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Dissonant Orthodoxy

31 Friday Jan 2025

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“…no longer be able to hide in America’s schools and churches…”

“The most dangerous place to stand in Washington D.C. is any place between Senator Josh Hawley and a live microphone” – Charles P. Pierce

Yesterday:

Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
NO MORE targeting Christians and churches

NO MORE treating parents as domestic terrorists

Kash Patel is going to clean up the FBI
11:04 AM · Jan 30, 2025

Talk to Donald Trump (r):

Statement from a DHS Spokesperson on Directives Expanding Law Enforcement and Ending the Abuse of Humanitarian Parole
Release Date: January 21, 2025

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman issued two directives essential to ending the invasion of the US southern border and empower law enforcement to protect Americans.

The first directive rescinds the Biden Administration’s guidelines for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) enforcement actions that thwart law enforcement in or near so-called “sensitive” areas. The second directive ends the broad abuse of humanitarian parole and returns the program to a case-by-case basis. ICE and CBP will phase out any parole programs that are not in accordance with the law. The following statement is attributable to a DHS Spokesperson:

“This action empowers the brave men and women in CBP and ICE to enforce our immigration laws and catch criminal aliens—including murders and rapists—who have illegally come into our country. Criminals will no longer be able to hide in America’s schools and churches to avoid arrest. The Trump Administration will not tie the hands of our brave law enforcement, and instead trusts them to use common sense.

“The Biden-Harris Administration abused the humanitarian parole program to indiscriminately allow 1.5 million migrants to enter our country. This was all stopped on day one of the Trump Administration. This action will return the humanitarian parole program to its original purpose of looking at migrants on a case-by-case basis.”

It just depends on whose orthodoxy is being gored, eh?

Quakers vs Trump: Religious group takes on president over decision to allow ICE to raid churches
The Trump administration repealed a 2011 policy barring ICE from arresting people in churches and schools

Katie Hawkinson
in Washington, D.C.
Tuesday 28 January 2025 18:16 EST

A collection of Quaker congregations have sued the Department of Homeland Security and its new leader, Kristi Noem, over President Donald Trump’s decision to allow ICE arrests in churches.

Last week, the Department of Homeland Security announced it is repealing a 2011 policy that barred Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from making arrests in “sensitive areas,” including schools and churches.

[….]

Affirmation of the Friends General Conference Vision
January 22, 2025 by Rashid Darden

On January 22, Barry Crossno, General Secretary of Friends General Conference, a Quaker service organization, issued the following statement:

Since the inauguration, there have been a slew of Presidential Executive Orders that seek to roll back various programs and protections for some members of our spiritual community, for those we love, and people across the United States. This is deeply painful and runs counter to the Truth of human dignity as understood by the discernment and shared witness of our spiritual communities within Friends General Conference.

As the General Secretary of Friends General Conference, I wish to state clearly that FGC’s vision as a religious community remains unchanged.

There is that of God in every human being. As an institution that serves our religious community we seek dignity, equality, and equity for everyone of all races, genders, sexual orientation, and more. Regardless of the positions of any administration, we will continue to listen for the direction of Spirit so that we can continue the struggle towards human dignity and justice for everyone.

All Friends General Conference policies related to gender protections and recognition are approved by and therefore have the full force and unity of our board, known to us as Central Committee. Our prioritization of anti-racism programming, based in our testimony of equality, is the long-standing position of Central Committee and remains so. While we cannot control what is unfolding in the larger world, we can remain faithful to how we are called as a faith community and to one another to the best of our ability.

Josh Hawley (r) [2024 file photo].

Fascist pig.

It’s their cruel world, the rest of us get to live in it

30 Thursday Jan 2025

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Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

Congressman Mark Alford
[January 30, 2025]
Leslie and I are heartbroken for the families affected by the incident involving the American Airlines flight from Wichita and the Army Blackhawk helicopter over the Potomac River in DC.
We are praying for God’s comfort and swift answers.

“…swift answers…” That is an inappropriate and unseemly comment.

