Donald Trump took a break while golfing in Ireland on Thursday to complain to reporters that he, a “famous rich and political person that’s leading the polls by 40 points,” has to deal with a rape trial. While the former president has spent the last several days hitting the links …
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Kanye West has rehirednoxious right-wing troll Milo Yiannopoulos to help him with his 2024 presidential bid. In turn, Yiannopoulos has fired white nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes and political adviser Ali Alexander in an email, Rolling Stoneconfirmed Thursday. “As you may know, I have been in Los Angeles for …
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis claims his state is “#1 in educational freedom” but in the past year the state has leveled an intense crackdown on the principles of free speech Republicans claim to venerate. On Wednesday, the Florida legislature passed a series of bills that will defund diversity, equity, and …
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Montana Judge Mike Menahan rejected a request from Democratic State Rep. Zooey Zephyr to overturn a ban against her presence on the state’s House floor and legislative facilities. Menahan wrote in his decision Tuesday that Zephyr’s request would “require this Court to interfere with legislative authority in a manner that …
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In an interview on a Christian nationalist broadcast, Donald Trump vowed to empower religious leaders politically, by permanently ending restrictions against churches that weigh in on elections. “They’ve silenced you,” said Trump. “Christianity, I believe is being hit much harder than any other religion is.” In his comments, aired Tuesday …
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As Fox holds auditions for its recently vacated 8 p.m. timeslot, some hosts are pulling out all the stops to show the network that they are a worthy successor to former primetime racist Tucker Carlson. On Tuesday afternoon, host Jesse Watters, appearing on The Five, claimed that he could “just …
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A text message obtained by The New York Times shows Tucker Carlson describing a video depicting a “group of Trump guys” beating an “Antifa kid,” and stating that “It’s not how white men fight.” The message, discovered on the eve of the jury trial for Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit …
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Calls to protest George Soros and refugees. Far-right Twitter screeds about immigrants. New Europe Observation sounds like a far-right extremely online news outlet. But it’s actually a front group for a Chinese propaganda network that’s borrowing tactics from Russia’s infamous 2016 troll farm. Social media giant Meta announced on Wednesday …
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Cryptocurrency mining is wreaking havoc on America’s efforts to take on the climate crisis. President Biden wants to crack down. The White House announced on Tuesday that the president’s proposed 2024 budget includes the Digital Asset Mining Energy (DAME) tax, which would tax crypto firms at 30 percent of the …
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On Monday, President Joe Biden’s administration announced that it will temporarily deploy 1,500 U.S. troops to support operations at the U.S.-Mexico border. Republican lawmakers who have been clamoring for hardline action at the border for months are outraged. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) declared the deployment “ridiculous theater” while speaking to …
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