The True Faith

Source: The Dispatch
by Nick Catoggio

“I always assumed that if the American right were to embrace an authoritarian spouting Christian platitudes, that figure would labor to feign authenticity. He would teach himself to quote scripture by chapter and verse and provide all the right answers to questions about his relationship with God when asked. Evangelicals would be able to sniff out a phony, and would righteously despise him for his cynicism in trying to exploit their faith. So he’d need to present a convincing portrait of a follower of Jesus to earn their trust. That assumption was naive. Let’s talk about the ‘Trump Bible.’ The ‘Trump Bible’ isn’t actually a Trump Bible. It’s a Bible published by singer Lee Greenwood …. It is, however, officially now ‘the only Bible endorsed by President Trump!’ And yes, per the New York Times, Trump will be getting royalties from each purchase.” (03/27/24)

https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/boilingfrogs/the-true-faith/

Syria: More than 40 killed in Israeli air strike

Source: France 24 [French state media]

“An Israeli air strike on Syria’s Aleppo province on Friday killed at least 42 people, including 36 Syrian soldiers and six fighters in Lebanon’s Hezbollah group, according to a war monitor, which added that Hezbollah weapons depots were located in the area. … Contacted by news agencies, the Israeli military said it would ‘not comment on reports in the foreign media’ on the deadly air strikes near Aleppo.” (03/29/24)

https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240329-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-israeli-strike-kills-36-syrian-soldiers-near-aleppo

The Big Question About the UN Security Council’s Gaza Ceasefire Resolution

Source: Garrison Center
by Thomas L Knapp

“Now that the UN Security Council has issued its demands, how are UN  member states, especially the US, going to enforce those demands? UN Security Council resolutions are binding on all UN member states. If this resolution means anything at all, the initial response SHOULD be for all UN member states to immediately declare and enforce a ban on the sale or delivery of arms to the belligerent parties. Yet White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby insisted at a press briefing that ‘we are still providing tools and capabilities, weapons systems so that Israel can defend itself …. no change by this nonbinding resolution on what Israel can or cannot do in terms of defending itself.'” (03/28/24)

https://thegarrisoncenter.org/archives/18457

MSNBC: One Man’s “Election Denier” Is Another’s TV Host

Source: Town Hall
by Larry Elder

“MSNBC, the ‘news’ outfit on which the Rev. Al Sharpton has a show, briefly hired former Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, at $300,000 per year, to serve as an on-air pundit. Why did the rabidly anti-Trump, anti-Republican Sharpton make her the offer? MSNBC likely did so because 2024 is an election year; McDaniel was available, having been pressured into leaving her post by former President Donald Trump, the inside story of which MSNBC viewers would salivate over; her ouster from the RNC suggests bad blood between her and Trump and therefore, from MSNBC’s point of view, a welcome willingness for a high-profile Republican to dish some anti-Trump dirt; or because McDaniel could bring a different perspective to MSNBC’s lineup of hosts and guests who unanimously parrot the narrative that Trump is a ‘racist’ and ‘election denier’ who, on Jan. 6, 2021, committed ‘insurrection’.” [editor’s note: They hired Psaki, who had been lying for Biden for two years, so why not a token from the “other” war party wing? – SAT] (03/28/24)

https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2024/03/28/msnbc-one-mans-election-denier-is-another-mans-tv-host-n2637061

Bosnia: Serb Leader Dodik Threatens to Block National Government

Source: US News & World Report

“Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik said on Thursday that Serbs would block the work of Bosnia’s national government unless election laws imposed by an international envoy are annulled and Western ambassadors expelled from the country. Bosnia’s peace overseer, Christian Schmidt, on Tuesday imposed changes to the election law to ensure its integrity through technical improvements after the country’s rival ethnic leaders failed to agree on election reform. Bosnian Serb officials do not recognise Schmidt as the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, saying the former German government minister was not endorsed by the U.N. Security Council. They have warned that they will not accept his decision and will instead pass their own election law.” (03/28/24)

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-03-28/bosnian-serb-leader-dodik-threatens-to-block-national-government

KC Stadium Tax Debate with Patrick Tuohey, Sly James and Jim Rowland

Source: Show-Me Institute

“On March 27, Sports Radio 810 WHB in Kansas City hosted a roundtable with Senior Fellow at the Show-Me Institute Patrick Tuohey, former KC Mayor Sly James, and Executive Director of the Jackson County Jim Rowland to discuss the upcoming vote on a new 3/8 percent sales tax to support ‘funding for park improvements consisting of Arrowhead Stadium and its surrounds, and a new Major League Baseball stadium in Jackson County.'” (03/28/24)

https://showmeinstitute.org/blog/corporate-welfare/kc-stadium-tax-debate-with-patrick-tuohey-sly-james-and-jim-rowland/

Trump should ditch the King James version of the Bible. What about the King Donald version?

Source: Palm Beach Post
by Frank Cerabino

“A month after hawking gold high-top sneakers for $400, Trump is trying to capitalize on the Easter weekend with his ‘God Bless the U.S.A. Bible.’ ‘Happy Holy Week! Let’s Make America Pray Again,’ Trump wrote on his social media site. ‘As we lead into Good Friday and Easter, I encourage you to get a copy of the God Bless the USA Bible.’ Trump is skimming royalties from the sale of Bibles priced at $59.95 plus shipping, fees and any medical expenses buyers may incur from being struck by lightning. … it’s not a Trump Bible but just an already available King James version wrapped in a bunch of performative patriotic packaging. …. rather than putting a fancy cover on an established ‘deep state’ Bible, Trump ought to be selling his own Bible — The King Donald version, one that worships himself, the less-than-divine being who has always been his one true god.” (03/28/24)

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinion/columns/2024/03/28/easter-bible-verses-king-james-donald-trump-election/73115937007/

Maintain Your Brain

Source: Racket News
by Matt Taibbi

Racket readers may have noticed a frantic edge to the site’s strategy in the last year. After a self-inflicted wound led to Twitter/X stepping on my personal account, I started to worry over what looked like the removal of multiple lanes from the Information Superhighway. Wikipedia rules tightened. Google search results seemed like the digital equivalent of a magician forcing cards on consumers. In my case, content would often not even reach people who’d registered as social media followers just to receive those alerts. I was convinced the issue was political. … Now I think differently. After spending months talking to people in tech, I realize the problem is broader and more unnerving.” (03/29/24)

https://www.racket.news/p/maintain-your-brain

Stop the War Now

Source: Eunomia
by Daniel Larison

“The continuation of the war is a death sentence for thousands and thousands more Palestinian civilians. The only way to stop famine from devouring tens and possibly hundreds of thousands of lives is to stop the war now. The U.S. has tried to have it both ways by fully backing the war while feigning concern about the humanitarian crisis, but the former is causing the latter and the latter cannot be successfully ended without ending the war. It is clear that the U.S. is not trying to stop this assault from happening.” (03/28/24)

https://daniellarison.substack.com/p/stop-the-war-now