KHARKIV, UKRAINE— Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched an attack on Ukraine. Moments after Putin announced Russia would launch “special military operations” in a speech broadcast on Russian television Thursday morning local time, explosions were heard in multiple major Ukrainian cities, which Ukrainian government officials later claimed were missile strikes …
Read More »Trump Giddily Praises 'Genius' Putin as Russia Sends Troops Into Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered troops into separatist-backed regions of eastern Ukraine, a move that could lead to a further military incursion into the nation and an untold number of lives lost and communities ravaged. Western powers from the United States to Germany have announced sanctions on Russia …
Read More »Did Melania Trump Place the Winning Bid in Her Own NFT Auction?
The winning bid in Melania Trump‘s first NFT auction appeared to come from the creators of her NFT. Motherboard was the first to report on the origin of the winning bid last week. Bloomberg News reported on the nature of the purchaseon Wednesday. The winning bid was made three weeks …
Read More »Trump-Loving Election Conspiracist Announces Secretary of State Campaign Days After Trying to Kick a Cop
Tina Peters, a pro-Trump conspiracy theorist who’s under federal investigation for allegedly breaching election systems, is running to be the top elections official in Colorado. “The heavy hand of progressive activists limiting public access to election results has irrefutably damaged the people’s trust that we are truly free and self-governing,” …
Read More »They're Too Extreme for QAnon — and Right at Home at Trump's Rally
Florence, Ariz. —One full day before Trump spoke to an estimated 15,000 die-hard Republicans in Arizona, a group of JFK Jr. obsessed QAnon fanatics arrived at the venue grounds here. They drove all the way from Dallas, Texas, where they’ve been holed up in a Hyatt hotel for over two …
Read More »Ron Johnson Announces He's Officially Back on His Bullshit
Proud Trump sycophant and misinformation spreader Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) praised himself as a “truth teller” after he made public his decision to run for a third term in office, breaking a promise he made in 2016 to retire after serving two terms. Perhaps the allure of an opportunity to …
Read More »'The View' Is Looking for a Republican 'Unicorn'
After Meghan McCain‘s departure from The View in August, a carousel of Republican guest hosts saw airtime on the ABC daytime talk show. As Carly Fiorina, Gretchen Carlson, and others took turns filling the slot, executive producer Brian Teta said that he was “taking a little time” to find a …
Read More »Election Workers Sue Giuliani for Peddling B.S. About Them
Two Georgia election workers targeted by a vicious campaign of false conspiracy theories about the 2020 election have sued the pro-Trump TV network One America News, OAN’s owners, a network correspondent, and Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani in federal court. On Thursday, the two election workers, Rudy Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” …
Read More »Michael Flynn Is the Latest Trump Ally to Sue the Jan. 6 Committee
Michael Flynn became the latest Trump loyalist to sue the House select committee investigating Jan. 6. The disgraced former national security advisor filed suit Tuesday to halt the enforcement of a subpoena for testimony and documents. Flynn’s attorneys argued in the filing that complying with the subpoena could violate his …
Read More »Washington, D.C., Is Suing the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers for Wreaking Havoc on Jan. 6
The city of Washington, D.C., is suing the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers — two right-wing extremist groups with a history of violence — for the role they played in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday. “I’m suing the Proud Boys and the …
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