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“Christians must not confuse ‘climate change’ with stewardship of the earth. They are not the same thing — not even close. The latter is biblical (Gen. 2:15), whereas the former is pagan (Rom.1:25). The entire climate change movement is grounded in the worship of Gaia (‘mother earth’) or what is more technically known as ‘Gaia Theory’ or the ‘Gaia Hypothesis,’ which was first introduced by scientist James Ephraim Lovelock (1919-2022). It is worship of the creation rather than the Creator, which is nothing other than environmental idolatry.” —Darrell B. Harrison

For the Record

“Imagine if your spouse had a stroke and your response was to push them into a grueling senate race instead of prioritizing their long term health because you want fame and power for yourself. That’s what Gisele Fetterman did to her husband.” —Michael Seifert

“Just to be clear, [Joe Biden] waited days to shoot down the one object that we absolutely knew was an enemy spy balloon, and then decided to ‘shoot first and ask questions later.’ How many Americans are going to sleep comfortably tonight knowing that our demented president is randomly shooting things out of the sky? That’s not leadership. It’s a terrible attempt at ‘CYA.’” —Gary Bauer

“At the end of the day, the left is willing only to accept the legitimacy of minorities who toe the party line and are adherents of the worst sort of identity politics and of ‘The 1619 Project’ version of America. This is why Justice Clarence Thomas is never considered truly Black and why it doesn’t matter how often [Nikki] Haley says she is proud of her heritage. She’ll still be assailed as a false Indian American working to support white supremacy.” —Rich Lowry

“To avoid a replay of 2010, 2012, and 2022, Republicans will not only have to put up a presidential nominee who can win the battlegrounds of Georgia, Arizona, and Wisconsin. They will also have to choose Senate candidates whose personal traits and policy preferences don’t send independents screaming for the hills.” —Matthew Continetti

The BIG Lies

“DC deserves statehoods.” —White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre

“In Joe Biden we have a president who is probably one of the boldest and strongest American presidents we have had in his response to the needs of the American people.” —Kamala Harris

“President Biden remains a healthy, vigorous, 80-year-old male, who is fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency.” —White House physician Kevin O'Connor

“I got involved in the civil rights movement as a public defender, as my colleagues know, when I was a kid getting out of law school."—Joe Biden

Theater of the Absurd

"Lynching is pure terror, enforcing the lie that not everyone belongs in America and not everyone is created equal. … With white crowds, white families gathered to celebrate the spectacle, taking pictures of the bodies and mailing them as postcards. Hard to believe, but that’s what was done. And some people still want to do that.” —Joe Biden

Braying Jenny

“To call DeSantis a culture warrior dangerously understates what the man is capable of. He is the Genghis Khan of social issues, using every opportunity to target and demonize groups that have already been targeted and demonized throughout history. Marginalizing vulnerable groups is a classic authoritarian trope, which DeSantis seems to have down pat.” —Vanity Fair’s Molly Jong-Fast

Faux Pas

“While this horrible situation has gotten a particularly high amount of attention, there are roughly 1,000 cases a year of a train derailing.” —Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (“This is spectacularly bad messaging. He manages to downplay the significance of the disaster in Ohio, while also pointing out that more than 3 trains derail every day under his leadership.” —John Cooper)

Dezinformatsiya

“After a train carrying toxic material derailed in Ohio this month, Right-wing commentators have been particularly critical of the response, using the crisis to sow distrust about government agencies and suggest that the damage could be irreparable.” —The New York Times

And Last…

“Don Lemon says Nikki Haley is past her prime. YES, it’s a brain dead remark but if anybody knows about being past their prime it’s a guy who got booted from Primetime for not having any viewers.” —Jimmy Failla