Tag Archives: Idiocracy

NBC News reports: A Michigan man with a suspended driver’s license joined a digital court hearing about his case from behind the wheel of a vehicle he was driving. Corey Harris did not physically appear in court for his hearing on May 15. Instead, he dialed into the Zoom call — while he was driving, according to video of the …

Mediaite reports: As a New York jury weighs convicting former President Donald Trump in his New York criminal case, Newsmax host Todd Starnes encouraged the Republican nominee to flee the state. Trump faces 34 criminal charges for allegedly falsifying business documents regarding hush money payments during the 2016 election season. Starnes, a public supporter of Trump, took to X, formerly …

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: A Republican member of the Fulton County elections board refuses to certify primary election results unless given access to detailed voting data, a move that Democrats worry could jeopardize certification of November’s general election results. Julie Adams, who joined the Fulton County Board of Registration & Elections in February, sued the board and the county’s elections …

CBS News reports: The National Park Service (NPS) denied claims that park officials at Denali National Park ordered a construction crew to not fly the American flag over Memorial Day weekend. The claim appears to have originated from a report by Alaska Watchman, a conservative news outlet, which cited an anonymous construction worker. On Friday, Republican Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan …

Miami’s ABC affiliate reports: A South Florida man is facing felony charges after deputies said he threw two mangoes and a rock at his neighbor in a homophobic hate crime. According to a Broward Sheriff’s Office arrest report made public on Wednesday, the tropical fruit-filled crime happened Sunday after the victim went up to his neighbor, Charles Oliver Lovekin, to …

NBC News reports: Supernatural events like visions of the Virgin Mary and statues weeping tears of blood have for centuries stirred the faithful — and controversy for the Catholic Church. In the age of social media, unverified claims can spread rapidly around the globe, so on Friday the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued new guidelines radically …

Courthouse News reports: The North Carolina Senate Wednesday passed a bill rolling back protections for mask-wearers despite concerns that it would criminalize wearing masks, even for health reasons, in public. The bill, House Bill 237, eliminates a provision passed after the start of the Covid pandemic that explicitly allowed the public to wear masks for health reasons. Various exceptions exist, …

“A lot of the stuff you see going on like gaining control of the school systems and the teachers unions, so you can indoctrinate the kids, gaining control of the media and Hollywood, so that you can manipulate the thinking of the people, driving wedges between parents and children, taking authority away from parents, it’s going on and on. People, …

TMZ reports: Kanye West is saying sayonara to Yeezy’s longtime Chief of Staff in what appears to be a mass exodus at the company … and in this case, it’s all about porn tainting the spirit. Milo Yiannopoulos — who’s been the point man on all things Yeezy for nearly two years now — confirms his split from Ye’s enterprise …

The New York Post reports: Surprising absolutely no one, the voyeuristic new “Portal” street exhibit in the Flatiron District connecting New York City and Dublin with a 24/7 live video feed has already caused chaos — with mischief-makers on Ireland’s side flashing everything from their bare bums to swastikas and a photo of the Twin Towers in flames on 9/11. …

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 …