Wednesday Morning Briefing (November 12, 2025)

Hey friends. Here's what I find interesting this morning:

Clinton Foundation exposed by Bondi, Patel, et al - https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1988255285379489938?s=61&t=7W9rsh4ZlbFfE7QHSORP_g

Polyester is making us infertile? - https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/1987859407493869692?s=20

Biola abandons evangelicalism - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17pdVqiL1c/

“Four years after promising $10M for racial reparations, Virginia's Episcopalians have little to show” by RNS - https://religionnews.com/2025/11/03/four-years-after-promising-10m-for-racial-reparations-virginias-episcopalians-have-little-to-show/

Redeemed Zoomer continues hostility towards GMC - screenshots

Spirit-Filled Methodism - Lesson 4 - https://youtu.be/51ked7Xef24?si=BPfBnsZvWiP-ShE_

Polygyny preached by Rich Tidwell - https://x.com/MikeWingerii/status/1987934236633162046?s=20

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