Update: Jury selection has ended for the day in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, with 11 people so far having gone through an extensive questionnaire. A total of 32 potential jurors were left in the courtroom.
After the prospective jurors left the courtroom, Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche requested that his client be excused from the proceedings on April 25. That’s the day that the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Trump’s claims of immunity from prosecution.
But Merchan rejected the request. “Arguing before the Supreme Court is a big deal, and I can certainly appreciate why your client would want to be there. But a trial in New York Supreme Court … is also a big deal,” he said, per a pool report. “I will see him here next week.”
The trial will be dark on Wednesdays, when Merchan has other court duties. But he has not ruled out...
After the prospective jurors left the courtroom, Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche requested that his client be excused from the proceedings on April 25. That’s the day that the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Trump’s claims of immunity from prosecution.
But Merchan rejected the request. “Arguing before the Supreme Court is a big deal, and I can certainly appreciate why your client would want to be there. But a trial in New York Supreme Court … is also a big deal,” he said, per a pool report. “I will see him here next week.”
The trial will be dark on Wednesdays, when Merchan has other court duties. But he has not ruled out...
- 4/15/2024
- by Sean Piccoli and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Plenty of American traditions surround Super Bowl Sunday: good food, overproduced commercials, the Puppy Bowl, and having octopi (and other animals) predict the game’s outcome are just a few. But in recent years one tradition has consistently threatened to ruin everyone’s fun, that being right-wingers spending more time fuming about their pet political and cultural grievances than actually enjoying the game.
Sunday night’s championship saw the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the San Francisco 49ers to defend their title and win their fourth franchise title in a first-half...
Sunday night’s championship saw the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the San Francisco 49ers to defend their title and win their fourth franchise title in a first-half...
- 2/12/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Some in the right wing appear to be suffering from Taylor Derangement Syndrome as Maga supporters and Donald Trump himself believe the NFL, Taylor Swift and NFL beau Travis Kelce are in cahoots with Democrats to win Joe Biden the presidential election. Chris Christie on Sunday dismissed the unfounded rumors as “ridiculous” and “crazy.”
“Outrageous. Ridiculous,” the former New Jersey governor and former GOP hopeful said after Meet the Press host Kristen Welker asked for his thoughts on the wild accusations. “Look, Taylor Swift is one of the great American success stories.
“Outrageous. Ridiculous,” the former New Jersey governor and former GOP hopeful said after Meet the Press host Kristen Welker asked for his thoughts on the wild accusations. “Look, Taylor Swift is one of the great American success stories.
- 2/11/2024
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Taylor Swift has shattered virtually every major record in the music industry, and as she lives her best life supporting her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, she’s also breaking the brains of right-wingers.
For months now, the digital fever swamps have been fuming over everything and anything Swift-related. Her popularity, the success of the Eras Tour, her relationship, her appearances at NFL games, and especially her politics. The Chiefs won the AFC championship on Sunday, punching the team’s (and potentially Swift’s) ticket to the Super Bowl in February.
For months now, the digital fever swamps have been fuming over everything and anything Swift-related. Her popularity, the success of the Eras Tour, her relationship, her appearances at NFL games, and especially her politics. The Chiefs won the AFC championship on Sunday, punching the team’s (and potentially Swift’s) ticket to the Super Bowl in February.
- 1/29/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Monday brought another round of unsealed documents in the ongoing disclosure of files related to the sex-trafficking operation run by Jeffrey Epstein and his convicted co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell. And once again, right-wingers pounced on damning accusations against former president Bill Clinton. But the alleged Epstein victim who made those claims admitted in 2019 that she made them up.
“This seems like a big deal if true why has nothing been done about it?” tweeted Donald Trump Jr., sharing a headline that read: “Court documents allege Jeffrey Epstein recorded sex tapes of Prince Andrew,...
“This seems like a big deal if true why has nothing been done about it?” tweeted Donald Trump Jr., sharing a headline that read: “Court documents allege Jeffrey Epstein recorded sex tapes of Prince Andrew,...
- 1/8/2024
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
Concerns that a second Donald Trump term could take an iron-fisted turn have been amplified by Trump himself. Instead of refuting reports that have warned of his authoritarian aspirations for a return to the White House, Trump has now declared twice that he’ll act as a “dictator” — clarifying he’d only need such powers on “Day One.”
The former president’s dictator shtick has generated an enthusiastic response from his right-wing boosters — ranging from those who insist the president is just trolling the left, to others who have revealed that they are strongman-curious,...
The former president’s dictator shtick has generated an enthusiastic response from his right-wing boosters — ranging from those who insist the president is just trolling the left, to others who have revealed that they are strongman-curious,...
