Tag Archives: Idiocracy

RFK Jr Super PAC Claims It’s Raised Over $10 Million

The New York Times reports: A political action committee supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign has raised a total of $10.25 million, one of its leaders said on Monday, a signal that his long-shot challenge to President Biden has gained traction among donors, including many Republicans. The precise level of fund-raising by the super PAC, American Values 2024, will …

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DeSantis: I Don’t Know What DeSanctimonious Means

Florida Politics reports: Florida’s Governor says he is still flummoxed by a long-standing nickname Donald Trump gave him. During an interview conducted by supporter and surrogate Josh Kimbrell of South Carolina, Ron DeSantis said he still didn’t know what Trump means when he refers to him as “Ron DeSanctimonious.” “I still haven’t figured out what it actually means,” DeSantis said …

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First Troops Graduate For DeSantis’s “Private Army”

Jacksonville’s CBS affiliate reports: The first official class of the newly established Florida State Guard graduated from boot camp at Camp Blanding Friday morning. A total of 120 men and women earned their patches and certificate of completion, joining the ranks of the Florida State Guard in the first graduation ceremony. Among them, guardsman and State Representative Tom Fabricio (R-Miami), …

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Musk Backs Limiting Voting To People With Children

The Daily Beast reports: Elon Musk, of his various unconventional and controversial policy preferences, seems to have added a new one to his list: limiting voting to parents. The father of 10 responded to a Twitter user on Saturday who commented on Musk’s affirmation that “the childless have little stakes in the future” by saying, “Democracy is probably unworkable long …

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Trump Invents Push To “Delete” Name Of SC Town

“They want to delete our legends. We’re not letting them delete our legends. We’re not letting them delete General Pickens, either, that I can tell you. There will be no deletion of General Pickens! He’s become very famous today, I have to be honest. “This thing is all over the world. They have it broadcast, look at all the fake …

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NYT: Musk/Zuck Cage Fight Appears Likely To Happen

The New York Times reports: If you thought that a cage fight between two of the world’s richest men was just a far-fetched social media stunt, think again. Over the past 10 days, Mr. White said he, Mr. Musk and Mr. Zuckerberg — aided by advisers — have negotiated behind the scenes and are inching toward physical combat. The preferred …

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Twitter Imposes Limit On Viewing Tweets: 600 Per Day

USA Today reports: Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Saturday announced “temporary limits” on the number of tweets users are able to read, an announcement that comes amid reports of users having difficulty accessing the site. Verified accounts “are limited to reading 6000 posts/day,” while unverified accounts were limited to 600 per day, Musk’s tweet said. New and unverified counts will …

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DeSantis Rages At Trump’s Accusations Of “Disloyalty”

“Disloyal to who? I mean, you know, politicians have to earn support. They’re not entitled to support. I did a lot for him in 2016 and 2020. By the way, I was happy to do it. But at the end of the day, you know, I’m loyal to my family, to our Constitution, and to the good lord. “And I …

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Musk/Zuck Bout May Happen In Rome’s Colosseum

Mediaite reports: The proposed fight between billionaire rivals Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg may take place in Rome’s Colosseum, according to both Musk and a new report. “Some chance fight happens in Colosseum,” Musk tweeted on Thursday. “Need to work on my endurance,” he added in a follow-up post, which included a clip of the Colosseum fight from Monty Python’s …

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Geraldo Rivera: I’ve Quit Fox News After 23 Years

Variety reports: Geraldo Rivera has called Fox News his home since leaving CNBC in 2001 to join as the cable outlet’s ostensible war correspondent. He appears to have a lost a recent battle. After being ousted from a rotation on “The Five,” Rivera said in a video post on Twitter Thursday, he is leaving Fox News. “I’ve been fired from …

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Another AZ Elections Official Harassed Into Quitting

NBC News reports: An Arizona county elections director quit Tuesday, accusing the local elections department of caving to “a faction of the Republican party” and failing to protect her from “intimidation.” “I have watched as you idly stood by when I was attacked,” Geraldine Roll, the Pinal County elections director, wrote in an email to the county’s manager, Leo Lew. …

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New DeSantis Ad: “I’m Winning The War On Woke”

Florida Politics reports: The war on “woke” takes center stage in the latest ad from a super PAC backing Ron DeSantis’ bid for President. Never Back Down’s new 30-second spot depicts the Governor as an uncompromising fighter in this battle, using rally footage, a stentorian male voiceover and DeSantis’ own words to make its point. “‘Woke’ is an existential threat …

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TX Gov Falls For Fake Story About “Woke” Garth Brooks

The Huffington Post reports: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott took his Twitter feed to some low places over the weekend when he was duped by a satire website into sharing literal fake news about country music icon Garth Brooks. Abbott linked to a story about Brooks from a satire website called The Dunning-Kruger Times. If the name alone isn’t enough of …

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Musk: I’ll Train In MMA Before Zuckerberg Cage Match

Reuters reports: Elon Musk said on Saturday he will start training if the mixed martial arts cage fight he has provoked with fellow billionaire media mogul Mark Zuckerberg takes shape. Twitter owner Musk tweeted on Tuesday he was up for a cage match in Las Vegas with Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook parent Meta, who has trained in jiu-jitsu. “I haven’t …

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UFC: Musk/Zuckerberg Bout Would Cost $100 On PPV

CNBC reports: While a standard UFC pay-per-view costs $80, UFC president Dana White said he would charge $100 for the Musk-Zuckerberg bout. The previous biggest pay-per-view ever was Conor McGrergor-Floyd Mayweather in 2017,  White said, which brought in more than $600 million in revenue. The two executives, who have a history of bad blood, likely aren’t looking to add to …

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Owens Pitches “Anti-Woke” Provider Which Uses AT&T

“As we continue to stand strong against these woke corporations, I am always looking for alternatives that we can support that align with our values. One company that I’m proud to stand behind, and they are proud to stand behind us as well, is PureTalk. “PureTalk is veteran-owned and has a 100% American workforce. They share our values, which is …

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New DeSantis Ad: I’m Obi-Wan, Trump Is Darth Vader

Mediaite reports: The pro-Ron DeSantis ‘Never Back Down’ super PAC posted a bizarre Star Wars clip on Thursday which featured DeSantis’ face edited onto Obi-Wan Kenobi and former President Donald Trump’s face edited onto Darth Vader. The clip from Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith featured the iconic duel scene between Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker on Mustafar …

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Crenshaw Blames Coast Guard For Submarine Deaths

The Huffington Post reports: Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) laid blame Thursday on the U.S. Coast Guard after the armed forces branch said it had found pieces of the lost Titan submersible on the ocean floor. Things might have turned out differently, he said, if leadership “had just acted sooner.” “I have been hearing a lot of concerning things from people, …

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UFC Head: Musk/Zuckerberg “Cage Fight” Will Happen

More news about bored billionaires. TMZ Sports reports: Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are “absolutely deadly serious” about fighting each other in a UFC Octagon and it would be the biggest fight in the history of the world, so says UFC Prez Dana White. Dana told Harvey and Charles on “TMZ Live” Thursday he’s been talking and texting with Mark …

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Musk And Zuckerberg Agree To Literal “Cage Fight”

The Verge reports: After Elon Musk recently tweeted that he would be “up for a cage fight” with Zuckerberg, the Meta CEO shot back by posting a screenshot of Musk’s tweet with the caption “send me location.” I’ve confirmed that Zuckerberg’s post on his Instagram account is, in fact, not a joke, which means the ball is now in Musk’s …

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