Trump cultists

Axios reports: Coign, a self-described credit card “built for conservatives,” claims to have launched the first fully AI-generated national television commercial, at least in the financial services industry. Hyper-realistic AI videos flooded the internet after the release of Google’s Veo 3 tool last month. Now, signs are emerging of a potentially massive disruption to the $250 billion TV advertising industry. …

Colorado Politics reports: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell posted to his X account from inside a federal courtroom seven times during the first day of his defamation trial, which ignores strict rules in place to prevent such activity, according to a late-night court filing on Tuesday. Lawyers for the plaintiff, ex-Dominion Voting Systems executive Eric Coomer, notified U.S. District Court Judge …

“We have now entered the month of June. And as we all know, June is the greatest month on the American calendar because it is a month of miracles and happiness and joy, specifically queer joy. Because June, of course, is Pride Month, the month when we are all supposed to pretend that the most important thing about any human …

Axios reports: House Republicans are expanding their investigation into President Biden’s health with a new tranche of requests to interview top White House aides, including former Chief of Staff Ron Klain and senior advisor Anita Dunn. In addition to Klain and Dunn, Comer sent letters requesting testimony from former deputy chief of staff Bruce Reed, senior advisor Mike Donilon and …

“I testified recently to the House Judiciary Committee. I began by reading the names of 14 people who were the judges who were eliminated by Jefferson in the Judiciary Act of 1802. They didn’t impeach them. They just wiped out their courts. “These district judges are unconstitutional, what they are doing is a complete violation of the Constitution, and if …

“Alright, so it’s Pride Month. Anybody know who this guy is? He’s a big icon in the gay community. Harvey Milk — I have heard of him, largely because there was a movie called Harvey Milk that starred James Franco as Harvey Milk. [Franco played Milk’s boyfriend.] “He was a gay rights activist in San Francisco. He was eventually murdered. …

The Hill reports: Allies of President Trump are attempting a takeover of the D.C. Bar Association as voting ends Wednesday in the election to lead the prestigious organization. The two-way race for president is between Diane Seltzer and Brad Bondi, the brother of Attorney General Pam Bondi. It comes at a moment of heightened tension between the White House and …

Axios reports: Butterworth’s, the MAGA-favorite watering hole on Capitol Hill, is partnering with the Kennedy Center and will offer discounts to some of its customers, according to plans first shared with Axios. The deal is the latest sign of MAGA’s growing entrenchment in the Washington cultural scene, and comes as the Kennedy Center faces backlash for President Trump’s takeover of …

“Let’s just talk about how insane it is to elect someone to any major office who hasn’t even been a US citizen for ten years—much less a radical leftist who actually hates everything about the country and is here specifically to undermine everything we’ve ever been about. Deport.” – New York City Council member Vickie Paladino, above a 2019 tweet …

The Meidas Touch reports: As Pride Month gets underway, MAGA-aligned activists online are hailing what they call a retreat by corporate America from LGBTQ+ visibility. Target, a major flashpoint last year, has scaled back its Pride merchandise, and many national brands have avoided rainbow-themed logos or June 1 Pride posts. Right-wing influencers on social media are treating these moves as …

Politico reports: Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that Elon Musk is “terribly wrong” after the tech billionaire blasted the GOP megabill as a “disgusting abomination.” “With all due respect, my friend Elon is terribly wrong about the one big, beautiful bill,” Johnson told reporters. Johnson said he discussed with Musk the accelerated repeal of many green subsidies in the House …

The Charlotte Observer reports: UNC Charlotte says an administrator is “no longer employed” after a video went viral of her implying work related to diversity, equity and inclusion was still happening on campus. The video, which appears to use a hidden camera, was originally posted by nonprofit activist group Accuracy in Media. Posts on X by Corey DeAngelis, who identifies …

The Hill reports: Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) trails Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) by 22 points in the state’s Republican Senate primary, according to a new poll released on Tuesday. The survey, which was conducted by pollster Robert Blizzard on behalf of the Educational Freedom Institute and first obtained by Punchbowl News, showed Paxton leading Cornyn 50 percent to …

Entertainment Weekly reports: Michael Flynn Jr., son of retired Army lieutenant general Michael Flynn, who served as U.S. national security advisor for 22 days during Donald Trump’s first term before resigning in disgrace, shared a clip depicting Nick Offerman’s Parks & Recreation character, Ron Swanson, throwing a rainbow flag into a dumpster on Sunday, the first day of LGBTQ Pride …

The Associated Press reports: President Donald Trump on Monday implored voters in New Jersey’s primary for governor to support Republican Jack Ciattarelli when early in-person voting begins Tuesday and said the state was ready for a change after years of Democratic control. The president, who has golf clubs around the state and frequently stays at his Bedminster property, announced his …

Raw Story reports: A Texas bill that could slap warning labels on popular snack foods like Doritos and M&Ms is one step away from becoming law – and is poised to be among “the most substantive victories yet for the Make America Healthy Again movement.” Texas Senate Bill 25 would require that packaged foods sold in the Lone Star State …

Politico reports: Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), who has been vocal in opposing what he sees as major cuts to Medicaid, spoke with President Donald Trump on Monday about the issue, he said in a social media post. “Just had a great talk with President Trump about the Big, Beautiful Bill. He said again, NO MEDICAID BENEFIT CUTS,” Hawley wrote on …

The Daily Beast reports: Mike Lindell has accused “Satan” of rigging the 2020 election against President Donald Trump. The MyPillow CEO revealed who he thinks was behind the “computer algorithm” that was “controlling” the 2020 election during a press conference outside the Denver courthouse Monday. “We’re in a battle of biblical proportions, of evil and good. This isn’t a party …

Balls & Strikes reports: Josh Divine is Missouri’s solicitor general, a role that has allowed him to put the finishing touches on the exact sort of record that gets ambitious Republican lawyers noticed by the White House these days. Over the past several years, he has used the powers of his office to defend anti-trans legislation, fight President Joe Biden’s …

The Christian Post reports: “Sesame Street” drew fire on social media Sunday for celebrating pride month, the latest firestorm related to allegations that the publicly funded PBS children’s program is pushing LGBT ideology on children. The post, which has 14 million views as of Monday, drew scorn from many X users who accused “Sesame Street” of being part of a …