The first rule of Conspiracy Club is don’t record the meetings of Conspiracy Club. But at least one member of the Oath Keepers — the right-wing militia group whose founder and many top deputies are charged in a seditious conspiracy to block the peaceful transfer of presidential power by force …
Read More »Oklahoma GOP Governor Signs Bill Banning Nonbinary Birth Certificates
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill on Tuesday that explicitly prohibits nonbinary gender identification on a state birth certificate, the Associated Press reports. The law is the first in the nation of its kind. Last fall, Stitt issued an executive order to stop the Oklahoma State Department of Health …
Read More »Don Jr. Texted Mark Meadows About 'Multiple Paths' to Overturn the Election
The House Jan. 6 committee is in possession of a text that Donald Trump Jr. sent to Mark Meadows two days after the 2020 election in which he floated ways that his father could remain in office, CNN reported on Friday. In the message, which was sent before a winner …
Read More »Did Putin Try to Poison a Peace Delegation in Ukraine? It Wouldn't Be the First Time Russia Turned to Toxins
Roman Abramovich, a West-leaning Russian oligarch best known for owning the English football club Chelsea, and peace negotiators from Ukraine were likely poisoned during a meeting in Kyiv at the beginning of March, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The negotiators, who had met with Russian counterparts …
Read More »Biden Announces $800 Million in Ukraine Aid After Zelensky's Plea to Congress
Hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made an impassioned plea to Congress for more help defending his country, President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced $800 million in new assistance for the war-torn nation. Ukraine will receive 800 Stinger anti-aircraft systems, 9,000 anti-armor systems, 7,000 small arms like machine guns and …
Read More »A Siberian Man Is Dubbing Tucker Carlson's Show Into Russian. It's a Hit
Have you ever watched a Tucker Carlson segment and thought, I bet this sounded better in the original Russian? Americans aren’t the only ones who’ve noticed that Carlson’s reliably Kremlin-friendly Fox News show could be right at home on the airwaves in mother Russia. In fact, for more than three …
Read More »Trump Immediately Starts Ranting About Windmills When Asked How Ukraine Conflict Will End
Donald Trump hasn’t had a great feel for how to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He started by calling it “genius.” Then, days later, he called it a “Holocaust.” He’s bashed President Biden for being weak, but when asked what he would do differently, he said he couldn’t say. …
Read More »'Trump Is Wrong': Mike Pence Slams Effort to Overturn Election
Former Vice President Mike Pence in a speech before the Federalist Society on Friday responded to former President Donald Trump‘s repeated attacks against him for not stopping the certification of the 2020 election results last Jan. 6. Pence argued, simply and correctly, that he had no legal right to do …
Read More »Republicans Who Voted to Impeach Trump Are Fundraising Laps Around Their MAGA Primary Opponents
All seven House Republicans who are seeking reelection after voting to impeach former President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol are faring well financially, campaign disclosures filed this week with the Federal Election Commission show. The New York Times points out that despite …
Read More »Oath Keepers Lawyer Takes Over as Acting Leader of Militia With Stewart Rhodes in Jail
The Oath Keepers have a new head honcho. With founder Stewart Rhodes now in jail on charges of “seditious conspiracy” to block the Biden presidency by use of force, the militia’s general counsel Kellye SoRelle has taken command. “I am currently acting as President of Oath Keepers in lieu of …
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