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MN GOP Rep: Gun Law Increases Risk Of Killer Cows

Heartland Signal reports: While arguing against a proposal for safe storage requirements for firearms, Minnesota state Sen. Warren Limmer (R-Maple Grove) contended that rural citizens need guns readily available to deal with cows. “You even walk too close to a cow, and it’ll take you down and trample you into dust,” Limmer said. “Fumbling around with a lock while a …

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Maddow Rips NBC’s “Inexplicable” Hiring Of McDaniel

The Hill reports: MSNBC prime time host Rachel Maddow blasted her own network over its recent decision to hire former Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel as a political commentator. “If you care what I think about this, the fact that McDaniel is on the payroll at NBC News, to me that is inexplicable,” Maddow said on her show Monday. …

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Missouri AG Sues Media Matters For “Attacking” X

Via press release from Missouri AG Andrew Bailey: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed suit against Media Matters to force the nonprofit to turn over documents related to his investigation into its fraudulent business practices. General Bailey launched his investigation in November 2023 after evidence came to light that Media Matters solicited donations from Missourians under false pretenses to …

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Texas Sues Two More Porn Sites Over Age Verification

The Austin American-Statesman reports: In another attempt to limit the accessibility of adult content online, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued two more pornography distribution companies, alleging that they are in violation of a state law requiring age verification for sexually explicit websites. The attorney general’s office filed civil lawsuits against Multi Media, which owns the website Chaturbate, and …

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DeSantis Signs Bill Requiring Age Verification To Access Porn Sites, Banning Minors Under 16 From Social Media

The Tallahassee Democrats reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis Monday signed into law sweeping social media restrictions that also requires age verification to access pornographic websites in Florida. The measure would take effect at the beginning of 2025 – if it survives expected lawsuits from the nation’s largest tech companies. In that case, minors under 16 would be barred from social media …

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Trump Calls On MAGA To Unseat GOP Rep. Laurel Lee

Politico reports: Former President Donald Trump wants a Republican to mount a primary challenge to Rep. Laurel Lee, the lone member of Florida’s congressional delegation to endorse Gov. Ron DeSantis in his unsuccessful bid for president. Lee, who won a crowded GOP primary two years ago in a safe red district, served as Florida’s top election official under DeSantis and …

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MTG Calls For Immediate Expulsion Of Retiring GOP Rep So That A Special Election Can Be Held To Replace Him

The Hill reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) called on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday to push for Rep. Mike Gallagher’s (R-Wis.) expulsion from Congress ahead of his scheduled departure next month to allow his district time to select a new representative. Gallagher, the chair of the House Select Committee on China, announced last month that he would not …

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Mayors And Community Groups Beg DeSantis To Veto Bill Erasing Local Oversight Of Airbnb And Vrbo Rentals

The Florida Phoenix reports: As lawmakers were winding down in the Capitol, Florida lawmakers finally passed a contentious bill that has irked local governments over the past decade — a proposal to give the state more power to regulate short-term vacation rentals such as Airbnb and Vrbo platforms, which have changed the vacation landscape in a tourist-heavy state. But a …

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Jordan Denies Having Made Stolen Election Claims

The Huffington Post reports: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) seemed to have an uncomfortable moment on “60 Minutes” during Sunday night’s segment on social media disinformation. “What about this idea that the 2020 election was stolen?” asked correspondent Lesley Stahl. “I’ve not said that,” said Jordan, who is on the record pushing conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. “What I’ve said …

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Rubio Defends Trump On Jews “Hating Their Religion”

“I think that there’s an argument. There’s a difference between being, you know, pro-Israel and there are people… being your religion and being pro-Israel can be two separate things. And then there’s people that are pro-Israel but maybe don’t like Netanyahu or what have you. At the end of the day, my view of it is pretty consistent. And that …

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QAnon North Carolina Schools Nominee: My Posts About Executing Top Democrats Were Made In “Jest” [VIDEO]

Mediaite reports: Michele Morrow, a GOP state politician and “conservative activist,” blamed the media for being “dysfunctional” and promoting “gotcha moments” after CNN’s KFile tracked her down to ask on camera about her shockingly violent statements about Democrats and minority groups. In social media posts Morrow has called for executing Barack Obama by firing squad, and killing Joe Biden for …

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DNC Blasts NBC For Hiring “Proven Liar” McDaniel

“Lying about the 2020 election results culminated in Donald Trump encouraging his supporters to stop the peaceful transfer of power. Allowing one of the key architects of that shameful period in our country the platform to whitewash her role in what happened, and then provide ongoing ‘commentary’ about American politics, does a disservice to the journalists who put themselves in …

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QAnon Mastriano Proposes Bill To Outlaw “Chemtrails”

The Pennsylvania Capital-Star reports: A state senator who was the 2022 GOP nominee for Pennsylvania governor has proposed legislation to outlaw experimental weather modification techniques falsely associated with the “chemtrail” conspiracy theory. In a memo seeking support for his bill, Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-Franklin) said new technology and a proliferation of weather modification patents “owned by a combination of Federal …

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Wyoming Gov Vetoes Bill Allowing People To Carry Concealed Guns In Schools And Legislative Meetings

ABC News reports: Wyoming Republican Gov. Mark Gordon has vetoed a bill that would have allowed people to carry concealed guns in public schools and government meetings. In his veto letter Friday night, Gordon said he had concerns the bill would exceed the separation of powers provision in the state constitution since any policy, further regulation or clarification of the …

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MTG Defends Her Motion To Oust Johnson: In Only Six Months He’s Led The GOP To “Complete Catastrophe”

“We cannot have a Republican speaker of the House that is willing to do the bidding of Chuck Schumer, handing over the gavel to him, and letting him pass the Schumer House bill on the floor, and not allowing any of us Republicans to do our jobs. Speaker Johnson, who has barely been a speaker for six months, led us …

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Chuck Todd Blasts His NBC Bosses For Hiring McDaniel

Politico reports: NBC chief political analyst Chuck Todd on Sunday publicly slammed the company’s decision to hire Ronna McDaniel in a stunning on-air moment immediately following the former RNC chair’s network debut. “Let me deal with the elephant in the room. I think our bosses owe you an apology for putting you in this situation,” Todd told “Meet the Press” …

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McCarthy To Johnson: “Don’t Fear Motion To Vacate”

“The difficulty here is when you allow eight Republicans to join with all the Democrats to determine who can run the House when 96% percent decide one way — it creates some chaos. They’ve got to move through this, put the country first and be able to move on. I think they’re able to do this. “Speaker Johnson is doing …

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McDaniel Claims She Opposes Freeing Capitol Rioters

NBC News reports: “Do you disagree with Trump saying he’s going to free those who have been charged?” NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker asked. “I do not think people who committed violent acts on Jan. 6 should be free,” McDaniel responded. “It doesn’t represent our country,” McDaniel said. McDaniel added that “the violence that happened on Jan. …

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Murkowski Won’t Rule Out Leaving Republican Party

CNN reports: Sen. Lisa Murkowski, aghast at Donald Trump’s candidacy and the direction of her party, won’t rule out bolting from the GOP. The veteran Alaska Republican, one of seven Republicans who voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial, is done with the former president and said she “absolutely” would not vote for him. Asked if she would …

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Ingraham: The GOP Is “Committing A Slow Suicide”

“Thanks, Mike [Gallagher]. Hope future Speaker Hakeem Jeffries sent you a nice fruit basket today. Now, how else are people supposed to interpret this move except a spiteful and maybe some kind of revenge play? And they think Trump is the problem? At least he stays in the arena despite what they’re doing to him. “While Trump is the party’s …

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