Monthly Archives: April 2022

WH: Sell Russian Assets, Use Proceeds For Ukraine

Axios reports: The White House unveiled a proposed legislative package on Thursday that would allow the federal government to sell assets seized from Russian oligarchs over the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine and to use the proceeds for military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. The U.S. has already seized million of dollars in assets from wealthy Russians with close ties to …

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Charlie Crist Targets Orlando With “DeSanTAX” Ad

Florida Politics reports: “DeSanTAX.” Oops. Spoiler alert. That’s the punchline of a new TV commercial that Democratic gubernatorial candidate and current Rep. Charlie Crist is launching in the Orlando market. It attacks Gov. Ron DeSantis’ legislative culture war battle with the Walt Disney Company. The ad charges that Governor’s Disney ire could result in tax increases in Orange and Osceola …

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Moderna Seeks Vax Approval For Children Under Six

The Associated Press reports: Moderna on Thursday asked U.S. regulators to authorize low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 6, a long-awaited move toward potentially opening shots for millions of tots by summer. Frustrated families are waiting impatiently for a chance to protect the nation’s littlest kids as all around them people shed masks and other public …

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MTG Denies Calling For “Marshall Law” [VIDEO]

Media Matters has the transcript: LAURA INGRAHAM (HOST): And of course, this is being brought up now as, you know, Congresswoman Greene is, like, talking about martial law and she should never be able to run again. I’d like to have you, you know, have a chance to respond to those criticisms. REP. MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE (GUEST): Well, those are …

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GOP Group Taunts McCarthy In His Home District

The Huffington Post reports: A conservative group erected six billboards in House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) home district after he was caught in a lie. “We’ve heard the tapes, Kevin,” the billboards from the Republican Accountability Project (RAP) say. Last week, McCarthy denied a report that he had privately told other Republicans he would urge Donald Trump to resign …

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Bail Denied For FL Pastor Accused Of Child Sex Abuse, Police Say He Beat His Victims With Wooden Paddles

Jacksonville’s NBC News affiliate reports: A judge on Wednesday denied a request for bond for a Jacksonville pastor accused of abusing children for decades. Paul Dyal, 78, pastor of the Jacksonville Assembly of the Body of Christ on Old Kings Road, is charged with two counts of capital sexual battery on a child. The defense wanted him released on his …

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MTG Doubles Down On “Satanic” Catholic Church

The Insider reports: Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene slammed the US Roman Catholic Church’s leaders on Wednesday, calling its bishops “criminals and abusers.” In a 700-word statement, Greene demanded an apology from Catholic League president Bill Donohue, who had earlier criticized her for saying that “Satan’s controlling the Church.” Greene had made the comment during an interview with the right-wing …

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Giuliani To Appear Before Riot Committee Next Month

CNN reports: Rudy Giuliani is expected to appear next month before the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection, according to sources familiar with the matter. The expected appearance comes after months of negotiations between lawmakers and the former mayor of New York, who served as former President Donald Trump’s personal attorney for much of his presidency. In …

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Denied: Cultist Can’t Have “Let’s Go Brandon” On Ballot

The Colorado Newsline reports: Republican congressional candidate Dave Williams will not have “Let’s Go Brandon” appear as a nickname on the June primary ballot, a Denver District Court judge ruled Wednesday. “Upon consideration of all of this testimony, evidence, briefing, argument and authority the Court held a hearing today by videoconference and entered on the record findings of fact, conclusions …

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Matt Gaetz Attacks “Sniveling” House GOP Leadership

Newsweek reports: Rep. Matt Gaetz said that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California and Minority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana were “not fitting of leadership” during a Wednesday night appearance on Tucker Carlson Tonight. The previous day, Gaetz accused the leaders of being “weak men” for speaking about him and former President Donald Trump indirectly during “sniveling phone calls” …

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CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Variety reports: “Avatar 2” is real, and it’s here — naysayers be damned. After at least seven delays in the last eight years (the film was originally supposed to open in 2014), director James Cameron is finally ready to show audiences his otherworldly, underwater vision for “Avatar’s” long-awaited sequel. It’s newly titled as “Avatar: The Way of Water.” Disney, which …

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Trump Defies $10K/Day Contempt Fine, Files Appeal

Courthouse News reports: Defying orders for him to pay $10,000 a day until he turns over records sought for a civil investigation in New York, former President Donald Trump appealed a state judge’s contempt order on Wednesday. Trump brought the appeal two days after Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron ruled against Trump from the bench with a gavel bang. New …

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TN GOP Rep Wants To Burn “Offensive” Library Books

The Tennessean reports: A last-minute amendment to give a politically appointed textbook commission final approval over books in Tennessee school libraries sparked a Capitol protest and heated debate in the General Assembly on Wednesday. On Wednesday morning, Rep. Jerry Sexton, R-Bean Station, withdrew the controversial amendment requiring the commission to issue its own list of approved materials, but submitted a …

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MAGA Superfan Busted Selling Fake Vaccine Cards

Vice News reports: According to the arresting documents, Robert Van Camp, a man from Parker, Washington who was arrested Tuesday, and his well-connected partner were able to get their hands on a blank COVID-19 CDC vaccine card. The two then printed off massive amounts of the cards; they would not just sell them but also fill them out as legitimately …

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Ashli Babbitt’s Brother, Already Accused Of Hate Crime, Charged In Second Attack By San Diego Prosecutors

The Times Of San Diego reports: The brother of Ashli Babbitt, the San Diego woman fatally shot during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, is facing new criminal charges stemming from an alleged attack on a man in Ocean Beach, the San Diego City Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. Roger Witthoeft, 33, was already facing charges for allegedly …

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Proud Boy Pleads Guilty To Felony, Will Rat Out Others

From the Justice Department: A Missouri man, a member of the Proud Boys, pleaded guilty today to a felony charge for obstructing law enforcement officers during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His and others’ actions disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential …

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Musk Loses Battle To End “Twitter Sitter” Deal With SEC

Bloomberg News reports: Elon Musk may soon own Twitter Inc. but the billionaire won’t be able to shake his “Twitter Sitter.” A judge on Wednesday rejected Musk’s request to ditch his 2018 deal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that required a company lawyer to screen all his Tesla Inc.-related tweets. The Tesla CEO, who appears to have clinched …

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One Million Moms Vs “Perverted” Kay Jewelers [VIDEO]

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: Kay Jewelers’ current commercial, “Celebrate Every Kiss,” attempts to normalize sin by featuring two homosexual men together with their young son. The two dads, both wearing wedding bands, are shown walking outside, while one dad carries the boy on his shoulders. The men kiss, as do other couples in the commercial, while …

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NY Appeals Court Rejects Pro-Dem US House Map

NBC New York reports: New York’s highest court on Wednesday rejected the state’s new congressional district maps, which had been widely seen as favoring Democrats. The state’s Court of Appeals agreed in a ruling with a group of Republican voters who sued, alleging the district boundaries had been unconstitutionally gerrymandered and that the Legislature hadn’t followed proper procedure in passing …

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Owens: “Pedophiles Hide Under The LGBT Flag” [VIDEO]

Media Matters has the transcript:  I mean, I’m a big believer — and I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again — that there are freaks, predators, and pedophiles that are all hiding under the LBGT flag. Right? They’re waving the flag and going, oh we’re this, queer, whatever, but, you know — and in reality this is a …

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