Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, who was removed from North Carolina’s voter rolls last week amid an investigation by state authorities into allegations of election fraud in the 2020 election, claims he is now a resident of South Carolina.
Continue reading “Amid NC Probe Into Alleged Fraud, Meadows Claims He’s A Resident Of … South Carolina”Florida Senate Bends Knee, Passes DeSantis’ Gerrymandered Congressional Map
The Florida Senate has approved along party lines a heavily gerrymandered congressional map after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) vetoed the legislature’s proposal and demanded the erasure of a plurality-Black district in North Florida.
Continue reading “Florida Senate Bends Knee, Passes DeSantis’ Gerrymandered Congressional Map”Jan. 6 Committee Weighs Proposing Reforms To The Insurrection Act
The Jan. 6 Select Committee has reportedly discussed recommending potential legislative changes to the Insurrection Act as it continues to learn the extent former President Trump and his allies were willing to go to subvert the 2020 election results.
Continue reading “Jan. 6 Committee Weighs Proposing Reforms To The Insurrection Act”Trump’s Willing Paramilitaries
As you can see here, pre-Jan 6th text from Oath Keepers paramilitaries show they were actually afraid a massive Antifa army of feral Portlanders descending on Washington, D.C. It’s a fascinating prism into the Trump/alt-right/fascist paramilitary world. But we should remember that this is par for the course with coups, fascist takeovers, genocidal violence. It’s how incitement works. You can seldom get large numbers of people to do really bad things without getting them to believe that those people are getting ready to do something similar to them.
Continue reading “Trump’s Willing Paramilitaries”Away With You: Tennessee GOP Banishes Trump Endorsee Who Doesn’t Know Basic Facts About District From Primary Race
The Tennessee Republican Party’s executive committee voted to kick House candidate and ex-Trump administration State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus off the primary ballot on Tuesday.
Continue reading “Away With You: Tennessee GOP Banishes Trump Endorsee Who Doesn’t Know Basic Facts About District From Primary Race”Why, Indeed?
Getting a lot of questions like this one from TPM Reader NL …
Continue reading “Why, Indeed?”Help me out here. Why on earth are Democrats/Biden beating this drum? It seems like the right and politically convenient thing to do. We are in a fight to save our democracy and many others around the world. Why are people not calling this shit out and putting MBS and Jared in the spotlight?
Pre-Jan 6 Oath Keeper Texts Show Terror At The Idea Of A Massive Antifa Army In DC
The far-right militia members who, texts released Monday show, were ready to provide security on Jan. 6 for top associates of former President Trump spent the days before the insurrection fretting about one thing: a division of violent leftists descending on D.C. to attack Trump supporters.
Continue reading “Pre-Jan 6 Oath Keeper Texts Show Terror At The Idea Of A Massive Antifa Army In DC”Republicans Have A Flippable Senate Seat In New Hampshire. Can They Find Someone To Win It?
As national Republican leadership geared up for what appeared to be a favorable environment in the midterms, New Hampshire was an obvious target.
Continue reading “Republicans Have A Flippable Senate Seat In New Hampshire. Can They Find Someone To Win It?”Trump To Hold Rally For Accused Nebraska Groper
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo.
In The True Spirit Of Lib-Owning
Trump will be holding a campaign rally for Nebraska GOP gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster, who’s been accused of groping eight women.
- Trump’s announcement of the April 29 rally came less than a week after the Nebraska Examiner published its report of eight women, including a state senator, alleging that Herbster had groped or, in one case, forcibly kissed them between 2017 and this year. Three more people spoke to the Nebraska Examiner on the record this week corroborating the allegations.
- Trump endorsed Herbster way back in October, so the timing of this rally seems pretty deliberate (though not out of character for an ex-president who himself has been accused of sexual misconduct, including rape).
- Nebraska Republicans have blasted Herbster’s alleged misconduct as disqualifying for those seeking office. Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) said the candidate’s alleged behavior “should disqualify anyone from elected leadership,” and Nebraska’s female Republican state senators joined their Democratic counterparts in signing a letter declaring that Herbster was “unfit to serve.”
