Since last spring, Hegseth has held a monthly prayer service at the Pentagon, in one such setting inviting controversial Christian nationalist pastor, Doug Wilson, to give a sermon.

Hegseth is the Trump administration’s most prominent member of Wilson’s church — the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches — which preaches that homosexuality should be a crime, women should submit to their husbands, the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote should be repealed

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5800026-pete-hegseth-military-chaplains-faith-insignia/

"In a 53 to 47 vote, a Democrat-led effort to restrict Mr. Trump from taking military action in Iran fell short for a third time. Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was the sole Democrat to vote against advancing the resolution."<--At least 16 Senators who voted for war are facing reelection, yet feel confident that their racist voters will not be bothered by this war.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-defeats-trump-iran-war-powers-vote-booker/

Just what the climate needed — setting Tehran's oil storage facilities on fire.

I am standing in my kitchen, sorting the trash into four different containers, because my country wants the planet to survive; meanwhile Trump and Putin have decided that the planet will not be needed after they are gone.

The National Park Service started dismantling exhibits about slavery at the President’s House in Independence National Historical Park.
The President’s House, which serves as a memorial to the nine people George Washington enslaved there during the founding of America, has come under increased scrutiny by President Donald Trump’s administration.

https://www.inquirer.com/politics/nation/presidents-house-independence-park-exhibits-removed-20260122.html

Polling conducted by the Pew Research Center last spring indicated that 64% of Canadians held a negative view of the US in 2025 - the highest ever recorded in more than two decades of polling by Pew.

This is a reversal from how they felt before the second Trump administration, when the majority said they held a favourable view of their neighbour.

The survey suggested an even larger percentage of Canadians, around 77%, lack confidence in Trump as a president.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crmlvym2e3eo

Trump is naming a grievance shared not just by the overwhelming majority of white Americans, but also a significant percentage of non-black people of color in the US. There's a LOT of quiet anger at MLK and his legacy, as we approach MLK Day on Monday.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-says-civil-rights-caused-170608170.html