Jack Teixiera’s odyssey from online racist to alleged classified-information shitposter to federal inmate shocked many — but it shouldn’t. In recent years, the Defense and Justice departments have investigated a number of servicemembers for involvement in far-right groups — and found they also appear to enjoy sharing the government’s most …
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America is an obscenely rich nation. We have supermarkets with 50 different brands of potato chips and mega-mansions sprouting like buffalo grass across the prairie and TVs the size of barns. With all this wealth, all this bounty, all this stuff — why is there so much hardship and suffering? …
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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office is seeking to bar former President Donald Trump from publicly distributing evidence submitted by prosecutors to his attorneys during the discovery phase of New York’s criminal case against him. While the request from Bragg’s office is not an explicit gag order, it lays bare …
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Ron DeSantis may have gotten married at Disney, but his relationship with the Magic Kingdom did not get a “happily ever after.” The entertainment giant is suing the Florida governor and other state officials, alleging the DeSantis administration waged a “campaign of government retaliation” against Disney in violation of the …
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On Wednesday, after closing the House Chamber gallery to the public, Montana’s House Republicans voted to ban State Rep. Zooey Zephyr, who is trans, from entering the chamber floor, anteroom, and gallery for the rest of this session. Zephyr, a Democrat, will still be able to vote remotely on legislation. …
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Right-wing Christians who claim to have “prophetic” insight into America’s “spiritual warfare” are declaring Fox News’ decision to sack Tucker Carlson a victory for Lucifer. The religious clamor around the ousting of the conservative prime-time host has provided further fuel as our divided country hurtles toward another combustible presidential election. …
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Clarence Thomas is not alone. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has also benefitted financially from parties with an interest in the high court’s business while neglecting to disclose the relationship, growing concerns over corruption within the institution. Politico reported on Tuesday that Gorsuch had been trying to sell a piece …
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Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo altered the findings of a 2022 Covid-19 vaccine study to present the risk of adverse cardiac events in vaccinated males as being higher than it actually was, according to documents obtained by Politico. In a draft of the study, Ladapo, a vocal vaccine skeptic associated …
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Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders may sit at different ends of the spectrum of Democratic politics, but the progressive senator from Vermont is already throwing his weight behind the incumbent’s 2024 reelection bid. “The last thing this country needs is a Donald Trump or some other right-wing demagogue who is …
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Former Tucker Carlson producer Abby Grossberg had a lot to say about her ex-boss, detailing her experience with the noxious behind-the-scenes culture of Tucker Carlson Tonight in an interview with MSNBC’s Nicole Wallace on Tuesday. Grossberg filed two explosive lawsuits against Fox News in March. She alleges that the network …
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