Extremists

The New York Times reports: A key adviser to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is stepping away from his presidential campaign, citing an “increasingly hateful and divisive atmosphere” that “no longer aligns with my values.” Angela Stanton King, the campaign’s adviser for Black engagement, announced her departure in a statement on social media on Tuesday evening, five months after she was …

Angry White Men reports: White nationalist Stew Peters recently unveiled the trailer for his network’s latest propaganda film. Titled Old World Order, it promotes the so-called “Tartarian Empire” conspiracy theory, which posits that buildings such as the Chicago Federal Building and the U.S. Capitol were built by a race of technologically-advanced giants who were wiped out in a great “mud …

From the Justice Department: A Maryland man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges, including for allegedly assaulting law enforcement with a weapon during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Thomas Joseph Kelly Jr., 36, of Middletown, Maryland, is charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with felony offenses of civil disorder; …

Kyle Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: Far-right broadcaster Stew Peters is a racist, anti-LGBTQ bigot who regularly uses his nightly program, speeches, and social media accounts to promote white nationalism and virulent antisemitism while spreading wild conspiracy theories, bigotry, and open calls for violence. Peters has repeatedly called for violence against the government and his perceived political enemies, threatening …

NBC News reports: Congressional allies of Donald Trump on Tuesday appeared to misconstrue standard operating procedure at the FBI with what they called an attempt by President Joe Biden’s administration to assassinate the former president during a 2022 search of his Mar-a-Lago property for classified documents. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., wrote on X that the Justice Department and the …

Media Matters reports: After former President Donald Trump posted a video mentioning a “unified Reich,” his campaign blamed a “random account” but left out that the account is seemingly part of a pro-Trump “meme team” that has ties to the campaign and is apparently led by Brenden Dilley, a podcaster who regularly spews extreme and hateful rhetoric on his online …

NBC News reports: Nine defendants will face judges at a special temporary courthouse built to accommodate the large number of defendants, lawyers and media dealing with the case. About 260 witnesses are expected at a trial that the Frankfurt state court expects to extend well into 2025, one of three related trials that in total involve more than two dozen …

The Meidas Touch reports: Sony has sent a cease and desist letter to Missouri GOP Secretary of State candidate Valentina Gomez for using one of their songs in her homophobic campaign video. Gomez has been posting homophobic videos including one burning LGBTQ library books and others repeating “don’t be weak and gay.” In their cease and desist letter, David Przygoda, …

NBC News reports: A man whose family members were key architects of the American conservative movement was sentenced Friday to nearly four years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Federal prosecutors sought more than 11 years in prison for Brent Bozell IV, the son of Media Research Center founder Brent Bozell III …

ABC News reports: The man convicted of breaking into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home and attacking her husband Paul Pelosi with a hammer has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison. The Pelosis’ daughter, Christine Pelosi, appeared in court Friday and read victim impact statements from the family. David DePape was convicted in November 2023 for the Oct. …

The Hill reports: A House Oversight Committee hearing devolved into chaos Thursday night as Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) clashed after the firebrand Republican accused Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) of wearing “fake eyelashes.” The comment — which was made during a markup to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress — prompted nearly an …

The Daily Dot reports: A police investigation into Republican operative Ali Alexander is still ongoing, a spokesperson for the Johnstown Police Department in Colorado confirmed to the Daily Dot on Wednesday, and has now extended to Texas. The Daily Dot reported in April of last year that a case had been opened into allegations that Alexander used promises of advancement …

The Daily Beast reports: Marjorie Taylor Greene wasted no time in suggesting that the shooting of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico Wednesday could be linked to his position on COVID vaccines. The MAGA lawmaker shared a post on X Wednesday which contained a video with English subtitles in which Fico purportedly rails against the treatment of those who opposed vaccination …

Media Matters has the transcript: The very fact that they supposedly have the authority to ban the governor of South Dakota from entering wide swaths of South Dakota is just ridiculous. I mean, it’s just — it’s a farce. OK? The whole thing. The whole Indian reservation thing is absurd. Like, can we just be — can we be done …

The New York Post reports: Missouri Republican secretary of state candidate Valentina Gomez shared a provocative campaign video of herself running through a historically LGBTQ+ neighborhood. “In America, you can be anything you want, so don’t be weak and gay,” Gomez says while jogging in a bulletproof vest. “Stay f–king hard.” The 24-year-old — who made headlines earlier this year …

The Washington Post reports: Republican Rep. Carol Miller won her party’s primary in West Virginia’s 1st Congressional District, defeating Derrick Evans, a former state lawmaker who served three months in prison after pleading guilty to a felony for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. While Evans apologized for his actions on Jan. 6 during his …

From the Justice Department: A Florida man was sentenced today to 42 months in federal prison for helping the perpetrators of the March 2022 firebombing of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Orange County construct a Molotov cocktail. Xavier Batten, 21, of Brooksville, Florida, was sentenced by United States District Judge Cormac J. Carney, who also ordered him to pay $1,000 …

The Daily Beast reports: The judge overseeing Steve Bannon’s case has given him until Thursday to respond to federal prosecutors who are pushing for the MAGA mastermind to finally begin his four-month prison sentence. In a new filing Tuesday, prosecutors wrote, “there is no longer a ‘substantial question of law that is likely to result in a reversal or an …

“Debbie Birx ought to be on trial to be hung by her bedazzled scarf. Charlatan, fraud, liar, quack, evildoer, but I repeat myself — who, of course, made sure to have Thanksgiving with her family during lockdowns while you couldn’t have it with yours. “You were 1,067 percent higher likely to die from the jab than — or suffer a …

The San Francisco Chronicle reports: Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence David DePape to 40 years in prison for attempting to kidnap House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and “nearly killing” her husband Paul Pelosi when he struck him on the head with a hammer at the couple’s San Francisco home in 2022. DePape was found guilty last November …