Trump cultists

Chinese Cult Outfit Launches Social Media Platforms

The New York Times reports: Youmaker, a little-known video site, prominently featured a video alleging that a far-left extremist movement was plotting to destroy America. On Sagebook, a Twitter-like social network filled with posts from right-leaning users, a sidebar of trending topics contained the hashtags for “Stop the Steal,” “Censorship” and “Facebook.” And Right on Times, an obscure right-wing news …

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Politico: Wave Of House Cultists To Seek Higher Office

Politico reports: Some of the Senate GOP’s old bulls are hanging up their voting cards. And there’s a cadre of Trump-loving House members itching to take their place. At least half a dozen of Donald Trump’s staunchest allies in the House are exploring bids for higher office, eager to carry the Trump mantle into the Senate — as well as …

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QAnon Rep Denies “Jewish Space Laser” Reports

Mediaite reports: “I’ve been telling people that I talked to you and I find you reasonable and interesting and not crazy,” Newsmax host Greg Kelly said on Tuesday. “And the one thing they keep coming back at and I would love for you to address, what’s this whole thing about the lasers and Jewish people?” “Would you address whatever the …

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Feds: Militia Founder Was In Contact With Rioters

The Washington Post reports: U.S. prosecutors alleged Monday that Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was in direct contact before, during and immediately after the Jan. 6 Capitol breach with members since charged with plotting to prevent Congress from confirming the results of the 2020 presidential election. In a late-night court filing, prosecutors alleged that Rhodes directed the right-wing, anti-government group …

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Insurrectionist Republicans See Flood Of Donations

Reuters reports: Right after the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, dozens of U.S. companies announced they would halt political donations to the 147 Republican lawmakers who voted to overturn Donald Trump’s presidential election loss. Two months later, there is little sign that the corporate revolt has done any real damage to Republican fundraising. If anything, the biggest backers of …

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GOP Rep Tweets Slogan Of White Supremacist Group

The Huffington Post reports: Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) posted on Twitter the motto of a white nationalist group on Sunday, a little over a week after delivering the keynote address at the group’s conference in Florida. “America First is inevitable” is the motto of the “America First” white nationalist movement headed by the racist and anti-Semitic podcaster Nick Fuentes. Fuentes …

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GOP Iowa Gov Signs Voter Suppression Bills Into Law

The Des Moines Register reports: Four months after Iowans voted in record numbers, Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed legislation cutting the state’s early voting period and closing the polls an hour earlier on Election Day. The Iowa Legislature approved the measure and sent it to Reynolds’ desk late last month. Every Republican present for debate in the House and Senate …

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QAnon Rep Demands US End Foreign Aid To Guam

The American Independent reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) included the U.S. territory of Guam when listing foreign nations that she says are receiving American tax dollars. Greene made the comments on Feb. 27, the second day of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, in Orlando, Florida, in one of the event’s side sessions. “We believe our hard-earned tax dollars …

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SCOTUS Boots Kraken Challenge Of GA Senate Runoffs

NBC News reports: The Supreme Court on Monday denied an appeal by Trump ally and conspiracy theorist Lin Wood that had sought to prevent the Senate election runoffs in Georgia from taking place on Jan. 5. The justices turned down the request in an unsigned order with no noted dissents, some two months after the races produced a pair of …

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Furious Judge Denies Release For “QAnon Shaman”

Law & Crime reports: Jacob Chansley, who became known as the so-called “QAnon Shaman” after being seen at the Capitol in a horned and coyote-fur headdress and face paint, was denied pre-trial release on Monday after a federal judge berated his lawyer for squandering an opportunity to communicate with his client before trial on a “media publicity stunt” interview with …

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DeSantis: Chatter About 2024 WH Run Is “Premature”

Florida Politics reports: Florida’s Governor started out his week on familiar turf: a friendly interview with Fox and Friends on the Fox News Channel. Gov. Ron DeSantis revisited an increasingly familiar topic:  a post-pandemic political future that could include a run for President of the United States. The Governor did not rule out a presidential bid in 2024, in what …

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Roger Stone’s Militia Bodyguard Arrested For DC Riot

The New York Times reports: A suspected member of the Oath Keepers militia who provided security for Roger J. Stone Jr. on the day the Capitol was attacked has been arrested in connection with the riot, federal authorities said on Monday. The man, Robert Minuta, was expected to appear on Monday afternoon in federal court in White Plains, N.Y. to …

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Man Who Voted For Trump Bills That Sent Money To Inmates Complains Biden Bill Sends Money To Inmates

CNN’s Daniel Dale reports: Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, a Republican, is attacking Democrats for passing a pandemic relief bill that will send money to prisoners. Cotton’s attack on Democrats was echoed by North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn on Twitter on Sunday. Fox News, meanwhile, turned Cotton’s tweets into an ominous headline on the front page of its website: “FUNDING CONVICTED …

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Nutbag QAnon Rep Holds Giveaway For “Pistol By Q”

Right Wing Watch reports: The congresswoman representing Georgia’s 14th Congressional District is holding a gun giveaway for an AR-15 called the “Honey Badger,” a weapon that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives attempted to regulate after deeming it a “short-barreled rifle.” “Win the gun that TRIGGERS the Fake News Media and Democrats all across the country,” Greene wrote …

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Mike Lindell To Launch “Bigger Than Twitter” Platform

Mediaite reports: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has a message for those who took part in the (imaginary) theft of the 2020 election: contact him, and you might be able to get a reduced prison sentence. During an appearance on Charlie Kirk’s podcast Friday, Lindell also shared he will have his own social media platform up and running that would be …

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Tips Flood In As FBI Seeks 500 At Large Capitol Rioters

USA Today reports: They’ve mined tens of thousands of photos and videos. They followed trails the rioters left on social media bragging about being inside the Capitol, like the Florida man toting a rostrum or the New Hampshire man who snapped a selfie with a pilfered bottle of wine. And they’ve arrested almost 300. But, as many as 500 remain …

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Trump Greeted By Lone Fan Upon Return To NYC

The New York Post reports: Former President Donald Trump was spotted outside Trump Tower Sunday night in his first visit back to the Big Apple since leaving office. Trump pulled up to the Midtown skyscraper where he stays while in Manhattan just before 9 p.m. He was seated in a backseat of a black SUV. Upon his arrival, he waved …

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GOP Ignores Trump Command To Stop Using His Name

Playbook reports: We reported Saturday that Trump’s lawyers sent a cease-and-desist letter to the RNC, NRSC and NRCC telling them to stop using his name to fundraise or sell merchandise. But they don’t seem to be taking the warnings seriously. The NRSC advertised a T-shirt for “Trump Supporters ONLY!” with his face and the words “Miss Me yet?” on Facebook. …

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Cultists Claim Dems Are Stealing Newsom Recall Bid

Politico reports: Conservatives are taking a page from the playbook of former President Donald Trump by raising, without evidence, the specter that Democrats are trying to block a California recall election by manipulating the elections process. Recall organizers have expressed confidence in California’s system and believe they have enough valid signatures to qualify a recall election of Democratic Gov. Gavin …

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Graham: I’m Trying To “Harness The Magic” Trump Has

“Donald Trump was my friend before the riot. And I’m trying to keep a relationship with him after the riot. I still consider him a friend. What happened was a dark day in American history, and we’re going to move forward. “I want us to continue the policies that I think will make America strong. I believe the best way …

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