National Transportation Safety Board [NTSB] investigations have to be and are thorough and take from 12 to 24 months to complete.

Some of the responses to Mark Alford (r):

Trump BLAMES “DEI hiring” on this plane crash. He blames Obama and Biden.
Last week he fired the head of the FAA. Cut the Air Traffic Safety Committee. Threatened firing Federal workers. Made the job of an Air Traffic Controller even more stressful.
When you are President, YOU are Commander in Chief. YOU are responsible for the military.
Zero owernship.
Zero empahy.
Zero leadership.

his “press conference” was disgusting!

donald trump is doing a presser right now and making this all about himself, which is par for the course, he’s blaming the helicopter pilot and trashing the United States. The orange SOB is now doubling down on blaming the helicopter pilot. What say you veterans and military personnel here? The guy you voted for is trashing the helicopter pilot and blaming him, relentlessly, for the crash, while at the same time talking about how “DEI” policies are to blame. Does that mean that if you’re a member of the military you’re worthless DEI hires? Because that’s what your orange Russian has said, multiple times. SMDH. What a worthless POS.

It’s also interesting that when the Sec of Defense and the VP stood up to make comments, all they did was praise trump.

also he criticized journalists that pointed out he was jumping the gun blaming DEI for this crash and stating falsehoods proven by what is on the FAA website. Hopefully there will be a lot of fact filled backlash!

I saw that. What a POS. I also noticed he had a lot of praise for the Russian Nationals on board the plane. Trash the Army pilot, praise the Russians.

“Make America Great Again” – in Russian.

Sadly pres musk forced the FAA Director to quit last week… nice work there gop/eejits

and then Trump blames Obama and Biden today. What a total POS.

Maybe our newly confirmed defense secretary should be less worried about who is using what bathroom. Very sad this was completely preventable.

meanwhile Americans are being price gauged for basic medical needs and drugs. While our elected fill their pockets with lobbyist millions. Medical debt is the leading causes of personal bankruptcy. The wealthiest man on earth has bought our government. Cultural wars are the least of my concern.

You must have a heart to be heart broken.

Was Pete Hegseth sober at the time?

What does it say about the Sec of Defense that I had the exact same thought?

Despicable man
A Total Asshole for a President..blaming non-white people for the crash and people with disabilities are to blame as well.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and his wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy, have a child with Down syndrome—yet he stood by while Trump attacked the disabled community.
What Trump just said was unnecessary and cruel. They are gaslighting and looking for a scapegoat once again.

Your piece of trash convict is in front of a camera right now bashing the country while the 67 families look on. You are disgusting.

Arbeit Macht Frei

29 Wednesday Jan 2025

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Expanding Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to Full Capacity
January 29, 2025
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY

SUBJECT: Expanding Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to Full Capacity

I hereby direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security to take all appropriate actions to expand the Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to full capacity to provide additional detention space for high-priority criminal aliens unlawfully present in the United States, and to address attendant immigration enforcement needs identified by the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security.

This memorandum is issued in order to halt the border invasion, dismantle criminal cartels, and restore national sovereignty.

This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

Observations:

Tristan Snell ‪@tristansnell.bsky.social‬
Don’t call it a “detention camp” at Guantanamo.

It’s a CONCENTRATION CAMP.
January 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM

Tea Pain ‪@teapainusa.bsky.social‬
Hitler built concentration camps in Germany because he didn’t have access to Guantánamo Bay.
January 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM

Angry ‪@angrystaffer.bsky.social‬
I hope folks understand what’s happening here. Some in the administration view concentration camps inside the US as *maybe* a bridge too far.

So they’re starting with Guantanamo Bay, away from prying eyes and 24/7 coverage.
[….]
January 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM

‪Bill McKay‬ ‪@mckay4senate.bsky.social‬
This is being built in Guantanamo instead of the US proper for the same reason that Nazi extermination camps weren’t built in Germany proper.
[….]
January 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM

Aaron Rupar ‪@atrupar.com‬
Pete Hegseth says Gitmo is a place where migrants can be “safety maintained” until they are deported to their “final location”
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January 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D) – “unconstitutional”

28 Tuesday Jan 2025

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Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D) [2022 file photo].

