John today delivers the grim details of the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine where 18 people were killed. He also talks about the staunchly conservative speaker of the House – Mike Johnson and his background which is steeped in advanced extremist views, particularly against abortion and LGBTQ+ rights. Then, he welcomes back Jessica Mason Pieklo of ReWire Newsgroup and host of the podcast “Boom! Lawyered”. They talk about the abortion drug Mifepristone back in court and the anti-abortion Speaker of the House – Mike Johnson. Next, he has a round-table discussion with theologians Keith Giles, Dillon Cruz, and Desimber Rose Wattleton – who is author of the book “The Church Can Go To Hell”. They speak on abortion, the Israel – Hamas War, and the toxicity of religious extremists. Then winding it up, it’s The Minority Report with Thea Harper. She tells the story of Bettersten Wade. After searching for her missing son Dexter Wade for months in Mississippi, Jackson Police told her an off duty police officer had struck and killed him with his SUV. He wound up buried in an unmarked pauper’s grave because no one claimed his remains.