- 12/11/2023
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump’s attacks against Dawn Engoron, the wife of New York Judge Arthur Engoron, were — surprise — likely based on a lie. The former president spent several days this week targeting Mrs. Engoron, accusing her of posting anti-Trump content on her social media and claiming her opinion of him was evidence of bias in her husband’s rulings on Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York.
“Justice Engoron’s wife has sent no social media posts regarding the former president,” Al Baker, the state spokesperson for New York’s Office of Court Administration,...
“Justice Engoron’s wife has sent no social media posts regarding the former president,” Al Baker, the state spokesperson for New York’s Office of Court Administration,...
- 12/1/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump has directed his ire at the wife of Judge Arthur Engoron in response to a New York appellate court deciding to reinstate a gag order leveled against Trump by the judge. Engoron is currently overseeing, and will ultimately rule on, the state’s $250 million civil fraud lawsuit against the former president.
Since Wednesday, Trump has been leveling a frenzied barrage of posts on Truth Social attacking Engoron’s wife. Many of the posts are based on anti-Trump social media posts attributed to a user who goes by “Dawn Marie,...
Since Wednesday, Trump has been leveling a frenzied barrage of posts on Truth Social attacking Engoron’s wife. Many of the posts are based on anti-Trump social media posts attributed to a user who goes by “Dawn Marie,...
- 11/30/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump gave his first interview to Univision on Thursday and reminded the nation that should he resume the presidency, he could very well embark on a revenge tour against his political enemies. The next morning his son, Don Jr., floated installing an acting attorney general who wants to unleash a “reign of terror” against those responsible for Trump’s indictments, as well as a pro-white nationalist press secretary.
“What they’ve done is they’ve released the genie out of the box,” Trump told Univion’s Enrique Acevedo of...
“What they’ve done is they’ve released the genie out of the box,” Trump told Univion’s Enrique Acevedo of...
- 11/10/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Jenna Ellis smiled in her mugshot. The former Trump attorney who was indicted alongside him and 17 others over an alleged conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results even made the Fulton County booking photo her profile picture on Twitter. “Those who mock me, my former client, and my God want to see me break and they aren’t going to get that satisfaction,” she told The New York Times in August.
On Tuesday, through tears, Jenna Ellis accepted a plea deal from Georgia prosecutors. Five years probation and some community service...
On Tuesday, through tears, Jenna Ellis accepted a plea deal from Georgia prosecutors. Five years probation and some community service...
- 10/24/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Tom Emmer has withdrawn his name contention to become the next House Speaker hours after Republicans nominated him for the position and Donald Trump trashed him on Truth Social.
Republicans nominated Tom Emmer to become the next House Speaker in a closed-door vote Tuesday morning. The nod toward the Minnesota congressman came amid weeks of turmoil as the party struggles to coalesce around a leader to replace Kevin McCarty, whom it ousted from the position earlier this month.
Emmer emerged from a handful of candidates who put their names forward for the position,...
Republicans nominated Tom Emmer to become the next House Speaker in a closed-door vote Tuesday morning. The nod toward the Minnesota congressman came amid weeks of turmoil as the party struggles to coalesce around a leader to replace Kevin McCarty, whom it ousted from the position earlier this month.
Emmer emerged from a handful of candidates who put their names forward for the position,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
While conventional wisdom has long held that Republicans, and particularly evangelicals, are the staunchest allies of Israel in the U.S., the latest bloody exchanges between the state and Hamas militants have revealed fault lines in that critical base of support. Rather than close ranks to back Israeli attacks on Gaza, some right-wing influencers have turned on each other.
For instance, Islamophobic conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer and pro-Russia Maga influencer Jackson Hinkle, who mere weeks ago appeared to have a friendly relationship on X (formerly Twitter), are now sniping at each other over the conflict.
For instance, Islamophobic conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer and pro-Russia Maga influencer Jackson Hinkle, who mere weeks ago appeared to have a friendly relationship on X (formerly Twitter), are now sniping at each other over the conflict.
- 10/19/2023
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
Responding to an eruption of deadly violence between Hamas militants and Israeli Defense Forces that threatens to claim many more lives in the days ahead, Donald Trump and far-right allies are using the crisis to push a familiar anti-immigration narrative back home. According to Maga world, Hamas won’t stop at launching a surprise attack on Israel from Gaza — they’ve also infiltrated the U.S. via the Mexican border.
“The same people that raided Israel are pouring into our once beautiful USA, through our Totally Open Southern Border, at Record Numbers,...
