Trump cultists

The Daily Beast reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Thursday bashed her progressive rival, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, for never being married—despite the far-right Georgia firebrand’s own messy divorce and the fact that her adversary is currently engaged. Greene launched her verbal attack on “The Eric Bolling Show” Tuesday, not mentioning her own relationship history during the diatribe. The congresswoman and …

The New York Daily News reports: Brooklyn rapper and gang member Sheff G [above right] — who joined President Trump at a Bronx campaign rally last year — will get five years behind bars after pleading guilty to attempted murder and conspiracy Wednesday. Sheff G, 26, real name Michael Williams, and his rap protege Sleepy Hallow paid for dinner at …

Politico reports: Rep. Cory Mills, a Florida Republican, allegedly held weapons contracts with the federal government while serving in Congress, according to a report from the Office of Congressional Conduct, the nonpartisan entity tasked with receiving and reviewing ethics complaints against sitting House members. The Office of Congressional Conduct — up until recently known as the Office of Congressional Ethics …

The Texas Tribune reports: Three weeks after U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner’s death and just over a month before the state’s next uniform election, Gov. Greg Abbott has not yet called a special election to fill the seat representing parts of Houston, a Democratic stronghold, in Congress. Turner, who previously served in the Texas House for nearly three decades before becoming …

“What’s most offensive about Meghan Markle’s podcast is it sounds so artificial. ‘We love girl power. We’re gonna learn from these female business leaders. There are women in business.’ Statistically, 100% of people who have succeeded in business have been men, including today. So it’s not about business insight. It’s about pushing this ideology of feminism, which is false. “And …

CTV News reports: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, dressed in red and white and quoting Winston Churchill, stood in the legislature Wednesday to denounce those who accuse her of “treason” by cosying up to U.S. influencers and officials who wish to do Canada harm. It comes as Smith prepares to fly to Florida to join a Thursday fundraising event with an …

TMZ reports: One of Andrew Tate’s girlfriends says he nearly choked her unconscious during a violent sexual encounter two weeks ago, prompting her to report the alleged incident to police, TMZ has learned. Bri Stern filed a sexual assault report and she claims Andrew attacked her on March 11 while they were staying at the Beverly Hills Hotel. She’s told …

The Daily Beast reports: A Capitol rioter who was pardoned by President Donald Trump for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection is asking the court to drop unrelated child pornography charges against him. In a filing with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, David Daniel argued that the pardon “requires dismissal” of his …

Electrek reports: A self-proclaimed Trump supporter was arrested at a Tesla protest in California after he tried to use a taser against peaceful protestors. The ‘Tesla Takedown’ movement to organize peaceful protests against Elon Musk at Tesla stores across the US has been ramping up in recent weeks. On Saturday, there was a significant protest at Tesla’s store in Berkeley, …

“Now, there’s something far more pernicious and nefarious going on here that is really bad. And I really do hope that Goldberg gets charged for possession of national defense information. It’s what they charged Trump with. The entire Mar-a-Lago raid was predicated upon what Jeff Goldberg just did. “He had, according to him, classified information that he was retaining. National …

“They’re jacked up. When I see them in the hall here in Washington, they’re hostile. Their eyes are bugged out of their head. And I’m sure when you take Trump, you can multiply that times ten with their hostility.  “So it is a dangerous situation, and we are concerned about that because President Trump is very accessible to the media.  …

“Now this prophetic word, this was from Saturday. This was from March 22. This was the first one — I heard two that day. This was the first one on March 22. It’s called the deep state is being eradicated from this nation. [JMG: Everything that follows is quoting God.] For I, the Lord, this day am telling my children, …

“I would caution my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to refrain from making fun of the Gulf of America because next up may end up being the District of America that we are working on. So just, you know, keep the jokes at bay, and maybe we’ll just stick with the Gulf of America for now.” – …

The New York Times reports: Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former president, will face trial on charges that he oversaw a vast scheme to cling to power after losing the 2022 elections, including an attempt to overturn the vote and a plot to assassinate the nation’s president-elect, the country’s supreme court decided on Wednesday. The ruling marks a significant effort to hold …

The Wheeling News-Register reports: The West Virginia Senate approved a bill that would rip out non-discrimination ordinances adopted by 20 cities across West Virginia protecting members of the LGBTQ community from being fired or evicted simply for their sexual orientation or gender identity. SB 579, which was recommended for passage by the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, would amend State …

The Florida Phoenix reports: A hotly contested proposal that would prohibit the use of preferred pronouns in state and local government workplaces, and limit gender identity training for state and local government employees, won approval in its first committee stop on Tuesday. Labeled the “Freedom of Conscience in the Workplace Act” (SB 440), the measure says that an employee in …

Courthouse News reports: The Second Circuit on Monday was dubious to revive a copyright claim brought by George Santos, who sued late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel last year over the use of his Cameo videos. Kimmel used the platform to poke fun at the expelled Republican congressman, creating fake Cameo profiles to request outlandish custom clips from Santos then …

NBC News reports: Facing pressure from his right flank to take on judges who have ruled against President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Tuesday floated the possibility of Congress eliminating some federal courts. It’s the latest attack from Republicans on the federal judiciary, as courts have blocked a series of actions taken by the Trump administration. In addition …

CNN reports: Florida has been working for years to crack down on employers that hire undocumented immigrants. But that presented a problem for businesses in the state that are desperate for workers to fill low-wage and often undesirable jobs. Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state legislature have a potential solution: children. The state’s legislature on Tuesday is set to debate …

The New York Times reports: President Trump plans to nominate L. Brent Bozell III, a conservative media critic and fierce defender of Israel, to be the U.S. ambassador to South Africa, according to the Congressional website. Mr. Bozell had previously been nominated to lead the United States’ global media agency, but that nomination was withdrawn on Monday, the Congressional website …