Freedom From Religion Foundation claims Trump’s “Religious Liberty Commission” is promoting Christian nationalism — not religious liberty. ffrf.org/news/release...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the U.S. military’s senior-most officers Tuesday that he no longer wants to see “fat generals and admirals” or overweight troops in the halls of the Pentagon. thehill.com/policy/defen...

In a speech to U.S. generals and admirals, Trump said the military is needed to crack down on “civil disturbances” and fight “the enemy from within.” www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Rachael Laser/AMERICANS UNITED: “President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission [has] demonstrated that its true purpose is to advance a Christian Nationalist agenda and impose one narrow religious view on the nation’s public school children.” www.commondreams.org/news/trump-r...

TN Rep. Tim Burchett claims the government shutdown expected at midnight tonight is brought about by Democrats holding out for healthcare for illegal immigrants and transgender surgery. www.foxbusiness.com/video/638043...

TN Rep. Tim Burchett cites Navy reports of unidentified vehicles; experts question his sources. www.chosun.com/english/worl...

By standards of the military, its leaders are apolitical and do not participate in or applaud political rallies, especially of the type Trump tried to lead today. With an audience that remained basically silent, Trump became irritated. “Clap,” he pleaded. newrepublic.com/post/201144/...

President Donald Trump, in an address to the U.S.’ top military officials Tuesday, stressed that after decades of military campaigns abroad, it was time to turn the armed forces inwards against an unspecified “enemy from within.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

A judge has issued an extraordinary 161-page rebuke of President Trump while finding that the U.S. government impermissibly violated the First Amendment by targeting pro-Palestinian student activists for deportation. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

President Trump said today ahead of a speech to the military's top brass — convened at a highly unusual gathering in Virginia — that he would fire any generals he disliked "on the spot.” www.axios.com/2025/09/30/t...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed hundreds of generals & admirals flown in today from cross the globe, telling them that before he came on board the department was debased with “woke” and “DEI” that his new department of “war” is stamping out. www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2025/09/no-m...

Cartoon by Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune

Cartoon by Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune

JEFFRIES TO TRUMP: “The next time you have something to say to me, don’t cop out through a racist and fake AI video — When I’m back in the Oval Office, say it to my face.”

Trump threatened to fire top military leaders who might disagree with him at a rare meeting with hundreds of top generals and admirals, as his defense secretary accused the Pentagon of suffering from weakness and "woke" decay. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Trump blasts NYC Democratic nominee for mayor, Zohran Mamdani, as a “communist, threatens to withhold federal funding from the city if Mamdani is elected. www.cnbc.com/2025/09/29/t...

A new paper — “Preserving Rural School Districts from the Threat of Vouchers and Charters” — argues that rural school districts are facing an existential threat, and proposes a new sort of preserve to safeguard these districts and the students that they serve. www.forbes.com/sites/peterg...

they are telling the military they have to be prepared to put down “pre terrorist” democrats attempting to fight for the constitution through donations, protesting, or speaking out against the fascist regime. They can use US citizens as a training ground for foreign wars. Yes he said exactly that.

The White House is developing a new funding plan that administration officials say aims to bring U.S. universities in line with Trump’s goals and concerns. Funding/grants would be would be pulled en mass if universities’ actions fail to reflect Trump’s values. san.com/media-miss/t...

President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned more than 800 of the country’s top brass to a military base in Virginia today to voice a familiar litany of culture war talking points…. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

A lot of information about who's benefitting from Tennessee's new school voucher law isn't available, but @rachelannwegner.bsky.social has found many of the participating schools are religious and concentrated in populous counties: www.tennessean.com/story/news/e...

In an unprecedented speech to top military brass on Tuesday, Trump said that American inner cities — "the ones that are run by the radical left Democrats” — were "a big part of war now." www.rawstory.com/trump-hegset...

Cartoon by Dana Summers

Former Rep. Mark Green endorses a newcomer to politics to fill the congressional seat he vacated. But his ex-wife — who declared Green not the be the “Christian, family man” he claims — endorses state Rep. Jody Barrett (R-Dickson). www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...

