A federal judge on Thursday ordered a group of nine attorneys to pay about $175,000 in legal fees for starting a lawsuit to try to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Michigan. Sidney Powell, who was part of Trump’s “elite strike force” of election lawyers, and Lin …
Read More »House Democrats Pass Historic Build Back Better Social Spending and Climate Bill
The House of Representatives on Friday morning passed the Build Back Better bill. The legislation, which would significantly expand the social safety net and address the climate crisis, includes provisions to reduce the cost of child care, create more affordable housing, and expand access to health care. The bill now …
Read More »Michael Flynn Pushed Defense Department to Seize Ballots, Overturn Trump's Loss: Report
Another day, another revelation of an attempt to subvert American democracy. Michael Flynn, the conspiracy theorizing former Trump national security adviser, and Sydney Powell, the conspiracy theorizing former Trump attorney, made a pair of unhinged pleas to the Department of Defense in search of help overturning the 2020 election results. …
Read More »Meanwhile, Steve Bannon Is Reminding Everyone That the Right Is Very Much Trying to Destroy Democracy
Steve Bannon was criminally charged on Friday for defying a subpoena issued by the House committee investigating Jan. 6. The charges were announced not long after Bannon very emphatically reminded listeners of his War Room podcast that the he and the right are trying to do away with democracy by …
Read More »Josh Hawley's Bizarre Obsession With Masculinity Is the Most Pathetic Front Yet in the GOP's Culture War
Josh Hawley, thesenator perhaps best known for cheering on the crowd of Trump supporters storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, is refashioning his political identity around the idea that the United States is in disarray because men are no longer men. What exactly does he mean? He can’t really seem …
Read More »CDC Reveals Just How Much More Protective Vaccines Are Than Prior Infection (Hint: A Lot)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study that found unvaccinated people who had a prior Covid-19 infection were 5.5 times more likely to test positive for the virus than vaccinated individuals who never had Covid. “All eligible persons should be vaccinated against Covid-19 as soon as possible, …
Read More »Schiff: The Risk of Authoritarianism Is 'Greater Than It's Ever Been'
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) believes American democracy is on the brink. Schiff, chairman of the House Select Committee on Intelligence and head of Congress’ investigation of the January 6th insurrection, is adamant that the false allegations of election fraud advanced by former-President Trump and his allies have brought us to …
Read More »Tucker Carlson Is 'Just a Bad Person.' CNN Host Confronts Andrew Yang About Interview With Fox Host
Andrew Yang got to push his new book and talk about the new political party he’s attempting to launch during an interview on Saturday, but once the plugging was over, CNN’s Jim Acosta pressed the former president and New York City mayoral candidate on why he agreed to speak with …
Read More »Republicans Plot Elections Takeover in One of Georgia's Most Democratic Counties
“The most corrupt election in the history of the country.” Three hundred and twenty eight days after losing the 2020 election, that’s what Donald Trump was still grousing about this past weekend at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry, Georgia. “The people of Georgia must replace the RINOs and weak …
Read More »A Brief History of Things That Did Not Get Rudy Giuliani Banned From Fox News
Rudy Giuliani has been banned from appearing on Fox News. He’s reportedly “really sad” about it, too, which is understandable considering how frequently he’s appeared on the network over the course of his political career, especially since he hitched himself to Donald Trump. Fox News has declined to comment on …
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