the Profane Argument, atheist podcas‪t‬ Ray, Karen, Jared, and Ian

News:
What a Rush @2:13
Texas @7:44
AOC
Cruz
Russia @18:44
Qatar example @20:25
Taxes on the unemployed @22:38
AZ voting changes @23:28

Follow-up:
Trump casino implosion @25:41
TN update: The legislation to allow a man who allegedly impregnated a woman to petition to prevent her from ending her pregnancy. @27:11
South Carolina’s “fetal heartbeat” law, was blocked by a federal judge. @27:59
Abortion bills exceed 200

Politics:
SCOTUS @29:00
President not paying me? That’s ok, I‘ll steal coasters @31:39
Biden/Saudi @34:38
Cuomo Talk @37:50
GA Republicans try to change law to protect Trump @43:19
Trump to speak at CPAC @44:36
CPAC Cancel culture

Profiles in Sedition: Bracket: https://brackethq.com/b/jujl/ @46:54
This seems unwise: US Marshals talking about March 4th inauguration.
Hawley story @51:05

Coronavirus:
Nature looks at how folks are responding to the COVID–19 vaccines @58:07
The FDA says you can feel safe about ordering takeout. @59:442

Religious Nonsense:
Adam ‘Nergal’ Darski of the metal band Behemoth is convicted of “offending religious feelings” @1:00:41

Final stories:
Mars @1:01:32
Happy 20th birthday to ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US. @1:02:37
Tiger Woods @1:10:42

Follow-up:
In the madness of social media: conflicts, hostility, and conspiracy theories: NextDoor @2:12

News:
Mavericks stop playing Anthem @5:32
Carano @7:29

Profiles in Sedition: Bracket: https://brackethq.com/b/jujl/ @19:44
Josh Hawley v Mike Lindell
Greene v Powell
Rudy Giuliani v Lin Wood

Politics:
Boebert lying on reimbursement @29:22
GOP attacking anyone who turns @31:28
Trump statement on McConnell @32:11
New GOP party - not Trump @36:19
Openly atheist PA State Rep. Brian Sims is running for Lieutenant Governor. @41:25

Coronavirus:
Dashboard
CFI: Coronavirus Resource Center
FDA is keeping a running list of phoney COVID-19 products
Trump’s COVID, not surprising @43:17
“Highly unlikely” it came from a lab @43:55
The U.S. could have avoided about 40 percent of the COVID deaths @45:56
Misinformation: @46:30
Buying COVID vaccines from modernatax? Stop! It’s a scam.
Here’s more on vaccine scams from Recode, which also notes that folks are selling phony “vaccine cards” so people can cosplay as immune.
The feds are investigating a “massive counterfeit N95 mask operation”.
Conspiracy theories are becoming a serious problem in some Hispanic communities
Evangelical Christian missionaries telling Brazil’s indigenous villages not to get the COVID vaccine


Religious Nonsense:
TN - Abortion veto @49:29
Creepy republicans want to have physicians evaluate young girls hoo-has @51:38
Locker room talk @54:32
Raif Badawi has been approved for Canadian citizenship @57:57
Sri Lankan writer Shakthika Sathkumara is now free as his case is dismissed. @59:03
Yesterday, eight attackers were sentenced to death for Dipon’s murder. @59:32

Final stories:
It’s a week til Ash Wednesday. Uh , how are they gonna do that without all the touching? @1:01:09
Jared’s hot take @1:02:29
“Reports of UFOs over Utah are from Elon Musk’s latest project.” @1:04:29

Follow-up:
Rittenhouse violates bond @1:07

News:
Superspreader Sunday! @4:46
Supreme Court ruled that California can’t restrict indoor church services @10:53
Tyler Broker points out the silly comparisons
Catholic Church in U.S. was sitting on more than $10B when it got a another $1.5B from the PPP @12:44
Stimulus details @14:12
Anchor on Newsmax walks off @15:19
Morgan Wallen @22:26
Canada declares Proud Boys are terrorists @24:57

Profiles in Sedition:
Ted Cruz v Trump children @26:09
Matt Gaetz v Steven Sund @37:22

