Extremists

“It’s really comes as quite a shock to me that there was this level of, really, hatred and violence from the left. I always thought the left, the Democrats, were supposed to be the party of empathy, the party of caring and yet they’re burning down cars, they’re firebombing dealerships, they’re firing bullets into dealerships, they’re just, you know, smashing …

The Huffington Post reports: A man pardoned by President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack announced Wednesday that he plans to run for a U.S. Senate seat. “Today I am blessed by God to officially announce my candidacy for US Senate in the great State of Florida!!” Edward “Jake” Lang posted on X. Trump …

Politico reports: In a post on his social media platform Truth Social Monday, Trump said he had appointed former national security adviser Michael Flynn to the United States Military Academy’s board of visitors, along with Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas); Maureen Bannon, a West Point alum and daughter of MAGA firebrand Steve Bannon; Medal of Honor recipient David Bellavia; and retired …

The right wing Washington Examiner reports: Elon Musk said he found evidence that Democrats spent up to $200 billion on government contracts to “buy” the votes of illegal immigrants to create “one socialist state.” While speaking with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Ben Ferguson for their podcast The Verdict,” Musk outlined the plot his DOGE uncovered and said it is why …

Mediaite reports: Tucker Carlson declared on Friday that Candace Owens was “right” to push the baseless conspiracy theory that the first lady of France is actually a man. Owens presented her theory on her Daily Wire show shortly before she was fired over a series of wildly anti-Semitic comments. “She comes out and she’s like, ‘I will wager my professional …

The Guardian reports: Silicon Valley has played a sizable part in the early days of Donald Trump’s new administration, but another familiar face in the MAGA-verse is beginning to emerge: businessman Erik Prince, oft-described by his critics as a living “Bond villain”. Prince is the most famous mercenary of the contemporary era and the founder of the now defunct private …

Mediaite reports: Leo Terrell, former Fox News contributor who now heads the Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, shared a wild post by white nationalist Patrick Casey this week declaring President Donald Trump can “revoke someone’s Jew card.” Terrell shared the Wednesday post by Casey, who was once the executive director of Identity Evropa – a now defunct “alt right …

Florida Politics reports: Republican congressional candidate Randy Fine wants his Democratic opponent arrested. Fine, a Palm Bay Republican, called for the action days after a third-party contracted worker was arrested while handing out campaign flyers for Democrat Josh Weil on a stolen bike. While Weil’s campaign distanced themselves from the individual, Fine said that’s not enough as the campaign continues …

Mediaite reports: Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) kicked off a firestorm of criticism and controversy this week when he posted to X, “Multiculturalism will tear our country apart.” While some critics offered Gill replies boasting the merits of diversity, like Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), many were quick to call the post hypocritical as Gill is married to an Indian-American. Meanwhile, Stew …

The Meidas Touch reports: MAGA Billionaire Elon Musk, the owner of X, is facing criticism after amplifying a tweet that downplays the responsibility of historical dictators in mass killings. The post, originally from the account “Alice Smith” states: “Stalin, Mao and Hitler didn’t murder millions of people. Their public sector workers did.” Musk, who has been attacking federal workers as …

Politico reports: Steve Bannon isn’t taking 2028 off the table. In an profanity-laced interview on Wednesday with POLITICO, the MAGA firebrand repeatedly refused to rule out a presidential bid, as GOP sources close to him are increasingly speculating he is serious about running should President Donald Trump himself not campaign for a third term — a constitutionally barred idea Bannon …

The Texas Tribune reports: Rafael Cruz, the right-wing pastor and father of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, told a Texas Senate committee on Tuesday that public schools must be required to teach anti-communist lessons in order to reaffirm what he said is America’s true, Christian heritage. “Communism needs to undermine the construct of god because government must become your god,” he …

The Associated Press reports: Elon Musk pushed debunked theories about Social Security on Monday while describing federal benefit programs as rife with fraud, suggesting they will be a primary target in his crusade to reduce government spending. The billionaire entrepreneur, who is advising President Donald Trump, suggested that $500 billion to $700 billion in waste needed to be cut. “Most …

The Independent reports: Alex Jones has reported that a journalist for his website Infowars has been killed near his Texas apartment in a suspected homicide. The far-right shock jock said in a broadcast on Monday afternoon that Jamie White, whom he called his “best” reporter, had been “brutally murdered” late Sunday night near his home in Austin. Jones accused Austin’s Democratic …

ABC News reports: Elon Musk, the billionaire businessman and head of the Department of Government Efficiency, called Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly a “traitor” in a post on X after Kelly posted that he had visited Ukraine over the weekend. Kelly, in a thread on X Sunday night, posted photos of his visit to Ukraine and wrote that “Everyone wants this …

Mediaite reports: Conservatives blasted UFC CEO Dana White, some vowing to boycott the sport over the warm welcome given to Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate at a Saturday event in Las Vegas. Ahead of UFC 313, White was filmed welcoming the controversial duo to the event as they face sex trafficking and rape accusations in Romania, prompting strong …

The Arizona Mirror reports: MAGA loyalists across the country are eager to pay fealty to President Donald Trump by attempting to put his name or likeness on U.S. currency, airports, roads and even Mt. Rushmore. But on Thursday, Arizona’s Senate Republicans couldn’t find the votes they needed to recommend that State Route 260, which runs through rural areas between Cottonwood …

Mother Jones reports: On Tuesday, Dan Bongino, the newly named deputy director of the FBI continued to hold forth on his eponymous daily podcast, this time focused on defending President Donald Trump’s Oval Office attack on Ukraine’s president. But first, Bongino offered a word from a sponsor: “Big Brother is watching you,” he said, noting it had been 10 years …

“Ron DeSantis is attacking me because he was worried I would support Byron Donalds over his wife, knowing I have monumental political weight, and trust our commander and chief President Trumps reccomendations completely. They attacked me to prevent me from destroying his wifes political ambitions. Interestingly, I had no interest in Floridian politics untill I learnt how communist the DeSantis …

The Tallahassee Democrat reports: Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Tuesday said there was an “active criminal investigation” into the presence of the brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate in Florida after they flew here from Romania. Uthmeier’s comments on the internet personalities and self-proclaimed misogynists were posted to social media by Forrest Saunders, an EW Scripps television reporter based in Tallahassee. …