GOP Rep. Claims To Know Nothing About Proud Boys Who Wanted To Protect Him On Jan. 6
According to Rep. Ronny Jackson’s (R-TX) office, the Texas Republican “does not know nor has he ever spoken to” the Proud Boy leaders who allegedly texted each other in a group chat during the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection saying Jackson was “on the move” and “needs protection.”
Atlanta DA Reveals When Witnesses Will Testify In Trump Probe
Atlanta District Attorney Fani Willis told the local paper that she’s waiting until after the state’s May 24 primaries to call witnesses in her investigation into Trump’s Georgia election meddling.
- Witnesses won’t be called until June 1, Willis said. The grand jury selection process will start on May 2, according to the district attorney.
- Willis will almost certainly want to interview Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R), who’s running as an incumbent in the upcoming primary and who Trump also tried to bully into “finding” the nonexistent votes to steal the 2020 election from Biden.
- At least 50 people have voluntarily testified before the prosecutors, according to Willis, adding that she plans to subpoena at least another 30.
DOJ Miiiight Appeal Ruling That Struck Down Mask Mandate
A spokesperson for the Justice Department said on Tuesday that the department would appeal to revive the CDC mask mandate that a Trump-appointed judge struck down earlier this week–but only if the CDC still thinks the mandate “remains necessary for public health.”
Florida GOPers Establish University Tenure Limits For Blatantly Political Reasons
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill on Tuesday that requires a review of tenured university professors at state universities every five years, and free speech lovin’ Republicans didn’t bother to hide the fact that the measure was to crack down on politics they don’t like being taught in schools.
- DeSantis himself said at the bill signing that the purpose of the bill was “all about trying to make these institutions more in line with what the state’s priorities are.” Oh, and “quite frankly of the priorities of parents throughout the state of Florida.” Yes, of course. “Parents.” That’s who this is for.
- Florida House Speaker Chris Sprowls (R) claimed that there are professors who “come to indoctrinate, and they shouldn’t have a lifetime job.”
- University of Florida faculty have already been feeling the pressure to fall in line with DeSantis’ politics, which included a (now-reversed) ban on professors from testifying against the governor’s anti-voting law.
Michigan Dem Rips Into GOP ‘Groomer’ Fearmongering
Speaking on the Senate floor, Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D) fiercely pushed back against Republicans’ efforts to paint those who support LGBTQ+ youth as pro-pedophilia:
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“Meet the woman behind Libs of TikTok, secretly fueling the right’s outrage machine” – The Washington Post
Eastman Still Clutching Onto His Emails
Ex-Trump legal adviser and coup architect John Eastman is trying yet again to claim attorney-client privilege over the emails the House Jan. 6 Committee is seeking in its investigation. About 36,000 pages worth of documents need to stay confidential, Eastman argued on Monday.
Biden Reportedly Told Obama He’s Running Again
Apparently seeking to dispel rumors of Biden only staying for one term, “sources” told the Hill that the President has told former President Barack Obama that he’ll be running again in 2024. If Biden (who’s already the oldest president to take office) were to do that and win, he’d be 82 years old when his second term begins.
Migrants Three Times The Population Of US Caught At The Border, According To GOPer
Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) sounded the alarm on Tuesday over the “more than 1,000,000,000” migrants who’ve allegedly arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border over the past six months, a very real and accurate number of zeros:
(As an aside, why do conservatives always use the number of migrants apprehended at the border as a sign of Biden’s “disastrous” border policies? Wouldn’t they want one billion migrants stopped at the border?? Make it make sense.)
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Where Things Stand: Uber Driver Turned In Jan 6 Rioter With Dashcam Footage Of The Guy Bleeding And Bragging
Not to boast but on this day, April 19, 2022, I, Nicole Lafond, was awarded the ride-sharing apps’ most coveted distinction for a passenger: I am now a 5-star rider.
My robot cab app of choice, Lyft, sent me an email just this afternoon to inform me that a “badge” had been added to my profile. Apparently enough drivers have given me five-star ratings in a row that I now deserve this flashy honor:
Continue reading “Where Things Stand: Uber Driver Turned In Jan 6 Rioter With Dashcam Footage Of The Guy Bleeding And Bragging”