Maine's controversial "chicken bill" was proposed as a way to "protect" the right to have backyard chickens, but it had several specific rules like how many chickens you can have (36) and how much space they need in your coop (4 square ft per chicken). It has allegedly been amended after uproar from locals but I have yet to see the new language. I did some interviews with people while in Maine last week and one chicken owner I met is coming on the show tomorrow to discuss. His name is Sam Bessey. Any questions?
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The video of Peter with his head stuck in the gate now has almost 550K views on YouTube so Lynn says he can stay a little longer. This is his latest antic with the chicken food.
Sassy the horse is not the only one who wears a saddle anymore.
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A good ruling. "Go after the bad ones" turned into a sycophant witch hunt.
Federal Judge Halts Immigration Raid Tactics in Los Angeles
https://archive.ph/hIK1L
"A federal judge blocked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from stopping and detaining people based solely on their skin color without probable cause and denying detainees the right to a lawyer.
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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...
