Jim Lincoln wrote:
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I like honesty, Mike. something that is in very short supply on the right side of the spectrum.

Ben Collins wrote:
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Social networks have taken a variety of steps in recent weeks to thwart misinformation, such as providing dedicated portals for vetted information from public health officials and banning content related to conspiracy theories around 5G wireless technology.
Despite the efforts, the distribution networks built up in recent years by fringe media personalities and activists on tech platforms and through websites have proven resilient.
Whitney Phillips, a assistant professor of communications who studies the spread of disinformation at Syracuse University, said the coronavirus outbreak offers a look at how conspiracy thinking is now, in some ways, more organized....

https://tinyurl.com/yattvboq

Jim Lincoln wrote:
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-"The rightwing groups behind wave of protests..."

Jason Wilson wrote:
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...in Lansing, Michigan, a protest put together by two Republican-connected not-for-profits was explicitly devised to cause gridlock in the city, and for a time blocked the entrance to a local hospital.
It was organized by the Michigan Conservative Coalition, which Michigan state corporate filings show has also operated under the name of Michigan Trump Republicans. It was also heavily promoted by the Michigan Freedom Fund, a group linked to the Trump cabinet member Betsy DeVos.
But the protest also attracted far-right protest groups who have been present at pro-Trump and gun rights rallies in Michigan throughout the Trump presidency.

Placards identified the Michigan Proud Boys as participants in the vehicle convoy. Near the state house, local radio interviewed a man who identified himself as “Phil Odinson”.
In fact the man is Phil Robinson, the prime mover in a group called the Michigan Liberty Militia, whose Facebook page features pictures of firearms, warnings of civil war, celebrations of Norse paganism and memes ultimately sourced from white nationalist groups like Patriot Front....

Jim Lincoln wrote:
Mike, as I have often pointed out, voting is fine for Christians. messing around in politics isn't.
https://tinyurl.com/jko49r6 (Christians and Politics, Part 3)
Now here is a Republican governor who's taking some actual responsibility
excerpt from,"Come after me’: Ohio’s GOP Gov. Mike DeWine calls out �obnoxious’ protesters who targeted health chief, news media"❗👍
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https://tinyurl.com/jko49r6 (Christians and Politics, Part 3)

Now here is a Republican governor who's taking some actual responsibility

Meagan Flynn wrote:
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Later, roughly two dozen demonstrators showed up Saturday at the private family home of Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton, holding signs that said, “Dr. Amy Over-Re-Acton, Hairstylists Are Essential” or “Let Freedom Work,” Cleveland.com reported.

On Monday, DeWine had a message for them: “The buck stops with me” — so target him instead, he said.

“I’m the elected official. I’m the one who ran for office. I’m the one who makes the policy decisions. … So when you don’t like the policy, you can demonstrate against me,” DeWine said....

https://tinyurl.com/yagedcbk

Jim Lincoln wrote:
excerpt from, "Evangelicals Are Supporting Trump Out of Fear, Not Faith"
https://tinyurl.com/y697rzd9
Something to think about, Mike

David French wrote:
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Talk to engaged evangelicals, and fear is all too often a dominant theme of their political life. The church is under siege from a hostile culture. Religious institutions are under legal attack from progressives. The left wants nuns to facilitate access to abortifacients and contraceptives, it wants Christian adoption agencies to compromise their conscience or close, and it even casts into doubt the tax exemptions of religious education institutions if they adhere to traditional Christian sexual ethics.

These issues are legally important, and there are reasons for evangelicals to be concerned. But there is no reason for evangelicals to abandon long-held principles to behave like any other political-interest group.
Instead, the evangelical church is called to be a source of light in a darkening world. It is not given the luxury of fear-based decisionmaking. Indeed, of all the groups in American life who believe they have the least to fear from American politics, Christians should top the list. The faithful should reject fear....

https://tinyurl.com/y697rzd9

Jim Lincoln wrote:
https://tinyurl.com/ybxhskju ('Personification of hope and courage': Nancy Pelosi endorses Joe Biden for president)
Considering whom Joe would be replacing, it would be a huge Improvement, Mike
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Considering whom Joe would be replacing, it would be a huge Improvement, Mike âť—

Jim Lincoln wrote:
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I see Nancy endorsed Joe Biden just recently. Make America great againâť—

Madlin Mekelburg wrote:
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Turns out the critics of the Texas maternal mortality rate were just lying," Abbott said. "It’s less than half of what the critics said. It’s about 1/10 of 1%. Still, Texas has done more than ever to reduce that rate even more."
"Facts matter," he added.
Abbott is right about that last part, but less-so about the rest. The figures he included in the tweet reflect the new data, but it’s flat wrong to say that people who criticized the state’s maternal mortality rate were "just lying."
The article Abbott shared in his tweet directly refutes his claim. Multiple reports, including one published by a state health agency, show that flawed state data suggested that the rate of maternal mortality in Texas was higher than the rest of the country. The error was not revealed until 2018.
Abbott’s office did not return a request for comment....

https://tinyurl.com/y77385cj

Republican politicians should stay away from Twitterâť—đź‘Ť

Jim Lincoln wrote:
Well, the country would be much better off if Trump and Pence resign and let Pelosi take over the Administration.

Jim Lincoln wrote:
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Well, the country would be much better off if Trump and Pence resign and let Pelosi take over the Administration.
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