Today:

Congressman Cleaver Condemns President Trump’s Unconstitutional Order to Pause Federal Grants, Loans, and Assistance
January 28, 2025
Press Release

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement condemning President Trump’s unconstitutional executive order to pause all federal grants, loans, and assistance nationwide.

“President Trump’s unconstitutional order to pause all federal grants, loans, and financial assistance is causing mass confusion and chaos in communities nationwide, including right here in Missouri’s Fifth Congressional District. This blatantly unlawful action threatens to freeze federal loans to local small businesses, prevent nonprofits from receiving federal investments that enable critical services for our communities, pause disaster relief funding, and so much more.

“If allowed to go forward, it will increase costs on Missouri families on everything from energy, groceries, housing, school lunch programs, childcare, and healthcare—all while undermining the rule of law and attempting to usurp Congress’s power of the purse.

“This is an extraordinarily dangerous moment for our democracy and the Constitution, and it is imperative that the courts immediately reject these illegal and costly actions.”

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Emanuel Cleaver, II is the U.S. Representative for Missouri’s Fifth Congressional District, which includes Kansas City, Independence, Lee’s Summit, Raytown, Grandview, Sugar Creek, Greenwood, Blue Springs, North Kansas City, Gladstone, and Claycomo. He is a member of the exclusive House Financial Services Committee and Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance.

Direct. That’s how you do it.

Just another grift

28 Tuesday Jan 2025

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Mark Alford (r) [2024 file photo].

Today:

Congressman Mark Alford
[January 28, 2025]
It’s National School Choice Week. Parents deserve to make choices that work best for their children’s education.
We will continue to support policy that keeps parents in the driver’s seat, so they can make the best decisions for their family!
[….]

Think about all those small rural school districts.

Some of the responses:

It’s national Defund Public Schools Week, bootlicker.

How’s it feel to be made totally irrelevant? And WE are still paying for your golf trips [….]

Parents are free to pay tuition and send their child to any private or religious school they want. Or to move to another public school district.
The US or Missouri spends one tax dollar on a religious or private school and I vote no on every bond issue from now on.

How about allowing choices of not having the 10 commandments or prayer crammed down our children’s throats in public schools Mark?

that’s not what he stands for. He thinks we should all be Christian nationalists.

You are Missourians biggest joke yet,trump patsy

TRUMP to put a 25% tariff on all semi conductors from Taiwan.
Doesn’t he realize it takes 3-5 years to ramp up production in the United States? (The TSMC lab in Arizona has been under construction for almost 10 years)
One of the many ironies of tariffs, especially “to protect domestic manufacturing”, is that they make lots of domestic manufacturers worse by raising input costs.
Get ready for increased prices, increased layoffs at factories.
Oh and get ready for another shortage of new cars, too.
Is this the Golden Age???

The Project 2025 plan is to destroy American education.
Why?
Isn’t that what Communist China did? Get rid of the educated people first?

By “school choice”, Mark means getting taxpayers to fund religious indoctrination centers….

ANother MAGA attack on Democracy.
“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.”
-Franklin D. Roosevelt

Stop taking money from public schools, and giving it to private, religious schools.

Otherwise known as “Defund Public Schools.” Let’s further underfund public education and put our rural schools districts, 2/3s are already in four day weeks due to poor funding, at further risk.
The rural areas continue to vote for politicians who gut our rural communities; politicians that cut funding for public education, make sure the child care deserts never get aid, and let rural hospitals close.

Make sure you thank the mango menace for cutting funding authorized by congress. I guess mark and crew are good with giving up their power and responsibilities and letting him overstep again. Ya’all should be happy.

There will be no choice for rural schoolchildren, they will just lose funding.

for a guy that campaigned so heavily in rural Missouri you would think Congressman Mark Alford would have heard that message loud and clear. Apparently those voices in DC just mean more to him. [….] rural schools be damned.

