Pope Francis doesn't take his cues from Rick Santorum.

Not only did the Pontiff flat-out ignore the 2016 Republican hopeful's comments about leaving climate change to the scientists, the Holy Father just obliterated Republican talking points on the climate.

Those comments came directly from a copy of Pope Francis' latest encyclical on the environment, which addresses the claim that God gave us “dominion” over the Earth to exploit however we'd like. The document refutes that claim, which is often touted by Conservatives.

The Pope wrote, “it has been said that, from the story of Genesis, which invites us to subjugate the earth, the savage exploitation of nature would be encouraged, presenting the image of human beings as ruler and destroyer.” In no uncertain terms, he added, “This is not the correct interpretation of the Bible as intended by the Church.”

Just like the various other Christian groups who have called for action on climate change, Pope Francis says that every community has the duty to protect our planet and “ensure the continuity of its fertility for future generations.”

So, while the Republican party continues to shill for the fossil fuel industry, they can't continue to claim that it's what God wanted for us and our planet.

Whether you prefer to listen to scientists or religious leaders – or the Pope, who happens to be both – the message is the same when it comes to our climate crisis. We don't have much more time to prevent the worst-case climate scenarios, and we should be doing everything we can to make the switch to clean energy.

We only have one planet to call home, so let's listen to anyone and everyone who honestly wants to protect it.

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Tuesday's Daily Stack

Article: "Senate advances fast-track trade bill for Obama" by Alexander Bolton.

Article: "Fast track (trade) (TPA)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement" (TPP) by EFF.

Article: "Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Fast Track Cloture Passes, 13 Democrats Vote To Abandon Workers" by Tasini.

Article: "Ted Cruz Flips on Fast-Track" by Lauren Fox.

Article: "Why is racism never condemmed as unpatriotic?" by fladem.

Article: "Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan & Kevin McCarthy: Plot To Sabotage US Economy with Frank Luntz" by keepemhonest.

Article: "The Complicated Political History Of The Confederate Flag" by Jessica Taylor.

Case: "Brown v. Board Of Education", 1954 (Segregation in public schools) (overturned Plessy v. Ferguson).

Law: "Voting Rights Act of 1965".

Law: "Civil Rights Act of 1964".

Article: "Arms manufacturers and investors can't call themselves Christian, says Pope Francis" by Reuters.

Article: "Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership" (TTIP) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Cut NHS from TTIP trade deal say doctors".

Article: "Lindsey Graham Enters White House Race With Emphasis on National Security" by Alan Rappeport.

Article: "Police Chief Says Dylann Roof Was Taken to Burger King".

The good: "'Black Lives Matter' Painted on Confederate Monument in South Carolina" by Polly Mosendz .

The bad: "To Mike Huckabee, Marriage Equality Is Like Dred Scott" by Sunnivie Brydum.

The very, very ugly: Anthony Fera: "Texas Oil Exec Stops His Car to Punch a Gay Pedestrian Unconscious" by Joan Shipps.

Case: "Dred Scott v. Sandford", 1857.

Case: "Brown v. Board Of Education", 1954 (Segregation in public schools) (overturned Plessy v. Ferguson).

Article: "It’s Time to Support Real Family Values" by Bernie Sanders.

Article: "Robert E. Lee" by Wikipedia.

Article: "The Danger of American Fascism" by Henry A. Wallace.

Hour Two: Debate - Is the NRA's Wayne LaPierre going to burn in hell?
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Article: "America has a problem with gun violence" by Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.

Article: "Follow The Money: Tracing The Immoral Disgusting Greed Of The NRA" by Sarah Jones.

Article: "Pope Francis: Gun Makers And Investors Are NOT Real Christians" by Stephen D Foster Jr.

Bible: "John 18:10-11" Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.) 11 Jesus commanded Peter, “Put your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?”.

Article: "Jill Stein Enters Prez Race for the Green Party: A Second Voice for Progressives" by Ring of Fire.

