Former President Donald Trump is circulating an email asking his supporters to sign a petition that denounces his potential upcoming arrest in the Stormy Daniels hush money case. But — as there usually is with anything connected to Trumpworld — there is one catch. Signing this petition leads people straight to a webpage where individuals are asked to give $3,300 or other suggested amounts of cash to Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign.
Continue reading “Trump Is Fundraising Off Of His Expected Indictment”Antisemitism On Twitter Has More Than Doubled Since Elon Musk Took Over The Platform, Research Finds
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In the days after Elon Musk took over Twitter in October 2022, the social media platform saw a “surge in hateful conduct,” which its then safety chief put down to a “focused, short-term trolling campaign.” New research suggests that when it comes to antisemitism, it was anything but.
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Florida governor Ron DeSantis has frequently railed against “Big Tech.” He has accused Google, Facebook and Twitter of silencing conservative voices.
But in private, DeSantis has gone even further.
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A Fox News Producer, Abby Grossberg, is suing Fox News, essentially arguing that the network plotted to make her and Maria Bartiromo the fall guys for the Dominion lawsuit.
Thoughts And Prayers: The ‘Radical Left’ Has Infiltrated The Phone Lines Now Too
You Didn’t Hear It From Me
Donald Trump brings a sort of lather, rinse, repeat energy to his conspiracy theories that makes it super easy for his supporters to latch onto and legitimize whatever thought happens to fly out of his mouth or get posted on Truth Social first.
Continue reading “Thoughts And Prayers: The ‘Radical Left’ Has Infiltrated The Phone Lines Now Too”Extremely Odd Bedfellows Urge Supreme Court To Issue Decision On Independent State Legislature Theory
The Supreme Court sought guidance as it asked the parties in Moore v. Harper, the term’s banner election law case, to explain what it should do with the case now that the North Carolina Supreme Court is rehearing the underlying redistricting dispute.
Continue reading “Extremely Odd Bedfellows Urge Supreme Court To Issue Decision On Independent State Legislature Theory”Where Things Stand: I’m Sure He Will Figure Out How To Insult Me Better Soon But In The Meantime …
He’s just asking questions.
Donald Trump gave us a taste of the mess that’s to come with the 2024 GOP primaries back in February when he less-than-subtly breathed life into what was, at the time, just far-right internet trolls making vague allegations that had something to do with Ron DeSantis partying with high schoolers.
Now DeSantis is giving him a taste of his own medicine.
Continue reading “Where Things Stand: I’m Sure He Will Figure Out How To Insult Me Better Soon But In The Meantime …”Fox, Dominion Set To Duke It Out In Court Tuesday Over 2020 Election Lies
When attorneys for Dominion Voting Systems asked NewsCorp Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch whether Fox News “endorsed” the idea that the 2020 election was stolen, he knew exactly which talking heads were responsible.
Continue reading “Fox, Dominion Set To Duke It Out In Court Tuesday Over 2020 Election Lies”House GOP Use Trump’s Truth Social Conspiracy Theories To Go After Manhattan DA
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) is demanding sworn testimony from the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg amid reports of a possible upcoming indictment of former President Donald Trump.
Continue reading “House GOP Use Trump’s Truth Social Conspiracy Theories To Go After Manhattan DA”Trump Tries To Throw Legal Wrench In Georgia Election Probe
Facing a potential indictment in Fulton County, Georgia, former President Trump pulled one of his favorite moves on Monday: taking legal action to disrupt the investigation before he could be charged.
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