Will Sommer
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Media reporter at Washington post
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Ed Martin, the new acting DC U.S. attorney previously raised the prospect of jailing women who get abortions. He's also a former "Stop the Steal" activist.
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Hardline activist who raised the idea of jailing women for abortions gets top policy job in Trump administration | CNN Politics
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Ed Martin, a hardline, socially conservative activist and commentator, to serve as the next chief of staff at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
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January 25, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Enrique Tarrio's mom says her son — the former national leader of the Proud Boys who was convicted by a DC jury of seditious conspiracy— has been released.
January 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
January 25, 2025 at 8:22 AM
January 25, 2025 at 8:22 AM
A bloody end for Pizzagate gunman Edgar Maddison Welch, who shot up Comet Ping Pong in 2016. Police say they shot him at a traffic stop over the weekend after he pulled a gun. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
‘Pizzagate’ gunman fatally shot by police outside Charlotte in traffic stop
Kannapolis police said Edgar Maddison Welch pointed a gun at officers on Saturday, two of whom then fired at him.
www.charlotteobserver.com
January 25, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Still wild to me that so many "savvy" folks on left and right have bought into the idea that online misinformation is overblown and doesn't really matter. From lies about migrants to transgender people to crime to election denial to climate denial, it's literally driving our country's politics.
January 25, 2025 at 8:21 AM
A U.S. Congresswoman disappeared for the last six months of her term. Nobody noticed.
Turns out she's in a memory care unit, & her staff (and apparently other people?) covered it up (though she was somehow propped up for an event a month ago?)
WILD story
Turns out she's in a memory care unit, & her staff (and apparently other people?) covered it up (though she was somehow propped up for an event a month ago?)
WILD story
‘Missing’ GOP Congresswoman Not Seen For Six Months Finally Found Living at Dementia Care Home - WCBM TALKRADIO AM 680
In a startling revelation, Rep. Kay Granger, missing for six months, has been found living in a dementia care home. Discover the details behind her sudden disappearance and the implications for her political legacy. The post ‘Missing’ GOP Congresswoman Not Seen For Six Months Finally Found Living at Dementia Care Home appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
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January 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
More threats from Bannon. At the NY Young Republicans event. c/o @tpm.bsky.social
January 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Bad news for one of the far right’s most incendiary voices, ex bounty hunter Stew Peter’s. bsky.app/profile/timd...
Exclusive: Hate jock Stew Peters got arrested for a DWI after allegedly flipping an ATV on the way home from his buddy's house
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January 25, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Previously in Stew Peters content - don’t miss his involvement in a botched, fatal bounty hunter shootout at a car dealership. www.thedailybeast.com/magas-new-sh...
MAGA’s New Shock Jock Is a Bounty Hunter With a Troubled Past
Stew Peters has gone from rapping and bounty-hunting to becoming one of the right’s main COVID conspiracy theorists. And he has his own trouble with the law.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Media organizations are bending the knee to Trump. That shit is going to backfire, and it's going to backfire spectacularly.
A prediction from me in @niemanlab.org:
www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/medi...
A prediction from me in @niemanlab.org:
www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/medi...
Media’s acquiescence to Trump will fail
"There’s no evidence that moving to a both-sidesy middle will bring in new readers, and plenty of evidence it won’t."
www.niemanlab.org
January 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM
i took a deep dive into Rumble, the right wing YouTube. I deleted all my other news sources and watched their “news” nonstop for a week, from dawn to dusk. my brain melted and i felt my worldview shift. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
I Traded My News Apps for Rumble, the Right-Wing YouTube. Here’s What I Saw. (Gift Article)
After watching 47 hours of video, I found an alternate reality curated for Trump supporters.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Scoop: Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong killed an editorial that was critical of Trump's Cabinet picks, weeks after he blocked a planned endorsement of Kamala Harris by the LAT editorial board www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/b...
Los Angeles Times Owner Wades Deeper Into Opinion Section
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong’s public comments and actions, including recently blocking an editorial weighing in on President-elect Trump’s cabinet picks, have concerned many staff members.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Conservative undercover video guy James O'Keefe is hosting a "Make America Rave Again" party later this month. PLUR.
January 25, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Congrats to new Hot Ones owner George Soros. bsky.app/profile/kati...
Did not see this coming! www.businessinsider.com/buzzfeed-sel...
January 25, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I had to watch 45 hours of Kash Patel’s Epoch Times show www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump’s FBI pick co-hosted a show for a conspiracy-filled, far-right media organization
The show could receive fresh scrutiny as Kash Patel faces Senate confirmation hearings.
www.nbcnews.com
January 25, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Breaking News: Rupert Murdoch failed in his bid to alter a family trust to consolidate his empire under his son Lachlan and lock in Fox News’s right-wing slant.
Rupert Murdoch Fails in Bid to Change Family Trust
A Nevada commissioner ruled resoundingly against Mr. Murdoch, who was trying to give full control of his empire to his son Lachlan and lock in Fox News’s right-wing editorial slant.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 8:09 AM