Politics:
Video link from the impeachment @42:54
Trump won’t testify under oath @45:14
Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill)
Cheney v Greene @48:50
Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-QAnon) is not an outlier in the GOP
McCarthy encouraged Cheney to apologize
WY censured Cheney
Pentagon Chief outs Trumpers @59:25
DOJ Clearing house as well
Maher: The Capitol insurrection was “a faith-based initiative.” And, “Magical religious thinking is a virus and QAnon is just its current mutation.” @1:00:34

Coronavirus:
Ron Wright @1:02:12

Final stories:
Crazy Cat Lady @1:03:48

Follow-up:
WI Pharmacist update @1:26
Filibuster info @3:05

News:
Reddit v Stock Market @7:41

Profiles in Sedition:
Lauren Boebert v Zip tie guy @19:48
NRA also to blame @33:43
Christopher Miller, Defense Sec v Donald Trump @
Another Trump crazy @40:37
“The Capitol insurrection was as Christian nationalist as it gets.” @42:08
Didja hear? Biden reduced the age of consent to 8. @43:46
What else could we do?? @46:54

Politics:
Trump loses legal team @53:44
Trump’s new lawyers
Judges stepping down @1:06:56
Russian revolt against Putin @1:07:53
Myanmar coup @1:09:50
Poland’s near-total abortion ban has gone into effect @1:11:37

Coronavirus:
Bad news: Amazonian variant @1:12:36
Maher Scientists @1:14:15
Google has removed 500,000 COVID misinformation videos from YouTube @1:18:22

Follow-up:
Rebekah Jones turned herself over to police on Saturday @2:31
Profiles in Sedition Bracket @7:00

News:
Inauguration:
Biden’s MASSIVE amount of god-talk @8:27

Profiles in Sedition: @29:34
“we were actually affecting the quantum realm”
Spaz
There was a lot of anger
How big was the coup attempt? @40:57
QAnon cultists are reeling @41:46
Trump coming back Mar 4
Franklin Graham says no Christians actually went inside
the Capitol insurrection as the creation myth of a new “religion,” a new “Lost Cause” @46:28
#Whereweretheyradicalised
A new subreddit for the times @48:38
Franklin Graham says no Christians actually went inside @54:58

Politics:
Trump’s future finances @55:34
Parting clemency @57:46
Trump tried to oust acting AG @1:00:04
Mike Lindell seeks Trump endorsement for MN @1:01:29
Sanders running in AR
Marjorie Taylor Greene and resurfaced assertions that the Parkland school massacre was fake @1:02:48

Coronavirus:
Stop, enemy, for the Heart of Jesus is with me @1:07:26
Ian’s COVID story @1:08:16
You will not test positive for COVID-19 because you got the vaccine. Also, vaccine production was never halted because of vaccine-related deaths. 1:11:23
Vaccine makes you gay! @1:12:27

Religious Nonsense:
Catholic bishops in the U.S. signs on to a statement condemning the bullying of LGBTQ young people @1:13:08

Final stories:
Oklahoma State Rep. Justin Humphrey has introduced a bill to establish a season for hunting Bigfoot. @1:14:02

Follow-up:
Huffington Shit-Post @3:27

News:
Still no Superman @5:36

Politics:
Mystery unsolved @9:01
Jack Jenkins on the role of Christianity @13:01
Trump is God’s chosen candidate
“QAnon … is just the Satanic Panic all over again…”
How to live among those who see life as a cosmic war
Republican senator Ben Sasse in The Atlantic, “QAnon Is Destroying the GOP From Within.” @22:55
MyPillow.com accepts “QANON” as a promo code. @26:43
Dems move to reprimand Reps @29:02
Christian nationalist legislative initiative Project Blitz @33:23
SCOTUS rule on abortion pill @35:25
Federal Executions end woman’s life, the first in 70 years. @36:44

Coronavirus:
Dashboard
CFI: Coronavirus Resource Center
FDA is keeping a running list of phoney COVID-19 products
New record: 4400 @39:46
The B117 variant of the coronavirus prompts us to stop going to the grocery store. @40:10

Religious Nonsense:
George W. Bush spiritual adviser Kirbyjon Caldwell was convicted of fraud @44:06
Catholic dioceses in upstate New York where they discussed trying to quash the extension of the Child Victims Act @48:36
a bill in North Dakota that would remove clergy from the list of those who don’t have to report child abuse @50:51