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Cultist Oklahoma GOP Rep Intros “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

Oklahoma City’s NBC News affiliate reports: Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, has filed two floor bills to mirror Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law and to prevent minors from receiving gender dysphoria treatment. House Bill 1074 is modeled after Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act, commonly referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” law. The legislation would prohibit educators or other …

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Tucker Carlson To Headline Iowa Hate Group Summit Seen As Launching Pad For GOP Presidential Candidates

The Hill reports: Fox News host Tucker Carlson is scheduled to speak at an event in Iowa this summer that has historically been used by Republicans with presidential ambitions as an opportunity to raise their public profile and win over social conservatives. Carlson will speak at the July 2022 FAMiLY Leadership Summit, an annual event that has been attended by …

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Bank Analysis: DerSantis Attack Won’t Hurt Disney, But Will Raise Orange County Property Taxes 15% To 20%

Florida Politics reports: Getting rid of Disney World’s government isn’t likely going to hurt the Mouse, Deutsche Bank analysts wrote in a new research note published Tuesday. “We don’t see a material negative outcome from this situation for Disney; and financially speaking, we think it could end up being a positive development,” analysts Bryan Kraft, Benjamin Soff and Connor Murphy …

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Michigan GOP Ousts Top Cultist From House Caucus

Bridge Michigan reports: State Rep. Matt Maddock, a Trump loyalist and husband of a top Michigan Republican Party official, was kicked out of the House GOP caucus on Tuesday, according to two sources familiar with the development. Sources say current House Speaker Jason Wentworth, R-Wentworth, booted Maddock for “violating caucus rules.” He allegedly discussed confidential caucus matters publicly, prompting his …

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OK Gov Signs Ban On Nonbinary Birth Certificates

CBS News reports: Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill Tuesday explicitly prohibiting the use of nonbinary gender markers on state birth certificates, a ban experts say is the first of its kind in the nation. The bill followed a flap last year over the Oklahoma State Department of Health’s agreement in a civil case allowing a nonbinary option. The …

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Trump-Backed Vance +5 Over Mandel In Fox News Poll

Fox News reports: Support for author J.D. Vance has doubled in the Ohio Republican senate primary race, catapulting him ahead of earlier frontrunners former Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel and businessman Mike Gibbons — although many voters remain undecided or uncertain about their vote. That’s according to a Fox News survey of Ohio voters participating in the May 3 GOP primary. …

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Cawthorn Hit With Misdemeanor Charge For Trying To Sneak Loaded Gun Onto Plane, Faces Possible $14K Fine

NBC News reports: Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., was cited Tuesday for having a loaded 9mm handgun at a TSA checkpoint at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, the second time he has been stopped with a firearm at an airport since taking office last year. The incident occurred just before 9 a.m., when Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said it was notified that TSA …

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AUDIO: McCarthy Worried Cultist Reps Would Incite Violence Against Congress: Putting People In Jeopardy

The New York Times reports: Representative Kevin McCarthy, the House Republican leader, feared in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack that several far-right members of Congress would incite violence against other lawmakers, identifying several by name as security risks in private conversations with party leaders. Mr. McCarthy talked to other congressional Republicans about wanting to rein in multiple hard-liners …

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GOP Rep Texted Meadows With Batshit QAnon Claims

CNN reports: “From an Intel friend: DNI needs to task NSA to immediately seize and begin looking for international comms related to Dominion,” Rep. Scott Perry wrote to Meadows on November 12, just five days after the election was called for Joe Biden. In the text, which has not been previously reported, Perry appears to be urging Meadows to get …

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GA Gov Poll: Kemp +26 Over Trump-Backed Perdue

Atlanta’s ABC News affiliate reports: A new primary election poll released by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows Gov. Brian Kemp is building a strong lead over former U.S. Sen. David Perdue to the earn Republican nomination for Georgia governor. Kemp led Perdue 53%-27% in the poll, which would put Kemp above the majority-vote threshold needed to avoid a runoff. Election security …

