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Democratic Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he would back the United States Dollar with Bitcoin. Kennedy made his remarks during a Heal-the-Divide PAC event where claimed his uncle, former president John F. Kennedy, “understood” fiat currency along with the “importance of hard currency.” Fiat currency is a currency not backed by a commodity […]

Christian social worker Felix Ngole filed a lawsuit for discrimination after a job offer was withdrawn because of his belief that homosexuality is a sin.

A hint of Rogerian humanism in the work of Charles Fourier:

According to Fourier, all instincts are equally fruitful and useful for society it is only necessary to combine them and direct them in the proper way: "There is not a single useless or bad passion; all personalities are good as they are." (97: p. 292) "Passions, whatever they might be even the most repulsive both in man and in animals, lead to their various consequences according to geometrical principles observed by God." (97: p. 60) As a result, citizens who are most useful to the societal mechanism are those "who are most inclined to refined pleasures and who boldly give themselves up to the satisfaction of their passions." (97: p. 292) The future "combined" social structure is built along the same lines: "In the eighteen communities of the combined structure, the trait that is the most useful for the triumph of truth is love of wealth." (97: p. 95) "The whole arrangement of the combined structure will be the direct opposite of our habits and will compel the encouragement of everything we call vice, for instance, the passion for sweets and the pleasures of love." (97: p. 96)

In The Socialist Phenomenon by Shafarevich

By Rogerian humanism I refer to the influential psychologist Carl Rogers who advanced the idea that all people have a profound inherent worth and that all of their emotions and feelings are valid.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/mark-levin-says-ag-garland-trump-prosecutor-trying-to-throw-election

Rep Pramila Jayapal's comment about Israel prompted backlash from Democratic Reps Hakeem Jeffries, Katherine Clark, Pete Aguilar, Adam Schiff and others

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/top-dems-push-back-squad-member-called-israel-racist-state

cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/197343

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DeSantis on 6-week abortion ban: ‘I had a lot of supporters who were averse to me on this’

“And at the end of the day, you get into office to be able to do what’s right, and you’ve got to stand on principle,” he added. https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4098662-desantis-on-six-week-ban-i-had-a-lot-of-supporters-who-were-averse-to-me-on-this/

Kari Lake’s team ordered to pay more than $122K in sanctions over Maricopa lawsuit

Kari Lake’s legal team, including lawyer Alan Dershowitz, must pay $122,200 in sanctions after a federal court in Arizona found that the former Republican gubernatorial candidate’s lawsuit co… https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4098759-kari-lakes-team-ordered-to-pay-more-than-122k-in-sanctions-over-maricopa-lawsuit/

'People have been arrested in the District of Columbia for cocaine,' show guest Chico Bean noted

https://www.foxnews.com/media/breakfast-club-trashes-inconclusive-white-house-cocaine-investigation-no-video-cameras-aint-no-damn-way

cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/195322

Judge rejects Donald Trump’s bid to dismiss a Delco election worker’s defamation lawsuit A Philly Judge rejected Trump's request to dismiss a defamation case filed by election worker James Savage, adding the city to the list of legal venues where Trump doesn't have presidential immunity. https://www.inquirer.com/politics/clout/donald-trump-delco-defamation-lawsuit-rudy-giuliani-20230714.html

cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/195264

Homicides in Washington State Rise 96 Percent After Passage of Gun Restrictions https://www.theepochtimes.com/homicides-rise-96-percent-in-washington-state-after-passage-of-gun-restrictions_5388334.html

Voter Turnout Drove GOP Gains in 2022 Midterms: Pew Report https://www.theepochtimes.com/voter-turnout-drove-gop-gains-in-2022-midterms-pew-report_5395370.html

cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/195253

Biden Administration Announces $39 Billion in Student-Loan Forgiveness for Over 800,000 Borrowers | National Review https://www.nationalreview.com/news/biden-administration-announces-39-billion-in-student-loan-forgiveness-for-over-800000-borrowers/

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Previously Anonymous IRS Whistleblower to Testify in Biden House Investigation

Two IRS whistleblowers will testify next week before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on matters relating to the Biden ...

https://www.theepochtimes.com/previously-anonymous-irs-whistleblower-will-testify-in-biden-house-investigation_5395161.html

https://deadline.com/2023/07/bob-iger-ron-desantis-disney-1235436908/

Rapinoe called out Steele in her interview with Time

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/sam-ponder-defends-sage-steele-megan-rapinoe-takes-swipe-over-trans-women-sports-debate

A press dinner for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. literally stank

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/robert-f-kennedy-jr-press-dinner-devolves-screaming-polemic-farting-ny-post

Secret Service Refuses to Hand Over Records Regarding Cocaine in White House https://www.theepochtimes.com/secret-service-refuses-to-hand-over-records-regarding-cocaine-in-white-house_5390830.html

cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/193705

Gun Rights Advocates Sue ATF Over Zero Tolerance Policy https://www.theepochtimes.com/gun-rights-advocates-sue-atf-over-zero-tolerance-policy_5392903.html

A Regulatory Solution to the ESG Problem on Wall Street

Commentary How do you solve a problem like environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, the progressive investing movement ... https://www.theepochtimes.com/a-regulatory-solution-to-the-esg-problem-on-wall-street_5385046.html

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Lawyers for Epps accused Fox News of telling a "fantastical story" that he fueled the violence that erupted at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.