Crackpots

From my May 2022 post: Retired Army Lieutenant General and disgraced ex-National Security Advisor Michael Flynn is a notorious peddler of outlandish conspiracy theories, especially those that originate inside QAnon or spew from the pouty lips of former President Donald Trump. On Sunday, Flynn endorsed yet another fringe – and absolutely looney – conservative delusion about COVID-19 vaccinations during an …

“They shot that fucking plane out of the sky. Yeah. They ‘crashed it into the ground to save the White House’? Get the fuck out of here. “They found the wreckage — the wreckage was spread out over miles. Now, in a plane crash, the wreckage does not spread for miles. “But when you blow something up in the air, …

Media Matters has the transcript: It is all the dictators you have ever seen in film or on screen, basically rolled into one and then wrapped into an image. What is his team doing? What is his team doing? Well, I think the answer is they’re a very online team, the people who work for him, they spend all day …

Media Matters reports: In newly unearthed videos, commentator Toni Shuppe claimed that Pizzagate is “absolutely real. It is 100% real,” and praised QAnon as “a very valuable resource.” Shuppe has been mentioned as a potential secretary of state pick for Mastriano, who would have the power to appoint the position if he becomes Pennsylvania governor. Shuppe also shared numerous 9/11 …

The Insider reports: Bianca Garcia, president of the Latinos for Trump organization, has a theory about why former President Donald Trump keeps finding himself in trouble — he may have offended God. Gracia, a failed Republican state senate candidate in Texas, suggested that Trump had run into so many problems because he isn’t focused on religion. Gracia said she thought …

The Associate Press reports: A Colorado mother accused of plotting to kidnap her son from foster care after her teen daughter said she started associating with supporters of the QAnon conspiracy theory was found guilty of conspiracy to commit second-degree kidnapping on Friday. Cynthia Abcug, 53, denied she was involved in planning a raid on the foster home where her …

Kyle Mantyla has the transcript at Right Wing Watch: The enemy cannot tell the truth. When liberals talk, they lie. You are on the side of Jesus Christ, or you’re on the side of the devil. You aren’t in between. You’re not an undecided. Undecided means you have already decided, you’ve already made the decision. The court of Heaven today …

Mediaite reports: MyPillow CEO and avid 2020 election denier, Mike Lindell, went on a wild rant on Wednesday declaring that every vote in the state of Utah is a “crime.” On his Lindell TV, the conspiracy theorist declared, “You know, I believe you have the CCP, the globalists, the Uni-Party. I believe it’s all one just happy family.” “You get …

Mediaite reports: Mehmet Oz petitioned top White House officials to green light the use of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in March of 2020, newly released emails show. The drug, which never showed any success at fighting Covid-19 in spite of multiple trials, was presented by Oz as a “potential pandemic solution” in emails to Dr. Deborah Birx and others. In …

Universal Hub reports: A Medfield man who sued Charlie Baker in 2020 over state face-mask requirements due to Covid-19 and lost is taking another legal crack at Baker, this time over state Covid-19 vaccination recommendations he charges got him unenrolled from the Massachusetts School of Law in Andover because he refused to get a shot for medical and religious reasons.But …

The Kansas City Star reports: Kansas reaffirmed its landslide vote to uphold abortion rights after election officials on Sunday finished a recount that never had any chance of changing the outcome but was sought by an election denier and anti-abortion activist advancing baseless allegations of fraud. The exercise instead delivered a second victory for opponents of an amendment that would …

The Arizona Mirror reports: The woman front and center in a Republican Governors Association ad attacking Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs has ties to QAnon-related events and has spread conspiracy theories about COVID-19. The ad, titled “Traci,” features a San Tan Valley woman named Traci Hansen who in the ad calls herself an “advocate for human trafficking victims” and says …

Media Matters has the transcript: DENNIS PRAGER (HOST): OK, so here’s a good example of we think Charles Blow is lying about Republicans. I mean, it is an out and out — it is as much a lie as the sun is dark. OK? That Republicans are characterized by bigotry, intolerance, and oppression. Does he ever give an example? No. …

The Daily Beast reports: As he seeks a third term as Maine governor, Paul LePage had reportedly left behind the days when he earned national headlines by threatening to blow up a newspaper office, challenging a Democrat to a duel, or telling the NAACP to “kiss my butt.” But it turns out that, for the man once dubbed “America’s craziest …

The Guardian reports: Brazilian federal police have called for President Jair Bolsonaro to be charged with spreading fake information about a coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 680,000 of his citizens, including bogus claims of a link between AIDS and COVID vaccines. Bolsonaro’s anti-scientific response to a disease he called “a bit of a cold” has been internationally condemned …

“In all, the EPA alone gets more than $40 billion in this bill, including more than $30 billion for so-called disadvantaged communities. “What are those? Well, they’re not really defined — people who voted for Joe Biden. So, what it really means is the EPA is going to spread more identity politics and race hate. “So really, this is about …

Vice News reports: In a script that’s becoming unpleasantly familiar, conspiracy theorists have seized upon actor Anne Heche’s tragic death, claiming she didn’t die from a car crash but rather was murdered. One theory that’s being peddled is that Heche was killed for her role in the film Toxic Skies, about a conspiracy to purge the population with a fake …

Mediaite reports: Steve Kirsch appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight on Aug. 10 with guest host Brian Kilmeade, who introduced his guest as a disaffected former Democratic donor. “What I found was hundreds of thousands of Americans have been killed by this vaccine and millions have been injured,” Kirsch claimed. Media Matters published a partial transcript of Kirsch’s remarks, along with …

From the far-right Christian site Charisma News: Just as the 1960s cartoon The Jetsons depicted a future full of video phones, robotics and Google-style office space, some modern-day prophets have prophesied about a future full of exposing corruption, fighting for individual freedom and shining a light on truth. One of those prophets is Cindy Jacobs, and her prophecy from 12 …

Phoenix’s NBC News affiliate reports: The Donald Trump-endorsed nominee for Arizona governor wants the state’s schoolchildren to learn from a curriculum inspired in part by Trump. “We want a curriculum that makes sense. We want a curriculum that sets our kids up for success,” Republican Kari Lake, a former TV news anchor, said at an event at the state Capitol. …