The wife of a Memphis evangelical pastor, Elizabeth Bryson, has been arrested for child assault & strangulation.

Elizabeth Bryson, 52, wife of John Bryson, who founded Fellowship Memphis, has been charged w 4th degree assault (child abuse) and 2nd degree strangulation.
https://julieroys.com/wife-former-prominent-tn-pastor-charged-child-abuse-second-degree-strangulation/

Mississippi has the nation's highest childhood vaccination rate, with 99% of kids vaccinated for diseases like measles and polio when they begin school.

But that could change after a federal judge said the state's mandates violate religious liberty.

https://www.mississippifreepress.org/32683/mississippi-must-grant-religious-exemptions-for-childhood-vaccines-federal-judge-rules

Judge presiding over next week's civil trial between Trump and E. Jean Carroll is not buying Trump's claim he wants to spare NYC the resources / arrangements of his presence.

Judge Kaplan says he's confident the Secret Service/city can handle it. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.590045/gov.uscourts.nysd.590045.125.0_1.pdf

In recent months, Elon Musk and his mother have been forcefully denying the existence of an emerald mine. But in a new interview, his father says he can prove its existence and that the money set Elon up in North America.

https://the-sun.com/news/7911051/elon-musks-dad-errol-emerald-business/

Florida House committee passes resolution to raise the threshold to pass a citizen-led constitutional amendment from 60% to an unprecedented 66.67% of the vote. This will make it more difficult for voters to amend the Florida Constitution.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/florida-house-committee-passes-resolution-raising-amendment-threshold-to-67/

Sorry, I'm late. Went for a bike ride.

Did I miss Donald Trump promising to invade the Sudetenland?

28 years ago today, I was standing in my boss' office in a pension administration firm in Oakland, CA watching the TV news coverage from Oklahoma City.

This is the pivotal event that led to my current work focusing on anti-government extremism.

The exception also only applies if the “gestational age of the fetus is not more than 15 weeks as determined by the physician.”

https://popular.info/p/floridas-phony-exceptions

#RefuseFascism #DefeatFascism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmCyWKf0QFQ

Good morning, CoSo!

Welcome back to a place that isn't filled with rich-people fanboyz and second-hand grifters. Where you don't have to worry about the boss being in a terrible mood because of his failed rocket launch or falling car stock because... this is a social media site and it's all about the people in it.

$55,000 for an abortion. They'll shame and call you a sinner but then monetize it with a clear conscience?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/16/cost-of-abortion-us-expense

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Vancouver Island just had a 6.0 earthquake!

Another distinguished member of the Gross Old Perverts Party. Wtf? Do these guys have their own massive child sex trafficking ring? 🤬 #GOP #politics