Article: "Fictional currency" by Wikipedia (incl. Jack Vance's "SVU" - Standard Value Unit).

Article: "Fast track (trade) (TPA)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement" (TPP) by EFF.

Book: Violence: Reflections on a National Epidemic by James Gilligan.

Site: "Sons of the American Revolution: NSSAR".

Site: "Daughters of the American Revolution: DAR".

Article: "Neo-Confederate Group Mobilizes To Defend Confederate Battle Flag" by Tierney Sneed.

Article: "The Bell Curve" by Wikipedia.

Site: "Monticello".

Article: "When John Roberts Said There Isn’t Enough Racism In America To Justify The Voting Rights Act" by Ian Millhiser.

Law: "Voting Rights Act of 1965".

Article: "Barack Obama uses n-word while talking about race with Marc Maron" by Jose DelReal.

Article: "Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church" (Mother Emanuel Church) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Malcolm X" by Wikipedia.

Talk Radio News Segment:
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Site: ObamaTrade.

Article: "Senate advances fast-track trade bill for Obama" by Alexander Bolton.

Site: Public Citizen

Article: "Cruz Returns, Paul Donates Campaign Money Linked to Charleston Shooting" by Loree Lewis.

Article: "Just How Many Mainstream Conservatives Got Cash From The Head Of The Council Of Conservative Citizens?" by Steve M.

Article: "Mississippi House Leader Calls for Removal of Confederate Symbol from Flag" by Emily Wagster Pettus and Claire Galofaro.

Article: "Dixiecrat" by Wikipedia.

Case: "Brown v. Board Of Education", 1954 (Segregation in public schools) (overturned Plessy v. Ferguson).

Video: "Ronald Reagan States' Rights Speech in Philadelphia, MS", August 3, 1980.

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Site: Governor Free Don Siegelman.

Book: "Sideswiped: Lessons Learned Courtesy of the Hit Men of Capitol Hill" by Robert Ney.

Article: "TRNS News Notes- 6/23" by Victoria Jones.

Article: "TRNS News Notes- 6/22" by Victoria Jones.

Hour Three: The Bernie revolution is underway...
- Sam Daley-Harris, RESULTS/Reclaiming Our Democracy

Site: Drinking Liberally

Site: Screening Liberally

Site: Progressive Democrats of America

Site: Move to Amend

Event: June 21-23 2015, Washington, DC "2015 Citizens’ Climate Lobby International Conference".

Site: Peace Alliance.

Article: "The Powell Memo or Powell Manifesto".

Case: "Buckley v. Valeo", 1976.

Bill: "Youth PROMISE Act" by Wikipedia.

Quote: "We aren’t passengers on Spaceship Earth. We’re the crew. We aren't residents on this planet. We're citizens" - Apollo Astronaut Rusty Schweickart.

Site: Center for Citizen Empowerment and Transformation.

Speech: "New Nationalism Speech" by Theodore Roosevelt, August 31, 1910 (square deal).

Article: "New Deal" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Symbiosis" by Wikipedia.

Article: "GOP Congressman to Obama: ‘You Lie!" by Caitlin Taylor.

Article: "Nuclear" by Citizens’ Climate Lobby.

Article: "How Richard Nixon Destroyed American Manufacturing" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Slavery’s Long Shadow" by Paul Krugman.

Article: "In Leaked Encyclical, Pope Francis Deconstructs Conservative Talking Points On Climate And Fossil Fuels" by Jack Jenkins & Emily Atkin.

Article: "Cinnamon May Fight Colorectal Cancer: Compound Inhibits Cancer in Mice" by Catherine Griffin.

Article: "The Monsanto Protection Act is Back, and Worse Than Ever" by Center for Food Safety.

Article: "This Is What Happens When A State Seriously Invests In Clean Energy" by Cheryl Katz.

Article: "We Knew Dogs Were Loyal -- But *This* Loyal? Wow" by Joanna Rothkopf.

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