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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 […]
October 23, 2023 12:27 pm
Post-Plea, Sidney ‘Kraken’ Powell Still Singing Trump’s Tune
News broke last week that lawyer Sidney Powell, who promoted wild conspiracy theories in support of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, had pleaded guilty and agreed to testify in the case brought against Trump and 18 co-conspirators by Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis. Many commentators suggested […]
October 20, 2023 5:21 pm
Right Wing Round-Up: Dividing the Right
Marshall Cohen, Nick Valencia, Maxime Tamsett and Fabiana Chaparro @ CNN: Kenneth Chesebro: Pro-Trump lawyer pleads guilty in Georgia election subversion case, implicates Trump in fake elector conspiracy. Kate Christobek, Jonah E. Bromwich and Ben Protess @ The New York Times: Trump Fined $5,000 for Breaking Gag Order by Leaving Abusive Post Online. Phil Williams […]
October 20, 2023 5:17 pm
Right Wing Bonus Tracks: I Told You So
Michele Bachmann is outraged that Rep. Rashida Tlaib addressed a protest calling for ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict, claiming it shows that “diversity of religion” is weakening this nation. End Times conspiracy theorist Tom Horn has passed away. Jason Rapert claims that women traveling out of state in order to obtain an abortion “is just […]
October 20, 2023 10:23 am
Sidney Powellapalooza: Trump’s Kraken Cracks
Sidney Powell, the conspiracy-theory-spouting lawyer who tried to help former President Donald Trump overturn the results of the 2020 election, pleaded guilty Thursday to six misdemeanor charges in the case brought by Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fanni Willis against Trump and 18 others. It seems unlikely that this is what right-wing pastor Ken Christmas had in mind when he prayed over Powell a year ago asking […]
October 20, 2023 10:11 am
Mike Pompeo Announces—Again—He Won’t Run For President in 2024; He’s Raising PAC Money Instead
Former Trump administration official Mike Pompeo may have disappointed an unknown number of fans this week by announcing via email, “after lots of prayer and careful consideration, I’ve decided that this is not the time to run for president.” Given that Pompeo had announced the same decision back in April, it’s not clear who if anyone was […]
October 19, 2023 5:03 pm
Right Wing Round-Up: The Kraken Cracks
Dan Friedman @ Mother Jones: Release the Kraken! Sidney Powell Just Pleaded Guilty in Georgia Election Trial and Agreed to Testify. Tom Boggioni @ Raw Story: Sidney Powell guilty plea opens door to her becoming key Jack Smith witness against Trump. AJ McDougall @ The Daily Beast: Wannabe Tennessee Mayor Smiles With Neo-Nazi in Photo […]
October 19, 2023 5:00 pm
Right Wing Bonus Tracks: Celebrating Witchcraft
Ali Alexander says that “anyone calling a Christian ‘anti-semitic’ is actually anti-Christian”: “Without Christians there would be no Jews left on the planet. We are the stabilizing force for civilization.” David Brody declares that it doesn’t matter who bombed the hospital in Gaza because regardless of who did it, Hamas is to blame: “Even if […]
October 19, 2023 3:20 pm
‘A Parasitic Force’: White Nationalist Nick Fuentes Exploits Conflict in Middle East to Promote Antisemitism
White nationalist Nick Fuentes is an unabashed antisemite who has made no secret of his admiration of Adolf Hitler. As such, Fuentes’ nightly livestream broadcasts for the last few weeks have been heavily focused on the current war in Israel, which he has admitted he cares about only to the extent that he hopes it […]
October 18, 2023 5:24 pm
Right Wing Round-Up: Losing Support
Arthur Delaney @ HuffPost: Jim Jordan Again Fails To Pin Down 217 Votes For Speaker. Robert Downen @ The Texas Tribune: Defend Texas Liberty PAC names new president after leader met with white supremacist Nick Fuentes. Ron Filipkowski @ Meidas Touch: Man Who Targeted Hillary Voters With False Voting Info Sentenced to 7 Months. Justin […]