Welp, looks like someone got a spanking today.
Last night, Kyle Rittenhouse snuck on a pair of big-boy pants and sassed his MAGA cult leader, saying in a video that he wouldn't be voting for Donald Trump, but would instead cast a write-in vote for Sen. — Read the rest
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You know things aren't going well for Donald Trump when even MAGA folk hero Kyle Rittenhouse gives you the snub. But shunning the ex-president is exactly what the 21-year-old gentleman — fawned over by Trump after the punk gunned down three protestors (killing two) in Kenosha, WI — has done. — Read the rest
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An astonishing discovery was made over the weekend at a Trump rally: the Kool-Aid doesn't always take.
At least this was the case with one "America first" Republican, who initially sided with Russia's Vladimir Putin, but actually listened to reason when journalist Adam Mockler explained why the United States is better off supporting Ukraine. — Read the rest
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As Donald Trump droned on at a Las Vegas rally over the weekend, his MAGA mob made a mad dash to the exit gates.
"Donald Trump is speaking right now, and all these people are leaving!" said Las Vegas radio host Brian Shapiro as he recorded bored-looking rally-goers pouring out of the venue. — Read the rest
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Oh, Jesus Christ. Someone owes you an apology. As in Marjorie Taylor Greene, who just compared the Lord to an adjudicated rapist and convicted felon.
"The Democrats and the fake news media want to constantly talk about, 'Oh, President Trump is a convicted felon,'" Georgia's blasphemous Congress "Christian" said at a rally over the weekend. — Read the rest
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Donald Trump is not your ordinary convicted criminal — he's also a cult leader with an army of followers who are now calling for violence on Truth Social and other online platforms. Violence against jurors, violence against Judge Juan Merchan, violence against liberals, and violence in the form of civil war. — Read the rest
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Samuel Alito has refused to recuse himself from upcoming cases relating to the January 6 Capitol riot. The Supreme Court associate justice told Congress earlier this week that Democrats' insistence that he does so was unreasonable, saying, "I am therefore duty bound to reject your recusal request."
Why have so many Democratic politicians and media figures decided that Alito should sit out from January 6 cases? They believe that he has proven himself to be sympathetic to former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election—and they cite as evidence two flags that were flown on Alito's properties.
One was an upside-down American flag, and the other was a Pine Tree flag bearing the message "an appeal to heaven." Many in the media have abruptly decided that both flags telegraph agreement with the right's pro-insurrection camp. CNN called the "Appeal to Heaven" flag a "symbol for supporters of former President Donald Trump." The New York Times noted that both flags were carried by rioters during the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. MSNBC insisted that the Pine Tree flag was not just a pro-insurrection flag but also a Christian nationalist flag and implied that Alito should recuse himself from abortion-related cases as well.
Yet the idea that either the Pine Tree flag or flying the American flag upside-down always and everywhere endorsements of Trump's election-related malfeasance is ludicrous. The American flag is commonly turned upside-down by activists representing all sorts of issues and usually represents dissatisfaction with the current state of the country. The "Appeal to Heaven" flag has equally broad usage; it originated during the Revolutionary War and quotes the philosopher John Locke in defense of rebellion against unjust authority. Protesters have borrowed it for their own purposes throughout American history. The Black Lives Matter movement was using it just a few weeks before January 6.
It is certainly true that some of the people who smashed the windows of the U.S. Capitol and feuded with police were carrying this flag, the Gadsden flag, and other icons of liberty—including the American flag itself. That does not mean these flags should be considered exclusive hallmarks of the far right. In fact, people ought to resist ceding pro-liberty iconography to the farr ight.
Alito says that he had nothing to do with the flags, which were put up by his wife during a dispute with one of their neighbors. It is certainly possible that Martha-Ann Alito is a supporter of the Stop the Steal movement. (Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's wife, Ginni Thomas, was certainly sympathetic.) The flags are not compelling evidence of this, however; nor would it necessarily mean that Alito should recuse himself from such cases. Would a liberal justice be expected to recuse from a case related to gay marriage if they flew the pride flag? Or a criminal justice–related case if they had a Black Lives Matter sign on their front yard? No.
For decades, San Francisco's city hall has flown the "Appeal to Heaven" flag alongside other cherished, patriotic banners. In response to the Alito controversy, the city announced this week that it had removed the flag. This is madness. It's retconning. That picture of a pine tree is not a right-wing symbol of hate; cowards are turning it into one.
