I was curious about precisely what “unorthodox religious beliefs” these…NYC teachers…tried (and failed) to use as a shield against vaccination.

So I scanned their emergency injunction appeal to see what the strongest case was.

Thought I’d share.

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nytimes.com/live/2022/02/1… Their banner example is transubstantiation:

“as an ordained Deacon in the Orthodox Church, Keil has spent much time and effort sojourning in monasteries, studying the Christian scriptures, and learning spirituality from monks and other religious authorities from his faith.”

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Yesterday, at @ZackCz’s urging, I forced myself to sit through the entire recording of Trump’s rally in Alabama last Saturday.

I think these events have changed, and they are darker and more dangerous than before.

A few humble observations. 🧵 First, the viral clip we’ve all seen of him getting booed when he mentions getting vaccinated is (to me) the least interesting thing about the event.

But it does underscore one thing: the populist nationalist movement is bigger than him now. He’s a surfer on a tsunami.

I spent much of my time in Republican politics in the closet.

In 2010, on a high-profile Senate race, I received an anonymous email threatening to out me.

It was designed to terrify. And it was one of the most physical experiences of fear I've had.

#NationalComingOutDay 1/ When the terror subsided, I resolved never to allow my own fear to become a weapon in someone else's hands.

I came out several weeks later, on Thanksgiving, and I now look back at that moment with profound gratitude for the way it changed my life.

#NationalComingOutDay 2/

🎙Episode 3 of #RepublicansDefeatingTrump is up now: The Republican Party and Race.

I talk with @TaraSetmayer, host of @Honestly_Tara and Senior Advisor to @ProjectLincoln re: "party of Lincoln," the reemergence of the confederate flag, our recent ad "Flag of Treason, and more. Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3fykds6