Extremists

Wired reports: While the protest movement comprises people angered at Elon Musk’s role in the dismantling of federal government agencies, the counterprotest movement that showed up this weekend was peopled mostly by MAGA supporters. Among them were an array of far-right extremists, including members of the Proud Boys, armed militias, and at one event in Idaho, a guy dressed as …

The BBC reports: France’s Marine Le Pen has been found guilty of misappropriating European funds to finance her far-right National Rally (RN) party, in a case which could lead to her being barred from standing in the 2027 presidential election. The judge has not yet said what the sentence will be. Prosecutors last year said Le Pen’s punishment should be …

Wired reports: Organizers behind a pronatalist conference with far-right ties in Austin, Texas, this weekend have set up matchmaking events for attendees that include the option of getting married onsite as part of their greater effort to repopulate the world, WIRED has learned. According to its website, the sold-out Natal Conference, taking place March 28-29 at a hotel operated by …

The Daily Beast reports: A right-wing influencer who was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to spread Russian propaganda during the 2024 presidential election has been added to the White House press pool. On Friday, someone from Tim Pool’s “Timcast” YouTube channel will be part of the press pool covering President Donald Trump, said Will Sommer, a journalist with The …

The New York Post reports: Infowars founder Alex Jones and his second wife, Erika Wulff, are divorcing, Page Six can exclusively confirm. The notorious conspiracy theorist submitted a petition in his native Texas on Sept. 9, 2024, and cited “discord or conflict of personalities” as the reason for his seven-year marriage becoming “insupportable,” according to documents obtained by us. Jones, …

“The COVID vax has turned out to be so dangerous. It killed so many people. It’s a fact. I mean, it’s in the VAERS program. These are not conspiracies. It’s like, that’s a fact, that it does make you wonder. I don’t want to fly in a plane with vaccinated pilots because I think it’s too dangerous. But are there …

The Independent reports: Senator Mark Kelly has responded again to Elon Musk after the tech billionaire doubled down on an insult branding the Arizona senator – a decorated war hero – a “traitor” because he traveled to Ukraine to support wounded soldiers. Kelly, who is also a former astronaut, told CNN that Musk was aligning himself with “a bunch of …

TMZ reports: One of Andrew Tate’s girlfriends says he nearly choked her unconscious during a violent sexual encounter two weeks ago, prompting her to report the alleged incident to police, TMZ has learned. Bri Stern filed a sexual assault report and she claims Andrew attacked her on March 11 while they were staying at the Beverly Hills Hotel. She’s told …

The Daily Dot reports: Christian nationalist Andrew Torba, founder and CEO of the alternative social media platform Gab, insinuated on Tuesday that Jews are sabotaging his website. In a post to his profile, Torba alleged that a recent report from the World Jewish Congress, which described Gab as a proliferator of “virulent antisemitic rhetoric and content,” has led to an …

MARTHA KELNER: Should the Defense Secretary — MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: What country are you from? KELNER: The UK. GREENE: Okay, we don’t give a crap about your opinion and your reporting. Why don’t you go back to your country where you have a major migrant problem? KELNER: Do you— GREENE: No, no, no, you should care about your own borders. …

The New York Times reports: Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former president, will face trial on charges that he oversaw a vast scheme to cling to power after losing the 2022 elections, including an attempt to overturn the vote and a plot to assassinate the nation’s president-elect, the country’s supreme court decided on Wednesday. The ruling marks a significant effort to hold …

“I’m looking forward to holding the hearing tomorrow at 10 a.m. where we will be shining an intense spotlight on how Americans’ hard-earned tax dollars have been used by PBS and NPR, and the type of public broadcasting programs and radio shows they have been pushing across the country for decades. “It has leaned further and further left, so much …

Kyle Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: On the most recent episode of the Right Response Ministries podcast, radical Christian nationalist pastor Joel Webbon and his co-hosts advocated for the government to literally seize control of churches that do not share their far-right theology. “Hear me out,” co-host Wesley Todd said. “The president, the sovereign, the magistrate, Barron Trump, he …

The New York Times reports: President Trump plans to nominate L. Brent Bozell III, a conservative media critic and fierce defender of Israel, to be the U.S. ambassador to South Africa, according to the Congressional website. Mr. Bozell had previously been nominated to lead the United States’ global media agency, but that nomination was withdrawn on Monday, the Congressional website …

“You ain’t so tough now. You’re groveling for government contracts — Paul, Weiss [law firm] — and all your high-falutin, high-moral order, defenders of democracy. All they care about is putting their snout right in the trough. Soon as you mention they ain’t getting government contracts — and guess what, none of their clients — genius move, whoever thought that …

CBS News reports: The pardons of more than 1,500 rioters who seized the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 are expected to leave taxpayers on the hook for most of the damage, cleanup and costs of the insurrection. Although federal judges ordered hundreds of the defendants to make restitution to the federal government to offset the costs of the repairs …

CBS News reports: After weeks in the United States, influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate arrived early Saturday back in Romania, where they face charges of human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. The Tates, who are dual U.S. and British citizens, were arrested in Romania in late 2022 and formally indicted last year on charges …

“American people do not trust Elon Musk and Elon Musk is incompetent in his position. How do we know? Because they fired tens of thousands of people, it was challenged in court. The court said the people have to go back, and now the people are coming back. He’s incompetent. He’s a thief. He’s a Nazi. And people don’t trust …

“Think about what the Democrat Party is fighting against. What are they trying to stop President Trump from doing? They’re trying to stop him from sending rapists out of the country. They’re trying to stop him from making energy affordable for every single American and every single family. “They’re trying to stop him from ending wars overseas so that we …

CNN reports: Conor McGregor will run for the Irish presidency in elections later this year, the controversial former fighter said on Thursday, as he announced his candidacy for the largely ceremonial role on an anti-immigration stance. McGregor, who in recent years has emerged as a figurehead for the far-right in Ireland, said on social media that he would run for …