"In addition to not actually making IVF free or affordable, the Trump administration has found myriad ways to make having a child even more financially burdensome for those without a lot of money, by cutting Medicaid and food stamps."
~ Robyn Pennacchia
#Trump #IVF #MAGA #ChristianNationalists #evangelicals #ReproductiveRights
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"With MAGA influencers in turmoil over the Epstein files & even Trump’s position on the war in Gaza, he needs to keep his most dependable bloc of support — the Christian right — close at hand. If there’s anything he could do right now that would roil Christian nationalists, it would be using government power to make IVF, which they consider to be immoral meddling with divine plans for humanity, more widely available."
#Trump #IVF #MAGA #ChristianNationalists #evangelicals #ReproductiveRights
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"Throughout 2024, Trump’s campaign presented him to the press and wider public as a supporter of IVF, even as he unabashedly aligned himself with anti-abortion radicals and IVF opponents. Now, as Trump is facing declining approval numbers, he seems to be turning to his most reliable supporters for a little boost."
#Trump #IVF #MAGA #ChristianNationalists #evangelicals #ReproductiveRights
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"President Donald Trump is no longer planning to require the government or insurance carriers to cover the cost of in vitro fertilization, the Washington Post reports, despite having promised during the 2024 campaign he would do so."
~ Sarah Posner
#Trump #IVF #MAGA #ChristianNationalists #evangelicals #ReproductiveRights
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https://morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/trump-breaks-his-campaign-promise
Well, well, another cheeto kiss-arse company.
You know what to do.
#ChristianNationalists #SeanFeucht #Canada #Winnipeg
"A downtown United Church cleric and a longtime city anti-fascist activist are urging the city to deny a permit for a planned concert by American Christian singer Sean Feucht, scheduled to take place next month in Winnipeg’s Central Park.
Feucht, who some have labelled a Christian nationalist, has publicly aligned himself with U.S. President Donald Trump and the Make America Great Again movement. He is known for his outspoken opposition to gender diversity, abortion rights and the LGBTQ+ community.
'The Central Park area and community often has very vulnerable people and is a very vulnerable population, so we’ve worked tirelessly to try and make this area safe for all people to come together and express their beliefs and to have a sense of community that lifts them up, rather than pulling them down,' said Rev. Lesley Harrison of Knox United Church, which is located on Edmonton Street, bordering the park where the Aug. 20 show is scheduled to take place.
Feucht has had several concerts across Eastern and Atlantic Canada cancelled in recent days, including stops in Halifax, Charlottetown, Moncton, Quebec City, Gatineau, Que., and Vaughan, Ont.
The City of Montreal, meanwhile, fined a local evangelical church $2,500 for hosting Feucht last Friday after failing to secure a permit."
#WarOnWomen #USAID #abortion #contraceptives #TrumpRegime #fascists #puritans #ChristianNationalists
"U.S.-funded contraceptives worth nearly $10 million are being sent to France from Belgium to be incinerated, after Washington rejected offers from the United Nations and family planning organisations to buy or ship the supplies to poor nations, two sources told Reuters.
A spokesperson for the U.S. State Department confirmed to Reuters on Wednesday that a decision had been taken to destroy the stock.
The supplies have been stuck for months in a warehouse in Geel, a city in the Belgian province of Antwerp, following President Donald Trump's decision to freeze U.S. foreign aid in January.
They comprise contraceptive implants and pills as well as intrauterine devices to help prevent unwanted pregnancies, according to seven sources and a screengrab shared by an eighth source confirming the planned destruction.
The U.S. government will spend $167,000 to incinerate the stocks at a facility in France that handles medical waste, the U.S. State Department confirmed.
The spokesperson said that a preliminary decision had been made to destroy certain products from terminated U.S. Agency for International Development contracts.
'Only a limited number of commodities have been approved for disposal,' the spokesperson said via email, adding that no condoms or HIV medications would be destroyed.
U.S. lawmakers have introduced two bills this month to prevent the destruction of the supplies following Trump's decision to shut down USAID, but aid groups say the bills are unlikely to be passed in time to stop the incineration.
The Belgian foreign ministry said Brussels had held talks with U.S. authorities and 'explored all possible options to prevent the destruction, including temporary relocation.'
'Despite these efforts, and with full respect for our partners, no viable alternative could be secured. Nevertheless, Belgium continues to actively seek solutions to avoid this regrettable outcome,' it said in a statement shared with Reuters on Tuesday.
'Sexual and reproductive health must not be subject to ideological constraints,' it added.
The supplies, worth $9.7 million, are due to expire between April 2027 and September 2031, according to an internal document listing the warehouse stocks and verified by three sources.
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One of the sources with knowledge of the issue said that the Trump administration was acting in accordance with the Mexico City policy, an anti-abortion pact in which Trump reinstated U.S. participation in January. The pact forbids the U.S. government from contributing to or working with organisations providing funding or supplies that offer access to abortions.
The source said there was no way for the U.S. government to ensure that UNFPA would not share the contraceptives with groups offering abortions, violating the Mexico City policy. The State Department also told Reuters these were factors in their decision on Wednesday, and added that it had avoided $34.1 million in costs by cancelling other orders placed under the Biden administration.
The source also said the matter was complicated by the fact that the contraceptives in Belgium were embossed with the USAID trademark and Washington did not want any USAID-branded supplies to be rerouted elsewhere.
UNFPA did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the concerns raised by the source."
