A newly introduced Texas House bill proposes property tax cuts for couples who get married, stay married, and have lots of children. There’s a catch though. In order to qualify for the tax benefit, couples need to be heterosexual, never divorced, and their children born or adopted after their date …
Read More »House Ethics Committee Investigating George Santos for … Just About Everything
The House Ethics Committee has voted to investigate Republican Rep. George Santos regarding the avalanche of lies and potential illegal activity by the freshman congressman. The committee said Thursday that members voted to establish an investigative subcommittee tasked with determining “whether Representative George Santos may have: engaged in unlawful activity …
Read More »Serial Harasser Marjorie Taylor Greene Demands 'Safe Space'
Marjorie Taylor Greene — one of the most prominent members of a party that has long denigrated Americans seeking equal rights as “snowflakes” while decrying the idea of “safe spaces” — says she needs a “safe space” herself after someone yelled at her at a restaurant on Monday. “We are …
Read More »'Havana Syndrome' Not Caused by Foreign Actors, Energy Weapons: Intel Report
A report created with the participation of seven intelligence agencies concluded that the so-called “Havana Syndrome” afflicting various intelligence officers was not caused by weaponized energy waves. The report, details of which were described to The Washington Post, debunks theories that the mysterious illness was the result of purposeful actions …
Read More »GOP Sen.'s Personal Twitter Briefly Suspended After Threatening Japan
Sen. Mike Lee, a Utah Republican, has since July 2022 maintained an unfiltered Twitter presence as @BasedMikeLee, using this personal account to vent, bluster, own the libs, and share epic memes. But on Wednesday, the account was briefly suspended. “Thanks to all who assisted in operation #Free@basedMikeLee,” he tweeted after …
Read More »Federal Agencies Given 30 Days to Wipe TikTok From Devices
The White House is giving government agencies 30 days to remove TikTok from all federal devices and systems, Reuters reports. The Office of Management and Budget calls the guidance, announced Monday, a “critical step forward in addressing the risks presented by the app to sensitive government data.” In December, Congress …
Read More »McCarthy Gave Tucker the Jan. 6 Tapes. Trump Allies Are Threatening to Sue
When House speaker Kevin McCarthy gave Fox News host Tucker Carlson, a leading Jan. 6 revisionist, exclusive access this month to a vast archive of unseen surveillance footage of the deadly Capitol riot, he — expectedly — pissed off the left. But the Republican lawmaker’s move didn’t just infuriate his …
Read More »The 'God Emperor' Who Could Cost Trump the Election
Mario Murillo had heard enough. The longtime Charismatic Christian preacher, who got his start ministering to Jesus hippies in Berkeley in the late 1960s, began 2023 by blasting a pair of “false prophets.” The duo were already notorious for touting false visions of a Trump re-election. Kat Kerr, whose heavenly …
Read More »MTG, Who Harassed School Shooting Survivor, Is Livid Someone Yelled at Her
Marjorie Taylor Greene, the right-wing conspiracy theorist known for harassing her political opponents, is now preaching tolerance after claiming she was “attacked” by an “insane woman” at a restaurant on Monday night. “I was attacked in a restaurant tonight by an insane women and screamed at by her adult son. …
Read More »Matt Gaetz Called Out for Citing Chinese Propaganda in Hearing
Matt Gaetz has been one of the most vocal Republicans in Congress when it comes to cracking down on China. It had to be more than a little embarrassing on Tuesday, then, when the Florida congressman got called out in a House Armed Services Committee hearing for citing Chinese propaganda …
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