Homocons

The Guardian reports: The far-right website The Gateway Pundit acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that there was not any fraud during ballot counting in Atlanta in 2020 when Donald Trump lost the presidency, a significant concession from one of the most influential conservative sites that plays a key role in spreading election misinformation. The statement, the first acknowledgment …

The Guardian reports: The Gateway Pundit, the far-right news website that played a critical role in spreading false information about the 2020 election, has settled a defamation lawsuit with Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, two Georgia election workers it falsely accused of wrongdoing. Notice of the settlement was filed in circuit court in Missouri, where Freeman and Moss had sued …

Media Matters reports: Right-wing media figures have amplified a conspiracy theory that Democrats are attempting to steal the 2024 election by weaponizing a longstanding law that allows Americans overseas to vote. As researchers at the University of Washington explained, right-wing junk site The Gateway Pundit appears to have originated the false claim in early September, and former President Donald Trump …

Courthouse News reports: It was early on a Friday evening. The onetime lawmaker was hauling uphill. He was attempting with some difficulty to rendezvous with his teammate, an avatar wearing a Buffalo Bills football kit emblazoned with the number of the late NFL running back O. J. Simpson. This all might sound like a fever dream — but not quite. …

“To our beautiful Amish in Lancaster and across the state, we will protect your raw milk, your dairy, your farm, your school choice, your religious freedom, your ability to afford to have ten beautiful children per family!” – Homocon cultist, QAnon nutbag, and Capitol riot attendee Scott Presler, speaking at Trump’s rally yesterday in Butler, Pennsylvania. Presler last appeared here …

“While he was leading the charge against me and calling me all these things, [D’Esposito] was actually stealing money from the American people and giving it to benefit his mistress in a no-show job ploy at the expense of taxpayer dollars. Tell me what that speaks about his character or the sheer hypocrisy of it all. “This shouldn’t be deemed …

CNN reports: The former first lady spoke at two political fundraisers for the Log Cabin Republicans this year, and she was paid $237,500 for an April event, according to Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosure form. Trump’s latest disclosure form said Melania Trump was paid by the Log Cabin Republicans for the April fundraiser. But it’s a mystery who actually cut …

Fox News reports: A watchdog group that aims to expose hypocrisy announced Monday that it would donate $1 million to “Queers for Palestine” or any U.S. LGBTQ advocacy organization to host a gay pride parade in Gaza or the West Bank. New Tolerance Campaign (NTC) President Gregory T. Angelo, who is gay and the former president of Log Cabin Republicans, …

“Elon Musk — who they hate — he saw that [endorsement] and he wrote this, ‘Fine Taylor, you win. I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life.’ So, he’s mocking, he’s exposing the ridiculousness. “It’s like, Taylor Swift, you are a young, pretty girl. Do you know what the gang members from Venezuela do to …

“Millions of people are watching tonight for the first time. What the ABC moderators just did is completely prove to these millions of people that the media are out to get Donald Trump. “We couldn’t have scripted this better. Both moderators were so over the top attacking Trump and not attacking Harris. My phone was lighting up from my friends …

CNBC reports: Donald Trump’s presidential running mate JD Vance is urging Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel to “get off the sidelines” and financially support the Republican ticket, Vance told the Financial Times. Vance, in an interview in the key swing state of Wisconsin, told the outlet that he will keep trying to push Thiel, his former boss, to ditch his …

Newsday reports: Former Rep. George Santos’ campaign has $562 in cash on hand but also owes $786,932 in debt, federal records show. The debt includes $156,932 owed to Republican campaign staffers and companies and $630,000 in loans he allegedly made to the campaign. In announcing Santos’ federal indictment in October, U.S. Attorney Breon Peace called the loans “nonexistent” and fabricated. …

The Associated Press reports: Former U.S. Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty Monday to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, short-circuiting the federal fraud case that led to his expulsion from Congress just weeks before it was set to go to trial. “I betrayed the trust of my constituents and supporters. I deeply regret my conduct,” the New York Republican said …

The New York Times reports: George Santos, the disgraced former Republican congressman from New York whose penchant for lying led to one of the oddest sideshows in modern U.S. politics, pleaded guilty on Monday to aggravated identity theft and wire fraud. While Mr. Santos’s plea will allow him to avoid a trial on a total of nearly two dozen charges …

It’s a bad day for Miss Kitara Revache: A federal judge on Monday dismissed former Rep. George Santos’s (R-N.Y.) lawsuit against Jimmy Kimmel over the late-night host’s requests for personalized videos on Cameo, a ruling that landed just hours before Santos is expected to plead guilty to federal crimes. Santos sued Kimmel in February, claiming he engaged in “deliberate deception …

New York City’s NBC affiliate reports: Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is due in court Monday afternoon, where two sources familiar with the matter tell News 4 he is expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in the fraud indictment against him. A hearing for the planned guilty plea has been scheduled for 3 p.m. in federal court, the sources …

CNN reports: Former New York Rep. George Santos is expected to plead guilty Monday to federal charges relating to fraudulent activity during his 2022 midterm campaign, according to multiple sources familiar with the deal. Santos, who was expelled from the House last year, previously pleaded not guilty to 23 federal charges, including allegations of fraud related to Covid-19 unemployment benefits, …

The Daily Mail reports: Melania Trump earned six figures for speaking to a Republican fundraiser earlier this year, part of the million dollars in income she earns. Her compensation and investments were listed as part of Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosure report. Among the revenue listed is over $237,000 for one speaking engagement – paid for by the Log Cabin …

City & State reports: In her bid to unseat Pat Ryan from the 18th Congressional District, Republican Alison Esposito has touted her 25 years of experience in the New York City Police Department as proof she has what it takes to “restore law and order.” Twice in Esposito’s career, the city settled lawsuits and paid people who alleged that Esposito …

The Missouri Independent reports: The dismissal of its bankruptcy case in Florida is not stopping the Gateway Pundit from seeking a continued delay in the defamation case against it by two Georgia poll workers. But the case may be moving ahead soon regardless. In a motion filed Aug. 5 in the St. Louis Circuit Court, lawyers for the Gateway Pundit …