I honestly thought it was a protest against ICE practices. Covering up the Statue of Liberty because the US no longer welcomed immigrants. Instead, it’s Islamophobic farce.

On point...

Talibangelicals

Hey, is that Marjorie Taylor Greene under that *Black Hoodie*? It really is, isn't it? 🫣

Does anyone believe for even a millisecond that this twunt (i.e. MTG) gives the slightest fragment of a dingleberry about New York City's well-being?! It's even more ridiculous than when they pretended to care about Los Angeles.

Did the SCOTUS consider that their decision on Mahmoud v Taylor now gives parents of varying religions the right to opt out of lessons that don't adhere to their religious beliefs. They can opt out of lessons about evolution, what can be eaten, use of medicines/doctors, marriage & family traditions?

As a high school teacher, I worry about this. Will white supremacist families opt out of Civil Rights Era history units? Will people opt out of evolution lessons? Health classes opted out of due to vaccination discussions? And how are teachers meant to adjust unit assessment for students opting out?

We had Jehovah's Witness kids in school. They couldn't pledge allegiance, participate in celebrations, and the would leave the classroom for part of the day. I'm sure something was being taught their families banned...

I remember how sad they were. Sometimes, on the playground, we would share what happened and give them treats to cheer them up. They didn't stick with religion after 18.

TBH if I saw this it I would see the pun aimed at a GOP vision.

Except the GOP can't see how much they are the causal problem...

Indeed, these fundamentalist white Christian evangelists fail to see or comprehend their agenda sits squarely in lockstep with their most despised 'enemies'. They are peas in a pod and hate unites them. So against religious norms...

It's like they're trying to outdo each other in a game of "Who can be more intolerant".

FYI --1% of the population in the US is Muslim. --Sharia law means "right path" (i.e. piety) and isn't the evil people think it is, however: --of the 50+ Muslim majority countries in the world, 7 do practice a draconian form of Sharia. But that's not the norm. --Sharia law only applies to Muslims

“Piety” is as piety does, Doc. Gump’s momma coulda tole you that. From another context, of the usual forms of religious piety, it could be aptly said, “This is miching mallecho; it means mischief.”

Yes. And for 99.9% of the Muslims on this planet, their piety doesn't include violence. But if you think Al Qaeda represents all Muslims, then BajRang Dal = all Hindus, and IDF = all Jews, and KKK = all Christians, etc... Extremists make it easy to hate an entire people. :(

BTW, your list of equivalencies relate to nothing I said. I do hold w/ M. Arouet: “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” And they often do. Most historical atrocities relate directly to priesthoods of fanaticism & deceit. Not all nominally “religious.”

For context, pls see below. When I say “religion” I am referring primarily in most instances to Xtianity, arguably the most bloodthirsty in history. But in principle, I am opposed to religion—a biz of inventing irrational children’s tales to cozen would-be adults. bsky.app/profile/shaf...

Practically, Sharia Law isn't much different than the practices surrounding Orthodox Judaism, through granted that Sharia Law has been twisted into something awful and oppressive by some.

Yes, halakah is similar...it's an embodied way of being religious *all* the time (as opposed to just on Sundays, e.g.). It informs diet, clothing, behavior, personal law, prayer etc. S. Arabia, Pakistan, Iran, Yemen, and Mauritania are among the worst offenders with narrow dogmas/interpretations.

Yes, thank you. Thats what I was grasping at. I'm down with whatever you want to believe right up until your rights negatively infringe on someone else's right to believe what they want. That simple. You can't eat meat because your religion says no? Cool. But saying I can't eat meat ain't gonna fly.

I'm using this with full dramatic irony, because I'm young enough and old enough to remember both my right to marry being when I turned 25 and cops raiding gay bars and terrorizing us for a night out, but having to be ok with their presence at Pride parades. Yet WE'RE the ones targeted

MTG is still the second stupidest person alive and in government today…right behind Trump.

Never thought of it that way. But 100% agree!

I’m so proud to have Congressperson Raskin represent me! He’s such a sting advocate for our rights!!!

They are too stupid, ignorant, narrow-minded, and hateful to even realize this pertains to them.

What point was MTG trying to make?

On social media, to be sure, but it would have been nice to see him support the recent Trump impeachment that Congressman Green put forth.

