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Ars Technica reports: Musk tweets branding Dogecoin as “the people’s crypto” and envisioning the token as someday becoming “the standard for the global financial system” actually created a segment of true believers among his followers who, to this day, fully expect Musk to be a kingmaker who will crown Dogecoin as the default “currency of Earth.” It possibly helps that …

USA Today reports: Appearing on “Fox & Friends” to discuss her and her husband’s transition to the White House, Trump touted her line of Christmas ornaments toward the end of the interview, calling them “very patriotic.” The 54-year-old previously drew reaction for secret recordings taken in 2018 that included her expressing frustrations with her role in decorating and promoting the …

The Guardian reports: Musk has long been a critic of the Biden administration’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (Bead) Program, which provides $42.45 billion through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill to expand high-speed internet access in rural communities. Starlink, the satellite internet services subsidiary of SpaceX, has largely been shut out of this funding after government agencies deemed it too slow …

They’ll wring every last penny out of the cult: For those worried that there just isn’t enough Trump-branded merch on the market, fear not: Lara Trump is launching her own clothing line. “The LT Brand by Lara Trump Collection isn’t just activewear—it’s a celebration of strength, resilience, and patriotism,” the president-elect’s daughter-in-law wrote in a promotional Instagram post Tuesday. She …

The Hill reports: Melania Trump is “on the move” following Trump’s White House win, releasing a $195 digital photo collection showcasing her “dynamic life.” “On the Move is an exclusive collection of 16 digital images,” the former and future first lady’s office said Tuesday in an announcement about the product’s launch. The snapshots, taken by photographer Regine Mahaux, show Trump …

Mediaite reports: Fox News host Laura Ingraham used the occasion of Tuesday’s vice presidential debate to promote a company selling gold products. On Sept. 17 and 22, she tweeted the same link while urging followers to “protect” themselves against a potential Harris presidency. The link takes readers to a page featuring a photo of Ingraham and the words, “Now is …

The Daily Mail reports: Chief target of the complaints are “grifters, hucksters, profiteers, and cranks” – to use a few of the colorful terms dropped by GOP officials and operatives during interviews with DailyMail.com last week. They are accused of damaging his campaign with their incompetence and crude efforts to exploit their close ties to him, whether real or imaginary, …

The Daily Beast reports: Steve Bannon—the nativist American media personality who’s backed by a Chinese billionaire—hasn’t paid the lawyers who spent years defending him against an onslaught of criminal charges, according to three sources who spoke exclusively to The Daily Beast. With massive legal bills still outstanding, Bannon is now scrambling to find new attorneys, as he faces a looming …

Brian Brown writes today on behalf of his other hate group, the International Organization For The Family: Political junkies keep track of who the big donors are to various candidates and causes. The biggest are often referred to as “whales,” individuals and groups who donate so much money that their presence impacts every cause they touch, much like a whale …

Caleb Wampler writes for the far-right Charisma News: Tuesday, I received breaking news from my crusade director in Haiti. The news was disturbing and showed that God’s power cannot be overcome by even the most wicked darkness. In the months prior to the crusade, witches were going around into the very village I preached the gospel in just two weeks …

The Associated Press reports: A federal jury found Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes guilty on four counts of wire fraud charges, delivering a verdict on the long-running controversy over her role in the now defunct blood-testing technology startup. The jury found her not guilty on three counts and deadlocked on three counts. The jury of eight men and four women returned …

Metro Weekly reports: Jeffrey McCall, the founder of “ex-gay” group Freedom March, has confessed to having multiple hookups with men since last year. McCall claims to have lived as a gay male sex worker, and then as a transgender woman named Scarlett, before renouncing his sexuality and gender identity and founding Freedom March. But in a post last month on …

Salon reports: A plumbing repair at televangelist Joel Osteen’s megachurch in Houston reportedly led to the discovery of “bags and bags” of cash and checks in a bathroom wall. The discovery came several years after someone stole $600,000 in cash and checks from a safe at Osteen’s Lakewood Church, according to a report from KRPC Channel 2. The station suggested …

Religion News Service reports: In recent weeks, friends and supporters had been praying for his recovery from COVID, seeing it as a spiritual attack because of his advocacy against vaccines and push for alternate treatments. “There’s no doubt in my mind that this is a spiritual attack from the enemy,” Lamb’s son, Jonathan, said about his father’s COVID-19 illness on …

Breitbart reports: Former President Donald Trump’s forthcoming photo book will include the iconic photograph of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wagging her finger at him during a White House meeting, along with a handwritten caption from the former president, Breitbart News has learned exclusively. “She was screaming and shaking like a leaf,” Trump writes of Pelosi in the forthcoming book. “She’s …

Fox News has the transcript: I woke up to a pre-dawn raid. Banging on my door, I went to my door to answer the door and there were ten FBI agents with a battering ram, white blinding lights, they turned me around, handcuffed me and threw me against the hallway. I was partially clothed in front of my neighbors. They …

“Every signer of our Declaration of Independence, every one of them, were descendants of the tribes of Israel. You know what, I might was well be seated because it looks like I’m gonna preach these verses instead of reading. “Every single descendant who signed our Declaration were Israelites. Somebody say with with me, America was a church before she was …

Politico reports: Liberty University’s new president, Jerry Prevo, told a top university official this year that he wanted the large Christian school to become a more effective political player with the goal of helping to influence elections, according to a call recording shared with POLITICO. “Are they getting people elected? Which is one of our main goals,” Prevo told Sctt …

The Centre Times Daily reports: A controversial right-wing personality tied to hate speech against various groups is set to speak on Penn State’s campus next week, drawing widespread condemnation from both the student body and university leaders. Political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos — whom the Anti-Defamation League described as “a misogynistic, racist, xenophobic, transphobic troll” — will speak Nov. 3 at …

Jim Bakker: I’m gonna reiterate, I want you to when you order this – $1000 – to do it in faith. Sow that $1000 seed in faith, believing that this is part of your seed into the kingdom of God. You’re doing something for the kingdom of God. And God is going to – we’re sending out the – what …