Russia illustrates the consequences of failure to maintain separation of church and state.

The Romanov dynasty converted the Russian Orthodox Church into an arm of state power. The people who reject this change were called the "old believers", and were persecuted. Putin is continuing this practice.

US citizens: call on the Senate to support Senator Sanders' resolution to direct the State Department to investigate Israel's war crimes in Gaza.

The question is whether Israel is using weapons from the US to commit war crimes.

If you phone, please spread the word! Main Switchboard: +1-202-224-3121

The latest step in the bullshitter's blackwhiting: calling people in prison for joining in the Jan 6 attack on the Capitol "hostages".

In effect, he aims to make the Big Lie as big and false as possible. While denying he incited for the Jan 6 insurrection, he is explicitly endorsing it now and preparing to start another one.

If he succeeds in capturing full control of the US government, he will go full 1984, punishing anyone who refuses to assent vigorously to his lies. The right-wing members of the US Supreme Court will be reduced to his puppets, no longer free to trade their decisions voluntarily for money.

Will they recognize that this year, in time to rule that he can't run for office?

*Wisconsin: far-right group bids to recall speaker [of the Wisconsin legislature] for resisting [the insurrectionist's] big lie.*

Texas governor Abbott said he would like Texas to kill immigrants crossing the border, if he could get away with it.

I'm sure most Republicans are more harmful to the US than most refugees. Does that justify shooting them?

US citizens: call on the FCC to restore the Network Neutrality rules that the wrecker eliminated.