The Winds of Wokeness Blow Through the Universal Universalist Church

Over the years, some people have questioned whether the Unitarian Universalist Church has a sufficient belief structure to constitute as a "religion." Now that the woke winds have blown through the UUC, there is no long any doubt that the UCC is a religion. Jesse Singal and Katie Herzog Discuss on their podcast, "Blocked and Reported." Episode 159: How The Unitarian Universalist Church Melted Down."

This video supplements the podcast:

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Christopher Rufo Uncovers Massive Dysfunctional DEI Bureaucracy at the University of Florida

I assume lawsuits are forthcoming to dismantle what Rufo has uncovered at University of Florida. This is a long thread documenting the shocking amounts of premeditated divisiveness purchased by the University a the cost of $5 million/year. That money could have hired a lot of professors and lowered tuition for a lot of students. That these programs might be "well intended" is no defense. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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Canada Doubles Down Against Free Speech

Michael Shellenberger writes:

Canada is cracking down on free speech on social media platforms. It is close to passing a new law that would expand government censorship of speech online.

And last week, a local lawmaker in Ontario introduced legislation and held a press conference (above) which would criminalize anyone making "offensive remarks" within 100 meters of drag shows.

If the law passes, it’s possible that the Canadian government could fine a person $25,000 for publicly saying that the two grown adults dressed up as witches and wizards are not, in fact, real witches and wizards.

On a related note, Canada enacted a law last year requiring parents to affirm their child is the opposite sex or face jail time.

Oh, Canada!

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Matt Taibbi’s Patience with MSNBC Runs Out

Excerpt from Matt Taibbi's latest article, "Eat Me, MSNBC: Reviewing the last six years at the network that claims now to be concerned with integrity and accuracy":

[Corporate news outlets] could either keep doing what reporters had done since the beginning of time, confining themselves to saying things they could prove. Or, they could adopt a new approach, in which you can say anything is true or confirmed, so long as a politician or intelligence official told you it was.

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