May 12, 2022 Republicans, Trump cultists
Just in via press release: Today, U.S. Congressman Madison Cawthorn (NC-11) introduced the “Seeking Official Uncounted Lives Statistics Act” or the “SOULS Act”. This legislation requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to include, to the extent possible, aborted children in death numbers and rates. Under the current standard, the CDC does not list abortion …
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May 12, 2022 Extremists, Trump cultists
Law & Crime reports: St. Luke’s Health System and St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center sued Ammon Bundy, his campaign for Idaho governor, his consultant Diego Rodriguez, and three of his organizations—Freedom Man Press, LLC, Freedom Man PAC, and People’s Rights Network—for defamation and harassment on Wednesday. The hospital alleges that campaign depended on Bundy and his followers using “slick marketing …
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May 12, 2022 Christianists, Crime
Little Rock’s Fox affiliate reports: On May 11, the prosecution submitted a sentencing memorandum in Joshua Duggar’s child pornography case in the Western District of Arkansas Federal Court. The detailed, 30-page document concludes with the government asking the court for a “Guidelines-compliant sentence” of 20 years in prison for Duggar, 34, the former reality TV star who was found guilty …
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May 12, 2022 Coronavirus, North Korea
The Associated Press reports: North Korea imposed a nationwide lockdown Thursday to control its first acknowledged COVID-19 outbreak after holding for more than two years to a widely doubted claim of a perfect record keeping out the virus that has spread to nearly every place in the world. The outbreak forced leader Kim Jong Un to wear a mask in …
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May 12, 2022 Republicans, Trump cultists
From the world’s most famous liar: Kathy Barnette will never be able to win the General Election against the Radical Left Democrats” and raised questions over her biography — while indicating he’d still back her in a general if she does indeed clinch the GOP nomination. She has many things in her past which have not been properly explained or …
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May 12, 2022 Extremists, Trump cultists
“Even Gitmo is too good for Ronna Romney. Okay? Even Gitmo is too good for Kevin McCarthy and all of these scumbag RINOs in the NRCC and NRSC, who threw our president and threw patriots under the bus and allowed for the Democrats to steal the election. “You ever see 2000 Mules, right? Go watch it. Everybody who’s watching this, …
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May 12, 2022 Republicans, Trump cultists
CNN reports: The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol is taking the extraordinary step of sending subpoenas to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other Republican lawmakers who have rejected the panel’s requests to voluntarily cooperate. In addition to McCarthy, the Democrat-led panel is subpoenaing Republican Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio, Mo Brooks …
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May 12, 2022 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
The New York Times reports: Federal prosecutors have begun a grand jury investigation into whether classified White House documents that ended up at former President Donald J. Trump’s Florida home were mishandled, according to two people briefed on the matter. The intensifying inquiry suggests that the Justice Department is examining the role of Mr. Trump and other officials in his …
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May 12, 2022 Republicans, Trump cultists
The Independent reports: Representative Madison Cawthorn from North Carolina was mocked on social media after he wrote that he wished the US would spend $40 billion on veterans instead of on Ukraine. “Imagine if we spent $40 Billion on veterans,” the representative tweeted. Political commentators later mocked Mr Cawthorn by pointing out that the country’s Veteran Affairs (VA) department had …
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May 12, 2022 Infighting Is Funny, Republicans
The Hill reports: Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) criticized former President Trump on Twitter after Trump’s comments about Christie and several other GOP governors supporting Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R)’s push for reelection instead of Trump-endorsed candidate, former Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.). His tweet came after Trump called Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R), Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) …
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