Extremists

Mediaite reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) suggested Matt Gaetz will punish those responsible for “crimes against humanity” during the Covid-19 pandemic during a hearing on Thursday.  Greene railed against Dr. Anthony Fauci, claiming he “lied to the American people” by “abusing his power and position.” “Preparing for the next pandemic is actually recognizing that the last pandemic resulted in …

“Matt Gaetz is the fiercest of the fierce warriors. He is the firebrand of firebrands. He – Matt Gaetz singlehandedly conceived of, in this very building the Breitbart embassy, conceived of the exact strategy and tactics and execution to take down a sitting speaker. “First off, to hog tie a sitting speaker of the House for the first time ever …

The New York Times reports: The Onion, a satirical publication that skewers newsmakers and current events, said on Thursday that it had won a bankruptcy auction to acquire Infowars, a website founded and operated by the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. The Onion said that the bid was sanctioned by the families of the victims of the mass shooting at Sandy …

NBC News reports: The Paris prosecutor on Wednesday requested a five-year prison sentence and a five-year ban from public office against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, at a trial where she and 24 others are accused of embezzling European Union funds. The trial, which comes almost a decade after initial investigations started, threatens to undermine her party’s efforts to polish …

Law & Crime reports: Add Proud Boys member and Florida man Joseph Biggs — convicted of seditious conspiracy and sentenced to one of the longest prison terms for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, to the growing list of felons seeking a pardon from President-elect Donald Trump. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, …

Lansing’s CBS affiliate reports: A group of people were seen waving Nazi flags in two different Mid-Michigan cities, including outside of a Jewish play. Many people were waving flags with swastikas on them in front of the American Legion Post in Howell. At the same time, the Fowlerville Community Theater performed the “Diary of Anne Frank” on Saturday night. One …

CNN reports: President-elect Donald Trump is expected to announce in the coming days that Stephen Miller, his top immigration adviser, will serve as White House deputy chief of staff for policy, two sources familiar with the plans told CNN. Miller, who served as a senior adviser to Trump during his first administration and has been a leading advocate for more …

Florida Politics reports: In his second try for leadership of the Republican Senate caucus (and the Senate, given the results of Tuesday’s election), Rick Scott has backing from a group of thought leaders on the Right who run the gamut from fellow legislators to commentators and activists. Among the names rolled out Friday as a package: U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson; …

Mother Jones reports: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has set up a website to solicit suggestions for key Cabinet roles. Anyone can submit a name and vote for their favorite nominees across 12 areas of government, including health, food and agriculture, education, technology, and more. Some of the most popular nominees for include: Dr. Simone Gold for the Department of Health …

“We will destroy the Democratic Party, we destroy the U.N., we destroy the NGOs, and we regain America’s soul at the same time. Now that’s my plan, and I can tell you that’s a common sense plan. “And I can tell you that that is the plan that is being prepared right now. And you heard Flynn say, yeah, Alex. …

“You know, here’s one thing I would like to point out. They’ve attacked me continuously, called me radical, fringe, extremist. You know what they found out today? “President Trump will have over 5 million of the popular vote ahead of Kamala Harris. He will, by the time this is done, likely have 312 electoral college votes. “The message that was …

The Daily Beast reports: Trump-aligned lawyer and former Senate aide Mike Davis, who is reportedly on the shortlist for Attorney General in Donald Trump’s new administration, continued his crass insult tour of Democratic enemies Thursday—this time targeting New York Attorney General Letitia James. “I dare you to try to continue your lawfare against President Trump in his second term,” he …

The Daily Beast reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene argued MAGA loyalists like herself deserve priority consideration for cabinet positions over “brand-new people” in Donald Trump’s circle. “Those are brand-new people,” Greene said. “RFK, Vivek, they both tried to beat [Trump] in the presidential race this year.” “And there’s those of us that have been very loyal,” Greene added. ”We understand …

“You treat the American citizen as a Russian serf. You treat them as a peasant. And, finally, the people with pitchforks and the peasants said, we’ve had enough. And many came to our side because they saw what you and your network and your correspondents and all that. “Chris Hayes. Rachel Maddow. Alex Wagner. You weaponized the institutions, and you …

Axios reports: President-elect Trump’s MAGA allies wasted little time after his election win before openly celebrating that the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 will set the agenda for his administration. Trump repeatedly tried to distance himself from Project 2025 during the campaign, even going so far as claiming he knew nothing about it, despite the fact that it was written by …

Mediaite reports: Mike Davis, a Republican lawyer whom President-elect Donald Trump reportedly considers a candidate to serve as attorney general in his second administration, celebrated Trump’s election with some pugnacious and even disturbing rhetoric on Wednesday. “Fuck unity,” declared Davis on X, formerly Twitter. “We have the votes. And they tried to kill Trump.” In a follow-up post, Davis said …

Wired reports: Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States, and the same far-right extremists emboldened by his first administration are celebrating his win with violent memes and threats. Many of the social media posts reviewed by WIRED reveled in fantasies of Trump locking up and even executing his political opponents in revenge. “Build the gallows!!” urged …

The Raleigh News & Observer reports: Democrat Mo Green has defeated Republican MAGA candidate Michele Morrow in the race to lead North Carolina’s public schools. The Associated Press called the state superintendent of public instruction race for Green on Wednesday. With all precincts reporting, Green had 51.1% of the vote. Morrow had 48.9%. Morrow led for part of the night …

“You stole the 2020 election. You’ve mocked and ridiculed and put people in prison and broken people’s lives because you said this thing was stolen. This entire phony thing is getting swept out. Biden’s getting swept out. Kamala Harris is getting swept out. MSNBC is getting swept out. The Justice Department is getting swept out. The FBI is getting swept …

The Huffingon Post reports: “We have so-called elected officials, people that I call politicians, that are afraid to stand up and fight for what’s right,” Robinson said to a room of supporters. “As soon as they get a little trouble, they tuck tail and run. They’ll send you a message on the phone and say, “Uh, uh, uh, I’m, I’m …