“The same people that raided Israel are pouring into our once beautiful USA, through our Totally Open Southern Border, at Record Numbers,...
- 10/9/2023
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
The office of House Speaker is officially empty, and the Republican Party is in a state of chaos.
On Tuesday, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) became the first House Speaker ever to be fired from the position. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) brought a motion to oust him on Monday, and then he and seven other Republicans voted to ditch the California congressman a day later. The rest of the party was not happy, and in some cases visibly distraught, after the GOP left itself with no leader and no clear path forward.
On Tuesday, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) became the first House Speaker ever to be fired from the position. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) brought a motion to oust him on Monday, and then he and seven other Republicans voted to ditch the California congressman a day later. The rest of the party was not happy, and in some cases visibly distraught, after the GOP left itself with no leader and no clear path forward.
- 10/4/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Members of white supremacist and antisemitic hate groups marched outside Orlando, Florida, on Saturday screaming invectives, raising the Nazi salute, and yelling “Heil Hitler” and “white power.”
“We are everywhere!” neo-Nazis can be heard shouting in a video shared by former Florida House of Representatives member Anna V. Eskamani. Later in the footage, they yelled, “Heil Hitler” while performing a Nazi salute.
https://twitter.com/AnnaForFlorida/status/1698065815826772326
Days before the march, the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism warned it was coming. “Two extremist groups, the Goyim Defense League (Gdl...
“We are everywhere!” neo-Nazis can be heard shouting in a video shared by former Florida House of Representatives member Anna V. Eskamani. Later in the footage, they yelled, “Heil Hitler” while performing a Nazi salute.
https://twitter.com/AnnaForFlorida/status/1698065815826772326
Days before the march, the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism warned it was coming. “Two extremist groups, the Goyim Defense League (Gdl...
- 9/3/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump’s allies are searching frantically for legal methods to shut down the investigation in Georgia, another sign of MAGAworld’s growing angst over Trump’s mounting legal troubles — especially in Fulton County.
Last year, the former president told members of his inner circle that, by retaking the White House, he could close federal investigations into his alleged criminal past — and legal experts generally agree that as president he’d have the authority to do so.
But after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis charged Trump on Monday with leading an ongoing “criminal enterprise,...
Last year, the former president told members of his inner circle that, by retaking the White House, he could close federal investigations into his alleged criminal past — and legal experts generally agree that as president he’d have the authority to do so.
But after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis charged Trump on Monday with leading an ongoing “criminal enterprise,...
- 8/16/2023
- by Adam Rawnsley, Asawin Suebsaeng and Patrick Reis
- Rollingstone.com
“FBI is now killing all online critics of Biden,” Ali Alexander, organizer of “Stop the Steal” protests that fueled the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, announced on his Telegram account on Wednesday. “This is all by design.”
This alarming claim was prompted by the death of Craig Deleeuw Robertson, 75, in an FBI raid on his Provo, Utah residence early that morning. According to a criminal complaint from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Robertson was to be charged with interstate threats, impeding federal law enforcement officers by threat, and making threats against the president...
This alarming claim was prompted by the death of Craig Deleeuw Robertson, 75, in an FBI raid on his Provo, Utah residence early that morning. According to a criminal complaint from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Robertson was to be charged with interstate threats, impeding federal law enforcement officers by threat, and making threats against the president...
- 8/11/2023
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
During a Tuesday campaign event in New Hampshire, Donald Trump leveled a bizarre accusation against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, suggesting she had had an “affair” with a “gang member” she was prosecuting.
“They say there’s a young woman — a young racist in Atlanta — they say she was after a certain gang and she ended up having an affair with the head of the gang or a gang member. And this is a person who wants to indict me […] wants to indict me for a perfect phone call,...
“They say there’s a young woman — a young racist in Atlanta — they say she was after a certain gang and she ended up having an affair with the head of the gang or a gang member. And this is a person who wants to indict me […] wants to indict me for a perfect phone call,...
- 8/8/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
This is how petty and aggressively stupid the 2024 GOP presidential primary has become: several close aides and allies to Donald Trump want to challenge Ron DeSantis to a literal dick-measuring contest.
It wouldn’t be the first juvenile move by Team Trump in this young primary season. Already, Trump has suggested that DeSantis, his chief rival, might be secretly gay. He’s gone after DeSantis over pronunciation of his own last name. He has claimed to have salacious dirt on Florida’s governor, that he might release during the primary.
It wouldn’t be the first juvenile move by Team Trump in this young primary season. Already, Trump has suggested that DeSantis, his chief rival, might be secretly gay. He’s gone after DeSantis over pronunciation of his own last name. He has claimed to have salacious dirt on Florida’s governor, that he might release during the primary.
