Idaho residents will see an increase in taxes due to supporting all the new public schools, services and infrastructure. The newly acquired Oregon county residents will now have to pay income taxes. They will also bring a portion of the Oregon state debt that Idaho will now have to pay because Idaho’s constitution won’t allow state debt. Meanwhile the new smaller Oregon won’t have near as many welfare counties to support and will be able to lower the remaining residents taxes.
As Donald Trump increasingly infuses his campaign with Christian trappings while coasting to a third Republican presidential nomination, his support is as strong as ever among evangelicals and other conservative Christians....
Canada’s industry minister says Ottawa is “considering all measures” after the U.S. announced it would be hiking tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and other related goods....
Abbott’s Stormtroopers Beat Man to Death in Texas (clarion.unity-struggle-unity.org)
Alito's Beach House Flew Second Flag Linked to Jan. 6, Christian Nationalism (www.commondreams.org)
Second flag carried by Jan. 6 rioters displayed outside house owned by Justice Alito, report says (apnews.com)
Conservatives are freaking out because they learned that some animals are gay (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Cans are raining down from a Portland highrise...and nobody knows who is behind it (www.independent.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15559886
I finally found a rule worth posting (corndog.social)
I don’t think my lurking counts as breaking the rules, I’m just fulfilling my commitment late.
Sam Alito's snide denial of his January 6 flag is just as ugly as flying it in the first place (www.salon.com)
‘We don’t have a democracy’: why some Oregonians want to join Idaho (www.theguardian.com)
Jesus is their savior, Trump is their candidate. Ex-president's backers say he shares faith, values (apnews.com)
As Donald Trump increasingly infuses his campaign with Christian trappings while coasting to a third Republican presidential nomination, his support is as strong as ever among evangelicals and other conservative Christians....
Rudy Giuliani served with Arizona ‘fake electors’ indictment during 80th birthday bash in Palm Beach (nypost.com)
Minister suggests Canada is considering tariffs on Chinese EVs following U.S. move (www.cbc.ca)
Canada’s industry minister says Ottawa is “considering all measures” after the U.S. announced it would be hiking tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and other related goods....
Louisiana set to become 1st state requiring 10 Commandments be posted in schools (www.axios.com)
Republicans want a database of pregnant people. In many ways, abortion surveillance is already here (www.salon.com)
Arizona officials say they can’t find Rudy Giuliani to serve him with indictment notice (www.cnn.com)
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seen physically assaulting Cassie Ventura in 2016 surveillance video obtained by CNN (www.cnn.com)
Vatican reveals new rules for supernatural phenomena (www.bbc.com)
The new guidelines are expected to tighten the criteria for what counts as a divine apparition....
20 years of marriage is a lot to be proud of (www.wbur.org)