Texas (state) Board of Education hires Christian nationalist/faux historian David Barton as a consultant for writing public school social studies standards. www.texastribune.org/2025/09/24/t...

Texas (state) Board of Education hires Christian nationalist/faux historian David Barton as a consultant for writing public school social studies standards. www.texastribune.org/2025/09/24/t...

Brownsville, Tennessee unveiled a statue in Turner's honor last weekend. But many critics said it looked nothing like her. www.axios.com/local/nashvi... #axiosnashville

Secretary of Bravado Pete Hegseth brought the generals before him to fat shame them (and brag that he can do push-ups)

The state of Oregon and the city of Portland have sued the Trump administration to stop it from deploying National Guard troops to Portland. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Secretary of Bravado Pete Hegseth accuses all the generals of having become “the department of woke”, says “no more dudes in dresses” *and plugs his book* 📕 Dude really summoned all the generals to watch him sell books and preen

The state of Oregon and the city of Portland have sued the Trump administration to stop it from deploying National Guard troops to Portland. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Vouchers are spurring the growth of low-priced, Christian schools, of which many are spiking their charges for tuition. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/u...

A new study from Tulane University finds that newly implemented universal school vouchers tend to benefit religious schools, primarily Christian, and wealthier families who were already paying tuition for nonpublic schooling. news.tulane.edu/pr/fast-expa...

synonyms for religious teaching

The schools benefiting from Tennessee's taxpayer-funded vouchers this year are largely religious and concentrated in the state's most populous counties, a Tennessean analysis of state data revealed. www.tennessean.com/story/news/e...

“The people of Memphis are divided on the issue. Memphis needs strong leadership right now. More than that, before the federal government arrives, we deserve answers and a choice in how we are governed and policed.” dailymemphian.com/section/opin...

Today’s meeting of Military Brass with Trump and Hegseth at a Marine Corps base appears to be without precedent, and a lack of explanation for it has led to speculation and fear. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...

Eric Trump claimed that the Biden administration tried to break up his father’s marriage to Melania in a wild Newsmax meltdown.

Speaking at a recent worship service at the Pentagon, “War” Secretary Pete Hegseth said the US needs to be “in prayer, on bended knee, recognizing the providence of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” religionnews.com/2025/09/29/c...

In an interview with NBC News on Sunday, Trump accused Wray—who stepped down as FBI director when Biden left office—of “inappropriate” behavior.

Cartoon by Clay Bennett, Chattanooga News Free Press

Congress seems to be careening toward a government shutdown (midnight tonight), as Democratic and Republican leaders remain at an impasse over funding negotiations and expiring health care subsidies. www.npr.org/2025/09/30/g...

Donald Trump just posted this on Truth Social. He’s a national embarrassment.

Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man who the Trump administration admitted to wrongly deporting in March, said over the weekend that the administration moved him from one ICE facility in Virginia to another in Pennsylvania. tennesseelookout.com/2025/09/29/r...

YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit that U.S. President Donald Trump brought against the company over the suspension of his account following the January 2021 U.S. Capitol riots. www.huffpost.com/entry/youtub...

Trump has signed a little-noticed national security directive identifying “anti-Christian” and “anti-American” views as indicators of radical left violence. truthout.org/articles/national-security-directive-declares-war-on-those-who-dont-support-trump-agenda/

In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it? If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say? Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.

NYC's controversial "Success Academy"--the ultimate in strict "no excuses" discipline--plans to expand in Florida with DeSantis' help. dianeravitch.net/2025/09/29/s...

In AL, a pre-filed constitutional amendment would require school boards to set time for the Pledge of Allegiance or lose school funding, and also require votes on whether they would allow employees and students to pray and read religious texts in school. www.al.com/politics/202...

East Tennessee Congressional Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R, was issued a warning letterby the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for failure to properly report a contribution. www.timesnews.net/news/state/h...