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October 25, 2023 5:24 pm
Right Wing Round-Up: The New Speaker
Nikki McCann Ramirez @ Rolling Stone: The New House Speaker Is a Far-Right Extremist Who Helped Plot 2020 Coup. Jo Becker @ The New York Times: Justice Thomas’s R.V. Loan Was Forgiven, Senate Inquiry Finds. Dan Kois @ Slate: I Watched All of the Daily Wire’s New Children’s Shows So You Don’t Have To. Kiera […]
October 25, 2023 5:21 pm
Right Wing Bonus Tracks: One Of Our Guys
Christian nationalist religious-right activist Rick Green says he is “literally in tears” that Rep. Mike Johnson has been elected Speaker of the House because “this is one of our guys.” In 2021, Rep. Mike Johnson spoke at the WallBuilders ProFamily Legislators Conference, where he heaped praise on Christian nationalist pseudo-historian David Barton, saying that Barton’s […]
October 25, 2023 3:26 pm
Self-Proclaimed ‘Prophetess’ Kat Kerr Is Rewriting Her Own Prophetic History
Prior to the 2020 presidential election, numerous self-proclaimed “prophets” went on record guaranteeing that former President Donald Trump would be reelected. When that didn’t happen, these same “prophets” immediately became leading purveyors of the Big Lie that the election had been stolen, as doing so conveniently allowed them to avoid having to admit that they […]
October 25, 2023 11:41 am
‘America’s Lawyer’ Jenna Ellis is Now a Trump Felon
Right-wing pundit Jenna Ellis, a religious-right activist and attorney who was part of former President Donald Trump’s legal team, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony count of aiding and abetting false statements as part of Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. As recently as August, Ellis had been more defiant, tweeting, “The Democrats and the […]
October 25, 2023 10:13 am
Far Right Holds House Hostage; Pro-MAGA, Anti-Freedom Mike Johnson Nominated For Speaker
The House Republican caucus voted to make Rep. Tom Emmer its choice for Speaker Tuesday afternoon, but Emmer faced ferocious opposition from the party’s far-right flank and from former President Donald Trump, leading Emmer to pull out of the race just hours after rising to the top of the candidate pool. The caucus then turned to Rep. Mike Johnson, a hard-right Trump […]
October 24, 2023 5:02 pm
Right Wing Round-Up: Due Diligence
David Badash @ The New Civil Rights Movement: ‘I Failed to Do My Due Diligence’: Tearful Jenna Ellis Admits Guilt as ‘a Christian.’ Nikki McCann Ramirez @ Rolling Stone: MAGA Diehards Are Furious Jenna Ellis Pleaded Guilty After Raising $200K. Angry White Men: Tim Pool Hosts Antisemitic White Nationalist Lauren Witzke On ‘Timcast IRL’ Show. […]
October 24, 2023 5:00 pm
Right Wing Bonus Tracks: A Victim of Feminism
In 2015, it was a shock when Donald Trump appeared on Alex Jones’ show. Now, in 2023, we have GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy inviting Alex Jones to appear on his show. We can’t really imagine a better illustration of the current state of the GOP than that. After Jenna Ellis pleaded guilty for her role […]
October 24, 2023 3:25 pm
Environmentalism Is Baal Worship, Says Texas Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian
On Monday, the Christian nationalist organization Christians Engaged broadcast a panel from the organization’s 2022 conference in which several elected officials discussed how their Christian faith shapes their work in office. Among the participants was Wayne Christian, who serves as Texas Railroad Commissioner. Despite its name, the Railroad Commission of Texas does not actually oversee […]
October 23, 2023 5:24 pm
Right Wing Round-Up: Somebody That I Used To Know
Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: Trump adds Sidney Powell to list of people he pretends not to know. Sarah Rumpf @ Mediaite: Seven of the Nine Republicans Running for Speaker are Election Deniers. Tim Dickinson @ Rolling Stone: Kanye is ‘Not a Candidate in 2024,’ His Lawyer Says. Andrea Bernstein and Andy Kroll @ […]
October 23, 2023 5:22 pm
Right Wing Bonus Tracks: Right Wing Ding-A-Ling Watch
Jarrin Jackson declares that “Christians worldwide should see every nation as a nation that must become Christian.” Brenden Dilley doesn’t “give a fuck” about the suffering in Ukraine or Palestine: “My empathy, concern and focus doesn’t go beyond our own borders.” Jim Bakker and Lance Wallnau assured Bakker’s television audience that former President Donald Trump […]