Monthly Archives: January 2023

Navarro’s Contempt Trial To Be Delayed For Months

CNN reports: A federal judge on Friday delayed the contempt of Congress trial for former Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro, likely for months, to allow for additional pre-trial debate over the role executive privilege could play when the case goes to a jury. Over the course of a nearly two-hour hearing Friday, US District Judge Amit Mehta grilled Justice Department …

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Bodycam Footage Released From Attack On Paul Pelosi

The Washington Post reports: Police body-camera video showing the October attack on the husband of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), along with audio of Paul Pelosi’s 911 call, were made public Friday, revealing footage of the moment he was bludgeoned by a hammer-wielding intruder looking for his wife. The tapes illuminate a harrowing sequence: Pelosi alerting a 911 dispatcher of an …

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One Million Moms Vs Accounting Firm Jackson Hewitt

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: One Million Moms is disgusted by the new Jackson Hewitt commercial, “Buck Yeah!” The company’s latest television advertisement for its tax services starts with “What the Buck?” and concludes with “Buck Yeah!” The tax service company thinks it is clever to substitute the word “buck” for the vulgar f-word. In fact, this …

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Megachurch Orders Members To Sign Anti-LGBTQ Vow

Jacksonville’s NBC affiliate reports: If congregants of First Baptist Church in Jacksonville want to remain members, they have to sign a statement vowing to oppose LGBTQ+ freedoms. Senior Pastor Heath Lambert has said such freedoms and the sexual revolution are a threat to First Baptist and he’s giving members until March 23 to sign the statement. Lambert posted a video …

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Trump Loses Bid To Dismiss Lawsuit By Capitol Police

Bloomberg News reports: Former president Donald Trump failed to persuade a judge to throw out a civil lawsuit brought by Capitol Police officers over injuries they suffered during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. US District Judge Amit Mehta on Thursday rejected Trump’s claim that presidential immunity protected him from liability for actions that were within his official duties. The arguments …

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New Questions Arise Over Santos’ Campaign Finances

NBC News reports: A Republican technology firm says it is asking Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., to correct yet another apparent error on his campaign spending records. Santos reported paying WinRed more than $206,000 to process donations to his 2022 campaign, records show. But that amount doesn’t match up with how much money Santos actually raised. A Republican fundraising platform, WinRed …

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Biden Formally Names Jeff Zients As New Chief Of Staff

The New York Times reports: President Biden said on Friday that Jeffrey D. Zients, who served as the coronavirus response coordinator and a chairman of Mr. Biden’s transition, would take over as the White House chief of staff. The formal announcement came several days after it was reported that Mr. Zients had been tapped to replace Ron Klain, the longtime …

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NYC Set To Break Record For Snowless Days Streak

AccuWeather reports: The longest snowless streak lasted 332 days and ended on Dec. 15, 2020. This season’s streak is currently up to 323 days as of Jan. 26. No snow has been measured in the Big Apple since March 9, 2022, when 0.4 of an inch fell. AccuWeather forecasters say that with no significant chances of snow in the forecast …

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Boebert Implies She Takes Her Gun Into The US Capitol

“I have to learn how to do Congress all over again. It’s kinda like being a freshman all over again. People are allowed in building, you don’t have to go through metal detectors. “I am absolutely armed in Washington DC, in fact I just went and renewed my concealed carry permit here in DC. You have to do that every …

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Today: RNC Holds Secret Ballot For Chairperson

The Associated Press reports: Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel is fighting for reelection in a bitter leadership feud that’s testing former President Donald Trump’s grip on his own “Make America Great Again” movement. The high-profile contest to lead the GOP through the 2024 presidential election will be decided Friday afternoon in a secret vote at the committee’s winter meeting …

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Trump Secretly Donated $1M To Arizona 2020 “Audit”

The Guardian reports: One of the enduring mysteries surrounding the chaotic attempts to overturn Donald Trump’s defeat in the 2020 presidential battle has been solved: who made a secret $1m donation to the controversial election “audit” in Arizona? The identity of one of the largest benefactors behind the discredited review of Arizona’s vote count has been shrouded in secrecy. Now …

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Russia Sentences Anti-Vax QAnon Monk To 7 Years

The Associated Press reports: A former Russian Orthodox monk, who denied that the coronavirus existed and defied the Kremlin, was handed a seven-year prison sentence Friday. Nikolai Romanov, 67, who was known as Father Sergiy until his excommunication by the Russian Orthodox Church, urged his followers to disobey the Russian government’s lockdown measures and spread conspiracy theories about a global …

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Just In Case: Both Parties Prepare To Replace Santos

Politico reports: Just months after Santos’ win helped seal a GOP majority, New York Democrats and Republicans are drafting contingency plans for a potential special election in the battleground district, despite the currently high likelihood that the incumbent stays put. No matter what Santos does, the freshman fabricator’s toxicity has forced House members and campaign hands to think about 2024 …

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GA Gov Activates National Guard After Police Shooting

Atlanta’s Fox affiliate report: Gov. Brian Kemp is issuing a state of emergency ahead of potential anti-police protests in Atlanta this weekend. The order calls for up to 1,000 Georgia National Guard troops to be called up to “subdue riot and unlawful assembly.” Last weekend’s violence came days after law enforcement shot and killed an environmental activist, who the Georgia …

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Sissy That Walk: Santos Tries To Hide Spotify Playlists

The Daily Beast reports: George Santos appears to have taken unusual countermeasures to conceal his Spotify—a seemingly innocuous piece of his digital footprint that would only disclose that he is a fan of Brazilian music, enjoys tunes by drag queens, and gives his playlists cringey names like “Vibes” and “Turn Up.” Wthin hours after the first contact through a voicemail …

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Gaetz Seeks To Bar Schiff From Classified Information

The New York Post reports: Rep. Matt Gaetz is pushing a new bill that would restrict former House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff’s access to classified information over his “baseless claims” of collusion between former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia. The PENCIL Resolution, an apparent riff off of Trump’s derisive “Pencil-Neck” nickname for Schiff, stands for Preventing Extreme …

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Ken Cuccinelli Testifies Before Federal Grand Jury In DC

CNN reports: Former Trump-era Department of Homeland Security official Ken Cuccinelli testifed before a federal grand jury in Washington, DC, on Thursday. Cuccinelli headed into the grand jury area just before 10 a.m. ET at the federal courthouse, where prosecutors looking at efforts to undermine the 2020 election as part of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation are also gathered. “Yep,” …

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Trump: I Could End The Ukraine War Within 24 Hours

Posted last night to Trump’s Truth Social account: If I were president, the Russia/Ukraine war would never have happened, but even now, if president, I would be able to negotiate an end to this horrible and rapidly escalating war within 24 hours. Such a tragic waste of human life!!! FIRST COME THE TANKS, THEN COME THE NUKES. Get this crazy …

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Carlson: Invade Canada, “Liberate Them From Trudeau”

“I have to ask you about Canada, and what we saw happen there last winter – the trucker protest and then the crackdown by the authoritarian government of Canada. “I’m completely in favor of a Bay of Pigs operation to liberate that country. Why should we stand back and let our biggest trading partner, the country with which we share …

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CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Deadline Hollywood reports: With Wednesday’s worldwide box office grosses included, James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water has surpassed $2.054B globally, and jumped up a notch on the all-time worldwide chart. Globally through yesterday, the epic sci-fi adventure passed Avengers: Infinity War ($2,052M) with $2,054.7M to become the No. 5 highest-grossing movie ever worldwide. The next film in the sights …

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