Republicans

Twitter: Musk’s Poop Emoji Tweet Violated Our Deal

The Insider reports: In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Twitter cited posts made by billionaire Elon Musk — including one of a single poop emoji — as evidence he had disparaged the company in violation of contracts he was beholden to when he agreed to buy it for $44 billion. When Musk sent the poop emoji on May 16, the single-character …

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Republicans Plot Multiple Anti-Transgender Bills

Reuters reports: U.S. Republicans in Congress are lining up behind legislation that critics say would roll back protections for transgender people, setting a playbook for action on a divisive social issue should they take control of Congress this fall. The bills have no chance of becoming law this year, as Democrats narrowly control both chambers of Congress. But they are …

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All GOP Reps Vote Against Rooting Out Nazi Troops

Newsweek reports: The House has approved an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act to compel government officials to prepare a report on combating white supremacists and neo-Nazi activity in the police and military, despite every Republican voting against the measure. The amendment, sponsored by Rep. Brad Schneider, was passed in a 218-208 party-line vote on Wednesday. All 208 votes …

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Tennessee Gov To Run Unchallenged In GOP Primary

The Associated Press reports: Nearly four years ago, Bill Lee startled political insiders when the first-time political candidate survived a bruising and crowded $45 million GOP primary for Tennessee governor. He cruised to win the top elected state seat a few months later. Now, the Republican businessman is enjoying a drastically different race for reelection, with much more breathing room. …

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168 GOP Reps Vote Against Active Shooter Alert System

Bloomberg News reports: The US House passed bipartisan legislation on Wednesday night that would help state and local governments set up a warning system for active shooter situations, and enhance law enforcement’s communication with the public in such emergencies. It would be similar in operation to the Amber Alert system that’s deployed whenever a child is abducted. The legislation, approved …

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Carl Paladino Campaign Staffer Is Child Porn Felon

The New York Post reports: Congressional candidate Carl Paladino has a convicted sex offender on his company payroll who also now works as “assistant treasurer” of his campaign, The Post has learned. Joel Sartori was controller of Ellicott Development when he was busted in 2013 for accessing child porn on a company computer. Sartori was convicted of two felonies — …

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Dems Lend Risky PR Hand To QAnon AZ Gov Candidate

NBC News reports: Kari Lake watched her lead narrow in the polls and big players in Arizona’s Republican establishment coalesce around her top rival weeks before the state’s Aug. 2 primary for governor. So Democrats stepped in. The state party, in an email blast this week, thanked her opponent, Karrin Taylor Robson, for past donations she made to Democratic candidates. …

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Fox Regular: Democrats Will Make You “Eat Your Kids”

“It actually doesn’t matter whether or not you believe in man-made climate change. I obviously don’t. Maybe you do. That’s not the point. It doesn’t matter what you believe, left, right, Democrat, Republican, it doesn’t matter. “If your politicians in charge of you are saying to you that they intend to get rid of oil, get rid of gas, go …

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Graham Claims Immunity From Georgia Subpoena

Congress Minutes reports: Attorneys for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) have formally asked a federal court to quash a subpoena demanding his testimony before a grand jury in Georgia. The filing asks Fulton County, Ga., District Attorney Fani Willis, whose office launched the investigation into Trump officials in Georgia following the 2020 election, to respond to their motion within three days …

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Boebert’s Restaurant Closes After Landlord Yanks Lease

Denver’s NBC affiliate reports: For years, downtown Rifle’s restaurant scene was furnished with one of the only places in the U.S. you could order a cheeseburger from a server packing a 9mm pistol on her hip. The establishment — Shooters Grill — was the brainchild of now-U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert. Today, the Silt Republican officially closed the doors to her …

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Texans Again Begged Not To Use Major Appliances

The Texas Tribune reports: For the second time this week, the state’s power grid operator is asking Texans to turn up their thermostats to 78 degrees and to avoid using large appliances as it expects record-high demand for power amid ongoing scorching temperatures. It is asking for conservation from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. If the grid’s conditions still don’t …

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Boebert’s Ex-Campaign Manager Eyed In CO Breach

Talking Points Memo reports: New arrest documents in a criminal case over leaked voting machine data make repeated allegations about the involvement of Sherronna Bishop, Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-CO) former campaign manager. Bishop is a major voice in the election conspiracy theory scene in Colorado, and she’s a confidante of Tina Peters, the clerk of Mesa County who now faces …

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Insurrectionist Rep Demands Hearing On QAnon Film

Mediaite reports: Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) is calling for a congressional hearing to investigate the 2020 presidential election fraud claims made by Dinesh D’Souza in the recently-released 2000 Mules. In a letter to Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) obtained by CNN’s Melanie Zanona, Biggs, a vocal Donald Trump supporter, calls the claims made by D’Souza, a fellow Trump supporter, in the …

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Florida County Takes Down LGBTQ Anti-Bullying Video

The Jacksonville Today reports: Duval County Public Schools has taken down a 12-minute anti-bullying video that taught middle and high school students how to support their gay and transgender peers, the latest in a string of vanishing LGBTQ resources in the district. Besides the video, the district is planning to dramatically reduce a LGBTQ+ support guide, and the School Board …

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Boebert Lies About Husband’s Indecent Exposure Bust

The right wing Washington Examiner reports: In her new book My American Life, the Colorado Republican dives into detail about some of her pre-congressional brushes with law enforcement and an arrest that led to unflattering headlines about her husband, Jayson. Reports have suggested Jayson Boebert boasted to two young women at a bowling alley of a tattoo on his genitals …

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Bolton Casually Admits Helping Plan Foreign Coups

The Insider reports: John Bolton, who served in an array of key government roles across multiple Republican administrations, casually told CNN’s Jake Tapper that he’s helped plan coups in other countries. The admission came on Tuesday as Bolton and Tapper discussed former President Donald Trump’s unprecedented effort to overturn the results of a US presidential election. Bolton, who served as …

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Laura Loomer: Execute Big Tech Executives For Treason

First, this from NBC News: After months of lauding Elon Musk’s planned acquisition of Twitter, conservative news pundits and influencers continue to back the tech billionaire despite the collapse of the $44 billion deal. Tim Pool, who has over 1 million subscribers on YouTube, said in a video Monday that Musk’s decision could be “4D chess,” which refers to a …

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Walker: “Our Good Air Floats Over To China” [VIDEO]

The Huffinton Post reports: Problem-plagued U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker has presented an astounding argument for not enacting laws against air pollution: America’s “good air” will simply “decide” to go to China, he told supporters in Georgia. “Since we don’t control the air, our good air decided to float over to China’s bad air, so when China gets our good …

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Court Tosses Sean Spicer’s Naval Academy Lawsuit

The Hill reports: A Washington, D.C., federal judge tossed out former White House press secretary Sean Spicer’s lawsuit against President Biden over his dismissal from the U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors last year. In a six-page order filed Monday, U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich found that federal law “did not insulate” Spicer from removal from his position. Therefore, …

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Drag Queen Stars In Ad Roasting “Phony” Kari Lake

The Daily Beast reports: Hell hath no fury like a pissed off drag queen. In a new ad from American Focus PAC, which is not affiliated with any candidate, a drag queen drags Trump-endorsed Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake through the mud. Rather than criticizing her for being too far right, the ad does the opposite, accusing Lake of being …

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