The Daily Beast reports: A Virginia anti-vaxxer and her realtor husband have been hit with charges for taking part in the Jan. 6 sacking of the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob. Jessica and Joshua Bustle were identified by tipsters who contacted the FBI with details of Facebook postings implicating themselves, according to a criminal complaint filed in D.C. federal …

Mediaite reports: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, somewhat out of the blue on Wednesday, laid fire down on alternative social media service Gab, calling it an “Anti-Semitic platform” that does not “represent Texas values.” But his own state party is a big, if recent, Gab user. The clip of Gov. Abbott slapping down Gab hit Twitter by Abbott’s own hand on …

Vice News reports: One of the most senior Cabinet officials in the Trump administration, Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller, has told VICE on Showtime that he believes the speech made by former President Donald Trump on the morning of January 6 was responsible for causing the mob to violently attack the Capitol later that day. Trump installed Miller after …

“I’ve got a new social media channel that’s going to be — it’s a YouTube, Twitter combined. You’ve never seen anything like it in the world. It’s unbreakable. It’s called Vocal, V-O-C-L. We’re going to be vocal. This is going to be voices, voices that are unrestricted. “This is for freedom of speech. Everyone’s going to come over there and …

Media Matters has the transcript: Joe Biden stands there, like a mannequin dummy, and talks about how he’s going to make sure that all Americans are taken care of. Maybe even by the end of May. And there’s enough suckers out there who are going to believe it because the media pushed their narrative and it spreads like poison and …

USA Today reports: The House passed two bills Thursday that would tighten gun sales regulations, sending the measures to a divided Senate. H.R. 8 would expand background checks on individuals seeking to purchase or transfer firearms, and the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021 would close the “Charleston loophole,” a gap in federal law that lets gun sales proceed without …

Fox News reports: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the state capital and its county for not lifting their mask mandates after Governor Greg Abbott rolled back the measure statewide, Fox News has learned. The lawsuit against the City of Austin and Travis County — where the capital city resides — came after Paxton threatened …

The Texas Tribune reports: Six years after Texas passed a controversial measure allowing licensed gun owners to carry concealed handguns on college campuses, one Republican state lawmaker is pushing to expand the law by allowing licensed adults to carry weapons in public and charter schools. The bill’s staunchly pro-gun author, state Sen. Bob Hall, sees the move as a logical …

CNN reports: In an extraordinary rebuke, the Pentagon and several senior members of the US military called out Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Thursday for a sexist segment in which he mocked women serving in the armed forces. Speaking to reporters Thursday, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said the Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin shared the same “revulsion” that many …

Mediaite reports: Well, this isn’t something one sees every day: a sitting U.S. senator dropping an F-bomb to tell off a cable news host. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) rang in a belated International Women’s Day on Thursday by going after Fox News prime time host Tucker Carlson in a tweet that started simply: “F*ck Tucker Carlson.” What set the Senator …

ABC News reports: President Joe Biden will sign the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill at 1:30 p.m. ET Thursday, the White House said in a statement. While the $1,400 stimulus payments could hit people’s bank accounts within days of Biden signing the bill, the extension of federal unemployment benefits along with the enhanced child tax credit and more generous Affordable …

“It looked like the prophet Samuel was wrong. David was only accepted as king by Judah. Guess who’s the only ones in the body of Christ accepting President Trump is king right now? The tribe of Judah. “If you can go in the spirit, if you can see what’s in Heaven, who’s sitting in the throne; go up and look …

The Loudoun Times-Mirror reports: A Sterling man charged with assault for blowing on two activists in November outside Trump National Golf Club in Sterling is settling his case by donating $3,000 to the NAACP Loudoun Branch. Raymond Deskins, 61, of Sterling, provided the check through his attorney Monday to Michelle Thomas, president of the NAACP Loudoun Branch, Thomas said. She …

The New York Daily News reports: Dozens of Gov. Cuomo’s fellow Democrats are defecting in light of the latest allegations of sexual harassment levied against the governor and other swirling scandals. More than 55 Democratic state legislators issued a joint statement Thursday calling on Cuomo to resign as Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said he will host a meeting later in …

The New York Times reports: Lawmakers in Mexico approved a bill Wednesday night to legalize recreational marijuana, a milestone for the country, which is in the throes of a drug war and could become the world’s largest cannabis market, leaving the United States between two pot-selling neighbors. The 316-to-129 vote in Mexico’s lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, came more …

The Hill reports: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Thursday said he will vote to confirm Xavier Becerra as secretary of Health and Human Services. Manchin’s support will likely give Democrats the necessary votes for confirmation, after the Senate Finance Committee deadlocked on advancing President Biden’s nominee to lead the health agency. It is unclear if any GOP senators will vote …

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports: The longtime treasurer of a Mt. Pleasant Township church was arrested this week after admitting to state troopers he stole at least $150,000 from church coffers and spent a large portion of the money on a pornographic website, according to court records. Glenn E. Yothers, 56, of Unity, is charged with theft by deception and theft …

CNN reports: One of the veterans charged in the Capitol insurrection worked in the Marine Corps unit responsible for transporting the president and operating his helicopter, Marine One, according to Pentagon records. Military records obtained by CNN show that John Andries served in the Marine Corps from 2004 to 2009 and was assigned to the Marine Helicopter Squadron One, the …

The Washington Post reports: Videos with names such as “Murder By ‘Vaccine’ — The Evidence Mounts!” and “Doctors and Nurses Giving the coronavirus vaccine Will Be Tried as War Criminals” have been viewed tens of thousands of times after being linked on QAnon-themed channels, including “Q NEWS OFFICIAL TV,” which has more than 50,000 members. Other QAnon groups on Telegram …

“So we’ve got new hairstyles and maternity flight suits. Pregnant women are going to fight our wars. It’s a mockery of the US military. “While China’s military becomes more masculine as it’s assembled the world’s largest navy, our military needs to become as Joe Biden says more feminine, whatever feminine means anymore since men and women no longer exist. “The …