Crackpots

The CBC reports: A First Nations leader in Alberta is questioning Premier Danielle Smith’s claim of Indigenous heritage. Smith has said she has some Cherokee roots and years ago declared herself as a person of mixed race. A story this week by the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network looked into Smith’s family tree and found no evidence of the premier being …

The New York Post reports: Kanye West said he’s planning a 2024 presidential run and has tapped far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos in a video posted to Twitter Sunday. The video, in which West says Yiannopoulos is working on his campaign, comes as the rapper’s Twitter account was restored after he was banned from the app in the wake of vile, …

Axios reports: The Daily Wire, a conservative media and entertainment company, says it now has more than 1 million paid subscribers to its streaming service DailyWire+. The company has been positioning DailyWire+ as a conservative alternative to mainstream entertainment companies, particularly Disney. In March, Daily Wire execs said the company was planning a significant push into kids entertainment in response …

“The thing that’s really amazing to me is that it is now, apparently, the law of the land and societal rule that the only rationale that you could possibly have for saying that a marriage is between a man and a woman is because you’re a Christian, or a Jew, or a Muslim. “That’s really the only reason at all. …

Vice News reports: Anti-vaxxers are trying to create a new global infrastructure for the supply of unvaccinated blood, driven by conspiracy theories and pseudoscientific beliefs about the dangers of mRNA COVID vaccines. SafeBlood Donation was founded by a Swiss naturopath, George Della Pietra. He and his supporters believe, wrongly, that mRNA coronavirus vaccines “contaminate” the blood and destroy the immune …

“If you vote in favor of the idea that society has an obligation to recognize male-male or female-female dyads, in the same way that society has an obligation to recognize male, female, you should not be in the Republican party.  “You shouldn’t, okay? The reason I say this is not because I wish to shrink the size of the Republican …

“The corporate gay pride stuff is just sheep’s blood on the door signaling that they are the chosen people so the angel of cancellation passes them over. “But as far as symbolism goes, I think it is appropriate that they should change the colors of the American flag with the colors of the LGBT flag. “I mean, it’s horrendous, it’s …

“I’ll go to the headline first. ‘USA to make a statement at the World Cup in Qatar by redesigning their crest.’ The new crest is the gay flag. All the rainbow colors, the LGBTQ stuff. “Screw this country. I wish I’d never served. This is not what I fought for, Jesse. This is not what we fought for. I’m ashamed …

The Christian Post reports: Jeff Kinley and Todd Hampson, hosts of the popular “Prophesy Pros Podcast,” said the pre-tribulation rapture — an End Times event many Christians believe will happen that involves believers, both living and resurrected, being lifted up into the air to meet Jesus — will have a “cataclysmic impact on the planet.” “You’re in a mall. You’re …

Vice News reports: The Dutch government has banned the controversial British conspiracy theorist David Icke from entering the Netherlands and basically all of the EU over concerns he poses a threat to public order, officials announced on Thursday. Icke, a former footballer and sports broadcaster who is one of the world’s most high-profile conspiracy theorists, had been scheduled to speak …

The Associated Press reports: A Colorado woman convicted of plotting to kidnap her son from foster care after associating with supporters of the Qanon conspiracy theory was sentenced Thursday to 60 days in jail and two years of supervised probation, after being reprimanded by the judge for a lack of remorse. Cynthia Abcug, 53, denied she was involved in planning …

“I fed into that and let me — I should probably clarify that a bit. I have a friend and my friend’s wife is a school teacher and she told him that there was discussions in the school that a mother wanted to put a litter box in one of the bathrooms. “And he told me this and I talked …

The New York Post reports: A group of anti-vax protesters chanted “F–k Joe Biden” as they marched through the streets of Manhattan Monday night in the city’s annual Halloween parade. The brash language aimed at the president was repeated by a reveler dressed as a priest who was holding a sign that read “COVID 19 is a tool of control.” …

“I feel like at a minimum, the SFPD has egg on its face because even under the most generous story to Paul Pelosi and to the San Francisco police, they were in the house when this guy attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer. “I’m not sure how that happened. How do you have police officers on site and an 82-year-old …

Axios reports: Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, regained control of his Twitter account Friday after it was suspended following antisemitic remarks he made on several social media accounts. Earlier this month, Ye threatened on Twitter to “go death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE.” West later told Piers Morgan he was “absolutely not” sorry for his comments. His …

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports: A Cleveland area physician who told an Ohio House committee in the summer of 2021 that coronavirus vaccines could “interface” with cell towers and magnetize recipients now is in danger of losing her license to practice medicine in Ohio. A state board that licenses doctors notified Dr. Sherri Tenpenny, a Cleveland area osteopathic physician, that …

Just banned by Newsmax, Lara Logan has some thoughts: The reason I believe that people reacted that way is it’s all about the children. The question they don’t want us asking is where are all the missing children? What happens to these children? How can hundreds of thousands of kids go missing in the United States every year and nobody …

Forbes reports: Kanye West, also known as Ye, wanted to name his 2018 album after Adolph Hitler and had an “obsession” with the Nazi leader, CNN reported Thursday, citing several anonymous sources who used to be close to West, the latest revelation as the rapper has faced immense fallout for making antisemitic comments. A former business executive who worked with …

NPR reports: After an abrupt recall and a two-month delay – along with the threat of possible legal action – the election denial book 2,000 Mules has reached bookstores, though with a few significant changes. Most notably, a passage in the recalled version of the book that accused specific, named nonprofit organizations of involvement in illegal “ballot trafficking” has been …

Variety reports: Kanye West is no longer a client at CAA, Variety has confirmed. In addition, a completed documentary about West will be shelved in light of his recent antisemitic comments, MRC studio executives Modi Wiczyk, Asif Satchu and Scott Tenley announced in a memo on Monday. They wrote, “Kanye is a producer and sampler of music. Last week he …