Crackpots

The New York Times reports: Sarah Palin, a former Alaska governor and the Republican nominee for vice president in 2008, said Friday that she was entering the race for Alaska’s lone congressional seat, marking her return to national politics after she helped revive the anti-establishment rhetoric that has come to define the Republican Party. She will be joining a crowded …

The Birmingham News reports: An Alabama bill that would require all women between the ages of 13 and 50 to show a negative pregnancy test before being able to buy medical marijuana is “clearly unconstitutional,” advocates say. The bill, introduced by practicing OB/GYN and state Sen. Larry Stutts, R-Tuscumbia, would require “all women of childbearing age” to either test negative …

Florida Politics reports: On Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis offered some insight into his musical tastes, with a collaboration on what he suggested might be the “song of the summer.” The Governor appeared on “Fox and Friends,” where he helped to promote a song called “Sweet Florida” by Van Zant, a mid-tempo Southern rock tune that extolls DeSantis’ performance in office …

Washington DC’s CBS News affiliate reports: Police discovered five fetuses at the home of an anti-abortion activist in Capitol Hill on Wednesday, the department has confirmed to WUSA9. Officers responded shortly after noon to a home on the 400 block of 6th Street SE to investigate a tip about potential bio-hazard material in the residence. Once inside, they located the …

The Wrap reports: Caitlyn Jenner is now a contributor at Fox News. The former Olympian will make her first appearance on “Hannity” Thursday night. As a contributor, Jenner is expected to offer commentary and analysis for programs across Fox News Media platforms. “I am humbled by this unique opportunity to speak directly to Fox News Media’s millions of viewers about …

“It’s not like all of a sudden the ACLU and the LGBT groups, like, disassembled, like oh, we got gay marriage done, now we can just put our paperwork away. “No, it’s an entire cottage industry of outrage and hysteria. It gave them meaning and purpose. And so now it’s not about making gay marriage legal – it’s legal in …

The Verge reports: The latest court filing in Elon Musk’s battle to wrest back control of his Twitter account from the SEC includes a citation of the 2002 song Without Me by rapper Eminem. Yes, really. In the song, the rapper complains that “The FCC won’t let me be or let me be me so let me see/ They tried …

Mediaite reports: Texas Congressman Pete Sessions (R) appeared on a far-right podcast where he embraced the “Great Replacement” conspiracy theory. Sessions was speaking with Stew Peters, a right-wing shock jock who has been de-platformed by Spotify and Apple after pushing coronavirus conspiracy theories, calling for Dr. Anthony Fauci’s execution, and participating in the recent white nationalist conference led by Nick …

The Associated Press reports: A Nebraska state lawmaker apologized on Monday after he publicly cited a persistent but debunked rumor alleging that schools are placing litter boxes in school bathrooms to accommodate children who self-identify as cats. Sen. Bruce Bostelman, a conservative Republican, repeated the false claim during a public, televised debate on a bill intended to help school children …

Mediaite reports: Fox Nation host Lara Logan claimed the theory of evolution was bankrolled by the wealthy Rothschild family in the mid 19th century. “They can go back to the Big Bang Theory and Darwin,” she said. “When I found out – does anyone know who employed Darwin? Where Darwinism comes from? Well, I mean, you know, look it up. …

The Daily Beast reports: Elon Musk said late Saturday that he is giving “serious thought” to creating a new social media platform. His comments, made on Twitter, came after the Tesla CEO sparked speculation with a Twitter thread taking aim at the social media giant. “Free speech is essential to a functioning democracy. Do you believe Twitter rigorously adheres to …

Law & Crime reports: The corporeal form of the Pennsylvania pizzeria owner who allegedly fought her way into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 will remain behind bars, despite her sovereign citizen-inspired arguments that she is “not a person,” a federal judge ruled. Pauline Bauer, 54, allegedly demanded that D.C. police “bring Nancy Pelosi out here now” because she and …

“There is a time and a season for everything and if this season is one where I need a more official platform to have then, yeah, I’m going to throw my hat in the ring because we need people that have cojones. “We need people like Donald Trump who has nothing to lose, like me. We’ve got nothing to lose …

CNN reports: Members of the House Select Committee investigating January 6 are discussing whether to call Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, to come before the panel, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. While some members have raised the possibility of inviting Thomas to voluntarily appear before the committee or even compelling her testimony by …

“America’s biggest corporations are being held hostage by the woke because they are cowards. They are absolute cowards. “When Disney decides they’ll let themselves be taken over by the LGBTQIA plus minus divided-by sign little carrot thingy, little squiggly that goes above letters in Spanish group, when they decide they’re going to let themselves be re-normalized by radical trans activists …

“God chose me for a reason. I didn’t lose. I won. Now you’ve just gone and made me more dangerous. I went into the lion’s den and those hyenas thought they were gonna eat me up, but guess what? They fed me, they fed me good. “I now know your strategies. I know what you think. I know what you’re …

Reuters reports: Sarah Palin called on the judge who oversaw her unsuccessful defamation case against the New York Times to disqualify himself, and said his series of errors tainted the outcome and required a new trial. In a late Tuesday night filing in federal court in Manhattan, lawyers for the former Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska governor said U.S. …

Vice News reports: QAnon figure Michael Protzman’s predictions have torn families apart, leading husbands to divorce wives and children to disown parents. Followers have also been left destitute after donating all their money to the group. Protzman has claimed that a coming “global reset” will wipe out all their debts. The latest conspiracy the group has clung to is that …

The Guardian reports: The rapper Kid Rock said Donald Trump once asked him for advice about US policy on Islamic State and North Korea. He also said he and Trump were once “looking at maps. I’m like, you know, like, ‘Am I supposed to be in on this shit?’ Like I make dirty records sometimes. I do.” “‘What do you …

The Independent reports: Sarah Palin has said she is considering a congressional run to fill the seat vacated last week by representative Don Young. Appearing on Newsmax TV’s The Balance, Ms Palin said she would be “humbled and honored” to fill Young’s seat. “In a heartbeat, I would,” she said, responding to host Eric Bolling’s question about announcing a run. …