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NBC News reports: NBC News first reported that Kennedy’s campaign hired Zach Henry’s firm, Total Virality, for “influencer engagement” in March. Henry had worked as deputy communications director for Republican Vivek Ramaswamy’s presidential campaign, as well as for Blake Masters during his Senate run in Arizona. Henry, as NBC News reported, had posted that Jan. 6 was “no MAGA insurrection …

“You’ve got a massive Muslim takeover of the United Kingdom going on right before our eyes. People say, ‘Chip, well what is wrong with that?’ Well, I’ve got some pretty strong concerns about Sharia law and whether that will be forced upon the American people. In this case, the people of the United Kingdom. “I’ve got pretty strong concerns about …

The Hill reports: The House on Tuesday passed a bill aimed at making it more difficult for the Energy Department to enact energy efficiency rules for household appliances — the latest in Republicans’ efforts related to such appliances. The vote was 212-195, with seven Democrats voting with Republicans in favor of the measure. The bill would both add hurdles to …

“We ought to pray. I’ve interviewed President Trump, he told me personally that he had not done anything with Stormy Daniels. This whole thing in New York has to do with hush money with Stormy Daniels. They say that he somehow violated something by paying her to be quiet. “You know, the fact is that rich people will often pay …

Mother Jones reports: On Saturday, Fox News reported the launch of the Fair Election Fund, an apparently right-wing nonprofit that says it has a $5 million budget aimed at exposing election fraud. The project promises to pay election workers, organizers, and concerned citizens who have witnessed election fraud firsthand to share their stories. “Your voice could be what helps preserve …

Media Matters reports: The Daily Wire announced the launch of a new “men’s lifestyle” company named Responsible Man on May 1, promoting its only current product — a men’s dietary supplement that it says is “designed to help … sharpen brain cognition” and that it suggests will help address what the outlet calls the “increasing health risk” of declining “sperm …

The Daily Beast reports: At the start of the same week a damning docuseries about his alleged sexual abuse is set to premiere, actor Kevin Spacey decided to offer up his endorsement for “loyal friend” Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s long-shot 2024 presidential bid. While Spacey was acquitted on sexual assault charges in the U.K. last year, he continues to face …

The New York Post reports: This MAGA-loving bikini model is suiting up to support Donald Trump — trading the pool for the podium as she lends her ample assets to the Republican National Committee as a new spokeswoman. Elizabeth Pipko, a 28-year-old born-and-bred Manhattanite, told The Post she’s happy to trade her signature “New York uniform of dark black” for …

Law & Crime reports: A federal judge threw out a lawsuit filed by a vocal critic of Black Lives Matter challenging the city of Honolulu’s refusal to allow him to register his red Pontiac Firebird with a vanity plate reading “FCKBLM.” Edward Odquina sued the city after his preferred license plate was revoked for being too profane. Odquina said in …

Tampa’s NBC affiliate reports: A Florida judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Joseph Maldonado, also known as Joe Exotic, after Maldonado claimed copyright infringement over songs feature in the Netflix documentary Tiger King. Maldonado claimed many of the songs that became popular on the hit documentary were written and performed by himself, and sued Vince Johnson in efforts to …

ABC News reports: A 14-year-old suspect is dead following a confrontation with police Wednesday after an active shooter was reported outside a Wisconsin middle school, sources told ABC News. The teen had approached Mount Horeb Middle School with what appeared to be a long gun, the sources said. A vehicle associated with the suspect is being searched for evidence by …

Florida Politics reports: Florida will soon be the only state in America where cultivated meat cannot be sold. But only two restaurants in America sell the lab-grown product now, and neither operates in the state. At a press conference in Wauchula, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a legislative package (SB 1084) that includes a number of Florida Department of Agriculture and …

The Holland Sentinel reports: The Satanic Temple of West Michigan announced in March they’d been scheduled to give the meeting’s prayer April 23. The meeting drew one of the largest crowds the board has seen since Ottawa Impact commissioners took office in January 2023. Hundreds gathered in the lobby and in front of the Fillmore Complex. Many stood in small …

Law & Crime reports: The brother and sister-in-law of former Trump national security adviser and retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn lost out in their attempt to sue CNN over a 2021 segment on QAnon, a report that showed a video of several Flynn family members saying the “Where we go one, we go all” slogan known to be associated with …

Mediaite reports: A Trump fan told CNN correspondent Donie O’Sullivan to “R-E-A-D the Constitution” when he told her God isn’t mentioned in the Constitution” — which it is not. O’Sullivan specializes in reporting on the fringes of the conservative and pro-Trump movement, and frequently finds himself on the receiving end of some stunning quotes. On Sunday’s The Whole Story with …

Mediaite has the transcript: RAYMOND ARROYO: Mr. Kennedy, you are polling, amazingly, at 26% in Michigan, and this has scared not only the Biden campaign, the Trump campaign has started a new website, “Radical F***ing Kennedy.” That’s the name of the web site. Yet, you maintain, that they approached you about being President Trump’s vice president. They say that didn’t …

Miami’s ABC affiliate reports: Two individuals have been taken into custody following an incident at a Southwest Miami-Dade day care, where they allegedly caused a panic by brandishing rifles in the vicinity of the day care center. Miguel Ruiz and Estrella Pereira are accused of removing two rifles from the trunk of a Corvette in the Devon Aire Kiddy College’s …

TMZ reports: Kanye West has his sights set on a new business venture, and it’s all about people having sex on camera — the guy’s looking to professionally dive into porn at long last … TMZ has learned. A rep for Yeezy tells TMZ … Ye’s been kicking around the idea of launching his own pornography studio and brand for …

Ars Technica reports: The Thermonator, what Throwflame bills as “the first-ever flamethrower-wielding robot dog” is now available for purchase. The price? $9,420. It features a one-hour battery, a 30-foot flame-throwing range, and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity for remote control through a smartphone. It also includes a LIDAR sensor for mapping and obstacle avoidance, laser sighting, and first-person view (FPV) navigation …

“Let me tell you, I am deeply worried that tomorrow, a totally corrupt judge and a totally corrupt district attorney are going to try to put a former president of the United States, candidate of his party, and front-runner in the polls in jail. Now, I think this is so horrendous that there has to be some way to reach …