bedroom usually have secrets of their own:
Speaker #AbortionBanMike barely had the gavel in hand before he was blathering away about Scripture and the BIBLE in full unConstitutional Christofascist glory. https://t.co/9VQZVsDKFu
— HawaiiDelilah™ 🟦 🇺🇸🇺🇦✡️ (@HawaiiDelilah) October 25, 2023
He’s already signifying his theocratic fascism. Do not be hoodwinked by his soft spoken gee whiz aw shucks ness. He’s a toxic fanatic who worked tirelessly to overthrow a 247-year-old democracy. In court. On the floor 1/7/21.
He’s a pro Trump religious zealot with an agenda.
— Hal Corley (@Halcyon270) October 25, 2023
This is what he needs to say, but I’m on the other side of this. I absolutely think Republicans will try to sabotage the election and/or transfer of power again. And I firmly believe the next election is going to decide the fate of democracy in this country. https://t.co/PG1RWOxENb
— Jason Karsh (@jkarsh) October 25, 2023
Extremist cops. I know, it seems redundant.
At least 27 current and former Chicago police officers appeared in leaked Oath Keepers roster, per various reports. Read this article. 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾https://t.co/UgCgDEBurD
— AboveAndBeyond..✊🏾 (@GenX_74) October 24, 2023
The beat goes on
BREAKING: Just hours after he won the GOP nomination for speaker, Tom Emmer has officially dropped out of the race, according to multiple sources.
That means Republicans are back to square one, again.
The latest: https://t.co/sOaRqDkAyv pic.twitter.com/0cDia2jG1A
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) October 24, 2023
Late last night, they voted again:
And he’s doomed https://t.co/cxRLVnrxlH
— Josh Schwerin (@JoshSchwerin) October 25, 2023
Many years ago
…I was at a conference of editorial writers at the Constitution Center, and at the Q & A after, I asked why they never wrote about the dangers of the Dominionist movement — a theocracy which says it’s alright to lie, cheat, and steal to get into power so you can rule for Jesus. They never heard of it, they thought I was a little cuckoo:
The New Apostolic Reformation has PR problems as they face of criticism and controversy. But their Dominionist agenda is unchanged.https://t.co/dXin9xalGu
— Frederick Clarkson (@FredClarkson) October 4, 2023
Crazy, man, crazy
This person is not in a padded room, but the Ohio legislature. As a Republican, of course https://t.co/ApGkeAE3C7
— Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter) October 4, 2023