- 6/8/2023
- by Asawin Suebsaeng and Adam Rawnsley
- Rollingstone.com
The Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis teams are fighting each other for donors, endorsements, and staff. But behind the scenes, the Republican rivals are competing on a different, unconventional playing field: the scramble to secure online influencers.
Trump has for years had an army of extremely online supporters only too happy to engage in meme wars on behalf of the former reality-show host. But sources tell Rolling Stone that Team DeSantis has tried to peel off influencers from the Maga camp, offering access and (in one case) a job to...
Trump has for years had an army of extremely online supporters only too happy to engage in meme wars on behalf of the former reality-show host. But sources tell Rolling Stone that Team DeSantis has tried to peel off influencers from the Maga camp, offering access and (in one case) a job to...
- 6/1/2023
- by Adam Rawnsley and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
The revelation that Kanye West campaign insider Milo Yiannopoulos charged the Marjorie Taylor Green congressional campaign $7,000 for the purchase of Ye24.com — the website of the Nazi-loving rapper’s prospective 2024 presidential campaign — is rotten news for the Maga lawmaker from Georgia.
Wednesday morning, Greene sent out a statement from her consultant Isaiah Wartman, whose credit card Yiannopoulos used to buy Ye24.com: “Congresswoman Greene knew nothing about the gross negligence made by a vendor and is being unfairly attacked as a result,” Wartman said. “The campaign was told the purchase was refunded.
Wednesday morning, Greene sent out a statement from her consultant Isaiah Wartman, whose credit card Yiannopoulos used to buy Ye24.com: “Congresswoman Greene knew nothing about the gross negligence made by a vendor and is being unfairly attacked as a result,” Wartman said. “The campaign was told the purchase was refunded.
- 5/10/2023
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Well, it turns out Laura Loomer is not going to be working on Trump’s campaign.
The New York Times reported on Friday that Trump had asked his staff to hire Loomer — a notorious far-right conspiracy theorist with a rich history of bigotry — to work on his 2024 presidential campaign. The news led to backlash both inside and outside Trump’s team. “Hell fucking no,” a campaign official told Rolling Stone, describing heavy internal resistance to bringing Loomer into the fold.
The Times reported later on Friday that Loomer was not going to be hired,...
The New York Times reported on Friday that Trump had asked his staff to hire Loomer — a notorious far-right conspiracy theorist with a rich history of bigotry — to work on his 2024 presidential campaign. The news led to backlash both inside and outside Trump’s team. “Hell fucking no,” a campaign official told Rolling Stone, describing heavy internal resistance to bringing Loomer into the fold.
The Times reported later on Friday that Loomer was not going to be hired,...
- 4/7/2023
- by Tim Dickinson and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
Notorious political operator and Trump ally Roger Stone, banned from Twitter in 2017 for threatening CNN reporters, on Wednesday announced his triumphant return to the platform.
“I have just been informed that my personal Twitter account has been reinstated,” Stone wrote, adding that he would talk about it on a livestream of his show The Stone Zone. “I’m Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack,” he further bragged, attaching a photo of himself striking the V-for-Victory pose most often associated with his one-time boss and political mentor Richard Nixon.
I have just been informed that my...
“I have just been informed that my personal Twitter account has been reinstated,” Stone wrote, adding that he would talk about it on a livestream of his show The Stone Zone. “I’m Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack,” he further bragged, attaching a photo of himself striking the V-for-Victory pose most often associated with his one-time boss and political mentor Richard Nixon.
I have just been informed that my...
- 12/8/2022
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
Online white supremacist forums and prominent reactionary figures are lauding rapper Kanye West’s turn to antisemitic conspiracy mongering with a barrage of memes, praise, and calls for escalation. Across Telegram, 4chan, and neo-Nazi forums, posts reviewed by Rolling Stone show that West’s statements have been received with nothing short of utter glee by the far-right’s most vitriolic figures.
On Telegram, white nationalist livestreamer Nick Fuentes celebrated the comments and even forwarded posts from a Nazi-affinity channel attacking a Jewish critic of West’s antisemitic ranting, captioning the...
On Telegram, white nationalist livestreamer Nick Fuentes celebrated the comments and even forwarded posts from a Nazi-affinity channel attacking a Jewish critic of West’s antisemitic ranting, captioning the...
- 10/12/2022
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Before he went on a racist rampage in a Buffalo grocery store on Saturday killing 10 people, Payton Gendron is believed to have written a hate-filled screed promoting the conspiracy theory that white people are facing ethnic, cultural and racial displacement by immigrants — a.k.a., a “white genocide.” It is an extremist position promoted widely on the right, including by others who have carried out deadly attacks in places like El Paso and Pittsburgh.
