Tag Archives: Trump cultists

Newsweek reports: Rep. Lauren Boebert has suggested that rape victims need guns to protect themselves rather than access to abortions. The argument that women who have been raped should have access to an abortion is “wrong,” said Boebert, a gun rights advocate. She suggested that these women simply needed to be armed. “They need love. They need support. They need …

Politico reports: Prosecutors are recommending a four-month jail term for the first military veteran set to be sentenced for participating in the Capitol riot, citing his service as a factor warranting stiffer punishment. Derek Jancart, an Air Force veteran, breached the Capitol in the early wave of the riot and meandered for 40 minutes — alongside friend and fellow defendant …

The Arizona Republic reports: Get your popcorn, the Cyber Ninjas are planning a show. At 1 p.m. Friday, the results of the months-long partisan audit of the Maricopa County election results are scheduled to be presented to the Arizona Senate in a public meeting livestreamed to the world online. A limited number of people will be allowed into the gallery …

The Insider reports: Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia accosted Democrats on the steps outside the House of Representatives over their support for abortion, prompting an eventual screaming match between the congresswoman and Rep. Debbie Dingell of Michigan. “The border’s wide open,” Greene yelled toward a group of Democratic congresswomen, including Dingell and Reps. Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico, …

Law & Crime reports: Pauline Bauer flailed again on Friday and found out that she would remain in jail as a result. After Bauer referenced the Bible while repeating sovereign citizen verbiage, the judge responded with a Bible verse of his own. “Romans 13 — Let every person be subject to the governing authorities,” the judge reportedly said in response. …

Mediaite reports: Tucker Carlson attempted to completely rewrite the history of the January 6 Capitol riot by severely downplaying it on his show Thursday night, saying those who breached the Capitol looked like “tourists.” He also suggested that federal agents played a key role in storming the building. Carlson selectively showed footage of Capitol breachers engaged in nonviolent behavior. One …

The Arizona Mirror reports: After months of work and some $6 million spent, a so-called audit that Trump supporters claimed would show that the election had been stolen from the defeated president found that Joe Biden actually won Arizona by more votes than the official tally — and it found no conclusive evidence that the election had been influenced by …

The Denver Post reports: Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert paid rent and utility bills with campaign funds in violation of federal campaign finance laws, new filings with the Federal Election Commission show. The filings, submitted to the FEC on Tuesday, also indicate that Boebert reimbursed her campaign for the $6,650 worth of payments. Representatives for the congresswoman could not immediately …

“Did you know some of the most well-known corrupted evil politicians you’ve heard of are full-blown devil worshipers? I seen videos that will make you sick. You ever notice when people say stuff like this, they don’t get sued? Because they don’t want discovery. “When I tell you that Hillary Clinton is a high priestess in the Satanic church, I …

The Buffalo News reports: A group of local supporters is sponsoring a Tuesday fundraising event in Buffalo for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, considered a major figure in the 2024 field of potential Republican presidential contenders. None of those contacted who are acting as sponsors would comment on the event, which is slated for Sinatra’s Restaurant on Kenmore Avenue. But three …

“Rudy Giuliani is a man of the highest moral character. But you know what? He doesn’t back down from a fight. He’s going to take it on, right? Everything they say about him is a lie and eventually it’s proven true. You’re gonna start seeing this in Arizona tomorrow. The decertification process starts tomorrow, ladies and gentlemen. Should have started …

So this has Twitter holding its sides today: Former Trump Press Secretary and current Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany deleted a tweet Wednesday night that slammed the sharp increase in the murder rate in 2020. Her quote tweet of a New York Times article on crime rate trends included a predictably political missive: “The US Murder Rate under Joe Biden…” …

“So much white supremacy coming our way. White supremacy is a existential threat to America. Democrats all over the place have been saying this, basically since Donald Trump showed up. “So it’s just a left-wing talking point. None of that’s true. None of that is true. Now we went looking for this white supremacy stuff that they’re talking about, right? …

Mediaite reports: Tucker Carlson said the quiet part out loud on Wednesday night, calling the influx of immigrants into the United States via the southern border “the great replacement.” This idea was first floated as a conspiracy theory by a far-right French author who claimed Europe’s White population was being replaced by non-Whites as part of a plot by elites. …

The Washington Post reports: A leading asthma patient group has issued a warning against a coronavirus treatment circulating on social media that is leading some people to post videos of themselves breathing in hydrogen peroxide through a nebulizer. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America called the practice “concerning and dangerous” in a Tuesday blog post, emphasizing that it will …

ABC News reports: A North Carolina man charged over his claims he possessed a bomb near the Capitol building last month was deemed competent Wednesday to stand trial on the two counts he’s facing. Appearing in front of D.C. magistrate judge Zia Faruqui, Floyd Roseberry, 49, pleaded not guilty to both charges against him, including attempting to use a weapon …

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports: Dean Heller says he knows who the president is. He just won’t name that person — no matter how the question is asked. “I still know who the president is, but I do believe we have a problem with elections,” Heller said in a 30-minute interview Tuesday at the Washoe County Republican headquarters. The conversation …

“Somebody sent me a thing this morning where they’re talking about putting the vaccine in salad dressing. Have you seen this? I mean, I’m thinking to myself, this is the bizarro world, right? This is definitely the bizarro world. These people are seriously thinking about how to impose their will on us in our society and it has to stop.” …

Florida Politics reports: Notable pandemic denier Alfie Oakes, who says he would rather give children heroin than a COVID-19 vaccine, has promised to donate $100,000 to Ron DeSantis’ reelection if the Governor meets about auditing the 2020 election. The politically influential Naples businessman is in the midst of a public pressure campaign to persuade DeSantis to sit down and talk …

Reuters reports: One leading candidate seeking to become Georgia’s chief elections official, Republican Jody Hice, is a Congressman who voted to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential win in the hours after the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol. Hice had posted on social media earlier that day: “This is our 1776 moment,” referencing the American Revolution. Reuters interviewed …