Extremists

NBC News reports: Former President Trump spoke on Thursday at a fundraiser on behalf of people charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol — even as he faces scrutiny from national and state prosecutors for his own actions surrounding the attempt to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s 2020 election win. “I’m going to make a …

ABC News reports: Infowars host Owen Shroyer, who promoted baseless claims of 2020 election fraud on the far-right internet platform, pleaded guilty on Friday to joining the mob of Donald Trump supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol. Shroyer, who didn’t enter the Capitol but led rioters in chants near the top of the building’s steps, pleaded guilty to a …

The Indianapolis Star reports: The Hamilton County chapter of Moms for Liberty, a national organization recently listed as an “extremist group” by a civil rights watchdog, apologized Thursday morning after it launched a newsletter called “The Parent Brigade” Wednesday that featured a quote from Adolf Hitler on its front cover. The quote in the newsletter drew condemnation on social media …

The Arizona Mirror reports: Jacob Angeli Chansley, who rose to prominence as the self-described “QAnon Shaman” and became, for many, the face of the Jan. 6 insurrection, is trying to get his sentence overturned and says he never renounced QAnon or felt duped by Donald Trump. At the same time, he’s trying to make money on his newfound fame. Chansley, …

An update about the rioter who tased Michael Fanone: Daniel Rodriguez gave a lengthy statement before his sentencing Wednesday. He spoke in great detail about his childhood and his single mother’s struggle to provide for him, but expressed little remorse. He mentioned Fanone only once. “I hope Officer Fanone will be OK one day,” he said. “It sounds like he’s …

Florida Politics reports: A new political committee is forming to unite Florida’s Jewish community — spurred on in part by the rise in high-profile antisemitic displays. Surfside Mayor Shlomo Danzinger and Converge Public Strategies Chairman Jonathan Kilman are spearheading the Tallahassee-based political committee, 1000 Jews of Florida. Most of its donors are from South Florida — long considered the most …

NBC News reports: Daniel “D.J.” Rodriguez, a California man who traveled to D.C. with fellow Trump supporters who belonged to a Telegram group called the “PATRIOTS 45 MAGA Gang,” pleaded guilty in February to felony inflicting bodily injury on officers using a deadly or dangerous weapon. “There will be blood,” Rodriguez wrote in “MAGA Gang” Telegram chat on the night …

Manchester’s ABC affiliate reports: The New Hampshire Attorney General’s office said it’s looking into an incident outside of a café in Concord. Cell phone video shows a group of people protesting outside of the Teatotaller on Sunday while the café was hosting its monthly drag story hour event. “All we were doing was promoting literacy and providing kids with cute, …

NBC News reports: Disgraced influencer Andrew Tate will face trial on charges of rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, authorities in Romania said Tuesday. Tate, his brother Tristan and two other suspects have been under house arrest after a police investigation that led to their arrest in December. They deny the allegations. Tate is …

“So it’s Juneteenth. Very few people are willing to actually call this out. It’s about a certain skin color now gets their own summertime celebration. “It is now become a racial complaining day. Now we have a full day to be able to smear and slander white America. And remember, BLM stands for burn, loot, and murder. “Juneteenth becoming a …

C-SPAN reports: Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), and other House Republicans heard from witnesses about investigations and prosecutions related to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Witnesses included persons convicted of participating in the attack, as well as their family members. This event occurred on the same day former President Trump was arraigned for …

The CBC reports: When Windsor, Ont., woman Britt Leroux opened Facebook on Wednesday night, she was shocked to see a photo of a man she says she had sparred with online — in a selfie with her sleeping, terminally ill father. Windsor police said Friday they’ve charged Bubba Christopher Michael Pollock, 34, of London, Ont., with criminal harassment. According to …

Washington DC’s CBS affiliate reports: Evaluators hired by the government and defense have determined the former general counsel for the Oath Keepers militia is not currently competent to stand trial, both her lawyer and a federal prosecutor said in court Thursday. Kellye SoRelle, of Texas, was indicted in September on felony counts of conspiracy and obstruction for allegedly instructing members …

From the Justice Department: A Florida man was sentenced today for a felony charge for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Mason Joel Courson, …

From Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire: Matt Walsh obtained internal documents from Fox News employees showing that Fox Corp. encourages employees to support radical LGBTQ organizations and has deployed “woke AI” that tracks people’s commitment to DEI principles. A screenshot of a Fox employee portal shared by Walsh showed that the company encourages employees to donate to the Trevor Project, the …

Media Matters has the transcript: STEVE DEACE (HOST): Then there’s somebody like Ric Grenell, who right now is essentially running the political operation for Trump at Mar-A-Lago by all accounts. He served him very capably, was it — was it — I think — was it — AARON MCINTIRE (CO-HOST): DNI? DEACE: DNI, Department of National Intelligence. He was very …

Congress Minutes reports: House Republicans are already running into what will likely be a key point of contention on government funding: What to do about the Justice Department and FBI.  The issue came up Tuesday when GOP leadership huddled with a group of lawmakers that represent a cross-section of the conference. The meeting, according to GOP lawmakers in attendance, underscored …

“We’ve seen all these companies go woke. Hey, I could tell you Blackout Coffee is growing with such momentum that Starbucks is now taking down their Pride flags. Well, we’re not going to forget Starbucks for all the gay flag stuff you’re doing.  “We are now having to – I’m guilty of this. I’m going through my kitchen, I’m going …

“I called them out because the Pride movement is not about rights for gay people anymore, that’s been totally determined for a very long time. Every single American has equal rights. “The equal right to vote, the equal right to buy a home, to have a job if they qualify for job qualifications, get an education, and so much more …

City & State reports: Tina Forte, the Rep. George Santos associate who raised $1.5 million en route to getting just 27% of the vote against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez last year, announced Monday that she’s planning to take on AOC again in 2024. “After many discussions with family, friends, and constituents throughout the Bronx and Queens, I have decided to challenge …