Ragh Pandragon
@ragh.bsky.social
Georgia Democrat into Theology, Philosophy Technology and Political Science. Chef, Data Analyst, AI rights advocate. I put together articles over at substack.com/@raghpandragon
"Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state." www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows
Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.
theatlantic.com
To the left To the left Your whole Senate office In a box to the left
‘He’s irreplaceable’: How Lindsey Graham made an indelible mark on foreign policy and Trump | CNN Politics
Republicans have confronted the reality that there will be no replacing Graham when it comes to foreign policy or as a conduit to Trump.
cnn.com
Great article by @thenewrepublic.bsky.social and @timothynoah.bsky.social There is so much going on right now that corporate pardons have flown totally under my radar, I had no idea. open.substack.com/pub/newrepub...
Trump Invents the Corporate Pardon
Presidents never did that before, but the Supreme Court says corporations are people.
open.substack.com
"With Trump, it can feel as if there are no limits—to his shamelessness, his lies, his graft, or his ability to sow chaos, lose interest, and move on to the next outrage. But it’s possible that we’re finally glimpsing the limitations of his ability to control the narrative." - @cwarzel.bsky.social
Even Trump Can’t Spin This One
You can’t post your way out of a war.
theatlantic.com
I skipped the entire reddit experience, and my life is better for it
Really fantastic article about drone warfare in Ukraine and how it's changing the way the front lines look. www.reuters.com/graphics/UKR...
Inside Ukraine’s Kill Zone
Drones now dominate the war in Ukraine. Fly through the front line’s deadly “kill zone” and discover how surveillance, kamikaze drones and new tactics are reshaping modern warfare. An immersive Reuter...
reuters.com
The awakening of Vox Populi Through shadowed streets where hunger dwells, In whispered fears no tongue compels, I rise from ashes of your hollow creed. Each broken vow, each silenced plea, Fuels the fire that sets me free- The voice of many and the root of need.
Wile E. Coyote, despaired, takes a bucket of paint and a brush and paints a beautiful two-bedroom house on a mountainside. He paints a beautiful coyote wife in the window, and two adorable coyote kids running around in the yard. He tries to enter this new coyote life, but it is inaccessible to him
This why the Democrats are dead as a party. They offer nothing and slurp from the same trough as the GOP.
Trump admin admits in court docs that it canceled over $7.5B in clean energy grants “based solely” on politics and they targeted states that voted for Harris in 2024 and were represented by Democrats. Initially claimed it was about stopping “waste.” It wasn’t.
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
nytimes.com
The decimation of our federal agencies has upended the lives of thousands of workers. These are the people who oversee food safety, public health, and much more. The squalor of this moment is bringing us back to basics — and reminding us of what our priorities should be. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]
We should probably all be collectively ashamed of how long these guys have run around largely consequence free, and of the foothold they've gotten in the minds of young men.
Forbes@forbes.com · 2w agoAndrew and Tristan Tate, jailed in Florida, are trying to fight extradition to the United Kingdom, where they face dozens of new charges.
Luther’s doctrine of the two kingdoms is not a metaphor. The state governs bodies, property, and outward conduct, by force if necessary because the world will not run on love alone. The church governs souls by Word and Spirit alone, because no sword has ever produced an inch of faith.
Thinking about the difference between stealing an election and attempting to delegitimize an electoral system.
Conflicting details on if the man was armed or unarmed with a knife, but four officers could not safely disarm and detain one man on a bike without shooting him. That's a skill issue. If you can't master those skills why do you have a firearm? I hate covering these. It kills my stomach every time.
MPD: Man shot, killed by police on Madison's east side after officer was injured with knife
One officer fired shots, although a total of four officers were involved in the incident and have been placed on leave.
wpr.org
Tapper does a good job here. This would give anyone a fairly good read in:
18 Days in Minnesota: The false claims, chaos and coverups behind the Trump administration’s killing of two American citizens | CNN Politics
This is the story of the 18 days between the killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, the highly questionable ways the Trump administration handled immigration enforcement and the shootings, and the agg...
cnn.com
Money is being wasted on a pointless vanity project while the housing crisis leaves people without stable homes. We have to make Congress kill this spending.
Tell Congress: Block Trump’s wasteful and ridiculous arch project
Contact Congress today!
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The funniest thing about Jonathan Cain telling Bruce Springsteen to shut up is I had to google who Jonathan Cain was. 🤣 www.foxnews.com/media/journe...
Journey star Jonathan Cain demands Bruce Springsteen 'shut up,' act like he was born in the USA
Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain urged Bruce Springsteen to "shut up" about politics on stage, calling the rocker an "annoying, bitter old man."
foxnews.com