Nearly 90 Jewish leaders in Missouri have signed an open letter to Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) urging him to drop his support for Harrison Butker, after the Kansas City Chiefs kicker spread “one of the world’s oldest and most recognizable antisemitic lies” in his controversial commencement speech at Benedictine College. …
Read More »Republican Senators Demand Biden Use National Guard to Suppress Columbia Protests
Self-avowed pro-First Amendment, anti-government repression Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) are demanding President Joe Biden unleash the full force of the state’s National Guard to suppress pro-Palestinian student protests at Columbia University. “If [New York City Mayor] Eric Adams won’t send the NYPD and [New York Governor] …
Read More »GOP Reportedly Trying to Find More Palatable Ways to Say They Oppose Reproductive Freedom
Republicans know their draconic stance on abortion rights is a losing issue with voters, so much so that it looks like they’re exploring a full PR rebrand of their anti-abortion vocabulary. According to a report from NBC News, GOP strategists and lawmakers have found that the term “pro-life” is generally …
Read More »Jon Hamm Calls Bullshit on Josh Hawley's 'Manhood'
Jon Hamm has a message for Missouri Senator Josh Hawley (R): “You can’t fake courage.” The actor, a born and raised Missourian, partnered with Democratic Senate candidate Lucas Kunce, who is running to unseat Hawley in 2024 for a campaign ad targeting Hawley’s recent fixation on “manhood.” “If you want …
Read More »Watch: Josh Hawley Frantically Fled From the Jan. 6 Riot He Helped Stoke
The Jan. 6 committee released footage on Thursday of Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) fleeing from violent protesters during the Jan. 6 riot inside the Capitol. Hawley, one of the Republican senators who led the effort to vote against certifying the election results, famously raised a fist in solidarity with the …
Read More »Republicans Promise Endless Stupid Bullshit if They Retake Senate
Republicans have plans for after the midterm elections if they retake the Senate: endless bullshit investigations into the Biden administration. When The Hill asked GOP Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) what issues he would scrutinize, Johnson replied, “Like everything? It’s like a mosquito in a nudist colony. It’s a target-rich environment.” …
Read More »Josh Hawley Is Now Selling Merch of Himself Cheering the Mob on Jan. 6
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is selling what he declares is a “great way for proud, fearless conservatives to support” his campaign: a mug with an image of himself cheering on the mob preparing to storm the Capitol on Jan. 6. “Liberals are so easily triggered, and this new mug is …
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 …
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