Monthly Archives: February 2021

GOP House Rep Attends White Supremacist Conference

Medium reports: The far-right subgroup behind the conference calls itself the “America First” movement, deriving its namesake from the title of the broadcasts of extremist live-streamer Nicholas Fuentes, its most prominent figure. America First exists most notably as a fringe movement among conservative social media communities, home to its own micro-industry of influencers, vendors, and broadcasters. Its followers have repeatedly …

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Court Approves $650M Facebook Privacy Settlement

The Associated Press reports: A federal judge on Friday approved a $650 million settlement of a privacy lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly using photo face-tagging and other biometric data without the permission of its users. U.S. District Judge James Donato approved the deal in a class-action lawsuit that was filed in Illlinois in 2015. Nearly 1.6 million Facebook users in …

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Lady Gaga’s Stolen Dogs Recovered Unharmed

The Associated Press reports: Lady Gaga’s two French bulldogs, which were stolen by thieves who shot and wounded the dog walker, were recovered unharmed Friday, Los Angeles police said. A woman brought the dogs to the LAPD’s Olympic Community Police Station around 6 p.m, said Capt. Jonathan Tippet, commanding officer of the department’s elite Robbery-Homicide Division. Lady Gaga’s representative and …

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House Passes $1.9T COVID Relief Bill In Party Line Vote

CNBC reports: The House passed its $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill early Saturday, sending the massive proposal to the Senate as Democrats rush to approve more aid before unemployment programs expire. It is the first major legislative initiative for President Joe Biden. The House approved it in a 219-212 mostly party line vote, as two Democrats joined all Republicans in …

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CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Deadline Hollywood reports: Deadline has confirmed that author Ta-Nehisi Coates is writing a Superman reboot feature for Warner Bros and DC, which J.J. Abrams is producing under his Bad Robot label. Hannah Minghella will serve as producer. No plot yet and no attachments despite the fact that we’ve heard how Henry Cavill is eager to get back into the cape. …

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FBI Zeroes In On Assailant In Capitol Officer’s Death

The New York Times reports: The F.B.I. has pinpointed an assailant in its investigation into the death of Brian D. Sicknick, a Capitol Police officer who was injured while fending off the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol last month and later died, according to two law enforcement officials briefed on the inquiry. In a significant breakthrough in the case, …

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Hawley Gets CPAC Ovation For Bid To Overturn Election

The Hill reports: Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo), who seemed to have become something of a pariah in the Senate since his Electoral College objections on Jan. 6 and his fist-pumping show of encouragement to a pro-Trump crowd outside the Capitol earlier that day, received a boisterous ovation at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Friday. Hawley, who admits he’s …

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FBI: Jailed Rioter Boasted He Pissed In Pelosi’s Office

The New York Daily News reports: A New Jersey man who bragged online about storming the U.S. Capitol in the name of Donald Trump told friends he’d urinated in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Congressional office during the riots — and regretted not leaving “s–t” on her chair when he had the chance, according to federal documents unsealed Friday. Friends of …

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Kimberly Guilfoyle At CPAC: Trump Will Do More For America From Mar-A-Lago Than Biden Could Dream Of

“We love president Trump, and I’ll tell you, I will confidently say that president Trump from his desk at Mar-a-Lago will accomplish more for America in the next four years than Joe Biden and Kamala Harris could ever dream of. “That is because we are not giving up. The Republican Party is being reborn thanks to president Trump. It is …

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CPAC Speaker Belongs To Japanese Cult Who Believes Its Leader Is Reincarnated Alien Messiah From Venus

Vice News reports:  His speaker bio on the CPAC website notes that Hiroaki “Jay” Aeba is the chairman of the Japanese Conservative Union (JCU), a right-wing political organization, and that he helped found CPAC Japan, which has been running for the last four years in Tokyo. What isn’t mentioned is the central role Aeba plays in a Japanese cult called …

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FDA Panel Approves Single-Shot J&J COVID Vaccine

NBC News reports: An independent advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration voted Friday to recommend that the agency authorize Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine. Members of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, or VRBPAC, voted unanimously in favor of recommending authorization. The FDA is not required to go along with the committee’s recommendation, but is widely …

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Release Denied For Trans Oath Keepers Organizer

Law & Crime reports: Oath Keepers recruiter Jessica Watkins, one of nine members of the militia group to date indicted for allegedly destroying government property and conspiring with other extremists on the day of the Capitol siege, cannot await trial outside of jail, a federal judge ruled on Friday. Watkins said she “disbanded” her small personal militia despite being a …

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One Million Moms Vs Nickelodeon’s “Blue’s Clues & You”

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: “ABC Song with Blue,” from Nickelodeon’s Blue’s Clues & You! TV program for preschoolers, is an alphabet song for kids that is available on the show’s official YouTube channel. It sounds innocent enough, but parents should be aware of the not-so-subtle and very pro-LGBTQ agenda included in the song’s video. Every time …

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DOJ: United To Pay $49 Million In USPS Fraud Case

Via press release from the Justice Department: United Airlines Inc. (United), the world’s third largest airline, has agreed to pay over $49 million to resolve criminal charges and civil claims relating to fraud on postal service contracts for transportation of international mail. United entered into a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) with the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section and agreed to pay $17,271,415 …

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GOP Reps Speaking At CPAC Requested Proxy Votes In House Today Over “Ongoing Public Health Emergency”

CNN reports: Several of former President Donald Trump’s closest Republican allies in the House have skipped Friday’s votes and enlisted their colleagues to vote on their behalf, signing letters saying they can’t attend “due to the ongoing public health emergency.” But those members are actually expected to be in Orlando and listed as speakers at CPAC. The members include Florida …

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Cawthorn: Dems Want US To Be “Communist Ash Heap”

Fox News reports: Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., didn’t mince words in his first appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), telling the crowd that “brutal and vicious” Democrats were trying to turn the U.S. into a “Communist ash heap.” Cawthorn said the U.S. is “walking down a road very near socialism. They are trying to turn this country into …

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Gaetz Eggs On Hatred For Liz Cheney At CPAC [VIDEO]

Mediate reports: When Congressman Matt Gaetz spoke at CPAC Friday — proudly calling himself a “Florida man” — he went on a tear against Cheney to applause from the crowd. Gaetz talked about “whip[ping] the establishment,” and then added, “Speaking of people who ought to lose primaries…” “If Liz Cheney were on this stage today, she would get booed off …

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“QAnon Shaman” Seeks Release: Trump “Groomed” Me

Newsweek reports: “QAnon Shaman” Jacob Chansley claims that former President Donald Trump used social media and “public propaganda” to “effectively groom” his followers into believing conspiracy theories. Chansley, also known by his stage name Jake Angelli, argued that he was one of millions tricked by the former president in a motion seeking pretrial release. “For years during the Trump administration, …

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DOJ: Over 300 Trump Terrorists Charged So Far In Riot

Reuters reports: The U.S. Justice Department has charged more than 300 people with taking part in the deadly storming of the Capitol by former President Donald Trump’s supporters, and at least 280 have been arrested, Acting Deputy Attorney General John Carlin told reporters on Friday. “The investigation into those responsible is moving at a speed and scale that’s unprecedented, and …

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MAGA World Turns On McCarthy Over Liz Cheney

MSNBC reports: After complaining that Liz Cheney is “going to keep talking that smack” about the former president, Peter Navarro added, in apparent reference to Kevin McCarthy, “Let’s never forget that guy, when he had her in his sights, he blinked. He’s responsible. He’s got to go. Kevin McCarthy has to go. He no longer has the confidence of the …

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