Among the “deplorable” set — those on the alt-right for whom this “great replacement theory” has true...
Among the “deplorable” set — those on the alt-right for whom this “great replacement theory” has true...
- 5/15/2022
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
With Elon Musk making a 44 billion purchase of Twitter, which he will own fully as a private company, infamous right wingers who’ve been booted from the platform are eagerly anticipating a return to what Musk is describing as the “digital town square.”
To be clear, there have been no announcements yet that bans are being lifted. But Musk’s techno-libertarian bent, edgelord persona, and frequent condemnations of “wokeness” are bringing fresh hope to the deplorable set that they will see their Twitter access restored. As Musk pushed forward with...
To be clear, there have been no announcements yet that bans are being lifted. But Musk’s techno-libertarian bent, edgelord persona, and frequent condemnations of “wokeness” are bringing fresh hope to the deplorable set that they will see their Twitter access restored. As Musk pushed forward with...
- 4/25/2022
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Right-wing activist Laura Loomer confirmed this week she has Covid-19 and the symptoms have been “brutal.” In the past, she expressed an interest in contracting the virus so she could prove it’s no worse than food poisoning.
“Just pray for me please,” she wrote on Gettr, a social media platform launched by Jason Miller, a former spokesperson for Donald Trump. “Can’t even begin to explain how brutal the body aches and nausea that come with covid are. I am in so much pain. This is honestly the worst part about it.”
Last year, Loomer said she wanted to “get Covid” just to prove she’d had “bouts of food poisoning that are more serious and life threatening than a hyped up virus.”
“Have you ever eaten bad fajitas? That will kill you faster than Covid,” she wrote on Parler, another social media app favored by conservatives. Loomer, known...
“Just pray for me please,” she wrote on Gettr, a social media platform launched by Jason Miller, a former spokesperson for Donald Trump. “Can’t even begin to explain how brutal the body aches and nausea that come with covid are. I am in so much pain. This is honestly the worst part about it.”
Last year, Loomer said she wanted to “get Covid” just to prove she’d had “bouts of food poisoning that are more serious and life threatening than a hyped up virus.”
“Have you ever eaten bad fajitas? That will kill you faster than Covid,” she wrote on Parler, another social media app favored by conservatives. Loomer, known...
- 9/17/2021
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
With many conservatives and Donald Trump backers in a lather over heightened scrutiny of Facebook and Twitter posts during election season, social media startup Parler is emerging as a fast-growing alternative.
The Henderson, Nv-based company, founded in 2018 by computer programmers John Matze and Jared Thomson, says its membership swelled to about 8 million from 4.5 million in just the past week. Parler’s app is the No. 1 download in the Apple iOS and Android stores, according to measurement firm Sensor Tower. Other social media players like Gab or MeWe have similarly benefited from conservative angst about Silicon Valley’s so-called “censorship,” but Parler’s gains have been the most significant of any alternative outlet to date.
Joe Biden’s defeat of Trump in the 2020 presidential election was confirmed by major media outlets Saturday but has not been widely accepted by the Republican establishment. Members of the administration and Congress continue to insist...
The Henderson, Nv-based company, founded in 2018 by computer programmers John Matze and Jared Thomson, says its membership swelled to about 8 million from 4.5 million in just the past week. Parler’s app is the No. 1 download in the Apple iOS and Android stores, according to measurement firm Sensor Tower. Other social media players like Gab or MeWe have similarly benefited from conservative angst about Silicon Valley’s so-called “censorship,” but Parler’s gains have been the most significant of any alternative outlet to date.
Joe Biden’s defeat of Trump in the 2020 presidential election was confirmed by major media outlets Saturday but has not been widely accepted by the Republican establishment. Members of the administration and Congress continue to insist...
- 11/11/2020
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump startled reporters at a press conference on Wednesday after he was asked a question about QAnon, the far-right conspiracy movement that has been deemed a potential domestic terrorism threat.
The FBI named QAnon in a bulletin on fringe theories that warned of increasing extremist domestic violence.
“I don’t know much about the movement, other than I understand they like me very much, which I appreciate,” Trump told reporters, adding that “these are people that don’t like seeing what’s going on in places like Portland and places like Chicago and New York and other cities and states.”
But then the president was told the specifics of what QAnon followers believe, going well beyond concerns of protests and unrest in major cities.
“The theory is this belief that you are secretly saving the world from this Satanic cult of pedophiles and cannibals,” a reporter asked him. “Does...
