Recommended Reading: Whose God's Army?
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Recommended Reading: Whose God's Army?
This Week's Recommended Reading on Substack: Jessica Pishko, Andrew Fleming, Melissa Ryan, Erin Reed, Joshua Hill, and Dean Obeidallah
The Week's Recommended Reading on Substack:
writes that the “slow-motion succession has unleashed more than Abbott may have anticipated. On far-right message boards, I still see skepticism about Abbott’s intentions alongside full-throated approval of the anti-immigrant sentiment he has unleashed. And, so we come to God’s Army, which fell far short of the 700,00 predicted vehicles, but did at least make it to somewhere near the Rio Grande.” writes that “at this point, if bonafide truckers were to start showing up, they'd surely be accused of being undercover FBI agents there as part of some sort of psy-op. While it's nice to imagine they're staying away because they don't want their profession to become further associated with these violent whackadoodles, some of whom are no doubt there hoping to see even more women and children drown while attempting to cross the Rio Grande, it's more likely they’re simply too busy being truckers.” writes that Chaya Raichik “isn’t a parent herself, so she might not understand the pure terror of learning that your child’s school has received a bomb threat or that their teacher is experiencing death threats. She might not realize that most parents understand that bomb threats and death threats are a more immediate danger to children than how a teacher feels about LGBTQ+ rights or what the school librarian does during their off hours. Or she doesn’t care. Because it isn’t about children, and it never was.” writes that “a new bill in Wyoming, House Bill 156, would declare that gender-affirming care is ‘not in the best interest’ of transgender youth within the state. The bill would apply this presumption to custody battles, guardianships, and even the rules around Child Protective Services, raising real concerns that transgender youth could be removed from affirming parents who love them and follow best practice medical guidelines.” writes that “I’m not asking you to stop liking football; I’m not asking America to stop watching football. I’m not into fighting losing battles. What I’m asking is that we look at our relationships, starting with our parasocial ones. Parasocial relationships are one-sided relationships, where one person extends emotional energy, interest, time, and often money, while the other party, the persona, is completely unaware of the other's existence. This country, this world, is full of them.” writes that “what we have seen since Trump slithered down the escalator at Trump Tower to kick off his 2016 campaign has been a tsunami of revolting remarks. The list is long from Trump mocking a disabled reporter to smearing with lies Gold Star parents. One of the most jarring examples came just a few months ago when Trump despicably mocked Paul Pelosi--who suffered a skull fracture after being brutally attacked in his own home. How did the GOP audience respond the ridiculing of an 83-year-old man who was almost killed by a right-wing attacker? They laughed and cheered.”
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Definitely nobody in Congress….