Trump cultists

The Guardian reports: “If the president is firing the statistician because he doesn’t like the numbers but they are accurate, then that’s a problem,” said Wyoming Republican senator Cynthia Lummis. “It’s not the statistician’s fault if the numbers are accurate and that they’re not what the president had hoped for.” North Carolina senator Thom Tillis, a Republican, said: “If she …

The Texas Tribune reports: A Texas House panel on Saturday advanced a draft congressional map aimed at adding five new Republican districts next year over protests from Democrats that the proposal would suppress the votes of people of color. The chamber’s redistricting committee approved the map on party lines, 12 to 6, after spending much of Friday hearing testimony from …

“It reminds me of when President Trump would talk about Ashli Babbitt. Do you remember that? And he gained nothing, really, politically, from talking about that. I mean, he scored points with me and those who know the truth about Ashli Babbitt. “But there are a lot of folks — Republicans, even — a lot of folks did not want …

Mediaite reports: The official GOP social media accounts posted an image Thursday evening of President Donald Trump standing in front of a car with a caption saying “Making Automobiles Great Again” — drawing swift mockery because the automobile pictured was not only not American, it was a Russian Lada. Ladas were first manufactured in the Soviet Union in 1970 and …

The Arizona Mirror reports: A student-led Democratic PAC has filed a complaint against Turning Point USA’s political arms accusing it of violating Arizona’s dark money disclosure law by not revealing its funders who are providing money to run a campaign backing U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs’ bid for governor. The Voters’ Right to Know Act, or Proposition 211, was overwhelmingly passed …

The Meidas Touch report: At Turning Point USA’s BLEXIT Liberation Show in Tampa, pro-Trump speaker and former Republican House candidate Vince E. Ellison delivered a chilling speech filled with violent and dehumanizing rhetoric. Addressing supporters of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), Ellison, who spoke after GOP Representative Nancy Mace, declared, “You are inferior. Yeah, you need it. I don’t need …

Gothamist reports: Mayor Eric Adams’ re-election campaign submitted faked and fraudulently obtained petition signatures in his effort to secure a spot on the November ballot as an independent candidate, a Gothamist investigation has found. Gothamist reviewed signatures submitted from across New York City and found people who said their names were forged, as well as people who said they were …

“People have criticized James Comer, alright? Who’s been in charge of Oversight for a while now. People have criticized Jim Jordan because for whatever reason, it seems like Republicans get weak in the knees when it comes to actually going beyond investigation and recommending something to Department of Justice. “I think Comer played a role in Kamala losing the race …

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports: U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil was met with consistent boos during a town hall Thursday night, as scores of attendees jeered the Janesville Republican over his support for President Donald Trump’s policies. Steil struggled to get through answers from the crowd of more than 250 people gathered in Elkhorn Area High School’s auditorium. Many in the …

INGRAHAM: “Kamala’s book 107 Days, man, that was a long 107 days for everyone. But look, of course she was gonna write a book. She says she’s gonna give a ‘behind the scenes inside account.’ Well, she was the candidate. I should hope it’s an inside account. Whatever other kind of account could there be?” MCCARTHY: “The only thing I …

The Associated Press reports: The party of El Salvador President Nayib Bukele approved constitutional changes in the country’s Legislative Assembly on Thursday that will allow indefinite presidential reelection and extend presidential terms to six years. Lawmaker Ana Figueroa from the New Ideas party had proposed the changes to five articles of the constitution. The proposal also included eliminating the second …

Florida Politics reports: Florida’s Governor is honoring the ultimate Florida Man and the biggest star in the history of professional wrestling. Ron DeSantis is ordering flags at half-staff on Friday, August 1, a date that will be known as “Hulk Hogan Day in Florida” from now on. “Rest in peace, brother,” DeSantis posted to X Thursday. In the wake of …

“I believe that accountability is coming. I believe you called it perp walks. I’d like to see justice, is what I call it. And that means if you’ve been found guilty, if you’ve done something wrong, you’re investigated, and you’re actually sentenced to time. And I think it’s going to come starting with maybe even potentially Barack Obama. That might …

The New York Times reports: Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh said on Thursday that the Supreme Court should be wary of providing detailed explanations for its rulings on emergency applications like those arising from challenges to the Trump administration’s efforts to transform the federal government. “There can be a risk, in writing the opinion, of a lock-in effect, of making a …

Politico reports: The D.C. Bar’s disciplinary arm has recommended that longtime Donald Trump ally Jeffrey Clark lose his law license for assisting Trump’s failed bid to overturn the 2020 election. The recommendation now heads to the D.C. Court of Appeals for a final determination. It also triggers an automatic suspension for Clark from practicing law, unless he convinces the court …

Law & Crime reports: A former U.S. Marine and NYPD officer who violently assaulted a cop at the Capitol on Jan. 6, including by trying to gouge the officer’s eyes out and swinging a metal flagpole as he screamed things like “you fucking commie faggot,” has been denied an FOIA request for information related to the victim. U.S. District Judge …

“The House rules and the Senate rules both allow for these people to be arrested if they leave and they try to break the quorum. If I were the Speaker of the House, if I were leading the Senate, I’d put rules in place, depending on which group they think is going to leave. I’d put rules in place that …

First a reminder from earlier this week: President Trump was asked on Tuesday when he expected to be flying on the “new Air Force One” as a luxury jet gifted from Qatar is being retrofitted for the president’s use. “They say February, maybe. Much sooner than the others. The others are being built,” Trump responded. Asked how much it will …

“Look at these presidents. We were just talking about your typical standard president, I noticed something about these guys. I want to take you through it. They all got into politics young. And there’s nothing wrong with getting into politics young. But — and then they became president. They started working their way up the ladder. President Trump got into …

“Insightful. Women are built to be traded to another tribe (or captured) and slide seamlessly into their new culture. That keeps them safe, even though they are physically weak. 20 years after they are captured, they are the matriarchs who enforce that culture. “That is why women conform to the dominant culture, and thereby amplify that culture. IMO, that is why …