The FBI named QAnon in a bulletin on fringe theories that warned of increasing extremist domestic violence.
“I don’t know much about the movement, other than I understand they like me very much, which I appreciate,” Trump told reporters, adding that “these are people that don’t like seeing what’s going on in places like Portland and places like Chicago and New York and other cities and states.”
But then the president was told the specifics of what QAnon followers believe, going well beyond concerns of protests and unrest in major cities.
“The theory is this belief that you are secretly saving the world from this Satanic cult of pedophiles and cannibals,” a reporter asked him. “Does...
- 8/20/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Before heading out to the Trump National Golf Course this morning – it is Saturday, after all – President Donald Trump took some time to excoriate the leadership of California and New York. Both states face massive homeless problems that only appear to be getting worse.
The Commander-in-Tweet has taken notice: “If their Governors can’t handle the situation, which they should be able to very easily, they must call and “politely” ask for help. Would be so easy with competence!”
Consider this the President’s way of yelling, “Fore!”
We’ll post more communications as they come in. The tweetstorm so far:
Any answers Nancy? https://t.co/CBb9tlXiue
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 29, 2019
Tremendous Spirit! https://t.co/XLqr9vX1xO
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 29, 2019...
The Commander-in-Tweet has taken notice: “If their Governors can’t handle the situation, which they should be able to very easily, they must call and “politely” ask for help. Would be so easy with competence!”
Consider this the President’s way of yelling, “Fore!”
We’ll post more communications as they come in. The tweetstorm so far:
Any answers Nancy? https://t.co/CBb9tlXiue
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 29, 2019
Tremendous Spirit! https://t.co/XLqr9vX1xO
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 29, 2019...
- 12/28/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
On early Monday morning, leaked audio attributed to white supremacist Richard Spencer was published on fellow alt-right figure Milo Yiannopolous’ YouTube channel. In the clip, which was allegedly recorded in the summer of 2017, Spencer is heard yelling racial and ethnic slurs with reference to the Unite the Right rally, the alt-right rally in Charlottesville where one protester was killed.
“We are coming back here a fucking hundred times,” the person who is allegedly Spencer says on the recording, an apparent reference to Charlottesville. “I am so mad. I am so fucking mad at these people.
“We are coming back here a fucking hundred times,” the person who is allegedly Spencer says on the recording, an apparent reference to Charlottesville. “I am so mad. I am so fucking mad at these people.
- 11/4/2019
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
Conservatives have long contended that social media giants like Facebook harbor an anti-right-wing bias. And even though there’s basically zero evidence to support that, that hasn’t stopped the social platforms from taking these concerns seriously — often, to the detriment of acting on its other stated goals, such as curbing inaccurate or outright dangerous information. That appears to have been what happened in the battle over a video posted by Live Action, an anti-abortion organization founded by activist Lila Rose.
In August, Rose posted a video titled “Abortion is Never medically necessary,...
In August, Rose posted a video titled “Abortion is Never medically necessary,...
- 9/13/2019
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
YouTube has announced a new plan to ban and remove videos promoting extreme views such as white supremacy, sexism and racism in its latest attempt to rid the the site of hate speech.
The company, which is owned by Google, detailed their plan in a blog post Wednesday, writing that the new rules will specifically prohibit “videos alleging that a group is superior in order to justify discrimination, segregation or exclusion based on qualities like age, gender, race, caste, religion, sexual orientation or veteran status. This would include, for example,...
The company, which is owned by Google, detailed their plan in a blog post Wednesday, writing that the new rules will specifically prohibit “videos alleging that a group is superior in order to justify discrimination, segregation or exclusion based on qualities like age, gender, race, caste, religion, sexual orientation or veteran status. This would include, for example,...
- 6/5/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Fox News today is standing by its host Laura Ingraham, who is taking flak for comments she made Thursday during a segment about how social media is silencing “prominent” voices.
The segment began with her take on Nancy Pelosi ripping Facebook for not deleting a slowed-down video that appears to show the House Majority Leader as being drunk. It evolved into Ingraham defending “prominent voices censored on social media” — which is not the first time she has opined on that topic.
She then put up the graphic that showed the names and faces of several people who have been censored and/or banned on Facebook, Twitter, etc. “Facebook now, what do they monitor? Quote, hate? That sounds good until you realize hate.” Among those pictured were usual suspects Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos, et al., but also listed was Paul Nehlen, a two-time congressional also-ran whose racist, anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim...
The segment began with her take on Nancy Pelosi ripping Facebook for not deleting a slowed-down video that appears to show the House Majority Leader as being drunk. It evolved into Ingraham defending “prominent voices censored on social media” — which is not the first time she has opined on that topic.
