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November 14, 2023 4:25 pm
Voters Reject ‘Moms for Liberty’ as Group Intensifies Far-Right Ties, Harmful Strategies
At the Moms for Liberty national summit in Philadelphia this summer, attendees reveled in attention from right-wing leaders, with multiple Republican presidential hopefuls and far-right activists telling them they were the secret to saving America from Marxists, teachers unions, the LGBTQ equality movement, and “the left” in general. Just a few months later, voters across the country said […]
November 14, 2023 3:34 pm
‘We Want Retribution’: Far-Right Thrilled With Trump’s Increasingly Overt Authoritarianism
Edward Szall, the racist, bigoted co-host of the Christian nationalist program “CrossTalk,” is thrilled by reports that former President Donald Trump and his allies intend to impose an authoritarian regime on this nation should he return to the White House. Excited that Trump has “been radicalized” by the political opposition and multiple legal cases he […]
November 13, 2023 4:48 pm
Right Wing Round-Up: An Appeal to Heaven
Bradley Onishi and Matthew D. Taylor @ Rolling Stone: The Key to Mike Johnson’s Christian Extremism Hangs Outside His Office. There is another angle to Johnson’s extremism that has received less scrutiny, and it brings us back to that flag outside his office. Annika Brockschmidt @ Religion Dispatches: Mike Johnson isn’t Just Your Average Christian […]
November 13, 2023 4:45 pm
Right Wing Bonus Tracks: ALL CAPS!!!!!!!!
David Barton has the gall to claim that “being a progressive means never having to say you’re sorry because they get stuff wrong all the time and they never admit it.” This is pretty rich coming from Barton, who has built an entire career on getting stuff wrong and never apologizing for it. Shane Vaughn […]
November 13, 2023 2:59 pm
Virginia Is Trending Blue, So Mark Meckler Wants It Split In Two
After Democrats took control of the Virginia state legislature in last week’s election, right-wing activist Mark Meckler suggested that the state should be broken in two. Meckler is the president of the Convention of States Foundation and a leading proponent of the right-wing movement to get state legislatures to call for a dangerous Article V […]
November 9, 2023 5:02 pm
Right Wing Round-Up: Got Talked Into It
Roger Sollenberger @ The Daily Beast: James Comer, Like Joe Biden, Also Paid His Brother $200K. James Comer is going after Joe Biden because he loaned his brother, James Biden, $200,000. If that’s the standard, James Comer may want to investigate himself. Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin won’t seek re-election […]
November 9, 2023 5:00 pm
Right Wing Bonus Tracks: One Extra Vote Each
Charlie Kirk declares that “the cancer of transgenderism” is “from the pit of Hell.” Lauren Witzke reports that she has resigned from her position as producer with the Stew Peters Network. It’s telling that Christian nationalists like Jason Rapert keep trying to “prove” that America was founded as a Christian nation by citing fake quotes. […]
November 9, 2023 4:30 pm
MAGA Movement Plans Ruthless Abuse of Power by a New Trump White House
Right Wing Watch reported in June 2022 that on the same day the Trump-enhanced right-wing Supreme Court majority overturned Roe v. Wade, a coalition of Christian nationalist, voter suppression, anti-LGBTQ-equality, Big Lie-promoting, and Trump-cheerleading groups had publicly launched a project that would “position the movement to take the reins of government” after a Republican victory in […]
November 9, 2023 3:06 pm
Anti-Choice Activist Janet Porter Now Claims Passage Of Issue 1 Changes Nothing
In 2010, radical religious-right activist and conspiracy theorist Janet Porter lost her radio program when her network became concerned about her ties to the Dominionist movement. Porter, a longtime anti-choice activist, eventually resurfaced in Ohio, where she spent the last decade organizing a series of stunts and rallies aimed at pressuring the state legislature to […]
November 9, 2023 12:00 pm
Rep. Bob Good Says the GOP Must Be Even More Extreme on the Issue of Abortion in the Wake of Election Losses
On Tuesday, voters in Ohio enshrined protection for reproductive rights in the state constitution, while voters in Virginia gave control of both legislate chambers to Democrats, thereby thwarting Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s plans to enact abortion restrictions in the state. On Wednesday, Republican Rep. Bob Good of Virginia appeared on the “Victory News” program, where he […]