Monthly Archives: May 2019

Daily Beast Exposes Yet Another Jacob Wohl Scam

Will Sommer reports at The Daily Beast: Bumbling conservative provocateur Jacob Wohl pitched investors this spring on a scheme to use fraudulent news stories to manipulate political betting markets, according to a fundraising document obtained by The Daily Beast. The document indicates that Wohl attempted to raise $1 million to fund the Arlington Center for Political Intelligence, which he claimed …

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Tennessee Spikes Adoption Bill Amid Business Backlash

The Associated Press reports: Tennessee lawmakers on Tuesday spiked a proposal that would have allowed faith-based adoption agencies to refuse to place children with gay parents and other families because of their religious beliefs. The bill had been scheduled to be debated by the GOP-dominant Senate. However, at the last minute, the sponsor [Rep. Tim Rudd] quietly asked for the …

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Roy Moore Money Beg Hints At 2020 US Senate Bid

Via email from Roy Moore’s wife, Kayla Moore: A recent poll of Alabama citizens expected to vote in the upcoming race for United States Senate in 2020 revealed that most Alabamian voters were NOT fooled by Washington Post’s fictitious story about Judge Roy Moore. The poll declared that Judge Moore has a commanding lead over likely contenders for that position. …

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NC Mass Shooting Suspect Booked For Murder [VIDEO]

The Charlotte Observer reports: The 22-year-old Charlotte man accused of shooting six people Tuesday on the Charlotte campus of the University of North Carolina is facing two counts of murder, according to the Mecklenburg County jail. Trystan Andrew Terrell was arrested on the campus by Charlotte-Mecklenburg police Tuesday after six people were shot on the north Charlotte campus, creating widespread …

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In Predawn Frenzy Trump Retweets 60 Firefighters, Including One Who Changes Name To “Fuck Trump”

The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump went on a wild retweet frenzy Wednesday morning, sharing 60 apparently supportive messages from firefighters after a prominent union announced its endorsement of former Vice President Joe Biden. The retweet rampage was unusual in itself, but the twist came when one of his supposed supporters changed their username to “Fuck Donald Trump.” The username …

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Assange Sentenced To 50 Weeks For Jumping Bail

The Washington Post reports: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced on Wednesday to 50 weeks in a British prison for jumping bail. His sentencing comes a day before an extradition hearing in London related to separate charges in the United States for conspiring to hack a government password. Assange, 47, who appeared in court at London’s Southwark Crown Court wearing …

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