Completely Horrible People

“We know the Bible. You’ve got a leader [Cummings] that has been in office for over 30 years, that opened the door on unfettered abortion in this country. “His civil rights icon status was a joke because he did nothing to bring rights to his people; all he did was divide, all he did was play the race card. He …

The Wisconsin State Journal reports: A Dane County jury on Tuesday decided a village of Oregon conspiracy theorist must pay the father of a boy killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook shootings $450,000 for falsely claiming that the father circulated fabricated copies of his son’s death certificate. James Fetzer must pay Leonard Pozner, whose son, Noah, 6, was the youngest …

Raw Story reports: Vice President Mike Pence has hired a former Homeland Security official as his new spokeswoman, but social media users were more interested in another detail in her biography. Pence tapped Katie Waldman, a former DHS spokeswoman under Kirstjen Nielsen and then communications director for Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ), as his press secretary, and the NBC News report …

The Washington Examiner reports: President Trump went into full troll mode Wednesday evening as the Democratic presidential primary field continued to thin. He took to Twitter to spike the football about Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, New York Democrat, dropping out, paying her … a compliment – if meant. As someone promptly pointed out on Twitter, Mr. Trump had previously disparaged the …

NBC News reports: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Tuesday that he will accept the offer of international aid to help fight the fires raging across the Amazon rainforest, but that French President Emmanuel Macron must first apologize to him. Bolsonaro appeared offended by Macron’s comments related to his handling of the unfolding crisis in the Amazon, and wanted them retracted. …

Once upon a time “Never Trump” leader Erick Erickson, last appeared on JMG when he fell for the far-right hoax that David Hogg wasn’t at school on the day of the Parkland massacre. Today Erickson claims that if Jeffery Epstein had been accused of molesting boys in drag, progressives would be rushing to his defense. As you can see below, …

Penn Live reports: Pennsylvania’s state Senate erupted this week over a bill that ended funding for the some of the poorest residents, leading a Republican lawmaker to shout over his Democratic colleague for nearly three minutes. Republicans have pushed to end the decades-old General Assistance program but Democrats on Wednesday introduced amendments to save the monthly funding for certain populations, …

The Hill reports: Evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr. on Tuesday defended the Trump administration amid criticism over conditions migrant children have faced in U.S. detention facilities. Falwell lashed out at Russell D. Moore, a theologian and president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, for criticizing the administration following reports of detained migrant children held in unsanitary and inadequate conditions. …

Anchorage’s NBC News affiliate reports: In April of 2018, Alaskan father and son Andrew Renner, 41, and Owen Renner, 18, both of Wasilla, illegally killed a black bear sow and her two cubs on Esther Island in Prince William Sound. Video of that incident has now been made public, nearly a year later. The sow and cubs that the Renners …

Raw Story reports: Speaking at dinner at President Donald Trump’s Florida Mar-a-Lago resort on Friday night, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) once again called for an investigation of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the delight of the Trump supporters attending a fundraiser. Before a crowd that was celebrating the news that there would be no additional indictments — for …

Two weeks ago the Australian government banned homocon Milo Yiannopoulos from entering the country over anti-Semitic comments and unpaid bills owed to police for his 2017 visit, which drew hundreds of protesters. The ban was going to be reversed after pressure from right wing lawmakers until last night. ABC News Australia reports: Milo Yiannopoulos has been banned from entering Australia …

Talking Points Memo reports: White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Tuesday took aim at actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman after the two were charged in a massive college admissions cheating scandal. “Lori Loughlin & Felicity Huffman indicted for lying and buying spots in college,” Conway tweeted. “They worried their daughters are as stupid as their mothers.” The former “Full …

The Hill reports: Conservative firebrand Ann Coulter is weighing in on the Jussie Smollett case, after the “Empire” actor was arrested Thursday on charges he falsely claimed that he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack. “Alright, this particular hate crime turned out to be a hoax, but let’s remember, ALL OF THEM are hoaxes. #Smollett,” Coulter tweeted …

The Salt Lake Tribune reports: In a bid to raise money to promote hunting rights and the removal of protection for predator species, a new group co-founded by Utahn Don Peay is selling $10 tickets for a chance to spend five days with Donald Trump Jr. on a guided elk hunt in Utah. Hunter Nation recently posted the foray with …

The Hill reports: Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Thursday that he was confused why thousands of federal workers, who’ve already missed one paycheck, are relying on food banks during the partial government shutdown. Ross he didn’t understand why some of the more 800,000 unpaid federal workers have flocked to food banks for meals instead of taking out loans against back …

USA Today reports: Donald Trump Jr. likened his father’s proposed border wall with Mexico to a zoo fence Tuesday evening, sparking a sharp backlash on social media from users who thought he was comparing immigrants to zoo animals. “You know why you can enjoy a day at the zoo?” the son of President Donald Trump wrote in an Instagram post …

“When you think of the left today, are those the kind of people you want to hang around with? They are the biggest killjoys out there. Killjoys! They don’t want you to enjoy your life. They want you to listen to them, shut up, and sit down. Lecturing you, and haranguing you into what you should feel about the country, …

“OK, enough of the nonsense. Are you people stupid? Let me count the ways. There’s a way to come to our home, you apply to come here, and we decide if you do. If you’re a single female with two babies and part of a caravan illegally rushing our border and throwing rocks at border agents, also known as lethal …

Mediaite reports: Some awful company is out with a LEGO knockoff called “MAGA” where you can build a wall to keep out toy Mexicans, clad in sombreros, and wielding maracas. Fox & Friends covered the toy set repeatedly on Wednesday. “They may look like LEGOs, but these building blocks are a little different,” Steve Doocy announced. “The toy company that’s …

The Daily Beast reports: Instagram said it would not remove a post from right-wing figure Milo Yiannopoulos praising the recent mail bombs sent to prominent Democratic officials, even after the post was reported as hate speech. On Thursday afternoon, Yiannopoulos posted a picture of himself with a caption that regretted that the bombs didn’t actually detonate. Yiannopoulos also told his …