They are not opposed to totalitarian rulers. They just want to be the totalitarian rulers.

If what this MAGA Congress is agreeing & voting YES, does not resemble many of the horrendous, inhuman, implementation’s of Sharia Laws, tell me what they are doing to the women in America doesn’t? Where’s the difference when you ‘bastardized’ something for your own purpose & control? IMO!

There is no fundamental difference between Taliban and Christian Nationalist Evangelicals preaching politics from the pulpit or the DHS and the Gestapo-this country through greed has turned into a shit show. I just hope we can fix this

Remember...Democrats are the party of censorship. Why do you perverts want little kids to be given porn in schools?

I genuinely can’t tell whether Greene’s post is endorsing the image because she hates immigrants or fearmongering with it because she hates Muslims

Yes.

The only issue they have with Iran is that it’s the wrong religion back their theocracy. They still don’t see the biggest problem.

Total BALLER...

All the same behaviour no matter what the religion, they're all insane...

Madam Liberty should be wearing this at this point.

Christian Taliban. That has to be the frame. Clearly and quickly communicates that they say they're Christians, but they act like the Taliban.

She and her Republicans would just prefer this version.

just a friendly reminder of what the GOP actually stands for.

Also, to add to your friendly reminder - Sharia Law is practiced by a small minority of Muslims in the west, versus *gestures vaguely south*

Christian Nationalists are a minority in Christianity as well. We can point to the Taliban or Iran as a counter point. It's not surprising that the extremists in both religions are in lock step. It's almost as if both religions come from the same part of the world. 🤔

I’m wearing black for the fourth too

I’ve long held that we had no business fighting the Taliban abroad without first defeating our own Xtian Nationalist Taliban at home.🤬

oh come on you knwo that will be a stature of trump

Raskin follows MTG on social media? Ok.

Raskin is a communist. And an idiot. But I repeat myself.

getting “hit hard” by bad AI is a pretty serious self-own

Islam actually allows for abortion up to a certain point. As does Judaism. Because they value the life of the mother over the unborn fetus. And abortion isn't a problem in any of the Abrahamic religions. The Bible talks about priest-induced abortions for adulterous women. Numbers 5:11-31.

Sorry, Nappy. Decency does that. Religion has killed millions more than it ever saved.

For instance. In this country, as soon as they got just a little bit of power, what did Xtian Nationalists do? They changed the laws so that expectant mothers couldn’t get the life-saving medical care they need & are entitled to—in every civilized country not controlled by crazed religious zealots.

Agreed!

Her?

Nope, agreeing with you 😉

I guess I’m just sick up to here with the overdose of Daddies we’ve been getting this last half year.🤢 youtube.com/shorts/6Ms6F...

I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.

#MeToo

That is one dumb ass woman!

He is fantastic. But I'm 1000km away from home, called, and got a "Raskin's on, babe, I'll call you back." We're freaking Canadian. But my husband is collecting Dems like it's a fantasy football team or some damn thing. I'm pretty sure Raskin and AOC are co-quarterbacking.

I screenshot this baby for future use.

And we’re all standing by allowing it.

But I went to a protest and stood around for a couple of hours

Poor poor MTG SO F***ing Stoopid.

MTG is 🍊💩🗑🖕

Raskin can stay along with a few others, the rest of the old guard need to retire.

Alt-Text: Screenshot of two postings. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) posted an AI-generated image of the Statue of Liberty wearing a black burqa and commented, “This hits hard.”. Rep. Jamie Raskin responds: True, it hits hard when you realize U.S. politicians want to impose the Taliban's

agenda: banning abortion rights & birth control, imposing official prayer & religious dogma in the schools, banning books considered offensive by the state & criminalizing the LGBTQ+ community.

Is this supposed to be the Statue of Liberty? Because it can go both ways. The irony here is that MJT is tweeting a photo of the beacon of liberty and immigration being covered when it can apply to their immigration policies as well. 🤦🏻‍♂️

That blithering moron should have put an ICE stormtrooper on that Stature of Liberty pedestal, to describe the world her Orange master is bringing to this country. A replica of those Jewish Space Lasers would also be appropriate for her.

OMG ... its Emperor Palpatine (Darth Sidious)

He would make a good president…