@sjosjo @Herman @aadbrinkman een beangstigende waarheid. Al sterk in beeld gebracht door @michaelmoore toen hij als eerste voorspelde dat #47 in 2016 de verkiezingen zou winnen: de #christianNationalists waren door #47 te wapen geroepen en kregen na decenia van irrelevantie uitzicht op de macht en hadden hun #WhiteSupremacist waarden te verdedigen. Terwijl de democraten in de suburbs met hun baan, verzekering en veilige leventje niks te verdedigen dachten te hebben. https://michaelmoore.com/trumpwillwin/
** CHRISTIAN NATL: TRUMP 
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These #ChristianNationalists think #Trump is #Jesus because his father is named Fred #Christof Trump!?!? 
Do they no understand what #YMCA means? 
I'm not leading anyone of any cliffs!
#TrumanShow
#God
#Christ
#MAGA
#ChristianNationalists are enjoying UNPRECEDENTED support for their UNCONSTITUTIONAL and HIGHLY dangerous worldview. @thedamagereport.bsky.social's @johniadarola.bsky.social breaks it down.
youtu.be/aYj9VwZZzcg?...
Christian Nationalist Gets DES...
Lobby Fumes as US Teachers Drop Zionist Curriculum
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/07/17/lobby-fumes-as-us-teachers-drop-zionist-curriculum/
After a majority of the teachers’ union delegates voted against further use of its materials, the ADL is appealing to the union’s executive committee, writes Marcy Winograd. By Marcy Winograd Common Dreams National Education Association teachers in support of Palestinian…
#Politics #Commentary #FreeSpeech #Propaganda #Racism #U.s. #AntiDefamationLeague(adl) #AntiSemitism #Antisemitism #ChristianNationalists #Codepink #CouncilOnAmericanIslamicRelations(cair) #Curriculum #Doxxing #DropTheAdlFromSchools #Hamas #HeritageFoundation #JewishVoiceForPeace(jvp) #JudyGreenspan #MarcyWinograd #MerrieNajimy #MtaRankAndFileForPalestine #Nakba #NationalEducationAssociation #PresidentBeckyPringle #ProjectEsther #ShoahFoundation #Smear #UnitedTeachersOfLosAngeles(utla) #Wikipedia #YadVashem #Zionism
#ChristianNationalists #SevenMountainsMandate
"Vance Boelter, who allegedly shot Melissa Hortman, a Democratic Minnesota state representative, and her husband, Mark Hortman, on June 14, 2025, studied at Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas. The group is a Bible school linked to the New Apostolic Reformation, or NAR.
The NAR is a loosely organized but influential charismatic Christian movement that shares similarities with Pentecostalism, especially in its belief that God actively communicates with believers through the Holy Spirit. Unlike traditional Pentecostalism, however, the organization emphasizes modern-day apostles and prophets as authoritative leaders tasked with transforming society and ushering in God’s kingdom on Earth. Prayer, prophecy and worship are defined not only as acts of devotion but as strategic tools for advancing believers’ vision of government and society.
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But the shooting has drawn attention to the school and the larger Christian movement it belongs to. One of the most important aspects of NAR teachings today is what is called 'the Seven Mountain Mandate.'
The Seven Mountain Mandate calls on Christians to gain influence, or 'take dominion', over seven key areas of culture: religion, family, education, government, media, business and the arts.
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Adherents believe that Christians are called to reclaim these areas through influence, leadership and even, if necessary, the use of force and to confront demonic political forces, as religion scholar Matthew Taylor demonstrates in his book 'The Violent Take It By Force.'"
@skykiss #ChristianNationalists are just #Nazis with crosses. The only thing they pray to is themselves.
#fascists #Thieves #Assholes #EatTheRich
"Liberals are going to keep losing at the Supreme Court. And they need to look elsewhere for constitutional change."
~ Duncan Hosie
#SupremeCourt #JohnRoberts #Trump #ChristianNationalists #corruption
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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/06/supreme-court-liberal-activism/683356/
"There are two big winners in the Supreme Court’s most recent term.
One is social and religious conservatives. ...
Another winner is President Donald Trump. …
The Court gravely wounded key American institutions to benefit social conservatives"
~ Ian Millhiser
#SupremeCourt #JohnRoberts #Trump #ChristianNationalists #corruption
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https://www.vox.com/scotus/418460/supreme-court-donald-trump-end-of-term
@IveyJanette That and the bits discussing decency, charity, fairness, justice . . .
Really, #ChristianNationalists are just Nazis with Crosses 
@volkskrant sterk betoog. Maar ik denk dat de knievallen van westerse leiders nog ernstiger gevolgen hebben. Het versterkte leger zal net als politie en de #ICE #SS van #47 en #ChristianNationalists vooral tegen minderheden in eigen land worden ingezet. Zoals nu al in het #UK gebeurt: de 'linkse' laborregering die met extreme terrorismewetten vreedzame demonstranten tegen #gazaGenocide de kop indrukken. De toekomst kleurt bruin, stem empathisch en sociaal!
"That’s why they don’t care what the public opinion polls show because they think they’re going to have a way to force people to either like it or lump it. And this is the stuff of how dictatorships come to be, which is why we need to continually defend our democracy against what they’re trying to do."
At the heart of MAGA is the determination to coerce, to dominate, to bully and punish the rest of us.
#Trump #polls #BigBeautifulBill #MAGA #ChristianNationalists #theocracy #dictatorship
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Sarah Posner explains the danger MAGA rage poses as Trump's ratings slide:
"They believe that Trump is this salvific figure for Christian America, and that they have made their own decision to capitulate to him, and that they really believe that the rest of the country needs to capitulate to him as well—regardless of what they think."
#Trump #polls #BigBeautifulBill #MAGA #ChristianNationalists #theocracy #dictatorship
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