Tag Archives: Idaho

The Daily Beast reports: Six years after his last armed standoff with law enforcement, far-right leader Ammon Bundy appears to be threatening another armed action—this time over a lawsuit from an Idaho hospital he’s accused of harassing. “They’re suing me for defamation. They’re probably going to try to get judgments of over a million dollars and take everything they have …

The Idaho Capital Sun reports: A bill that would ban drag performances in all public venues will be introduced in the first days of the next session of the Idaho Legislature in January, Idaho Family Policy Center President Blaine Conzatti told the Idaho Capital Sun. Conzatti and other conservative activists around Idaho and across the country have protested against events …

The Daily Beast reports: At least three organizations sponsoring weekend’s Boise Pride Festival have decided to withdraw their application after politicians slammed the festival over the inclusion of a “drag kids show” that features children as young as 11. Zions Bank, Idaho Power, and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare withdrew their applications as the sponsors of the Boise …

The Idaho Statesman reports: Former state Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger — who was convicted of rape in April — told an Ada County courtroom Wednesday that he took a pilgrimage to the Holy Land of Israel before standing trial over two felony sexual assault charges. He said that in order to be baptized, he had to confess his sins. “I …

The Associated Press reports: The Justice Department on Tuesday filed a lawsuit that challenges Idaho’s restrictive abortion law, arguing that it conflicts with a federal law requiring doctors to provide pregnant women medically necessary treatment that could include abortion. The federal government brought the lawsuit seeking to invalidate the state’s “criminal prohibition on providing abortions as applied to women suffering …

The Idaho Press reports: Mike Lindell, known as the MyPillow guy, is back at it again — suggesting there’s voter fraud in Idaho despite Republican and Democratic assurances that the state’s elections are fair and accurate. Idaho’s May primary had a number of high-profile races, but none more so than the governor’s race pitting against each other Gov. Brad Little …

Religion News Service reports: Shortly after 31 members of a white nationalist group were arrested in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, over the weekend, pastor and former Washington state lawmaker Matt Shea claimed on Facebook the men were members of antifa, or anti-fascist demonstrators. “This attempted ambush from antifa was thwarted,” said Shea, who has previously espoused Christian nationalism and has suggested …

NBC News reports: Idaho police said they’ve received death threats since arresting 31 men affiliated with white nationalist group Patriot Front near an annual LGBTQ+ event over the weekend. Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White spoke to reporters Monday, saying that his department has fielded about 149 calls in the aftermath of the arrests. Officers have also received threats of …

From a June 3rd report by the New Republic: In the last month, two very different videos, both threatening to confront Pride celebrations with armed protest or “hunting” LGBTQ people and allies, have raised fears of how Republicans in state legislatures have enabled an environment for anti-LGBTQ violence and emboldened far-right extremists. At the end of April, GOP Idaho state …

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 …

Raw Story reports: Idaho’s right-wing Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin vowed that “Christ will reign” if she is elected governor. The lieutenant governor is looking to unseat incumbent Gov. Brad Little, also a Republican, and she’s drawn the endorsement of former president Donald Trump after she defended him during an appearance on Tucker Carlson’s program on Fox News, and she has …

Kyle Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: Janice McGeachin, Idaho’s radical lieutenant governor who is seeking to defeat Gov. Brad Little in the state’s Republican primary, held a campaign rally Wednesday that featured a variety of far-right activists and conspiracy theorists. In attendance to campaign for McGeachin were radical right-wing commentator Michelle Malkin, election conspiracy theorist Arizona state Sen. Wendy …

The Associated Press reports: A former Idaho lawmaker was convicted Friday of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern after a dramatic trial in which the young woman fled the witness stand during testimony, saying “I can’t do this.” The intern told a Statehouse supervisor that Aaron von Ehlinger raped her at his apartment after the two had dinner at a Boise …

Boise’s NBC News affiliate reports: Ahead of Idaho’s May 17 Republican primary election, Gov. Brad Little confirmed to KTVB on Friday that he will not be participating in any debates for governor of the Gem State. According to Betsy Russell, the president of the Idaho Press Club, this is the first time in more than three decades that the sitting …

The Idaho Statesman reports: Far-right leader Ammon Bundy is heading to jail for 10 days. The gubernatorial candidate was found guilty of being in contempt of court Thursday after he refused to complete 40 hours of community service related to a July 2021 conviction. Bundy had argued that the stops made during his gubernatorial campaign satisfy his court-mandated community service. …

CBS News reports: Idaho on Wednesday became the first state to enact a law modeled after a Texas statute, banning abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and allowing the law to be enforced through civil lawsuits to avoid constitutional court challenges. Republican Gov. Brad Little signed into law the measure that allows people who would have been family members …

The Idaho Press reports: An alert sent out to a far-right extremist group on Friday encouraged members to seek out the presiding judge in a local child welfare case at her residence. People’s Rights, a far-right extremist group in the Treasure Valley, received an audio alert Friday morning from group leaders. It encouraged members to protest at an Ada County …

“I was invited to present a video of my commitment to Idaho First policies and my vision for the State of Idaho and for America to these thousands of young conservatives. I was invited by Michelle Malkin. “And so yes I did know who I was talking to, who had invited me to speak at that conference, so I don’t …

Mediaite reports: Brian Holmes, a reporter with Boise’s KTVB-TV, grilled Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin (R-ID) for addressing a white nationalist event, in an interview that has gone viral on social media. Holmes confronted McGeachin after she made a video appearance at Nick Fuentes’ America First Political Action Conference in Orlando. Holmes asked McGeachin, “Are you familiar with who puts this …

The Associated Press reports: A major Boise hospital went on lockdown Tuesday after far-right activist Ammon Bundy urged supporters to go the facility in protest of a child protection case involving one of his family friends. Boise Medical Center went on lockdown and began diverting incoming patients at about 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. “Safety is our top priority,” the hospital …