Tag Archives: assholery

The Hill reports: Venture capitalist and Ohio Republican Senate candidate J.D. Vance spoke on Friday about the “cultural wars” being waged by the left and took aim at politicians without children who “don’t have a personal indirect stake” in improving the country. “And why is this just a normal fact of American life, that the leaders of our country should …

The Insider reports: Rep. Eric Swalwell took aim at Tucker Carlson on Twitter Friday, sharing a screenshot of a testy text exchange the two shared. Swalwell, a Democrat from California, said he is refusing to return Carlson’s calls due to things the Fox News host has said about him and his family in the past. One showing a missed call …

Mediaite reports: Charlie Kirk has said he will not get vaccinated, and on his show Wednesday he talked about the number on VAERS of reports of people dying after receiving the covid-19 vaccines. Presumably going off tweets from Alex Berenson, Kirk actually suggested that over one million people died after getting the vaccine, saying, “If VAERS is off by 99 …

The Dallas Morning News reports: A woman making homophobic remarks was apparently removed from a flight bound for DFW International Airport, according to a video posted to YouTube Monday. The 46-second video, made of two screen-recorded Snapchat videos, shows a woman following the rest of her travel party through the aisle with her mask around her chin while arguing with …

Salon reports: Conservative firebrand and youth right-wing organizer Charlie Kirk has encouraged his young followers to play a “game” based on deliberately making life difficult for TSA employees at airports around the country. Kirk’s remarks came at Turning Point USA’s annual summer gathering in Tampa, where conservative college and high school students congregated to hear from a star lineup of …

Mediaite reports: “You don’t have a right to be in this building asking people,” said the woman, as the vaccine messengers are standing outside. “It’s a violation of people’s HIPAA rights,” she falsely claimed to them with complete and utter confidence. “You get out of this building now,” she continued, hectoring the women trying to help people receive a potentially …

The Washington Post reports: Fox News host Tucker Carlson suggested that he should be criminally investigated. Republican members of Congress introduced a “Fire Fauci Act” to remove his salary. Now White House medical adviser Anthony S. Fauci — a polarizing figure in the U.S. response to the coronavirus — is also part of a rising GOP star’s political branding. “Don’t …

The Daily Dot reports: Actor Mel Gibson can be seen on video saluting former President Donald Trump at a UFC fight over the weekend. Trump attended the event in Las Vegas on Saturday night, where he reportedly received applause and boos. The fight was between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier. Video from the event shows Gibson, who made antisemitic remarks …

The Connecticut Post reports: In the volume of pretrial data turned over by bankrupted Remington to nine Sandy Hook families suing for wrongful marketing, lawyers said they found 18,000 random cartoons and 15,000 irrelevant pictures of people go-karting and dirt-biking. “Having repeatedly represented to the (families) and this court that it was devoting extensive resources to making what it described …

Charlotte’s ABC News affiliate reports: Passengers on American Airlines Flight 893 to Nassau, Bahamas were in a position to depart Monday when a group of high school students decided to stage a mask rebellion that lasted for hours. “Some people’s vacations are ruined. They were only going for a couple of nights. Now, they have to get rebooked,” passenger Stephanie …

The New York Post reports: A Washington state lawmaker apologized Thursday after he wore a yellow Star of David at an event to make a statement against COVID restrictions. “This gesture went too far,” state Rep. Jim Walsh, a Republican, said during a radio interview with host Jason Rantz. “It was inappropriate and offensive and I’m terribly sorry that it …

The Verge reports: A confrontation Tuesday between a police sergeant and member of the public didn’t start out unusually. James Burch, policy director of the Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP), was standing outside the Alameda Courthouse in Oakland, California when an officer approached him and asked him to move a banner. As the two argued, the sergeant noticed he was being …

The Waco Tribune-Herald reports: Travis County judge has thrown out McLennan County Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley’s lawsuit against the state panel that sanctioned her in 2019 for refusing to perform same-sex weddings. Neither Hensley nor her attorney, Jeremy Dys of the First Liberty Institute, returned phone messages Monday from the Tribune-Herald. In dismissing the suit, Soifer also ordered …

Washington DC’s ABC News affiliate reports: At least two people were arrested on Tuesday afternoon, during a Loudoun County School Board meeting, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. One person was accused of trespassing and issued a summons. The other was “charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.” More than 200 people were scheduled to share their opinions on …

Miami’s ABC News reports: Alexander Jerrich surrendered on Thursday. He was accused of damaging the crosswalk mural while he was part of a caravan to celebrate former President Donald Trump’s 75th birthday on June 14. Jerrich was driving a pick-up truck with a large flag to show his support of Trump, police said. He surrendered after a video of the …

Boing Boing reports: While two Tennessee teens were painting a mural to celebrate Pride Month, a homophobic – and racist (of course) – Marjorie Taylor Greene clone marched over with paint cans in her arms. “I’m comin’ over here to paint over your shit,” she said. “I’m sick of hearing all of you. I’m sick of hearing all of you.” …

Mediaite reports: Republicans attacked Vice President Kamala Harris after she gave reporters cookies — featuring her own likeness and that of Air Force Two — that were given to her by a Black-owned Washington, DC bakery. Some pointed to it as a sign of “narccicism” and worse, even implying that the veep has a Christ complex. One commentator called it …

ABC New York reports: The scene on Andrea Dick’s front lawn in Roselle Park has become either a neighborhood attraction or an eyesore, depending on your political beliefs. The issue is not her strong support for Donald Trump, rather it is her signs in her yard — full of profane language and one showing the former president giving the two-finger …

Sacramento’s CBS News affiliate reports: A relaxing day at the pool took an ugly turn. A heated argument caught on camera started when two women claim they were harassed for kissing each other at the Kimpton Sawyer pool. Domonique Veasley tells me the encounter took her by surprise. She believes if she were straight, this wouldn’t have happened. “This is …

Raw Story reports: A Sacramento hotel was the scene of a homophobic incident when a group of people witnessed two women kissing and flipped out. The Black Bay Area Instagram account showed the white women losing their minds while queer Black women were kissing. They insisted they weren’t racist, just homophobic, mentioning there were children present. Judging by the end …