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David Corn reports at Mother Jones: Recent Republican fundraising efforts have been ugly and, worse, have fueled conspiracy theories, hatred, and demagoguery. Sen. Josh Hawley and Donald Trump have raised millions off the Big Lie about the 2020 election. And a bunch of GOP politicos have rattled the cup with false claims that Dr. Seuss was being canceled. But perhaps …

“We’ve talked about California many times — where Republicans couldn’t lose, and now they can’t win. Where over 40% of the population is now Latino — much of it illegal. And the Latino population votes two-thirds to the three-fourths Democrat. It’s just the way it is. “We’ve talked here many times about how the Democrats, and the Democrat media, talk …

The Washington Post reports: The Senate overwhelmingly voted to limit debate on a bill aimed at understanding and combating the harassment and violence directed at Asian Americans since the beginning of the pandemic, with only six Republicans voting against it. The 92-to-6 vote came after some uncertainty earlier in the week about whether Republicans would support the legislation. The Republican …

Media Matters has the transcript: Demographic change is the key to the Democratic Party’s political ambitions. In order to win and maintain power, Democrats plan to change the population of the country. They’re no longer trying to win you over with their program. They are obviously not trying to improve your life. They don’t even really care about your vote …

The Mississippi Free Press reports: Despite asking Gov. Tate Reeves’ office since late March if he planned to again declare April as Confederate Heritage Month with no response, this publication just found what appears to be this year’s proclamation. The new document, which Reeves apparently signed on April 7, 2021, appears on the Sons of Confederate Veterans’ Camp 265 Rankin …

CNN reports: The Anti-Defamation League is calling for Fox News to fire Tucker Carlson. Given his long record of race-baiting, we believe it is time for Carlson to go,” ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt says. In the ADL’s ensuing letter on Friday, first obtained by CNN Business, Greenblatt accused Carlson of an “open-ended endorsement of white supremacist ideology.” Appearing with his …

“Let’s get right to it. We’ve reached the breaking point. The border has been flooded — overwhelmed. And the administration is overwhelmed with this crisis, which is of its own making. “My opinion — and this may sound harsh — I believe this is deliberate. This administration does not really want to stop the flow. “On this issue, with this …

Media Matters has the transcript: Now, I know that the left and all the little gatekeepers on Twitter become literally hysterical if you use the term “replacement.” If you suggest that the Democratic Party is trying to replace the current electorate, the voters now casting ballots with new people, more obedient voters from the third world. They become hysterical because …

The Canadian Anti-Hate Network reports: Kevin Johnston, a reactionary anti-Muslim vlogger, who recently made headlines for a racist, anti-Indigenous and anti-Muslim coffee company he started, was arrested outside of a British Columbia grocery store on Thursday. Multiple livestreams show him being refused service, taking the products anyway after throwing a $5 bill on a register belt, and even punching the …

ABC News reports: Los Angeles authorities are investigating a possible hate crime after a man recklessly drove through a red light into a crosswalk where protesters were marching in a “Stop Asian Hate” rally. The man yelled racial epithets as he rammed his car through the pedestrian route where the scheduled rally was taking place on Sunday, the Los Angeles …

The New York Daily News reports: A security guard tells the clerk it’s up to him if he wants to serve her — and he said he did not — the guard tells the customer: “Ma’am, he’s not going to serve you, so please leave.” “Why, cause he’s a b—h-ass n—–?” she responded, and then repeated the slur. The woman, …

Media Matters has the transcript: We’re spending 86 million dollars for 1,200 families to get them hotel rooms, while we’ve got 10 million Americans out of work? We’ve got 10 million Americans who are going to be competing with people for jobs? It’s not about politics. When that sheriff said to me, “Jeanine, this is modern-day slavery.” The bringing of …

The San Francisco Chronicle reports: Organizers of the campaign to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom have repeatedly called the coronavirus a “Chinese” virus over the past year, echoing rhetoric that Asian American leaders say has fueled racist attitudes and violence. On its website, the recall campaign referred to the virus as the “Communist Chinese Party (CCP) Virus,” and some political operatives …

The Guardian reports: “Whatever the motivation [for the shootings] we know this: too many Asian Americans have been walking up and down the streets and worrying. Waking up each morning the past year feeling their safety and the safety of their loved ones are stake. They’ve been attacked, blamed, scapegoated and harassed,” Biden said. Donald Trump and other Republican politicians …

San Francisco’s NBC News affiliate reports: The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office announced multiple charges against a woman involved in the San Francisco Uber assault incident. 24-year-old Arna Kimaiai was seen in now-viral video coughing on an Uber driver earlier this month. Kimaiai has been charged with the following charges: attempted robbery (felony), assault on a hire transportation driver (felony), …

Media Matters has the transcript: TUCKER CARLSON (HOST): Unlike other disasters, mass illegal immigration is permanent. No one ever really gets sent home. Over the past 30 years, the population of the United States has exploded by nearly 100 million people, mostly due to immigration. Were you even aware that that happened? You’re not supposed to say a word about …

The Daily Beast reports: A Cherokee County, Georgia, Sheriff’s Office spokesperson came under fire Wednesday afternoon for pinning the deadly Tuesday shooting rampage that left eight dead—including six Asian women—on a 21-year-old white man’s “very bad day.” “Yesterday was a really bad day for him and this is what he did,” Jay Baker said during the joint news conference with …

Madison’s ABC News affiliate reports: Wisconsin Senate Republicans voted 18-12 Tuesday to pass a resolution honoring Rush Limbaugh, the divisive conservative commentator and radio host who died February 17. Two Republicans, Sen. Dale Kooyenga and Eric Wimberger, did not vote. In the same Senate session, Republicans turned down Democratic efforts to include slavery and Black history in a bill requiring …

“The point isn’t to help the United States. In fact, the point is to punish the United States. Official Washington agrees with that. A surge of desperate, illegal immigrants is what you get when you vote for the other party. That’s the message. In fact, they’re telling us the last president is responsible for all you are seeing right now. …

San Antonio’s ABC News affiliate reports: A ramen noodle shop on the Northwest Side was vandalized just days after its owner spoke out against Governor Greg Abbott’s decision to end the state’s mask mandate in an interview with CNN. Noodle Tree, located on UTSA Boulevard, was found with red paint graffiti Sunday afternoon, the restaurant owner Mike Nguyen confirmed to …