Trump cultists

Scott Jennings: “We’ve moved on from Trump derangement syndrome to Elon derangement syndrome. So, he has a long record of supporting the Jewish people, number one. Number two, anybody who is asserting this thing he did on the stage the other day was a Sieg Heil, which I just heard you say, you know, lawyer up maybe because, [it is …

The Daily Beast reports: Right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson claimed the Biden administration tried to have Russian President Vladimir Putin assassinated without offering any evidence to support his incendiary allegation. “The Biden administration did, they tried to kill Putin,” the onetime Fox News broadcaster said on the Monday episode of his The Tucker Carlson Show podcast. After his guest, journalist Matt …

Politico Europe reports: Outrage over Elon Musk’s support of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and call for Germany to “move past” its Nazi history could start impacting his financial interests after Polish Tourism Minister Sławomir Nitras called for a Tesla boycott. “There is no justification for any reasonable Pole to continue purchasing Teslas. A serious and strong response …

New York City’s NBC affiliate reports: Federal law enforcement officials from multiple agencies and their local partners swept into New York City early Tuesday to conduct ICE raids in line with policy changes enacted by Trump. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was in New York City Tuesday for the round-up. “We are doing this right – doing exactly what …

The Hill reports: Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is keeping the door open to conditioning California disaster aid on the state enacting voter identification laws, days after President Trump said he wanted to link the two priorities. The comments from Johnson came during a press conference at Trump National Doral in Miami on Monday. Asked if linking voter ID to California …

The Deseret News reports: Utah Sen. Mike Lee renewed his call to abolish the Transportation Security Administration, suggesting that instead airlines should conduct their own security screenings, eliminating the need for the federal government to get involved. Lee, a Republican, also complained about TSA pat-downs, asking in a post on X, “Tired of being groped every time you travel?” “Abolish …

USA Today reports: The U.S. Senate confirmed Scott Bessent Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary, making the longtime hedge fund manager the point person for the new administration on a host of key economic issues. Bessent was confirmed by a vote of 68 to 29. The new Treasury head’s nomination drew sharp opposition from progressive Democrats, including …

Ali Alexander writes on Telegram: President Trump should sign an Executive Order(s) prohibiting the following: 1. Prohibiting time travel by unauthorized persons 2. Corporate exploration of time travel 3. Private colonization of Mars and other planets 4. Brain chips without FULL liability 5. Any seizure of space debris own by America 6. Splitting of any atoms 7. Top security clearances …

Peter Montgomery reports at Right Wing Watch: Stewart Rhodes, who was convicted of seditious conspiracy for orchestrating a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol to keep President Donald Trump in power after losing the 2020 election, was on stage at Trump’s rally in Las Vegas this weekend. Rhodes appeared in news photos among people standing behind Trump as the president …

“Dr. Fauci, I think we’re going to find out was funding gain-of-function research on a Chinese lab and that the virus may have gotten out from the lab. “And Dr. Fauci saw that and he said, ‘Oh my God, I could get blamed for all this. So I’m going to have to establish complete control so nobody has questions and …

ABC News reports: Buckley Carlson, a former Capitol Hill aide and the son of conservative media personality Tucker Carlson, is set to join Vice President JD Vance’s press office, sources tell ABC News. The younger Carlson is set to serve as Vance’s deputy press secretary, sources said. Buckley Carlson has worked as an aide on Capitol Hill since 2019, including …

Indianapolis’s Fox affiliate reports: An Indiana man recently pardoned by President Donald Trump for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is dead after being shot by a sheriff’s deputy while allegedly resisting arrest. Matthew Huttle, 42, of Hobart was shot and killed during a traffic stop near the Jasper/Pulaski county lines on Sunday afternoon. A deputy with the Jasper …

Law & Crime reports: Thanks to President Donald Trump, a Texas man who beat police officers with a metal whip and showered them with bear spray during the Jan. 6 riot had his more than six-year prison sentence ended. But 36-year-old Andrew Taake may be headed back to jail anyway. Taake made headlines at the time of his arrest because …

Playbook reports: The House GOP will descend upon Miami later today for a policy retreat which will have seismic implications for Trump’s second term. Republican representatives are this morning boarding flights to Florida for a 48-hour retreat at — where else? — the Trump National Doral Miami. The guest of honor will be Trump himself, who is due to address …

Florida Politics reports: Consistent with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ request for legislation aligning with what President Donald Trump seeks from state efforts to fight illegal immigration, Spring Hill Republican Sen. Blaise Ingoglia filed legislation on Sunday that satisfies a robust range of crackdown targets. Senate Bill 2A offers a version of the “rebuttable presumption” DeSantis wanted, one that assumes detained illegal …

Business Insider reports: Bill Gates doesn’t like how Elon Musk has involved himself in the politics of foreign countries such as the UK and Germany. “It’s really insane that he can destabilize the political situations in countries,” Gates said in an interview with the UK newspaper The Times published Saturday. Musk has become increasingly vocal about his views on UK …

Reuters reports: The TV host known as “Dr. Phil” embedded with U.S. immigration enforcement officers during an operation in Chicago on Sunday, defending President Donald Trump’s deportation effort as the crackdown neared the end of its first week. Phil McGraw, known as “Dr. Phil” for the eponymous American television series focused on mental health, followed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement …

CBS News reports: A local elected official in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, has resigned after coming under fire for a video shared on social media. Laura Smith resigned from the Towamencin Township Board of Supervisors after a video in which she mimicked a gesture made by Elon Musk. In a statement announcing her resignation, she said the video she posted “has …

The New York Post reports: A Republican congresswoman is calling for the new commander in chief to be carved into the historic Mount Rushmore alongside fellow presidents Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Teddy Roosevelt. Florida Freshman Rep. Anna Paulina Luna echoed calls from conservatives and claims she will be introducing legislation to set it in stone. The patriotic …

“He had the legal authority to do it. But I fear that you will get more violence. Pardoning the people who went into the Capitol and beat up a police officer violently I think was a mistake, because it seems to suggest that’s an okay thing to do. “Biden pardoned half his family going out the door. I think most …