Crackpots

NBC News reports: Tesla CEO Elon Musk won the backing of shareholders Thursday in his fight to reclaim a $56 billion pay package voided by a Delaware judge who ruled the record-breaking compensation was excessive. Shareholders voted in favor of restoring the package they approved in 2018, Brandon Ehrhart, Tesla’s general counsel and board secretary, announced on stage at the …

“Don’t live with your boyfriend or your fiancé before you get married. Statistically, you are far more likely to break up or to divorce if you do. “Not everyone, of course, but that is statistically true. Plus, you are giving him all of the milk without having to buy the cow, you are playing wife without him really having to …

Milwaukee’s Fox affiliate reports: In Brookfield, former presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard spoke one-on-one with FOX6 on Friday, June 7. With the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee now 38 days away, Gabbard spoke about the upcoming event – and vice presidential rumors. FOX6 asked Gabbard if she is in the running to be Trump’s vice president. “I’m not going to comment …

The Daily Beast reports: A Moms for Liberty activist who caught heat last summer after her Indiana chapter quoted Adolf Hitler in a newsletter is back—and now she’s running for governor. Paige Miller, who leads Moms for Liberty (M4L)’s Hamilton County branch, has entered the race as an independent alongside her scripture-quoting running mate, Jamie Reitenour. On May 23, the …

Megachurch pastor Mario Murillo appeared here last month when he teased the “greatest announcement of my life” about Pride Month, which he declared has “cursed America.” This weekend, he made said announcement: America is in a death spiral. But God has given me a plan. Today is the first day of Pride Month—30 days of war on our children—and a …

The Washington Post reports: Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he had a “visceral reaction against” the removal of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s statue in Charlottesville. Speaking to podcast host Tim Pool in a “Timcast IRL” episode Friday, Kennedy — who is mounting a long-shot bid for the White House — said he doesn’t think “it’s a …

Mediaite reports: Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed the Libertarian National Convention on Friday and told an anecdote about his views on masking during the Covid pandemic. “They asked me why I wasn’t wearing a mask, which, nobody was, except for the NBC film crew.” The crowd laughed at this detail. “They said, ‘Wasn’t I scared of dying …

From the evangelical outlet Charisma News: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s death serves as a much-needed reminder that no man, regardless of how powerful, threatening or fearful he sounds, has the ability to override the plans and purposes of God, Almighty who established Israel and has sustained her throughout 2,000 years of dispersion to the four corners of the earth, returning …

NBC News reports: American mixed martial artist Bryce Mitchell said he will be home-schooling his infant son because he doesn’t “want him to be gay.” “We’re going to have to home-school all our kids or they’re all going to end up turning gay,” Mitchell, 29, said in an Instagram video Wednesday while holding his son, Tucker, who he said was …

Spokane’s CBS affiliate reports: A federal judge in Washington dismissed a lawsuit on Wednesday filed by former NBA player John Stockton and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that aimed to block a state investigation into two doctors accused of spreading COVID misinformation. The lawsuit was filed in March in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington …

ABC News reports: To qualify, candidates must attract at least 15 percent support in four national polls that meet CNN and ABC News’s respective standards, while also having ballot access in enough states to theoretically win 270 electoral votes — thresholds Kennedy has not yet met. Based on surveys released since mid-March that meet CNN’s requirements, Kennedy has two qualifying …

Axios reports: Tesla Motors’ brand reputation continued to slip over the last year as the antics of polarizing CEO Elon Musk and other issues tarnished its once-impeccable image, according to new Axios Harris Poll 100 survey results. Tesla soared to 8th place in 2021’s ranking of America’s 100 most visible companies by their perceived image, but has since plummeted to …

The New York Times reports: Ms. Shanahan has a fortune of more than $1 billion that stems largely from her divorce settlement last year with Sergey Brin, a founder of Google, whose net worth exceeds $145 billion, three people with knowledge of her finances said. During their five-year marriage, Ms. Shanahan partied with Silicon Valley’s elite and used recreational drugs …

James Lasher writes for the far-right Charisma News: The NBC streaming platform Peacock has recently announced its newest series on homosexuality and transgenderism in nature called “Queer Planet” will be released to the masses on June 6. No, you read that right and no, it is not an out of season April Fool’s joke. It is a continuation of the …

The New York Post reports: Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lists his residence to vote as a tony Westchester County address — which is in foreclosure proceedings for non-payment, court records show. The independent candidate claims his voting address is 84 Croton Lake Road In Katonah, though he is not the owner of the million-dollar property-in-arrears, does not show …

NBC News reports: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first reaction to this week’s debate agreement between President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and CNN was to accuse them of “colluding” against him. But within hours, the independent presidential candidate changed his tune: He was going to try to win a one-month sprint to meet CNN’s criteria and crash the stage. …

The New York Times reports: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate, the Silicon Valley investor Nicole Shanahan, said on Wednesday night that she had given another $8 million to their independent presidential campaign as it carries out the expensive endeavor of gaining ballot access across the country and tries to propel Mr. Kennedy onto debate stages. Ms. Shanahan’s new donation, …

“Presidents Trump and Biden are colluding to lock America into a head-to-head match-up that 70% say they do not want. They are trying to exclude me from their debate because they are afraid I would win. Keeping viable candidates off the debate stage undermines democracy. “Forty-three percent of Americans identify as independents. If Americans are ever going to escape the …

Courthouse News reports: Independent U.S. Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sued Meta and Mark Zuckerberg Monday morning, claiming that Meta is interfering in the presidential election after it blocked one of Kennedy’s advertisements on its social media platforms. In the complaint filed in San Francisco federal court, Kennedy claims that Meta censored a 30-minute video advertisement about his life …

The Hill reports: Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he has enough signatures to qualify for the ballot in Texas, fulfilling one of his campaign’s main targets ahead of November. Kennedy and his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, turned in 245,572 signatures to the Texas Secretary of State’s office on Monday, more than double the number required …