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what century are we in? NC bill orders any school employee to 'immediately' notify parents if a child 'exhibits gender nonconformity' - Alternet.org WWW.ALTERNET.ORG A North Carolina bill attacking the state's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and especially transgender and queer or questioning youth and young adults violates their right to privacy and places tremendous power in...

Trump and the GOP have thrown evangelical Christianity into a full-blown crisis - Alternet.org WWW.ALTERNET.ORG Republican politicians are doubling down on exploiting religious people, and its now killing churches in a way not seen in living memory. We've watched absolute depravity wash across our politics over the last few...

Insiders reveal new details about Matt Gaetz and his Florida pal: 'They’re the embodiment of Trumpism' - Alternet.org WWW.ALTERNET.ORG In a report detailing the symbiotic relationship between Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and his longtime friend Joel Greenberg -- now awaiting trial on a 33 count indictment ranging from financial crimes to sex trafficking of...

Republicans' ridiculous rhetoric shows their fear of being on the outside looking in - Alternet.org WWW.ALTERNET.ORG Why did the Republicans enact laws suppressing the vote in Georgia? Because the former president made a big stink about "voter fraud" being the reason he lost. Why did the former president make a big...

Fox News' Tucker Carlson faces blowback after defending the Capitol rioters as 'sad, disenfranchised people' - Alternet.org WWW.ALTERNET.ORG March 6 marked the three-month anniversary of the assault on the U.S. Capitol Building when a mob of far-right insurrectionists hoped to prevent Congress from certifying now-President Joe Biden's Electoral...

GOP fundraisers threaten to brand donors as 'defectors' to Trump in manipulative and misleading campaign - Alternet.org WWW.ALTERNET.ORG Although former President Donald Trump has been gone from the White House since January 20, he continues to aggressively raise funds for his political operation. According to Never Trump conservative pundit Tim...

big crowd under the bus. 'We're MAGA -- and we’re here to take over': South Carolina GOP ripped apart as Trump loyalists purge longtime members - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism WWW.RAWSTORY.COM According to a report from the Daily Beast, there is a coordinated effort in South Carolina to take over the local Republican precincts by newcomers whose main allegiance is to former president Donald...

Capitol riot defendant flips on the Proud Boys: report - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism WWW.RAWSTORY.COM On Wednesday, CNN reported that a defendant charged in the U.S. Capitol riots has flipped on the Proud Boys, and is providing information to federal prosecutors that could help them build a conspiracy case...

Trump's low-ratings Newsmax interview proves his 'grip on our attention has collapsed': columnist - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism WWW.RAWSTORY.COM Writing for the Washington Post on Tuesday, reporter Phil Bump noted that former President Donald Trump has gone out with more of a whimper than a bang. Calling into Newsmax on Tuesday, the old...

GOP's Marsha Blackburn mocked for complaining that Biden shouldn't be spending on 'elder care' - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism WWW.RAWSTORY.COM President Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan is pitched primarily as an infrastructure bill. However, it also includes a number of other proposals that aren't infrastructure investments but would fund programs that...

There’s a surprising ending to all the 2020 election conflicts over absentee ballot deadlines - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism WWW.RAWSTORY.COM One of the most heavily contested voting-policy issues in the 2020 election, in both the courts and the political arena, was the deadline for returning absentee ballots.Going into the election, the policy in a...

NRA bankruptcy trial reveals strange expenditure marked 'Russia' - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism WWW.RAWSTORY.COM A bizarre moment happened in the bankruptcy trial of the National Rifle Association (NRA) Wednesday. According to Law and Crime News investigative reporter Adam Klasfeld, who is there live-tweeting the...

NRA claims court-appointed oversight of their funds would destroy the whole organization - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism WWW.RAWSTORY.COM During their bankruptcy proceedings Tuesday, the National Rifle Association (NRA) claimed that if a trustee is appointed to oversee the funds during the bankruptcy proceedings, it will destroy the NRA...

Wednesday Good News Roundup! WWW.DAILYKOS.COM Good Day, Gnusies — Happy Wednesday! I’’m running late tonight so let’s get straight to the news! 💙💗News About Our Big-Hearted POTUS 💗💙 Joe Has the Peoples’ Back Biden administration to...

What the right fears most--the ship that has already sailed WWW.DAILYKOS.COM Breaking rules “The rules!” shouted Ralph. “You’re breaking the rules!” “Who cares?” Ralph summoned his wits. “Because the rules are the only thing we’ve got!” --Lord of the Flies, William Golding When the history...

Matt Gaetz Sought Preemptive Blanket Pardon For Himself In The Waning Days Of Trump's Administration WWW.DAILYKOS.COM Innocent people don’t seek a pardon before they’ve been charged with a crime... The New York Times Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida, was one of President Donald J. Trump’s most vocal allies...

Flying Pigs Alert: Trump Official Actually Punished for Hatch Act Violation! WWW.DAILYKOS.COM Politico is reporting that former HUD regional administrator Lynne Patton has been fined $1000 and barred from serving in federal office for four years for using government resources to produce a rather...

HOLY SHHH: Trump's Baseball Boycott Babble on Newsmax is Totally Incoherent WWW.DAILYKOS.COM The current news cycle is bursting with critical issues that are important to the American people. We are still in the midst of a deadly pandemic. Congress just passed a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill and is considering...

Disgraced televangelist is now using his show to warn about literal zombies WWW.DAILYKOS.COM You may remember Jim Bakker from his ‘80s sex scandal , his subsequent financial scandal , his fake ...

Matt Gaetz's staffers were sending videos of his outrageous behavior to other Republican officials WWW.DAILYKOS.COM Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz has come up with what would seem to be the perfect defense for a Republican audience. In a Washington Examiner editorial, Gaetz explains how the whole series of charges against him...

Stephen Miller is mercilessly mocked after tweeting awkward photo of 'terrific meeting with President Trump!' - Alternet.org WWW.ALTERNET.ORG Former top Trump White House aide Stephen Miller tweeted a photo of himself with the former President at Mar-a-Lago and declared, "Just had a terrific meeting with President Trump!" The comments about...

How Chuck Schumer's 'magical parliamentary trick' put Mitch McConnell in a jam - Alternet.org WWW.ALTERNET.ORG Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced a mini-bombshell Monday night, one which dramatically impose the outlook for President Joe Biden's infrastructure plans. "The Parliamentarian has advised...

Why misinformation is so powerful over delusional Republican voters - Alternet.org WWW.ALTERNET.ORG Perhaps it was inevitable, but now it's certain: Three months out from the violent insurrection Donald Trump incited at the U.S. Capitol, the majority of Republican voters have settled on a story that they can...

The first public intelligence meeting in two years will happen after they were hidden to protect Donald Trump - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism WWW.RAWSTORY.COM For the first time in two years, the United States will hold a House and Senate worldwide threats hearings, Axios reported Tuesday. The meetings are supposed to be annual so the American people can hear...