644: Insufficiently Apologetic Edition

In this week’s episode, the Supreme Court establishes “la la la I can’t hear you” as a parental right, the "Tuck Your Face" segment is about Tucker Carlson but also Ted Cruz's skin mask, and Ross Douthat will ask how a universe that wasn’t divinely ordered by a brilliant deity could create Ross Douthat.

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Headlines:

SCOTUS opens door to religious veto of public school lessons, starting with LGBTQ books: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/supreme-court-opens-door-to-religious

SCOTUS ends term by ruling that Christianity: https://www.npr.org/2025/06/27/g-s1-74738/scotus-decisions-birthright-aca

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/27/supreme-court-ruling-obamacare-rfk-science

Armenia's PM offers to expose himself in escalating Church row: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gk0nw2nn0o

Tucker Carlson vs Ted Cruz on Iran, the bible, and anti-semitism: https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/18/politics/ted-cruz-tucker-carlson-exchange-analysis

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/tucker-carlson-clashes-sen-ted-cruz-dont-know-anything-iran-rcna213697

Orban tells people no gay pride parades. People have other plans:

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/200000-march-in-budapest-pride-refusing