She then put up the graphic that showed the names and faces of several people who have been censored and/or banned on Facebook, Twitter, etc. “Facebook now, what do they monitor? Quote, hate? That sounds good until you realize hate.” Among those pictured were usual suspects Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos, et al., but also listed was Paul Nehlen, a two-time congressional also-ran whose racist, anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim...
- 5/31/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Laura Ingraham brought a new swirl of controversy around her Fox News Channel program Thursday night after a graphic on her show, “The Ingraham Angle,” highlighted a range of controversial figures she described as “prominent voices censored on social media.”
Among the people featured in the graphic were digital provocateur Alex Jones; actor and Republican supporter James Woods; right-wing protester Laura Loomer; and Paul Nehelen, a former candidate for Congress in Wisconsin whose views have been described as supporting white supremacy and antisemitism.
“It is obscene to suggest that Laura Ingraham was defending Paul Nehlen’s despicable actions especially when some of the names on the graphic were pulled from an Associated Press report on best known political extremists banned from Facebook,” Fox News said in a statement. “Anyone who watches Laura’s show knows that she is a fierce protector of freedom of speech and the intent of the...
Among the people featured in the graphic were digital provocateur Alex Jones; actor and Republican supporter James Woods; right-wing protester Laura Loomer; and Paul Nehelen, a former candidate for Congress in Wisconsin whose views have been described as supporting white supremacy and antisemitism.
“It is obscene to suggest that Laura Ingraham was defending Paul Nehlen’s despicable actions especially when some of the names on the graphic were pulled from an Associated Press report on best known political extremists banned from Facebook,” Fox News said in a statement. “Anyone who watches Laura’s show knows that she is a fierce protector of freedom of speech and the intent of the...
- 5/31/2019
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
So far, this morning has largely been a retweet storm from President Donald Trump. Columnist Byron York from the Washington Examiner and Ned Ryun from the American Majority, a conservative grassroots consultancy, were particular favorites of the Trump Train.
The President also found time to put in a call to Us manufacturers to consider bringing their business back to domestic production if tariffs were causing them grief.
The tweetstorm so far:
I was Not going to fire Bob Mueller, and did not fire Bob Mueller. In fact, he was allowed to finish his Report with unprecedented help from the Trump Administration. Actually, lawyer Don McGahn had a much better chance of being fired than Mueller. Never a big fan!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 11, 2019
….The only problem is that they know I am going to win, and the deal will...
The President also found time to put in a call to Us manufacturers to consider bringing their business back to domestic production if tariffs were causing them grief.
The tweetstorm so far:
I was Not going to fire Bob Mueller, and did not fire Bob Mueller. In fact, he was allowed to finish his Report with unprecedented help from the Trump Administration. Actually, lawyer Don McGahn had a much better chance of being fired than Mueller. Never a big fan!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 11, 2019
….The only problem is that they know I am going to win, and the deal will...
- 5/11/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Facebook’s decision earlier this week to ban seven far-right figures, including “Infowars” host Alex Jones, has drawn fire from Fox News host Laura Ingraham and conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza.
The Death of a Nation director appeared on The Ingraham Angle, where the two discussed the social media giant’s decision to crack down on “dangerous individuals.”
Also this week, Twitter blocked actor and prominent conservative James Woods, saying one of his tweets violated platform rules. The two decisions prompted Ingraham to suggest the platforms had gone too far.
“These companies are so big and they’re so powerful, they act almost as unregulated public utilities for information. This is a slippery slope, is it not?” Ingraham asked D’Souza.
“It certainly is,” he responded.
“The people who are doing this censorship, I don’t think it is well-intentioned,” he continued. “Remember, they are targeting people who have not advocated violence.
The Death of a Nation director appeared on The Ingraham Angle, where the two discussed the social media giant’s decision to crack down on “dangerous individuals.”
Also this week, Twitter blocked actor and prominent conservative James Woods, saying one of his tweets violated platform rules. The two decisions prompted Ingraham to suggest the platforms had gone too far.
“These companies are so big and they’re so powerful, they act almost as unregulated public utilities for information. This is a slippery slope, is it not?” Ingraham asked D’Souza.
“It certainly is,” he responded.
“The people who are doing this censorship, I don’t think it is well-intentioned,” he continued. “Remember, they are targeting people who have not advocated violence.
- 5/4/2019
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
Joker’s Wild game show host, dinner party colleague of Martha Stewart, frequent film actor and rapper Snoop Dogg has issued an Instagram post decrying the ban of Louis Farrakhan from Facebook and Instagram.
