Extremists

The Guardian reports: Pete Hegseth, Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, has attacked several key US alliances such as NATO, allied countries such as Turkey and international institutions such as the United Nations in two recent books, as well as saying US troops should not be bound by the Geneva conventions. At the same time, the man who would head …

Politico Europe reports: Elon Musk fired the latest shots in his war with the British government over the weekend, branding the U.K. a “tyrannical police state,” boosting a petition calling for a fresh general election, and sharing a documentary by a jailed far-right activist to his millions of X followers. The X owner and adviser to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump …

Politico reports: In a statement, Trump said that Sebastian Gorka will be deputy assistant to the president and serve as senior director for counterterrorism, a role housed within the White House National Security Council. He praised Gorka, saying that “since 2015, Dr. Gorka has been a tireless advocate for the America First Agenda and the MAGA Movement.” He gained prominence …

Angry White Men reports: In a Nov. 20, 2024 livestream for Right Response Ministries, Christian nationalist Wesley Todd claimed that the United States, if it becomes a “Christian nation,” will enact policies that will drive out non-Christians. This includes banning houses of worship, like mosques and synagogues, and publicly executing “pornographers.” “Not conversion at the point of the sword,” Todd …

“We took a casualty today. One of the best warriors we have in all his imperfections, and he’s quite imperfect, as Donald Trump is imperfect, as Stephen K. Bannon is super imperfect. “And Tucker Carlson and Vivek Ramaswamy, Elon Musk, Tulsi Gabbard, RFK, Jr. All of it. Very, very, very imperfect instruments. “But in that imperfection is some of their …

The Guardian reports: Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, has written in a book that he could imagine a scenario in which the US armed forces would be used violently in American domestic politics. In one of his five published books he wrote that in the event of a Democratic election victory in the US there would be …

Raleigh’s NBC affiliate reports: Outgoing North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who lost his bid for governor this month, said he is still deciding what his next step will be. But the Republican said another run for office — including the U.S. Senate in 2026 — is unlikely. Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, who endorsed another candidate over Robinson in …

“I treat women super nice. So does Trump. Women love me. And so, I mean, I know what’s happening to Gaetz. I know what’s happening to RFK. It’s all bullcrap. “They interviewed a bunch of the women on Gaetz, you know, that are all like 35, 40 years old now, because this goes back 12, 13, 40, 50 years. “The …

The Associated Press reports: Brazil’s federal police said Thursday they indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people for allegedly attempting a coup to keep him in office after his defeat in the 2022 elections. Police said their sealed findings were being delivered Thursday to Brazil’s Supreme Court, which will refer them to Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet, who decides either …

“This is the fight that is necessary. The fight in front of us. The largest deportation force in American history. Mass deportations will be enacted, and every measure and every form of government will work collaboratively to get it across the finish line. “And it’s going to be a massive information warfare project. What you just heard there is the …

Kyle Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: When Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as Secretary of Defense, concerns were raised immediately about Hegseth’s undisguised Christian nationalism. Hegseth, who has admitted that his multiple crusader tattoos got him “deemed an extremist” by his own National Guard unit, has deep ties to misogynistic …

Politico reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in a private House GOP conference meeting indicated she’d fight a transgender woman if she tried to use a woman’s bathroom on the House side of the Capitol, according to two people in the room, as Congress’ first openly transgender lawmaker is set to assume office in January. Greene, when asked about the comments …

“For my Republican colleagues in the House and Senate. If we are going to release ethics reports and rip apart our own that Trump has appointed, then put it ALL out there for the American people to see. Yes..all the ethics reports and claims including the one I filed.  All your sexual harassment and assault claims that were secretly settled …

Courthouse News reports: The losing bidder in last week’s bankruptcy auction for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ assets, including his infamous Infowars website, filed an emergency motion on Monday morning to disqualify The Onion’s winning bid. First United American Companies argued it should have been declared the winner of the auction — not The Onion. It argued that, given the unclear …

“I know the left doesn’t want our kids to know anything about the role the Bible played in American history. They don’t want any of our kids to know about the Constitution. “Our religious liberties are protected, and the left has driven the Bible out of schools, driven prayer out of schools and everything in education has gotten worse since …

“With Democrat governors threatening the upcoming Trump administration’s mandate by the American people to secure our borders and deport illegal invaders, gut and cut the federal government of corruption, waste, and stifling regulations in order to reduce inflation and build an America first economy, and to stop the mentally ill and predatorial trans agenda against our kids and women’s sports, …

Columbus’s ABC affiliate reports: On Saturday afternoon, Columbus Police responded to a group of Neo-Nazis carrying flags with swastikas on them while walking through the Short North. Social media posts began circulating around 1 p.m., showing about a dozen people marching wearing all black with masks that featured a red skull. “We will not tolerate hate in Ohio,” Ohio Republican …

The New York Times reports: A California man who expressed allegiance to a neo-Nazi group and espoused anti-gay rhetoric was sentenced to life in prison on Friday after a jury found him guilty of brutally killing a former high school classmate who was gay in a hate-motivated murder, the Orange County District Attorney’s office said. The man, Samuel Lincoln Woodward, …

Mother Jones reports: On Thursday afternoon, a federal bankruptcy judge in Texas ordered an evidentiary hearing to review the auction process that resulted in Infowars being sold to satire site the Onion, saying he wanted to ensure the “process and transparency” of the sale. For reasons that no one has yet explained, attorneys for X entered an appearance during the …

The Associated Press reports: Oklahoma’s education superintendent has sent an email to public school superintendents requiring them to show students his video announcement of a new Department of Religious Freedom and Patriotism within the state Department of Education. Ryan Walters, a Republican, announced the new office on Wednesday and on Thursday sent the email to school superintendents statewide. “In one …