Post
"Like Leo, all are Catholic (or, in Gorsuch’s case, raised-Catholic). The upcoming SCOTUS season will put this court’s commitment to Christian nationalism to the test."
#Trump #SupremeCourt #LeonardLeo #FederalistSociety #Catholic #authoritarianism #fascism #corruption
/9
"Like Leo, all are Catholic (or, in Gorsuch’s case, raised-Catholic). The upcoming SCOTUS season will put this court’s commitment to Christian nationalism to the test."
#Trump #SupremeCourt #LeonardLeo #FederalistSociety #Catholic #authoritarianism #fascism #corruption
/9
"It helps to understand MAGA as both a political movement and a cult. There is a wide swathe of followers and supporters, ranging from those who believe he is literally a messianic figure sent by God and others who consider him useful for their own purposes and projects."
~ Jared Yates Sexton
#Trump #MAGA #evangelicals #ChristianNationalism
/10
https://jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/where-its-all-heading-the-fascist
"They were primed for decades to believe the United States of America, as God’s chosen country, was under siege by demonic forces and, eventually, it would culminate in a great battle between Good and Evil. These acolytes filter everything about Trump through this lens, which has been helped by both Christian grifters and Trump himself."
"Then, there are others who see through Trump’s bullshit and recognize him as an idiot. But a useful idiot.
Within the confines of MAGA, these separate forces have made for uneasy allies."
#Trump #MAGA #evangelicals #ChristianNationalism #EconomicElites #fascism #authoritarianism
/12
हिति , in Nepāl Bhāṣā, is the word for a shared community water tap. Even in modern Newar cities, these ancient structures still pour out fresh mountain water piped through ancient underground filters and conduits. They are a place to wash, to talk, to drink, to meet the locals: a nourishing, refreshing social-ecological place.
