Homocons

Talking Points Memo reports: According to his campaign’s filings with the Federal Election Commission, Santos helped power his House bid with personal loans of more than $500,000. It was never quite clear how Santos went from making $55,000 to having a vast personal fortune in the span of a matter of months. But on Thursday, as Nancy Marks, Santos’ campaign …

The New York Times reports: The accountant who oversaw the finances of Representative George Santos’s political campaigns has agreed to plead guilty to one or more federal felony charges, according to court papers and an official with the Eastern District of New York. The accountant, Nancy Marks, has handled the finances of some of New York’s most powerful Republicans over …

First, a reality check courtesy of AOC: Republicans calling for action against the New York Democrat Jamaal Bowman for triggering a fire alarm in a congressional office building as a vote loomed on a deal to avoid a government shutdown should “check their own values”, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, citing the lack of action against George Santos, after he was indicted …

The Evening Standard reports: GB News has suspended presenter Dan Wootton following comments made on his programme by Laurence Fox about a female journalist. The suspension of Wootton follows the earlier suspension of actor-turned politician Fox following his “misogynistic” rant live on air about Ava Evans. Ms Evans, the political correspondent for online news site Joe, said she was “really …

“I think due process is important and I think he has a right to defend himself. He’s innocent until proven guilty. The media has to stop acting like everybody is guilty before they’re even judged by a jury. So, no, I think everybody is innocent until proven guilty. When did we walk away from the fabric of our Constitution that …

“Mark Levin is at the top of his game. You know, Mark Levin has never been better than he is now. So hats off to him. But I would never buy his book. I wanted to, I thought about it yesterday, but then I was like, ‘This guy is going to piss me off through half the book,’ because Mark …

First, there’s this from CNN: New York Republican Rep. George Santos has said he was not in talks with the Justice Department to strike a plea deal after he was indicted on 13 federal fraud and money laundering charges in May. The freshman congressman, whose astonishing pattern of lies and fabrications has led to investigations and calls for his resignation, …

The Daily Beast reports: When confronted Tuesday during a CNN interview over his laundry list of lies, Rep. George Santos (R-NY) insisted he wasn’t deflecting—then proceeded to do exactly that. Anchor Erin Burnett, after rolling several clips of Santos, asked him to explain his fabrications. “Erin, you know what would be great? I’m not deflecting, but I’m just going to …

“What he did in that video was completely homophobic, terrible dialing us back, and he lost a lot of suburban women. What he did in that video was completely homophobic, terrible dialing us back, and he lost a lot of suburban women. “We have to have a society where we allow adults to live their lives as long as you’re …

CBS News reports: When an outside firm hired by then-congressional hopeful George Santos in 2021 delivered a secret internal report detailing aspects of the candidate’s checkered background, several of his aides found it too much to stomach. They urged Santos to drop out, and when he refused, they quit. Portions of the report, published here for the first time, show …

The Washington Post reports: In the United States, as an openly gay member of a party now targeting the type of show he once performed, Santos has backed hard-line policies that many in the LGBTQ community find discriminatory. He has supported a Florida law that bars educators from discussing sexual orientation in early elementary education. He has co-sponsored a bill …

The New York Post reports: Scandal-scarred Rep. George Santos (R-NY) was overheard at a swanky Manhattan party on Tuesday night saying he has recently dropped weight by using Ozempic, a source said. The feisty pol also allegedly declared he could beat his Beltway rival Mitt Romney in a “cage match” because he knows jiu-jitsu, when one guest suggested a face-off …

Omaha’s NBC affiliate reports: An Omaha man convicted for his role in the Jan. 6 riots will have to finish his probation. A judge denied Brandon Straka’s request. He’s serving 36 months probation, including three months of house arrest. In a response filed Aug. 23, U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves said the full term of probation, which has about 17 months …

The Hill reports: Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) on Friday said he would not take a plea deal “right now” in the federal case where he faces 13 criminal charges related to alleged financial crimes. “Look, right now? No,” Santos said when asked in an interview with FOX 5’s “Good Day New York” if he would take a plea deal. “Right …

The New York Daily News reports: A staff member for U.S. Rep. George Santos has been indicted on charges he impersonated an aide to powerful House speaker Kevin McCarthy to raise funds for the oft-lying Santos — and took a 15 % commission for his trouble. Samuel Miele was charged Wednesday in Brooklyn Federal Court with aggravated identity theft and …

First, a reminder from December 2022: Brandon Straka filed a defamation suit against MSNBC, Chris Hayes, and Ari Melber today and stated this is just the “first in a strategic string of lawsuits” he will be filing against various media outlets and individuals for egregiously malicious and untruthful reporting about the details of his misdemeanor charge related to the 8 …

The Daily Beast reports: An Oregon jury cleared two Portland activists of all civil liability on Tuesday after right-wing provocateur Andy Ngô accused them of physically attacking him while he was undercover at a 2021 rally. Ngô was unmasked and beaten at the demonstration with “fists and weapons” by “antifa” decked out in all black outfits, he said at the …

Newsweek reports: An armed Neo-Nazi group protested a Pride in the Park event in Watertown, Wisconsin, on Saturday afternoon that featured a drag story time and drag shows. Video journalist Oliya Scootercaster took to Twitter on Saturday to document the protest and wrote, “BLOOD TRIBE group marching in Watertown Wisconsin protesting Pride in the park.” In her videos, one Neo-Nazi …

The New York Times reports: About a year before George Santos was elected to Congress, he and three other men approached a loyal campaign donor with a potentially lucrative opportunity. A wealthy Polish citizen wanted to buy cryptocurrency, they said, but for reasons unclear, his fortune was frozen in a bank account. They asked the donor, a wealthy investor in …

The Daily Beast reports: Dan Wootton, a former star reporter at Rupert Murdoch’s Sun newspaper, has been accused of creating bogus online identities to trick and bribe men into sending him sexually compromising images. Byline News first reported Wootton had targeted media colleagues, friends, and members of the public for more than a decade, posing as a fictitious celebrity agent …