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Cawthorn Accused Of Crypto Insider Trading Scheme

The right wing Washington Examiner reports: Rep. Madison Cawthorn may have violated federal insider trading laws as he hyped up an alleged pump-and-dump cryptocurrency scheme, multiple watchdog groups told the Washington Examiner. On Dec. 29, the beleaguered North Carolina congressman posed at a party with James Koutoulas, a hedge fund manager and the ringleader of the Let’s Go Brandon cryptocurrency, …

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Multiple GOP Candidates Attend Insane QAnon Event

Kyle Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: A gathering of far-right conspiracy theorists took place in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, last weekend for an event called “Patriots Arise.” Organized by QAnon conspiracy theorists Alan and Francine Fosdick, the two-day conference featured appearances by several Republican candidates for office, including Pennsylvania GOP state Sen. Doug Mastriano, who is currently running for governor, Teddy …

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Rand Paul Excuses Russian Invasion To Blinken: They Only Invade Countries That Used To Belong To Them

The New York Daily News reports: Memo to Sen. Rand Paul: Ukraine is an independent country, not a Soviet puppet state. The Kentucky conservative firebrand parroted a talking point by Russian President Vladimir Putin, claiming that Russia only invades countries once part of the former Soviet Union. “You could argue the countries they’ve attacked were part of Russia,” Paul said …

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Cawthorn Again Busted Trying To Sneak Gun On Plane

Charlotte’s ABC News affiliate reports: Rep. Madison Cawthorn was cited for having a gun at Charlotte Douglas International Airport Tuesday morning, three sources tell Channel 9. According to the TSA, a 9 millimeter handgun was discovered at Checkpoint D. TSA declined to identify the person who had the gun. A photo obtained by Channel 9 shows a loaded Staccato C2 …

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Oklahoma GOP Chair: Execute Fauci By Firing Squad

“We’re fighting communist Democrats, establishment RINOs! We’re fighting against a system that stole the election in 2020 and nobody had been held accountable. “We’re in a war with bureaucrats who have forced vaccine mandates on us, mask mandates on us. And you know what? “They’re pushing this wokeness confusion down our throats now. And by the way, we should try …

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MTG’s Texts Show Birth Of “Antifa Was Behind Riot” Lies

The Washington Post reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) had been a member of Congress for all of three days when the insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021 took place. But as text messages newly revealed by CNN show, she was already in communication with Mark Meadows, then-President Trump’s chief of staff. Greene’s texts show that she understood perfectly well that …

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Rick Perry Busted Lying About Texting Mark Meadows

The Huffington Post reports: Rick Perry was hoisted with his own petard text message. Perry, a Republican former Texas governor and Trump White House energy secretary, previously denied CNN reports that in the days after the 2020 election he sent text messages to then-Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows with ideas for overturning Donald Trump’s defeat. One of …

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Toyota Breaks Vow On Donations To Sedition Caucus

CBS News reports: Toyota is again contributing to lawmakers who resisted certifying the official results of the 2020 presidential election, despite the Japanese automaker’s pledge last summer to halt such financial support. The company said at the time, “We are actively listening to our stakeholders and, at this time, we have decided to stop contributing to those members of Congress …

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Oz At Debate: We “Cannot Move On” From 2020

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports: The two GOP front-runners — Mr. Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon and former daytime TV host, and David McCormick, the former CEO of the world’s largest hedge fund — traded attacks from a debate stage in Harrisburg alongside three of their opponents. Mr. Oz mentioned former President Donald Trump’s endorsement multiple times during Monday’s televised, multimarket debate. …

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GOP Ad Rips Cawthorn As Do-Nothing Thirst Trapper

The Hill reports: A state senator challenging Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R) in the North Carolina released a new ad on Monday knocking the congressman for his use of Instagram. The ad released by state Sen. Chuck Edwards, one of a number of Republicans taking on Cawthorn in the Tar Heel State’s primary race, features photos Cawthorn posted on Instagram of …

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