Crackpots

Tory MP Blames Crime On Doctor Who Being Female

Britain’s The National reports: A Conservative MP opened an International Men’s Day debate by appearing to suggest that replacing traditionally male characters with women drives men to commit crimes. The debate, held on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, saw Don Valley Tory MP Nick Fletcher argue the need for positive role models for men and …

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Anti-Vax MI GOP Official On Ventilator For Something

The Detroit Metro Times reports: A Trump-adoring Wayne County Republican who spread misinformation about COVID-19 and the vaccine has been hospitalized in intensive care after contracting the virus. William Hartmann, former vice-chairman of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers, has been on a ventilator since about Nov. 6, according to his sister Elizabeth Hartmann. Hartmann, who refused to certify the …

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Lindell Accuses RNC Of Thwarting His SCOTUS Petition

The Daily Beast reports: MyPillow chief and 2020 dead-ender Mike Lindell has long promised that he would file an election-fraud complaint with the Supreme Court on Tuesday morning. But now he claims to have missed that goal because he was silenced by Republican National Committee Chairperson Ronna McDaniel. It was a last-minute pressure campaign orchestrated by the RNC and McDaniel …

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Rioter Who Stole Pelosi’s Lectern Pleads Guilty [VIDEO]

The Brandenton Herald reports: The Parrish man who posed for photos after stealing Nancy Pelosi’s lectern during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot has pleaded guilty to illegally entering the Capitol that day. Adam Johnson, 36, was quickly identified after photos of him smiling and waving while carrying the lectern went viral, and other Manatee County residents recognized him and submitted …

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QAnon Nuts Return To Dallas To Await JFK Jr. [VIDEO]

Raw Story reports: WBAP news director Eric Bushman posted some video footage of the QAnon faithful gathered in Dealey Plaza, which is the location where the late President Kennedy was shot in 1963. Among other things, one supporter drove a red QAnon truck that featured messages painted on the side that included statements such as “Trump won 2020” and “WWG1WGA,” …

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Former New York Mets Star Keith Hernandez Pushes Anti-Vax Book By COVID Denier Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The Big Lead reports: Former New York Mets great and current broadcaster Keith Hernandez made his Twitter private on Friday after the swift backlash he faced for promoting anti-vaccine conspiracy theories. Hernandez posted a tweet promoting noted anti-vax champion Robert Kennedy Jr.’s new book. Hernandez is free to read and share any books he wants, but he shouldn’t be surprised …

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Quack Dr. Oz Laying Groundwork For US Senate Bid

Politico Playbook reports: In a sign that Dr. Mehmet Oz seems serious about running for Senate in Pennsylvania, veteran Republican strategist Jon Lerner has been calling around on his behalf to gauge support for the political neophyte. Donald Trump insiders say that this might become an issue for Oz because Lerner is associated with candidates whom Trump dislikes, including the …

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Clapton Appears On Leading Anti-Vax Nutbag’s Podcast

Consequence Of Sound reports: Former rock icon and current loony Eric Clapton doubled down on his COVID-19 trutherism in a conversation with noted anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., on the latter’s podcast, The Defender. As Clapton explained, holding anti-science beliefs has taken a toll on his mental health. “I thought I was going crazy,” he said. He added, “The …

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Newsmax Guest Michael Savage Brandishes Guns As “The Solution” To Rittenhouse-Related Unrest [VIDEO]

Media Matters has the transcript: MICHAEL SAVAGE (GUEST): I watched the videos very carefully in the closing arguments. This kid, Rittenhouse, showed the most amazing restraint I have ever seen, and the presence of mind of a warrior trained by special forces. He did not open up a machine gun blast. He shot occasionally, one, two, three when he was …

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Rogan: “I’m Super Flexible, I Can Suck My Own Dick”

The New York Post reports: He’s no ordinary Joe Blow! Joe Rogan says he’s so flexible he is capable of performing oral sex on himself. The controversial podcaster, 54, made the crude claim during a new episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” declaring: “I could suck my own d–k if I wanted to!” The autoerotic assertion came amid a bizarre …

