Happy Pride Month! Next episode Jennifer tells Courtney about a Stonwall Honor book “Like a Love Story” by Abdi Nazmian, but today they take trip back to they days of early Christianity to understand the real story of Mary Magdalene (spoiler: she was more of a sugar mama than a sex worker) and the role Gnosticism played in why certain gospels were censored from the Bible.

Before Courtney delves into this history lesson, she catches Jen up on the latest in Trump’s fascist regime, including the building of the UFC for his, I mean America’s, birthday, and what the LGBTQIA+ community is doing in response. They also discuss Trump’s ability to “ace” all of the cognitive tests he has to take, the removal of his name from the Kennedy Space center, and his most recent comments on Netanyahu’s genocide in SWANA.

Sources:

Federal Judge Rules Against Renaming Kennedy Center After President Trump

US court blocks Pentagon from removing transgender troops, for now

At least 5 GOP-led states have a new Pride Month tradition — renaming June

The REAL Reason the Gospel of Mary was REMOVED from the Bible | by PinkHatHacker | The Thought Collection | Medium

Feminism Is “Wicked”—and Worse, It’s Rooted in a Christian Heresy - Crisis Magazine

Lebanon ceasefire raises hopes of progress for Iran deal

‘Very Few People Can Ace It’: Donald Trump Brags He Scored 100 Percent on Cognitive Test Amid Ongoing Scrutiny Over His Health - AOL

Flagler County School Board’s Will Furry Says God Is Calling Him to Run for Congress Against Randy Fine | FlaglerLive

A Full Breakdown of Jill Woolbright’s Efforts to Remove ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’ from School Libraries - AskFlagler

Flagler School Board narrowly votes down guardian program | Observer Local News

Will Furry’s Dishonest Campaign Tactics Against Courtney VandeBunte

School Board’s Jill Woolbright Says She’s in ‘Satanic Warfare’ Against ‘Evil Spirits’ at School District | FlaglerLive

Sure, “The Boys” comic book should not be in school libraries, but what about prisons? What about Australia? Why is a story about super heroes so controversial?

Yes, it is very graphic…and there are quite a few blowjobs and sex scenes…But one cannot deny the glaringly obvious comparisons, such as:

Sexually exploited “Capes for Christ” hero, Annie January, and Christian sexual predators/politicians

“Superhero” product branding resulting in the top 1% amassing egregious quantities of wealth at the cost of minimum wage laborers and well, “Human” product branding which does the exact same thing (i.e, capitalism)

Hughie’s girlfriend being accidentally obliterated by “A-Train”due to being allowed a 60% casualty allowances and America’s disgusting disregard for innocent lives lost (75,000+ deaths by the US assisting Israel’s genocidal conquest, thousands+ since the Iran war, including the bombing of a girl’s elementary school, and so much more)

Tune in to hear Jen and Courtney discuss these topics and more, and remember to interact with the show to help them expand and continue to support literature of all kinds in the fight against fascism.

Trigger warning: SA discussion

Courtney and Jennifer continue discussing how the USA hides its empire (with a focus on using oil as thinly veiled excuse for “liberation”) referencing the book “How to Hide an Empire” by Daniel Immerwahr which was covered in the previous episode. But before they do, they catch up on the Duggars (2 sexual predators and counting), Kristi Noem’s husband’s obsession with “bimbofication” despite her best efforts to erase LGBTQ identity, what “SWANA” means and why it matters, and more!

(This was recorded a week ago which is like a year ago in today’s f*cked up dimension)