Make their own choice, but not with taxpayer money.

Just like the water ,in Henry county,you knew it was contaminated , talk about someone in the drivers seat , because it’s not you! What parent would want you to keep children safe , when you did nothing for their water systems!

called his Raymore office this morning and according to the lady who answered the phone. This isn’t Alfords problem. It’s a state and local issue not federal. So Henry County residents your Congressman doesn’t care unless there is a camera and microphone close.

FOR ANYONE WHO USES MEALS ON WHEELS.
Trump just cut their grants. Dont know when the money will be re-started.
Meal delivery can be impacted as soon as next Monday.
Call your members of Congress TODAY.

School choice means you’re paying for rich peoples private schools for their children while poor children get the shaft.

How were disabled kids treated in the “Golden Age” Mark?
sent to “workshops” instead of schools where they worked for pennies a day.
My uncle made Levelor blinds and made maybe $1 a day. For a multi billion dollar business.

And for folks in Missouri‘a rural areas, what choice do they have? This is a joke. You have no clue how to help education, but you’d rather not have an educated electorate, either. You want serfs, not citizens.

The people of Missouri deserve more than a yes man , do you have any original ideas?

School choice is only for those WITH a choice. Most don’t. How many choices in your district Mark?

How about school lunches? How about Head Start? What Mark nothing?
Pull your head up and quit licking Shittler!

Marky Mark, just STFU

Public education is the third rail of rural Missouri politics, Mark.

Dumbass.

Donald Trump’s (r) America

27 Monday Jan 2025

Posted by in Eric Schmitt, social media, US Senate

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In one exchange.

The sycophant:

Eric Schmitt
[January 26, 2025]
Senate confirmation hearings this week: Tulsi Gabbard RFK Jr and Kash Patel
Which one are you most excited about?

“[Eric] Schmitt is a Fascist doosh”

And a response:

Oooh the Russian Asset or the guy with Worm brains that wants to bring back Polio : No thanks

“Россия” (Russia) – a variant of the Russian presidential flag.

Elect clowns, expect a circus.

Didn’t think this one through

26 Sunday Jan 2025

Posted by in Congress, Mark Alford, social media

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Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

Today:

Congressman Mark Alford
[January 26, 20250
I am deeply concerned by the recent reports of toxic chemicals found in Henry County soil, as highlighted in recent news articles.
We have been in contact with the complaintant, Bill Steward since January of 2024 regarding the matter.
My staff and I will be in attendance at the Henry County Commission field hearing at the county courthouse in Clinton. We look forward to hearing your concerns.
The health and safety of our community are paramount. Any threat to our environment is a threat to our well-being in the 4th Congressional District.
Our land and water are not just natural resources; they are the lifeblood of our district—supporting agriculture, recreation, and the daily needs of our residents. Protecting these vital assets is essential for our current and future generations.
Our district office is actively monitoring this situation. We are in close communication with state and county leaders to gather all pertinent information and ensure a coordinated response. We are committed to staying on top of this issue, advocating for thorough investigations, and holding any parties responsible for environmental harm accountable.
We will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available and will work tirelessly to safeguard the health of our community and the integrity of our environment.
Congressman Mark Alford
Missouri 4th District

Some of the responses:

Y’all WANTED “de-regulation” – now you have it. Elections have consequences – be careful what you wish for.

Wait, I thought you were in a hurry to get rid of the EPA! And all those other gov. regulations? You’re words on this matter ring very hollow!

How will Drumpf’s move to deregulate and elimination of inspector generals be of help!!

Mark, you support deregulating companies that poison the air and ground. If you could stop kissing the ring long enough to actually do something, that would be great.

he’s auditioning. He has no time for his actual job.

Evergy donated $3,000 to Mark Alford’s 2024 campaign. that about says it all.

Yep.

right – hate poisoned water, poisoned food, Billionaire$ 3rd yacht, sub-living wages, rip-off “health” insurance, underfunded schools, bigotry in general… yep – every hour of every day of the year.

