Homocons

The New York Times reports: Peter Thiel, one of the longest-serving board members of Meta, the parent of Facebook, plans to step down, the company said on Monday. Mr. Thiel, 54, wants to focus on influencing November’s midterm elections. Mr. Thiel sees the midterms as crucial to changing the direction of the country, this person said, and he is backing …

From convicted homocon rioter Brandon Straka: Dear Patriots, So, this is the current state of affairs. For the next three months I’ll be on house arrest. It’s funny how I thought it would be fine and maybe even kind of relaxing- and just over 24 hours later I’m already having thoughts of jumping out of my window to the street …

From convicted homocon rioter Brandon Straka: Dear Patriots, Yesterday was very hard. I was sentenced, finally, in my legal case from January 6th, 2021. Please remember, I did NOT enter the Capitol. I did NOT engage in violence, vandalism, theft or destruction. I spent 8 minutes on the steps of the Capitol. I have no prior criminal record. This was …

Here’s what prosecutors asked for last week: Federal prosecutors on Thursday recommended an Omaha man be sentenced to four months of home detention and three years probation for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Additionally, it was also recommended that Brandon Straka serve at least 60 hours of community service and pay $500 restitution. …

From convicted homocon rioter Brandon Straka: Dear Patriots, It’s been a long, dark, and twisting road. After a year of delays, I’m hopeful that tomorrow will finally bring my sentencing, and that that will finally bring us to the beginning of the end. It has been a year of indescribable pain, stress, worry, pressure, and fear. My hope is that …

The New York Times reports: For months, the Justice Department has provided little public indication of whether, or how seriously, it is investigating the role played by former President Donald J. Trump in the violent attack on the Capitol last Jan. 6. But on Tuesday, for the first time, evidence emerged in court papers that prosecutors have posed questions to …

From convicted homocon rioter Brandon Straka: Dear Patriots, I’ve been hit HARD this past year. It began a year ago with the FBI raiding my home and putting me in jail. Criminal charges were filed against me for the 8 minutes I spent outside the Capitol building on January 6th. The DOJ extended my case FIVE TIMES, dragging things out …

The Omaha World-Herald reports: U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves and his team have recommended that Brandon Straka be sentenced to four months of home detention, three years of probation, 60 hours of community service and $600 in restitution. Graves noted Straka’s large social media following and his efforts to overturn the election. The sentencing recommendation says home detention rather than jail …

From convicted Capitol rioter Brandon Straka: Dear Patriots, I wanted to reach out and let you all know that I’m coming to Charleston, South Carolina, NEXT Friday for an intimate evening with all of you who can attend! My legal case, which we may need to start referring to as “The Never Ending Story“, is still not yet resolved- so …

The Daily Beast reports: Popular far-right website The Gateway Pundit, which played a key role in pushing Jan. 6 “false flag” conspiracy theories, has found an unlikely new enemy in Capitol rioter Tim “Baked Alaska” Gionet. The intra-right-wing drama hit its ugly lows with Gateway Pundit founder Jim Hoft accusing Gionet of being a “fed,” and the far-right streamer’s allies …

Via email from convicted homocon rioter Brandon Straka: Dear Patriots, I’m not sad to see 2021 go. The year started for me with the FBI coming into my apartment, taking my things, putting me in handcuffs and throwing me in a cell for days. That was the beginning of what has been a year long nightmare. Most of you still …

Politico reports: Tech billionaire Peter Thiel and Donald Trump Jr. are co-hosting a pair of January fundraisers for Wyoming Republican Harriet Hageman, the Trump-backed primary challenger running against GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, according to an invitation to be sent out to GOP donors Thursday. Thiel, a PayPal co-founder and early Facebook investor who has emerged as one of the most …

Via email from convicted rioter Brandon Straka: Dear Patriots, Just when I think the media can’t get anything more wrong, they find a way to outdo themselves. It just makes you roll your eyes and pray that one of these days Jesus is going to take the wheel on all of this. The media is going crazy with speculations right …

Politico reports: Brandon Straka, a Donald Trump ally who spoke at a Jan. 5 “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington — and has since pleaded guilty for joining the mob that stormed onto the grounds of the U.S. Capitol the next day — has provided investigators with information they say “may impact the government’s sentencing recommendation.” It’s an indication that …

Mediaite reports: On Thursday’s Fox News Primetime, Fox News host Tammy Bruce slammed Biden for updating the words of the Declaration of  Independence, and accused him attempting to recondition the document so that it adheres to modern guidelines for inclusivity. “Alrighty, notice how he added ‘women and men are created equal,’ and not just men,” Bruce said. “It matters, right? …

Axios reports: The Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education tonight will consider formalizing its opposition to the push to create Buckhead City. State Sen. Brandon Beach of Alpharetta prefiled legislation to incorporate Buckhead, Atlanta’s whitest and wealthiest part of town. Proponents say they want more control over crime and how their tax dollars are spent. APS stands to lose about …

Reuters reports: The Gateway Pundit, a far-right news site, used its Facebook page – with more than 630,000 subscribers – to post fake stories alleging that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some commentators responded with threats of violence. After Gateway Pundit posted a June story on Facebook that included debunked allegations of voter fraud in …

Reuters reports: Two Georgia election workers targeted by former President Donald Trump in a vote-rigging conspiracy theory have sued a far-right website that trumpeted the false story, alleging it incited months of death threats and harassment against them. The defamation suit against The Gateway Pundit was filed Thursday by Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, a voter registration officer in the Fulton County …

From convicted homocon rioter Brandon Straka: Dear Patriots, Firstly, I know this has been a VERY quiet year from me and from #WalkAway. This is not by choice. Most people who know me know I have an obsessive work ethic and I’m gaga about the work I do for #WalkAway and contributing to shifting the landscape of our culture and …

The Washington Post reports: The Republican National Committee is pushing back against a state party leader’s call for Ronna McDaniel to resign as RNC chairwoman over her outreach to the LGBTQ community. In a statement to The Washington Post, RNC spokesperson Danielle Alvarez said Oklahoma Republican Party Chairman John Bennett is “lying” about the steps the national party plans to …