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Media Matters has the transcript: RAYMOND ARROYO (CONTRIBUTOR): Laura, I’ve got to get to this. Talk about ignoring the public and missing the point. While Target is clearing out LGBT Pride merchandise from its stores, following a wide protest, a major clothier is going in the other direction. This outdoor brand has a new spokesperson, which some say is a …

The Daily Dot reports: Dr. Rashid Buttar was one of the most prolific purveyors of conspiracy theories about COVID-19 and the vaccine. His outlandish claims, such as that everyone who took the vaccine will die by 2025, and large online following, earned Buttar a spot on the Center for Countering Digital Hate’s “Disinformation Dozen,” a list of 12 influencers responsible …

Axios reports: Elon Musk said on Tuesday he wants “someone fairly normal” for president after the 2024 election but didn’t explicitly make an endorsement. The comments came after it was revealed that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) plans to announce his campaign for president during an interview with Musk on Twitter on Wednesday. “It will be the first time that …

First, a reminder on what happened back in March: A Florida judge has tossed Devin Nunes’ lawsuit against CNN and one of its anchors, saying that the former congressman filed it in the wrong state. Nunes, who left Congress in 2022 to become the chief executive of former President Donald Trump’s media company, was suing CNN and Jake Tapper over …

Mediaite reports: Fox News host Laura Ingraham issued a correction on The Ingraham Angle, Friday after a story she covered about homeless veterans being kicked out of hotels to make way for migrants turned out to be false. Toward the end of her Friday show, Ingraham announced, “Alright, before we go, a little update on a story we brought you …

The Associated Press reports: In an interview this week, Twitter owner Elon Musk said users making false claims of stolen elections “will be corrected” on the platform. Prompted by a CNBC reporter for extra assurance that would happen, Musk responded, “Oh yeah, 100%.” Yet many such claims have thrived on Twitter in the week since former President Donald Trump spent …

The Washington Post reports: A Nevada computer scientist has gone to federal court to pursue the $5 million prize he is owed by MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell following a ruling by private arbitrators last month. The arbitrators found that Robert Zeidman deserved the money because he had successfully challenged data related to Lindell’s false claims that the 2020 presidential …

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports: Dennis Kucinich, the former Cleveland mayor and U.S. congressman, has joined Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign. Kennedy, the son of the former U.S. attorney general and environmental lawyer who’s become well known as an anti-vaccine activist, is mounting a longshot challenge against President Joe Biden in the 2024 Democratic primary. Kucinich, who ran for …

“Hyper vaccination from an accelerated vaccine schedule. Autism now is critically linked – as these children are coming forward in large numbers – to transgenderism. Yes, the two are linked. Understand that this mental contagion is infectious. And it’s spreading. And we’ve seen the chapters now. COVID, the illness. COVID vaccinations. A wave of autism that’s just burning us and …

“Now, as a parent, you often ask yourself what do my kids need. A loving family, a roof over their heads, a life grounded in faith and freedom. But you probably never thought what they really really need is a non-binary robot. “But that’s exactly what Paramount thinks they need because in Transformers: Earth Spark, that’s what they’re giving them. …

The Associated Press reports: Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy on Thursday voiced support for changing the overall U.S. voting age to 25, unless younger Americans fulfill at least six months of service in the military or as a first responder — or pass the same citizenship test administered to those seeking to become naturalized citizens. Ramaswamy’s campaign announced the biotech …

Vice News reports: Disgraced former national security advisor Michael Flynn loves a conspiracy theory—except when it’s about him. Flynn, who has boosted countless conspiracies over the last two years, from claiming Italian military satellites helped steal the 2020 election to claiming COVID was a hoax perpetrated by the “global elite,” filed a lawsuit last week against a man who has …

CBS News reports: Elon Musk on Thursday tweeted that he’s found “a new CEO for X/Twitter,” adding, “She will be starting in ~6 weeks!” Musk said that he’ll transition to executive chairman and chief technology officer of the social media network. Musk, who bought Twitter last year, didn’t disclose the name of the new CEO. The billionaire has said for …

Matthew Schwartz writes for The Insider: When I asked Tucker Carlson in a text on Tuesday evening if he was planning a run for president, the newly self-employed far-right firebrand had a shocking answer: “Yes. Announcing Friday in New Hampshire.” But my earthshaking scoop was short-lived. After I credulously asked him to confirm that he was serious before I blasted …

“Tacopina’s going to be appealing this thing tomorrow but again, don’t worry about the money whether it’s four dollars or five million that means nothing to Trump. “He did not want to be labeled a rapist, he is not a rapist. They came back with no, so trust me when I tell you this was a major win for Donald …

“The actual group that’s at the bottom of the totem pole of respectability, of honor, of acknowledgment in our culture, is straight white males. I mean, they are — they are the pariahs, the ones that are blamed for any social ills that the elite chooses to acknowledge. “And it’s not just people are saying things off the cuff, you …

Raw Story reports: Accusations that the Texas mall shooter had neo-Nazi links left Donald Trump Jr. and Ann Coulter puzzled Monday – because the man who shot and killed eight people is Hispanic. “Because the name Mauricio Garcia screams white supremacy,” former President Donald Trump’s son, Don Jr., posted on Truth Social, along with a puzzled face emoji. Garcia, 33, …

Ars Technica reports: Dmitry Rogozin was fired as director general of Russia’s main space corporation, Roscosmos, nearly a year ago. He has spent much of the time since near the front lines of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, sharing various hateful, threatening, and nationalistic sentiments on his Telegram account. Occasionally, however, the pugnacious politician still opines about space on his “Rogozin …

The New York Post reports: Democratic White House contender Robert Kennedy Jr. blames the CIA for the Nov. 22, 1963, assassination of his uncle, President John F. Kennedy — proclaiming it “beyond a reasonable doubt.” Kennedy made the bombshell accusation about a murder that’s spun many conspiracy theories during an interview Sunday with John Catsimatidis on WABC 770 AM’s “Cats …

“I think one of the reasons why Joe Biden is tough to beat is because he’s tough to hate. I mean, you almost feel sorry for him. He’s a candidate of sympathy. Kamala Harris is different. It is very easy to build a movement against someone who is just so arrogant and smug and cackle-y, and self-righteous, and has failed …