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Osteopath Has Anti-Vaxxers Bathing In Borax To Detox Themselves From “Nanotechnologies” In COVID Vaccine

NBC News reports: In a TikTok video that has garnered hundreds of thousands of views, Dr. Carrie Madej outlined the ingredients for a bath she said will “detox the vaxx” for people who have given into Covid-19 vaccine mandates. The ingredients in the bath are mostly not harmful, although the supposed benefits attached to them are entirely fictional. Baking soda …

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Dennis Prager Gets PolitiFact’s “Pants On Fire” Rating For Claim Gay Men Weren’t Pariahs During AIDS Crisis

PolitiFact reports: Dennis Prager, a conservative commentator, said in a Nov. 8 interview with Newsmax that it was “inconceivable” that gay men would have been seen as “pariahs” during the AIDS crisis. Prager said, “During the AIDS crisis, can you imagine if gay men and intravenous drug users … had they been pariahs the way the non-vaccinated are? But it …

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Five Injured, Including Two State Troopers, In Golden Gate Bridge Crash During Anti-Vax Protest [VIDEO]

NBC News reports: Five people were injured, including two California Highway Patrol officers, in a chain-reaction crash Thursday at an anti-vaccination protest in San Francisco, authorities said. The crash occurred shortly before 6 p.m. at the San Francisco entrance to the Golden Gate Bridge, where there was a protest billed as a “nationwide walkout” against government-mandated vaccinations against Covid-19, California …

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REPORT: Dr. Oz Considering Run For US Senate In PA

People Magazine reports: Dr. Mehmet Oz is staying “focused” on his show amid reports that he is laying the groundwork to run for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania. A spokesperson for The Dr. Oz Show tells PEOPLE that the television personality and cardiothoracic surgeon “has no announcement at this time” regarding a potential run for office as a Republican. “Since …

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Loony Louie Gohmert Exploring Run For Texas AG

The Texas Tribune reports: U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, is exploring a run for Texas attorney general, weighing a late entry into the already crowded primary to unseat GOP incumbent Ken Paxton. Gohmert said he will run if he can raise $1 million in the next 10 days. He announced his plans during an event Tuesday morning in Tyler that …

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Thousands Protest LA’s Vax Mandate For City Workers

Los Angeles’s ABC News affiliate reports: Thousands gather outside Los Angeles City Hall Monday to protest the mandate for all city workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 18. The vaccine requirements for city workers are meant to increase vaccination rates and stave off another deadly COVID-19 surge as the virus continues to circulate and the more-transmissible delta variant …

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Hawley Declares Masculinity To Be His New Key Issue

Axios reports: Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) told “Axios on HBO” he’ll make masculinity a signature political issue, because he claims “the left” is telling men: “You’re part of the problem. Your masculinity is inherently problematic.” “As conservatives, we’ve got to call men back to responsibility,” Hawley said. “We’ve got to say that spending your time not working, spending your time …

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Lindell Claims “Tons” Of State Attorneys General Will Sign His Election Overturn Petition To Supreme Court

The Huffington Post reports: The pillow magnate who brought the idea of “martial law” to Donald Trump’s White House in the days after the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol and who later promised Trump’s “reinstatement” in August is now planning an election-fraud marathon over the busiest shopping days of the year. Lindell claims he will have “tons” of …

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“I’m White” Rioter Vows Revenge On Critics [Video]

“They’ve taken my image and used my image to skewer Trump, to skewer Trump supporters, and definitely to skewer myself. I’m a big-time victim. “Like, I’ve gone through hell. They’ve gone through my phone. I was treated like a terrorist at the airport with eight TSAs searching me on the tarmac. “I cannot tell you how I’ve been treated, and …

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Anti-Vax Leader Reveals Flying With COVID Symptoms

The Insider reports: One of the leading proponents of COVID-19 misinformation and conspiracy theories described traveling, and seemingly boarding flights, while experiencing symptoms after “serious COVID exposure.” Dr. Sherri Tenpenny described symptoms matching those of COVID-19, and described struggling to breathe while walking through an airport. Her description of her illness came in a number of Instagram Live broadcasts in …

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