Ep#240: Assault weapons, religion in politics

Follow-up: DeJoy still there @2:57 Capitol insurrectionist Anthime Joseph Gionet wants leniency and to be able to go without a GPS monitor because he’s a Christian @8:17 News: Derek Chauvin trial @11:22 Biden calls to ban assault weapons @16:21 Gallup: Fewer than half of all Americans belong to a church @28:28 Politics: Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith says we can’t have voting on Sundays because God @30:18 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says “vaccine passports” would be “Biden’s Mark of the Beast.” Rep. Matt Gaetz seriously considering leaving Congress early for a job at Newsmax @40:55 And this might be why Religious Nonsense: Florida man doesn’t want Robert E. Lee High School to change its name because “Jesus himself never condemned slavery.” @52:25 And more discrimination: “Your hours are being cut until you find God.” @55:18 A Christian group at the University of Iowa could be held liable for violating group’s freedoms of speech and association. @58:09 The complicated business of dealing with the swastika @1:00:03 Coronavirus: Dashboard CFI: Coronavirus Resource Center FDA is keeping a running list of phoney COVID-19 products How’s the vaccinating going? @1:02:35 Anagha Srikanth at The Hill highlights the “Disinformation Dozen” @1:03:25 After spending the year spreading misinformation, Franklin Graham is getting backlash from his flock for telling them to get vaccinated @1:04:27 Proud Boys, QAnon, etc. are focused on undermining confidence in the COVID–19 vaccines @1:07:04 AstraZeneca had essentially cherry-picked data to make its vaccine look better @1:13:30 AstraZeneca has adjusted its efficacy estimate after getting called out for inflated numbers. Final stories: selling “Satan Shoes.” @ https://www.sneakerfreaker.com/releases/drop-details-yeezy-foam-runner-sand