As a former member of the GOP, I am saddened to see the party overran with the MAGA morons, I do despite the demented lying donald, after him mocking the disabled reporter. The commander-in-thief earned it

Trump wants to put a 25% tariffs on Colombia,that makes sure coffee will be 25% higher for we the people,Starbucks say thanks Donnie! And small coffee businesses will be hurt under Trump,we the citizens are so very proud of him , said sarcastically!

Republicans are too busy regulating genitals to care about regulating so we have safe water and air.

Republicans just single handedly gutted the agencies that could enforce change. Don’t pretend you care for the people. Republicans have not cared for the people since before 1960.

You want to deregulate everything, but now there’s this.
Maybe you should just pray for them.

What is felon 47’s plan for the epa? Rollbacks and handing most over to the states was what I read.

Oh so the coal fired power plants that the GOP doesn’t want to shut down and have been know for decades to be dangerous to the health of humans and this planet?
At Davos, Trump said:
“Nothing can destroy coal. Not the weather, not a bomb — nothing. And we have more coal than anybody.”

Elections have consequences. Vote Republican, you get climate change deniers and politicians bought and sold by Big Oil.
We have know coal burning has been bad for people and the environment since at least 1912. (Popular Mechanics, March 1912))
What does Trump do on day 1? Get out of the Paris Accord.
What does Trump do on day 3 or 4? Tell the world burning coal is the future.
[….]

Meanwhile y’all want to dismantle the EPA and stop any alternative form of energy. Called pooping in our own nest.

Funny because you and Republicans continually oppose regulation and corporate responsibility.

You have been aware of this for over a year. Evergy had a PSC hearing in Sedalia in August asking for yet another rate increase. Why wasn’t your office raising questions at that time and at that meeting?

can you also check into the chemtrails. I know some states have started taking action against this, but can we get something going at the federal level.

Okay.

I like how you are wanting to look like a hero but not saying who the culprit is!! You don’t want to say because it is EVERGY! They are not properly managing fly ash and bottom ash from coal combustion at the Lacygne KS and Howthorne power generating stations. They are transporting to this location because of capacity. Are they mismanaging the waste? Absolutely! The pictures are ridiculous.
The issue I have is why do you seem to care now?? Isn’t the orange shitler going to make all these problems disappear? Why does he appear to give a damn about anything regarding the environment? He certainly isn’t going to tell EVERGY to stop what they’re doing.
My only real question is why hasn’t MDNR been doing anything about this and addressing the issues?

Says the man that wants zero regulations for businesses and Farmers. Why do you think we got those regulations to begin with?

You’ve known for over a year and didn’t say anything? That’s pretty disturbing, Mark.

Another example of how unfit Alford is to hold office. He literally tells everyone he has known for a year and has done nothing, but now, he will come in and save the day.

How were they even given the permission to dump ash onto open ground, next to a body of water that dumps into our lake and river system? Heads should roll for this, everyone who was a part of this should be held accountable, from Evergy to any Politicians involved.

A lawsuit against Evergy was filed last week for those interested by Mr Steward.
Here are the details
What’s at the heart of the suit is a byproduct of coal-fired power plants called fly ash.
The suit says the Montrose plant would put their fly ash into unlined and uncovered ponds until 2020, when it continues to allege that they excavated more than 75,000 cubic yards of fly ash from the ponds and left it on the ground and in landfills at the site.
Court documents say that Evergy and the other defendants, “disturbed and failed to adequately manage fly ash at the Evergy Site, causing fly ash to migrate through air, soil and water to properties.”

Poisoning of the soil and water. This is what I have witnessed for 60 years. Not to mention intentional poisoning of humans with first hand experience. 3 generations of being poisoned, personally and intentionally. Irresponsible poor stewardship of the earth by its inhabitants has been obvious my entire existence. Humans inabilities are self destructive and exponentially damaging to the environment. Abominations galore.

The chemical contamination is in people’s well water. How are you going to propose they clean this up? How are you going to propose they provide us with clean water? I’m not taking cases of nestle as an acceptable answer.

Action, meet consequences.