Crackpots

Peter Montgomery reports at Right Wing Watch: Lin Wood, an attorney who has partnered with leaders of the “Stop the Steal” movement and has called on Trump to declare martial law and use the military to oversee a new election, charged on Twitter in the early hours of Monday morning, “I believe Chief Justice John Roberts & a multitude of …

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports: A personal friend of Trump’s, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has openly mulled a gubernatorial bid. Several members of Congress and the Legislature are testing the waters after spending the past year bashing Walz’s measures to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. And an ex-Minnesota Viking is considering a play for chief executive, too. Lindell told the Star Tribune …

Law & Crime reports: Attorney L. Lin Wood may believe himself to be a vessel of the second coming, and he’s not referring to another Donald Trump presidential term. That’s what Wood’s former law partners wrote in a legal brief quoting what they describe as recorded conversations proving that the lawyer gunning to overturn the 2020 election has a habit …

NPR reports: A significant number of Americans believe misinformation about the origins of the coronavirus and the recent presidential election, as well as conspiracy theories like QAnon, according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll. Forty percent of respondents said they believe the coronavirus was made in a lab in China even though there is no evidence for this. Scientists say the …

Raw Story reports: One of President Donald Trump’s friends and legal allies spent Christmas evening spreading conspiracy theories about Chief Justice John Roberts. Taking to Twitter Friday evening, Lin Wood demanded to know why Roberts had a black eye in a photo from June when Roberts revealed he fell at his country club, which resulted in the cut above his …

From Glenn Beck’s The Blaze: Antonio Sabato Jr. — an American actor who was blacklisted by Hollywood over his support for President Trump — is teaming up with other conservative entertainment figures to launch a pro-America film studio and make movies that “support our country.” The 48-year-old actor detailed the launch of ConFlix Studios, saying that conservatives in America have …

Talking Points Memo reports: The GOP’s desperate attempt to have the Supreme Court overturn the results of the presidential election has attracted powerful support from … states that have yet to come into being, according to a Thursday court filing. The “states” of New California and New Nevada filed an amicus brief in support of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s …

The Christian Post reports: Pastor John MacArthur said on Sunday that world governments “have done something that’s never been done in human history” by making the pandemic issue and the response “global.” “Now we are a global world. And that is a setup that we’ve been waiting for through redemptive history since the Lord promised that there would come, in …

“For this moment in the United States, we seriously, sincerely cry out to you, confessing out personal sins. We confess the sins of our country, as proxies. “We ask you, oh God, for deliverance that our country may continue to know freedom. Lord, would you deliver these races in Georgia, oh father? “Would you deliver various local and state races, …

The Military Times reports: It is a scenario that makes the antics of animated spy Archer seem plausible by comparison, spun by the former assistant vice chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force. In his unfounded version of events, U.S. special operations forces died in an attack on a CIA computer facility in Germany that was hiding information about …

“In the end, conservatives are going to have to get into the business of actually making entertainment because the left has decided that all entertainment is now to be woke. All of it. Right? “Even holiday programming is to be designed toward pleasing and placating left-wing critics. For example, normal holiday fare tends to be pablum. Right? “It tends to …

The Washington Examiner reports: Carter Page sued fired FBI Director James Comey, fired FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe, the FBI, and others involved in the improper Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act snooping on the former Trump campaign associate that relied upon British ex-spy Christopher Steele’s discredited dossier to obtain approval from the FISA court. Page filed the 59-page complaint with the …

The Salt Lake Tribune reports: Chachi may love Joanie, but he certainly doesn’t feel that way about Sen. Mitt Romney. On Thursday, Romney ripped President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the results of the presidential election, saying he could not “imagine a worse, more undemocratic action by a sitting president.” Romney also said Trump failed to make his case that …

Just in via press release: In a nod to its 25th anniversary this year, the Parents Television Council has announced the winners of its Best and Worst Advertisers of the past 25 years. The list is comprised of companies that have historically advertised on programming that is safe for families, and those that have sponsored some of the most explicit …

“In the name of Jesus, I bind the spirit of delusion that has come across our land. We will not surrender our nation. We will not give up this great country. “And Satan, you cannot have it. In the name of Jesus. And I began to pray, and I believe God has heard. And I’m asking everybody in this audience …

“We also can look at the nasal bone right here. God designed humans very specifically, with this nasal bone, because He knew, because of sin, we’d be wearing glasses and contacts, right? So this helps hold our glasses. Primates have no need to wear glasses, so they were not created with that bone there.” – Creationist “Dr.” Jennifer Rivera, speaking …

Politico reports: The race is on to determine which outlet — cable, radio, internet or otherwise — will embrace Trumpism the tightest. And the competition is driving the far-right MAGA echo chamber to cannibalize itself. MAGA nation may be turning its back on Fox News — but it doesn’t know where to go. Parler, the “free speech”-friendly version of Twitter, …

The Hill reports: Incoming GOP Rep.-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.) shared a video of herself working out in her hotel room, citing ‘Democrat tyrannical control’ in Washington, D.C. Greene shared the video on Twitter, and claimed that gyms and small businesses were closed in D.C. Her claim was quickly debunked by journalists and others. On Friday, Greene tweeted that wearing …

The Hill reports: Controversial Rep.-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Friday tweeted that masks used to prevent the spread of the coronavirus are “oppressive” and that people should free their faces. Greene criticized calls to wear masks that were a part of the new member orientation, though the new lawmaker also was photographed wearing a mask. After winning her primary, …

The Washington Post reports: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Thursday defended two incoming Republican congresswomen who have voiced support for QAnon, falsely asserting that Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert have denounced the baseless conspiracy theory. In a news conference, McCarthy was asked whether he was concerned about the congresswomen-elect creating controversy for House Republicans after embracing elements …