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ICYMI, House Speaker Mike Johnson released thousands of hours of video from the January 6 insurrection to supposedly reveal the ‘truth’ about what happened that day. As The NY Times reported 11/23/23, Johnson’s Release of Jan. 6 Video Feeds Right-Wing...
by xaxnar
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on Wed Nov 29, 2023 at 12:07 PM PST
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Maria Bartiromo, who is fresh off of being exposed as being one of the more reprehensible liars on the propaganda network that is Fox News, is still at it. She spoke with the former chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic,...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Mon Nov 20, 2023 at 12:01 PM PST
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On Thursday, following ex-Proud Boys’ organizer Joe Bigg’s well-earned 17-year prison sentence, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene felt compelled to tweet her poor understanding of the law. She wrote, “If Biggs had plead guilty to planning to kill a member of...
by Walter Einenkel
242 comments
on Sat Sep 02, 2023 at 04:30 PM PDT
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Michelle Goldberg at The NY Times has taken the time to put together the GOP case for impeaching President Biden. Here’s a link through the paywall: The Coming Biden Impeachment Farce* * Apparently this headline was too edgy for the Gray Lady — the...
by xaxnar
65 comments
on Fri Jul 28, 2023 at 08:19 AM PDT
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On Sunday morning, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene took time away from space laser theorizing to post a tweet about how her television might be watching her. Writing , “Last night in my DC residence, ...
by Walter Einenkel
270 comments
on Mon Jun 26, 2023 at 11:35 AM PDT
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On Tuesday, papers were filed in federal court showing that Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney David Weiss reached a plea deal with Hunter Biden. This wraps up an investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, which was started in 2018 during the Trump...
by Walter Einenkel
210 comments
on Tue Jun 20, 2023 at 11:23 AM PDT
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“Cooties” are something that many of us encountered in childhood. From the link: Cooties is a fictitious childhood disease, commonly represented as childlore. It is used in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines as a...
by xaxnar
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on Tue Feb 28, 2023 at 11:49 AM PST
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It is hard to combat the level of stubborn ignorance possessed by many MAGA-followers, especially when so many of them have bought into myriad levels and variations of the amorphous QAnon conspiracy theories. Whether you believe all kinds of famous...
by Walter Einenkel
101 comments
on Mon Nov 07, 2022 at 04:44 PM PST
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This district hasn’t supported a Republican candidate since 2006, much like most of the rest of New England. Yet the GQP is trying really hard to unseat this incumbent, pouring tons of dark money ...
by bilboteach
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on Mon Oct 24, 2022 at 04:10 AM PDT
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When 27-year-old Omaha native Seth Rich was killed in the early hours of July 10, 2016 in Washington, D.C., it was tragic. From what evidence there is, Rich was attacked by two men and shot and killed during whatever conflict ensued. Rich had been...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Wed Sep 07, 2022 at 11:01 AM PDT
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This incumbent won by a miniscule 83 votes to come to Congress in 2006. He has won in landslide votes ever since, which could mean that he is rusty if the environment goes sour. While he does have a ...
by bilboteach
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on Mon Aug 08, 2022 at 04:10 AM PDT
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Conservatives absolutely love to get people riled up on behalf of parental rights. In today’s world, these hysterics can include being against vaccines (COVID-19 and otherwise), as has been the case for a small but loud population for a while, but it...
by Marissa Higgins
168 comments
on Tue Jul 12, 2022 at 10:19 AM PDT
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Calling Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ignorant is like calling an iguana an … iguana. Her life has been one silver-spooned race to outpace the demons she perceives are chasing her. Those demons are likely a mixture of anger and self-hatred,...
by Walter Einenkel
197 comments
on Wed Jul 06, 2022 at 11:33 AM PDT
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If Republicans are hellbent on “protecting” children from one thing, it’s queer people. Whether that means isolating trans folks from bathrooms and locker rooms, refusing to let kids play on sports teams with certain other kids, or barring educators...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Fri Jul 01, 2022 at 10:46 AM PDT
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This nation seems to be in a spiral not of the President’s making, but as anyone with flight experience knows, spirals can be hard to pull up from. I have been dealing with massive migraines and body pain for a few weeks now, and as most of you know,...
by Rule of Claw
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on Tue Jun 14, 2022 at 09:42 AM PDT
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The Qronicles is a series that will collect some of the news, videos, and general mis/disinformation roiling around the conspiracy world of QAnon. You can cringe, you can laugh, but these folks are organizing and showing up at the polls! What is new in...
by Walter Einenkel
120 comments
on Mon May 09, 2022 at 11:46 AM PDT
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The Qronicles is a series that will collect some of the news, videos, and general mis/disinformation roiling around the conspiracy world of QAnon. You can cringe, you can laugh, but these folks are organizing and showing up at the polls! Elon Musk...
by Walter Einenkel
51 comments
on Fri Apr 29, 2022 at 02:39 PM PDT
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The Qronicles is a series that will collect some of the news, videos, and general mis/disinformation roiling around the conspiracy world of QAnon. Yo u can cringe, you can laugh, but these folks are ...
by Walter Einenkel
118 comments
on Sat Apr 23, 2022 at 11:00 AM PDT
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The Qronicles is a series that will collect some of the news, videos, and general mis/disinformation roiling around the conspiracy world of QAnon. You can cringe, you can laugh, but these folks are organizing and showing up at the polls! WelQome back!...
by Walter Einenkel
54 comments
on Mon Apr 11, 2022 at 04:38 PM PDT
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InfoWars’ Alex Jones peddles in the conspiracy theory world of calling major tragedies “false flags” carried out by the ‘deep state’ or other mysterious actors. Everything from the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol...
by Walter Einenkel
29 comments
on Wed Mar 23, 2022 at 05:16 PM PDT
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