Under Japanese law, religious corporations can be dissolved if they are "substantially detrimental to public welfare," which can, among other things, cost them their tax free status
I fucking dream of a world where cults get shut down and churches have to pay taxes if they spread conspiracies or get into politics.
"When Democratic elites look at Biden, they see the second coming of Franklin D. Roosevelt. When Democratic voters view the president, many see an old man."
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/democratic-elites-struggle-get-voters-excited-biden-2024-rcna102972 via @nbcnews
Wow, both sides of #Paxton impeachment trial get 24 hours to present evidence in their case.
And another 3 hours each for statements and closing arguments they can bank it for evidence.
This will go for a long time.
Also, the #Texas Senate gallery has empty seats. This turned out not to be the hottest ticket in town.
(edited to add a screenshot of the gallery)
Savantrepreneur Elon Musk, Who is Definitely Not an Anti-Semite, Claims It's Jews that Are Poisoning the Well of Twitter/X's Ad Revenue #imaginaryheadlines
People are talking about whether, if McConnell resigns, Beshear would try to fill the vacancy with a Dem, despite a KY law saying he'd have to pick from 3 Republicans. What if he just doesn't appoint anyone, like McConnell kept the vacant SCt seat open? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/09/01/kentucky-governor-beshear-mcconnell/
BREAKING NEWS!
RITE AID PHARMACY TO DECLARE BANKRUPTCY; CLOSE HUNDREDS OF STORES!
#AureFreePress #News #Breaking #BreakingNews
#ElonMusk is the most dangerous antisemite in America https://forward.com/opinion/549819/elon-musk-is-the-most-dangerous-antisemite-in-america/ #twitter #x
Federal court rejects Alabama congressional map; court will draw new map - al.com https://www.al.com/news/2023/09/federal-court-rejects-alabama-congressional-map-as-racially-gerrymandered.html
Service Secretaries to malicious #Tuberville: "The generals and admirals who will be leading our forces a decade from now are colonels and captains today. They are watching this spectacle...Rather than continue making sacrifices to serve our nation, some might leave uniformed service for other opportunities, robbing the Defense Department of talent cultivated over decades that we now need most to maintain our superiority over our rivals and adversaries."
#DOD #military
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/04/army-navy-air-force-secretaries-tuberville-military-hold/
Classic President Handsome Joe Biden https://mockpaperscissors.com/2023/09/05/classic-president-handsome-joe-biden/
@AlliFlowers Brought to you by the same people that complain if SNAP benefit recipients buy a bag of chips with the money. Disgusting.
And speaking of #bigotry and #fuckery from the #PartyOfStupid #Christofascists
>Missouri Agency Deletes LGBTQ Resources From State Website https://www.advocate.com/news/missouri-erases-lgbtq-resources
The worst thing about Christianity was how it made me fear the contents of my own mind.
#atheism #christianity #fear #medium #MediumWriters #deconstruction #childhood
One thing I learned from this story is that forced sterilization of inmates has still been widespread in the 21st century in America. Ghoulish. #Society https://19thnews.org/2023/09/california-forced-sterilization-incarceration-reparations/?utm_source=werd.io&utm_campaign=mastodon&utm_channel=mastodon
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