Once again, I am joined by Amber Duke to discuss Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's electric vehicle push, MSNBC's price confusion, Trump's interview with Tim Pool, Robert DeNiro's stunt, and more.
I'm playing a new video game! Nintendo released a remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for the Switch. I originally played this game in college, and it's just as much fun as I remembered. The Paper Mario series combines typical Mario platforming action with RPG-esque battle strategy and a surprising amount of hilarious dialogue and sophisticated storytelling. The game is well worth acquiring if you own a Nintendo Switch.
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Looks like Steve Bannon could finally be headed to prison. A federal appeals court in Washington D.C. upheld his contempt of Congress conviction today for defying subpoenas by the Jan 6th committee. From Meidas Touch Network:
The United States Circuit Court for the District of Columbia has officially rejected Steve Bannon's appeal of his contempt of Congress convictions for his failure to comply with lawful subpoenas issued by the January 6th Committee.
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Looks like Steve Bannon could finally be headed to prison. A federal appeals court in Washington D.C. upheld his contempt of Congress conviction today for defying subpoenas by the Jan 6th committee. From Meidas Touch Network:
The United States Circuit Court for the District of Columbia has officially rejected Steve Bannon's appeal of his contempt of Congress convictions for his failure to comply with lawful subpoenas issued by the January 6th Committee.
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Donald Trump used to boast about not needing a teleprompter, but had a fit today when he couldn't read his teleprompter (emphasis on "couldn't read").
"Isn't it nice to have a president who doesn't need a teleprompter?" he once asked, as shown in the "then" part of a then-and-now video posted by MeidasTouch (see below). — Read the rest
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Marjorie Taylor Greene continues her fierce diatribe against Speaker Mike Johnson and hence her own party, telling Steve Bannon on his War Room podcast that Republican voters are "absolutely done" with the GOP.
"They're done with the Republican party. They're absolutely done with Republican leadership like Mike Johnson, who totally sold us out to the Democrats!" — Read the rest
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Donald Trump had a rough night, pity-posting about how life hasn't been fair for the corrupt billionaire.
"Four years ago I was a very successful and popular President of the United States," cried the one-term, four-times indicted former president, whose presidency saw 400,000 Americans die from Covid and who lost both the electoral and popular vote to President Joe Biden. — Read the rest
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Marjorie Taylor Greene's destructive mission to oust Republican Speaker Mike Johnson picked up steam today with fellow Congress-conspiracist Paul Gosar. This comes after MAGA Rep. Thomas Massie joined her cause on Tuesday.
"I have added my name in support of the motion to vacate the Speaker," announced the extremist who spoke at Nick Fuentes' white nationalist convention with Greene in 2022. — Read the rest
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When GOP leaders tried pushing more Ukraine aid through the House, Moscow's loudest MAGA mouthpiece, Marjorie Taylor Greene, tossed an extremely suspect word salad demanding Kyiv roll over for Putin's oppressive ethnic policies before getting a cent.
As Politico reported, MTG's noxious amendment said: "No funding shall be made available to Ukraine unless restrictions on ethnic minorities', including Hungarians in Transcarpathia, right to use their native languages in schools are lifted." — Read the rest
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Here's a killer quote — it really captures how a MAGA type can be a kind, decent individual, love their family, pet the dog, etc., and still defend absurd, noxious, or plain monstrous ideas to the death:
"Half the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important.
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Shape-shifter Tulsi Gabbard is hoping to assume yet another identity, this time as Donald Trump's MAGA minion. (Move over, Marge!)
When asked by Fox's Jesse Watters if she would be open to being Trump's Vice President, Hawaii's former Democratic Congresswoman could barely suppress a smile. — Read the rest
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Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to get the Supreme Court to erase the hefty fines she racked up during the Covid pandemic when she repeatedly refused to wear her mask on the House floor. But the Court couldn't be bothered with Marge's self-inflicted woes, denying her appeal to a lower court's ruling. — Read the rest
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MAGA enthusiast Lauren Boebert promised her constituents in Colorado's 3rd district that she would never abandon them. True to her nature if not her word, the moment the public penis fondler realized she might lose in the next election, she announced she was running in the 4th district instead, which is far more Republican than the 3rd district. — Read the rest
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