Crackpots

CNN reports: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told supporters on Monday that former President Donald Trump has promised to give him “control” of several public health agencies, including the US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Department of Agriculture, if he wins a second term in November. “The key that I think I’m – you know, that President …

“The Supreme Court has unfortunately today sided with the Secretary of State of Michigan and Wisconsin, both Democrats, to undermine election integrity and leave my name on the ballot in both those states. “It is a purely political move in the hope that folks who would have otherwise voted for Trump will throw away their vote by voting for me …

Courthouse News reports: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s emergency appeal to remove his name from ballots in the swing states of Michigan and Wisconsin. The former independent candidate endorsed Republican Donald Trump after dropping out of the race and argued that retaining his name on ballots would compromise his support for the former president. “Kennedy …

The New York Times reports: On a quiet, leafy street of multimillion-dollar properties, one stands out: a 14,400-square-foot mansion that looks like a villa plucked from the hills of Tuscany and transplanted to Austin, Texas. Mr. Musk has told people close to him in recent months that he envisions his children (of which there are at least 11) and two …

The Daily Beast reports: Podcaster Joe Rogan says Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris offered to sit with him for an hour-long interview, but he refused to travel to her and wanted the chat to take place at his Texas-based studio over the usual three hours. While almost every other interviewer on the planet would have jumped at …

“FDA’s war on public health is about to end. This includes its aggressive suppression of psychedelics, peptides, stem cells, raw milk, hyperbaric therapies, chelating compounds, ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, vitamins, clean foods, sunshine, exercise, nutraceuticals and anything else that advances human health and can’t be patented by Pharma. If you work for the FDA and are part of this corrupt system, I …

Courthouse News reports: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to remove his name from Wisconsin’s presidential ballots, claiming that his support for former President Donald Trump is being compromised. “In just the same manner as Kennedy has a right to access the ballot, he has a concomitant right to get off the ballot,” the former independent candidate …

NBC News reports: Billionaire Elon Musk has upped his financial offer for registered swing state voters to sign a conservative-leaning petition, announcing Saturday that his pro-Trump super PAC would be awarding $1 million to a random signee every day from now until the election. Musk said Saturday the goal is to get between 1 million and 2 million voters in …

“It’s kind of a paradox that Democrats see themselves as the party of tolerance. And, I think, you know, there is the intolerance, there’s vitriol, there’s poison, there’s anger on both sides, but I’ve found that it’s more that the Democrats are much less tolerant of somebody holding different political beliefs. “There is a tribalism and the orthodoxies are much …

“When you have mail-in ballots and no proof of citizenship, it’s almost impossible to prove cheating. Statistically there are some very strange things that happen that are statistically incredibly unlikely. There’s always this question of, say, the Dominion voting machines. It is weird that, I think, they were used in Philadelphia and in Maricopa County [in Arizona] but not in …

The Independent reports: Russell Brand has appeared in a bizarre advert for a “magical amulet” he claims protects people from Wi-Fi and “other evil energies”. The controversial comedian urges viewers to buy a $240 charm which he says will prevent wearers being “corrupted” by “lethal signals”. “As you know, airports are places full of Wi-Fi and all sorts of evil …

Media Matters reports: The California Republican Party has been backing the state Assembly campaign of Denise Aguilar Mendez, a commentator who has a history of pushing far-right conspiracy theories. Aguilar shared a bizarre and antisemitic conspiracy theory essentially claiming that the power grid was turned off in parts of California in 2019 not to prevent fires but to stop the …

CNBC reports: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke directly to Elon Musk Friday on the billionaire’s X platform, part of an effort to counter false conspiracies about federal disaster aid for victims of Hurricane Helene that Musk spread on X, where his follower count stands over 200 million. “No one is shutting down the airspace and FAA doesn’t block legitimate rescue …

Mediaite reports: At least three women are claiming to have had romantic relationships with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in just the last year, as he pursued a long-shot bid for the presidency, Mediaite has learned. People close to Kennedy now fear the revelation of those alleged relationships could jeopardize his standing in Donald Trump’s orbit, particularly as the former president …

The Daily Beast reports: The forbidden love between New York magazine reporter Olivia Nuzzi and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been chronicled in a new report that reveals even more details of their dalliances. The Page Six report, which cites only anonymous sources, claimed Friday the 31-year-old Nuzzi fell “madly in love” with the Kennedy scion, 70, after he “love …

“The Democratic Party spent tens of millions of dollars to defame me, to publish perjuries against me, to publish fake news against me, to marginalize me, to make me look like a crazy person.” – Robert Kennedy Jr., who collects roadkill, chainsaws whale heads and ties them to the roof of his car, leaves dead bear cubs in Central Park, …

Peter Montgomery reports at Right Wing Watch: If there’s anything the MAGA movement loves, it’s a rally with a bunch of speakers who can be counted on to blend “anti-wokeness,” conspiracy theories, Christian nationalism, and hero-worship of Donald Trump. The latest assemblage, traveling under the name of Rescue the Republic, will grace the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, …

Back in January, Glenn Beck wrote this: On January 12, 1971, Archie Bunker walked through his front door at 704 Hauser Street for the first time, launching “All in the Family,” which would become the intersection of discussion where 1960s-era counterculture collided with blue-collar, middle-class families in the early 1970s. Now, the house on 704 Hauser Street sits inside Stage …

CBS News reports: In what has become a pattern of spreading vaccine misinformation, the Florida health department is telling older Floridians and others at highest risk from COVID-19 to avoid most booster shots, saying they are potentially dangerous. A prominent Florida doctor expressed dismay that medical leaders in the state, leery of angering Gov. Ron DeSantis, have been slow to …

The Daily Beast reports: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s brags to friends that star reporter Olivia Nuzzi had sent him intimate photos was what led the scandal to explode into the open, the Daily Beast can reveal. The 70-year-old scion’s boasts became known to the 31-year-old New York magazine correspondent’s boss—who confronted her over the photos. Nuzzi repeatedly denied an affair …