Tag Archives: crackpots

Media Matters has the transcript: Our population is too big. Why should your opinion matter? You’re one of many. Previous generations of Americans didn’t live in a country like this and they would be stunned by the attitudes that are so common now — attitudes we take for granted. “Arresting people for walking through the US Capitol building? How is …

The Salt Lake Tribune reports: Entrata founder Dave Bateman stepped down as chairman of the software company on Tuesday after sending an antisemitic email to many Utah political leaders calling the COVID-19 vaccine a plot to “euthanize the American people,” blaming the effort on “the Jews.” Bateman’s email, sent early Monday from his entrata.com account, cited an unhinged conspiracy theory …

The Daily Beast reports: Right-wing personality Candace Owens is urging her fans to consume a quack medical cure known for turning users’ skin blue. In an Instagram video posted on Thursday, Owens praised the use of colloidal silver as a daily supplement, a treatment that comes with no valid medical use and plenty of health risks. “Yes, colloidal silver!” Owens …

“This is an emergency Christmas Day warning to President Trump. You are either completely ignorant or you are one of the most evil men who ever lived. “What you told Candace Owens is nothing but a raft of dirty lies. It’s one thing to rush the shot out because you believed it would save the people and help end the …

Raw Story reports: In a video Candace Owens posted on social media, she explained that Trump was an “old” person who came from a generation where people believed the advice of medical professionals. “People oftentimes forget that, like, how old Trump is,” she said. “He comes from a generation — I’ve seen a lot of people who are older, have …

The Daily Beast reports: Former Trump official turned right-wing provocateur Steve Bannon took things a step further Monday morning, pledging to one day soon take over the entire “election apparatus” in the United States. “We are going to get it decertified,” Bannon said, referring to the 2020 presidential election. “And hey, all they want to talk about all day long …

Politico reports: A Miami activist Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office handpicked to amplify his criticism of critical race theory has espoused views aligned with QAnon conspiracy theories and appears to support those who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Eulalia Maria Jimenez, the chair of the Miami chapter of Moms for Liberty, stood with DeSantis earlier this week as he …

The BBC reports: Necklaces and accessories claiming to “protect” people from 5G mobile networks have been found to be radioactive. The Dutch authority for nuclear safety and radiation protection (ANVS) issued a warned about ten products it found gave off harmful ionising radiation. It urged people not to use the products, which could cause harm with long-term wear. There is …

Media Matters has the transcript: So, they just think you’re stupid and they don’t want you knowing they are doing all of this, and they’ve got carbon systems they are putting in, that big, huge geoengineering systems, terraforming systems that are sucking carbon dioxide out of the air when it’s a trace gas that we need, and was hundreds of …

The Washington Post reports: AmazonSmile, a charitable-giving arm that donates a half percent of every purchase from its online store to the nonprofit of a shopper’s choice, gave more than $42,000 to a dozen anti-vaccine nonprofits last year, according a Washington Post analysis of its tax returns. We respect that our customers have a wide variety of viewpoints on this …

The Orange County Register reports: A former Orange County police chief turned yoga instructor and conservative protester is seeking to have the Capitol insurrection-related criminal charges he is facing tossed out by arguing he was the target of a FBI counter-intelligence operation and accusing his former allies of being government informants. Alan Hostetter, who is serving as his own attorney, …

San Diego’s Fox News affiliate reports: Donning a red and white Santa cap, the woman, who identified herself as “Bridgette,” stepped to the mic during Tuesday’s public comments portion of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors meeting. Her “All I Want For Christmas Is You” variation has a little bit of everything. It namechecks the antiparasitic drug Ivermectin and …

Law & Crime reports: Jennifer “Jenna” Ryan, who was sentenced to 60 days in prison after boasting on Twitter that her “white skin” meant she wouldn’t serve any time for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, apparently has big plans for her upcoming incarceration. “The only thing that I can see that’s good about having to go prison is that …

Canada’s Global News reports: Romana Didulo, a leading Canadian QAnon figure with an alleged history of encouraging her followers to shoot health-care workers, was taken into custody by the RCMP’s national security team in Victoria, B.C. Didulo, who often refers to herself as the “Queen of Canada,” said in a YouTube video that the RCMP’s integrated national-security enforcement team (INSET) …

The Independent reports: Pro-Trump pillow magnate Mike Lindell has claimed millions were tuning in to his “Great Patriot Thanks-A-Thon” streaming special, but the metrics suggest otherwise. Mr Lindell, a conspiracy theorist, began hosting a 96-hour live stream at 1am EST on Thanksgiving Day, where he promised to discuss his Supreme Court complaint seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 …

Britain’s The National reports: A Conservative MP opened an International Men’s Day debate by appearing to suggest that replacing traditionally male characters with women drives men to commit crimes. The debate, held on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, saw Don Valley Tory MP Nick Fletcher argue the need for positive role models for men and …

Yahoo News reports: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell released a copy of his long-promised Supreme Court complaint to overturn the 2020 presidential election, though it had not actually been filed and it listed the plaintiff as “[insert your state].” The pillow magnate turned conspiracy theorist has vowed again and again that he would file an election fraud complaint directly to the …

The Daily Beast reports: MyPillow chief and 2020 dead-ender Mike Lindell has long promised that he would file an election-fraud complaint with the Supreme Court on Tuesday morning. But now he claims to have missed that goal because he was silenced by Republican National Committee Chairperson Ronna McDaniel. It was a last-minute pressure campaign orchestrated by the RNC and McDaniel …

The New York Post reports: He’s no ordinary Joe Blow! Joe Rogan says he’s so flexible he is capable of performing oral sex on himself. The controversial podcaster, 54, made the crude claim during a new episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” declaring: “I could suck my own d–k if I wanted to!” The autoerotic assertion came amid a bizarre …

NBC News reports: In a TikTok video that has garnered hundreds of thousands of views, Dr. Carrie Madej outlined the ingredients for a bath she said will “detox the vaxx” for people who have given into Covid-19 vaccine mandates. The ingredients in the bath are mostly not harmful, although the supposed benefits attached to them are entirely fictional. Baking soda …