Parks and Recreation ended more than a decade ago, but its seven seasons left behind countless meme formats to be recycled in perpetuity. Still, members of the cast are protective of how their most memorable scenes are repurposed online. Nick Offerman recently came to the defense of his stoic character …
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Authoritarian movements don’t spring up out of nowhere. They require a certain set of conditions on the ground, like a growing class of people who feel frustrated, disempowered, and out of place. They require major investment, above all in the disinformation and distraction that keeps supporters in line with a …
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An influential attorney in Donald Trump’s campaign to subvert the outcome of the 2020 presidential election has outlined a proposal for Trump to steal the 2024 electoral college votes in the state of North Carolina — the results in November be damned. Ivan Raiklin is a former Green Beret and …
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Trump Prophesies. “Demonic” Democrats. Totalitarian threats. And predictions of combat with mermaids(?!). The Trump Doral was a hive of far-right and religious extremism this past weekend. And whatever doesn’t weird you out, should freak you out. Trump’s Miami property played host to a one-two punch of reunions for Pastors For …
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Although he canceled his outdoor rally in Iowa due to tornado warnings, Donald Trump did not let his Saturday night end without addressing a crowd. The former president called in to a pro-MAGA event featuring disgraced former national security advisor Michael Flynn and signaled he would make Flynn part of …
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Jeffrey Clark and Michael Flynn were leading figures in Donald Trump’s efforts to carry out a coup d’etat in 2020 and 2021. The result was mob violence, deaths at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., an array of criminal investigations and lawsuits, and what one former senior Trump aide went on …
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Former Trump National Security Advisor and retired US. Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn is suing the U.S. government on grounds of wrongful prosecution, according to a new legal filing obtained by Rolling Stone. He is seeking $50 million in damages. The lawsuit stems from a 2016 FBI investigation during the …
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Even by the standards of the MAGA fever-swamps, pastor Jackson Lahmeyer’s social media posts are extreme. A sampling of his outré takes: “Alex Jones did nothing wrong” “Fauci is a mass-murdering Luciferian” “Speaker Pelosi is a DEMON!” “Jan 6 = FBI Inside Job” “Bring out the tanks. Immigration Moratorium” Yet …
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Donald Trump’s latest cash grab has even his most reliable allies rolling their eyes. The former president launched a series of digital NFT trading cards on Thursday to much mockery from opponents, and clear frustration from some of his most prominent supporters who think he should be focusing on politics …
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There’s long been a problematic revolving door between Congress and lobbying work on behalf of special interests. On Tuesday, The Washington Post reported on the revolving door — also plenty problematic — between the U.S. military and foreign governments, often those with a long record of human rights abuse. The …
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