Extremists

The Guardian reports: A man armed with guns and false press and VIP passes was apprehended by authorities at a campaign rally in California on Saturday being held by Donald Trump. The suspect, identified as Las Vegas resident Vem Miller, was intercepted by police at a checkpoint about a half-mile from an entrance to the rally in Coachella Valley, California, …

“They decided to deploy Barack Hussein Obama to Pittsburgh yesterday. And Barack Obama, in his typical cool guy way, was talking to the brothers. Now that’s his quote that I am using. The Black men that are increasingly rejecting Kamala Harris. “They’re seeing it in the data. Men of all racial backgrounds, of all ages, of all backgrounds want nothing …

The Wall Street Journal reports: These weren’t typical disaster-relief volunteers. They were members of Patriot Front, an organization branded by the Anti-Defamation League as a white-supremacist group. Neo-Nazi groups aggressively escalating their activity in recent months across the U.S. have seized upon a potent new recruiting tool: the surging tide of misinformation surrounding hurricanes. Exploiting public confusion, grief and communication …

“If this were an honest and fair election like we basically used to have in America until 2020, if this were an honest and fair election, I would bet a significant chunk of money that this would be a red tidal wave. “You have a candidate, Kamala Harris, that no one voted for. That’s a disadvantage. And who really doesn’t …

“There are things you can do in your local communities. Watching at your DMVs, watching – going to your election board, asking your local election officials what are you doing to ensure that noncitizen are not getting registered to vote and getting – we’ve got sample resolutions. “We’ve got signs, you can download and leaflets you could hand out. But …

Politico reports: Elon Musk is using his social media network to spread election conspiracy theories about U.S. disasters — just as online falsehoods are complicating the federal response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Musk has helped spread accusations that the Federal Emergency Management Agency “actively blocked” donations to victims of Helene and is “seizing goods … and locking them away …

“Like the whole thing with North Carolina, I know though it’s a grab for the land — land grab and they want the lithium. But I also believe they don’t want the voters turning out that are all around Asheville. Those Republican, red voters. “They are trying their best to keep Mark Robinson from that governorship because he understands — …

The Washington Post reports: Top officials in North Carolina and at the Federal Emergency Management Agency responding to Helene are being subjected to a flurry of antisemitic attacks, causing some of them to fear for their safety as they prepare for another hurricane to strike Florida. The attacks, which include wild claims that Jewish officials are conspiring to orchestrate the …

Raleigh’s CBS affiliate reports: For the second time in two weeks, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson missed a vote to concur with a Hurricane Helene-related request from Gov. Roy Cooper. Records show Robinson was again the only member of the Council of State who did not vote on concurring with the executive order, which Cooper issued Saturday. “When Hurricane Helene was …

The Guardian reports: A Marco Rubio-linked thinktank stoking fears about Haitian migrants in Pennsylvania has also produced a sequence of videos in recent months that promote conspiracy theories about LGBTQ+ people, human rights organizations and even the corporate consultancy McKinsey & Company. The editor hired to produce those videos also produces for the media organization founded by Mike Lindell. They …

Rolling Stone reports: Bands have dropped off the bill of a metal festival taking place later this month in Orlando after it was announced that Kyle Rittenhouse would appear as a special guest. The exodus from Shell Shock II — a charity fest raising money and awareness for veterans and first responders with PTSD — began earlier this week, starting …

PolitiFact reports: You know what they say: Beware of “breaking” news on X. It’s not always what it seems. “BREAKING: Pete Buttigieg reveals that he is HIV-positive” read an Oct. 1 X post that garnered millions of views. The self-proclaimed parody account @Breaking911OnX shared the claim. The account regularly posts unsubstantiated claims. For some, the joke is obvious, such as …

The Seattle Times reports: A Seattle doctor whose medical license was suspended after she participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was shot and killed after pointing a gun at two people delivering paperwork at her West Seattle home on Tuesday. A 40-year-old man whom police have not identified shot Tamara Towers Parry, 57, multiple times …

“Tim Walz looked like a sad little puppy, and JD Vance did so well against those three women. Besides that, all the questions were against JD, all of the narratives against JD — and JD, without a doubt, triumphantly won this debate. No question. “And as someone who is a friend of JD — I spoke to JD last night. …

First, a recap of my post from two weeks ago. INTO reports: After one of the busiest news days for right-wing scandals in a while yesterday, we learned something even more damning about an anti-gay “activist”, if not exactly surprising. Far-right weirdo Corey A. DeAngelis used to do gay p*rn. After DeAngelis posted on X talking about the danger of …

The Raleigh News & Observer reports: Support among Republicans for their party’s candidate for governor, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, has dropped by 20 percentage points, according to a new poll released Monday by East Carolina University. Among all voters polled, Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein now has a 17-point lead over Robinson. The ECU Center for Survey Research poll shows …

Courthouse News reports: The trial of Marine Le Pen, the figurehead of France’s right-wing National Rally party, began Monday over charges she and others embezzled several million euros of European Union funds. But experts argue that despite the severity of the charges, it’s unlikely the trial will leave a negative impression on Le Pen’s voters — in contrast, it might …

Semafor reports: Some of the subjects of Alex Jones’ darkest and wildest conspiracy theories could end up taking over his iconic, unhinged InfoWars brand in less than two months. The open auction has sparked some serious behind-the-scenes interest among liberal groups and some nonprofit organizations dedicated to fighting misinformation, who see it as an opportunity to transform an infamous source …

Politico Europe reports: The far-right Freedom Party of Austria stormed to victory on Sunday, according to early projections, marking the first time since World War II that a party with fascist leanings has won a national election in the Alpine nation. The Freedom Party, which was founded by a group of Nazi veterans in the 1950s, led the field with …

NBC News reports: Politics in a central European country of just 10 million people might not seem consequential. But that’s not the case in Austria, where there’s a good chance its election Sunday will be won by a far-right, pro-Russia party that was founded by former Nazis. A win for the Freedom Party, or FPÖ, would not just have historical …