Homocons

Reuters reports: Tech billionaire and Republican megadonor Peter Thiel, an early backer of former President Donald Trump who later broke with him, has told associates he is not planning to donate to any political candidates in 2024, according to two people close to the businessman. Thiel is unhappy with the Republican Party’s focus on hot-button U.S. cultural issues, said one …

“It’s very hard to, like, understand the West and it’s why one day we’ll probably end up picking up our things and moving to Russia. Because this is just too strange, and I mean we’ll go to Russia and we’ll still be too westernized and maybe we’ll have to get bullied a little bit over there but it’ll put some …

The Daily Beast reports: Rep. George Santos (R-NY) is running for re-election—a move that’s been met with literal laughs from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and silence from Republican campaign arms. But in a narrowly divided chamber where every vote counts, Santos may get to show McCarthy who gets the last word and, ultimately, the last laugh. In totally separate, …

Mediate reports: Embattled Congressman George Santos announced his reelection campaign this week and now insists, despite wild fabrications of his resume, his “conscience is clean.” “Look, nobody’s immune to making mistakes in life. I’ve owned up to them. You know, I wish every politician would go on TV and admit when they lie, but they don’t. And with that, they …

Via press release from Rep. George Santos: Today, Congressman George Santos (NY-03) introduced HR 2631 the “Medical Information Nuanced Accountability Judgement Act,” also known as the MINAJ Act, which seeks to prohibit any Federal Government from imposing any mandate requiring an individual to receive a vaccine that has not been authorized for marketing for at least ten years. “Medical Freedom …

The New York Times reports: Representative George Santos, the Republican from New York whose unexpected victory in November was quickly marred by revelations that he had lied or exaggerated about virtually his entire biography on the campaign trail, announced Monday that he was running for re-election. In a statement announcing his campaign, Mr. Santos did not directly address the controversy …

From time-traveling Stop The Steal leader Ali Alexander: This is too gay. While my audience is familiar with me battling SSA, others aren’t as familiar. I apologize for any inappropriate messages sent over the years. Forgive me. While I have repented before God and confess at Church, I want my supporters and those involved to hear my apology today. When …

The Missouri Independent reports: They didn’t know it at the time, but Dec. 3, 2020, was the start of a nightmare for Wandrea Moss and her mother, Ruby Freeman. Later that day, the Gateway Pundit, a St. Louis-based site run by brothers Jim and James Hoft, identified Freeman as one of the election workers accused of producing and counting 18,000 …

The New York Post reports: Despite facing multiple calls to resign from both parties over a series of lies about his personal and professional life, the Republican congressman has “called big donors and sat down with supporters and believes he can raise $500,000 to $750,000 in the second quarter of 2023,” said a person close to Santos. “Many of us …

The Jewish Forward reports: Rep. George Santos, under congressional and federal investigation for lying about his background, told two Hasidic writers who visited his Washington, D.C., office last month that recent genetic testing shows he has a significant percentage of Jewish ancestry. The assertion comes almost two months after he told British television host Piers Morgan that he has taken …

Via press release from the Log Cabin Republicans: The arc of history is long is it will not judge Democrats lightly for the sham indictment of President Trump yesterday in New York. Their actions, motivated by blind rage and an untreated case of Trump Derangement Syndrome, has exposed a radical local prosecutor, hell bent on weaponizing law enforcement against a …

Bloomberg News reports: US Representative George Santos, who embellished his resume by claiming to have worked on Wall Street, will face a Republican primary challenge from someone who actually did — a former JPMorgan Chase & Co. vice president. Kellen Curry, a major in the Air Force Reserves, said he quit his job as a vice president in JPMorgan’s corporate …

Mediaite reports: Rep. George Santos (R-NY) appeared on Fox Business Network on Wednesday night where for some reason he was asked if he has an OnlyFans account and can peel bananas with his feet. Host Kennedy welcomed Santos for a very friendly interview with the serial liar who was elected to Congress in November. “Have you apologized for some of …

CNN reports: Prosecutors in Brazil have agreed to a deal with Rep. George Santos in a case in which he is accused of defrauding a Rio de Janeiro area clerk of $1,300 over clothes and shoes in 2008, documents obtained by CNN show. A petition from Santos’ attorney requesting a deal says Santos would agree to formally confess to the …

The Intercept reports: Jeff Thomas, a model and social media influencer who was recently in a long-term relationship with billionaire Peter Thiel, said he spent much of his time with the tech mogul working to persuade him away from his increasingly aggressive pursuit of a culture war — a war that Thomas warned was blowing back on their community. “I …

Yahoo News reports: The Republican-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court said Thursday that he had no problem with someone who was on the U.S. Capitol grounds during the insurrection campaigning for him across the state in the waning days of the high stakes race, calling his work “invaluable.” Conservatives have controlled the court for 15 years and came within one …

First, a reminder about yesterday’s news: Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday passed a law that criminalises identifying as LGBTQ, handing authorities broad powers to target Ugandans who already face legal discrimination and mob violence. More than 30 African countries, including Uganda, already ban same-sex relations. The new law appears to be the first to outlaw merely identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, …

The Associated Press reports: “I was elected by the people to come here to represent them, and I do that every day,” Santos told The Associated Press in a brief interview off the House floor. “It’s a hard job. If I said it was easy, I’d be lying to you — and I don’t think that’s what we want, right?” …

Posted to Milo Yiannopoulos’s Telegram channel: Last week, my therapist said we’re approaching a point in the process where I might consider (a) establishing routines and processes and safeguards that will cement me into celibacy for life, or (b) taking a punt on something riskier and more intimidating–years of work trying to drag my broken compass back to True North. …

The New York Times reports: A $19 million luxury yacht deal brokered by Representative George Santos between two of his wealthy donors has captured the attention of federal and state authorities investigating the congressman’s campaign finances and personal business dealings. The sale, which has not been previously reported, is one of about a dozen leads being pursued by the F.B.I., …