Protestors have notified me they plan to be outside today’s staff meeting with Washington State Public Lands Commissioner, Hilary Franz. She has been traveling across the state to address morale. After announcing last year that less than 10 people “chose” to leave DNR due to the vaccine, accommodations are being denied and my sources say the # is closer to between 150-200. Despite no mandate for federal wildland firefighters, state firefighters under Franz must be vaccinated, even thorough they often work together. Meanwhile, Franz recently tested positive for COVID. If you remember - I was fired from DNR for my COVID videos. I’m scheduled to interview those at the protest. What would you like to know? Franz is likely running for Governor in 2024.
https://www.q13fox.com/news/wa-commissioner-of-public-lands-hilary-franz-tests-positive-for-covid-19
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Possibly the best, and least reported, news of the week appeared in Monday’s New York Times, below the headline, “I.R.S. Says Churches Can Endorse Candidates From the Pulpit.” It’s another Trump promise, fulfilled.
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The Johnson Amendment is a 1954 statute that says nonprofit organizations —501c3’s, including churches— may not endorse or oppose political candidates if they want to keep their tax-exempt status.
It was introduced by then-Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, mostly to stop some Texas nonprofits from attacking him during a campaign. It passed quietly, with no debate, and over time, it became a kind of political muzzle for religious groups: preach all you want, but you can’t stump.
In theory, the rule applied to all tax-exempt nonprofits, but in practice, the IRS almost never enforced it, especially against churches. It was more of an effective threat than an actual hammer— used selectively, inconsistently, and often politically. For years, conservative churches complied but argued that the rule...