Extremists

Politico Magazine reports: In a speech at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington on Monday, Donald Trump adviser Stephen Miller decried the “Biden cognition hoax,” claiming (without citing specific evidence) that senior Democrats had conspired with sympathetic elements in the media to hide the truth about the president’s health. “The biggest hoax in history has been exposed,” said Miller, who …

The New Jersey Advance reports: Former president Donald Trump — convicted in criminal court, held liable in civil courts and facing other indictments — has told supporters, “I am your retribution,” and now it appears he has a “future secretary of retribution.” That’s how Ivan Raiklin, a retired Army Reserve lieutenant colonel and former U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency employee, bills …

Mediaite reports: Candace Owens sparked fresh controversy with a now widely condemned episode of her online show, in which she discussed Adolf Hitler and dabbled in some wild Holocaust revisionism. Clips from the episode titled “Literally Hitler. Why Can’t We Talk About Him?” began circulating online this week, including of Owens claiming that accounts of Nazi doctor Josef Mengele’s horrific …

Tulsa’s NBC affiliate reports: The Oklahoma State Department of Education announced a “complete overhaul” of the state’s social studies standards on July 9. State Superintendent Ryan Walters said the new approach will “ensure the social studies standards are chronologically sound, reinforced, and reiterated through a student’s primary and secondary education, will empower schools to teach from primary sources, and will …

“Let’s say the Patriot Front, it’s not just a bunch of feds, okay? When the fringe people on our side march around and make a fuss, we ignore or reject them. “When the fringe people on the left go out and commit visible crimes and harm people and make a big fuss, the mainstream left embraces them. That’s all you …

Nashville’s NBC affiliate reports: Tennessee Democrats are speaking out after Patriot Front held its annual Independence Day March in downtown Nashville on Saturday. The group posted videos of the march, including “activists” entering downtown, crossing the Cumberland River, marching down Broadway and giving a speech at Legislative Plaza across from the Tennessee State Capitol. Democrats denounced the protests, calling the …

The New Republic reports: Mark Robinson, the extremist GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina, appeared to endorse political violence in a bizarre and extended rant he delivered on June 30 in a small-town church. “Some folks need killing!” Robinson, the state’s lieutenant governor, shouted during a roughly half-hour-long speech in Lake Church. “It’s time for somebody to say it. …

The Associated Press reports: A court in Romania’s capital ruled Friday that social media influencer Andrew Tate can leave the country but must remain within the European Union as he awaits trial on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. The Bucharest Tribunal’s decision to allow Tate, 37, to leave the country was …

Politico Europe reports: Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office denied Thursday that the Ukrainian president had agreed to a sit-down interview with American right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson. “The President of Ukraine has a completely different schedule, and Tucker Carlson is not on it,” presidential spokesperson Sergii Nykyforov said Thursday morning, while casting doubt on Carlson’s Ukrainian sources. The Ukrainian denial came after Carlson …

Variety reports: A former anchor on KCAL and KCBS has filed a $5 million lawsuit claiming he was fired because he was a white man. Jeff Vaughn is represented by America First Legal, the conservative legal group that has taken aim at diversity, equity and inclusion programs, calling them illegal “anti-white discrimination.” Vaughn worked at the CBS-owned station group for …

NBC News reports: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told her Brothers of Italy party on Tuesday that it should expunge from its ranks anyone who idolizes Italy’s fascist past. Her call came after an undercover media investigation last week released a video of members of her party’s youth wing making fascist salutes and chanting “Sieg Heil.” In a letter to party …

USA Today reports: Steve Bannon, a former political aide to Donald Trump, will report Monday to federal prison to serve a four-month sentence for contempt of Congress after defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021. Bannon, a podcaster who remains popular with the former president’s supporters, was convicted in July 2022 …

[Reads from statistics:] “In Tanzania, USAID helped access 7.8 million in private sector financing for private clinics. This investment resulted in 35% increase in HIV testing and over 10,000 patients tested, and 100% of positive patients linked to care in Nigeria. USAID engaged in private pharmacies to provide HIV treatment.” [Finishes reading.] “Meanwhile, the fentanyl drug crisis continues to rage …

The New York Times reports: Alex Jones does not, for now, have to turn over the Infowars bank accounts to the Sandy Hook families he owes millions, a bankruptcy judge ruled on Thursday. The ruling by Judge Christopher Lopez is the latest turn in an increasingly acrimonious battle between two groups of Sandy Hook families fighting to be paid defamation …

Reuters reports: France’s far-right National Rally (RN) extended its lead in a poll published on the last day of campaigning before Sunday’s first round of parliamentary elections, with another survey showing it in sight of a slim majority. Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigrant, eurosceptic party has led polling since President Emmanuel Macron called a surprise snap election this month that has …

From the Justice Department: A Florida man and member of the Proud Boys organization was arrested today for assaulting law enforcement and other charges related to his alleged conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His alleged actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count …

The Hill reports: Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), in conjunction with the Trump-aligned America First Legal, filed an amicus brief Wednesday in support of Steve Bannon’s Supreme Court emergency appeal. It is the latest show of support for Bannon from top House Republicans as he fights his contempt of Congress conviction, following top House GOP leaders saying they will also file …

“I’ll be coordinating with the Dilley meme team on Thursday night for the debate. We are going to hijack the debate hashtag, whatever it is. We’re going to be launching all new memes that will be centered around the debate in real time. “Here we are, MAGA. I need you guys to show out on Twitter on Thursday night because …

The Associated Press reports: A U.S. bankruptcy court trustee is planning to shut down conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars media platform and liquidate its assets to help pay the $1.5 billion in lawsuit judgments Jones owes for repeatedly calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax. In an “emergency” motion filed Sunday in Houston, trustee Christopher Murray indicated …

The Associated Press reports: A man who bludgeoned Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer and was sentenced to 30 years in federal court was also convicted Friday of aggravated kidnapping by a state court which could put him behind bars for life. A federal judge last month sentenced David DePape to 30 years in federal prison for the 2022 attack …