Farrakhan, the controversial Nation of Islam minister, was among several conservative voices banned from the social media platforms this week for being “dangerous,” according to Facebook’s ruling. President Donald Trump said he is “monitoring” the situation, and many outraged politicians and media have stepped up a call for regulation of the platforms, along with search engines and other tech, for their policies of de-platforming unpopular views.
Snoop Dogg told his 31 million followers to post and share videos of Farrakhan, and dared Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram to ban him.
“If you’re down with it like I’m down with it, post your favorite Mr. Farrakhan videos on your Instagram and Facebook page,” Snoop Dogg...
Farrakhan, the controversial Nation of Islam minister, was among several conservative voices banned from the social media platforms this week for being “dangerous,” according to Facebook’s ruling. President Donald Trump said he is “monitoring” the situation, and many outraged politicians and media have stepped up a call for regulation of the platforms, along with search engines and other tech, for their policies of de-platforming unpopular views.
Snoop Dogg told his 31 million followers to post and share videos of Farrakhan, and dared Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram to ban him.
“If you’re down with it like I’m down with it, post your favorite Mr. Farrakhan videos on your Instagram and Facebook page,” Snoop Dogg...
- 5/4/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
In the wake of Facebook’s new policy that bans certain conservative voices from the platform, President Donald Trump tweeted Friday that he will “monitor” social media sites for “censorship of “American Citizens.”
The President, who has met with social media leaders in the past over such practices as “shadow banning” and platform message removals, issued what amounted to his latest complaint that conservative voices are targeted by the various social media platforms and other tech firms, such as payments systems and search engines. To date, the complaints have not been heeded and have been denied, dismissed or excused as violations of community standards.
Facebook announced on Thursday that it was banning Paul Joseph Watson, Milo Yiannopoulos, Laura Loomer, Alex Jones and Louis Farrakhan. The individuals had their accounts, fan pages and affiliated groups removed on Facebook and its Instagram site. Facebook said they represented “dangerous” views that “promote or engage in violence or hate,...
The President, who has met with social media leaders in the past over such practices as “shadow banning” and platform message removals, issued what amounted to his latest complaint that conservative voices are targeted by the various social media platforms and other tech firms, such as payments systems and search engines. To date, the complaints have not been heeded and have been denied, dismissed or excused as violations of community standards.
Facebook announced on Thursday that it was banning Paul Joseph Watson, Milo Yiannopoulos, Laura Loomer, Alex Jones and Louis Farrakhan. The individuals had their accounts, fan pages and affiliated groups removed on Facebook and its Instagram site. Facebook said they represented “dangerous” views that “promote or engage in violence or hate,...
- 5/4/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Facebook And Instagram Permaban Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos, Laura Loomer For Posting Hate Content
After years of pressure to more stringently monitor hate content on its platforms, Facebook has banned a number of high-profile alt-right, anti-Muslim, and/or anti-Semitic people from its core site and from subsidiary Instagram.
Those now barred include notorious conspiracy theorist Alex Jones (more on the specifics of that below), former Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos, alt-right conspiracy theorist Paul Joseph Watson, Nation of Islam leader and anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan, and Laura Loomer, who’s been banned from Uber, Lyft, publishing platform Medium, and Twitter for espousing anti-Muslim rhetoric.
A Facebook spokesperson told BuzzFeed News that all the above people’s accounts were extensively evaluated and found to violate the company’s policies against “dangerous individuals and organizations.”
“We’ve always banned individuals or organizations that promote or engage in violence and hate, regardless of ideology,” they added.
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Those now barred include notorious conspiracy theorist Alex Jones (more on the specifics of that below), former Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos, alt-right conspiracy theorist Paul Joseph Watson, Nation of Islam leader and anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan, and Laura Loomer, who’s been banned from Uber, Lyft, publishing platform Medium, and Twitter for espousing anti-Muslim rhetoric.
A Facebook spokesperson told BuzzFeed News that all the above people’s accounts were extensively evaluated and found to violate the company’s policies against “dangerous individuals and organizations.”
“We’ve always banned individuals or organizations that promote or engage in violence and hate, regardless of ideology,” they added.
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- 5/2/2019
- by James Loke Hale
- Tubefilter.com
Desperate for some good press, Facebook announced Thursday it had designated Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos, and other right-wing extremists as “dangerous” and would jettison them from Facebook and Instagram, which is owned by the social media giant.
Playing catch-up with other platforms, Facebook added to its banned list Laura Loomer, who already had been banned by Twitter, PayPal, GoFundMe and Venmo.
Facebook’s list includes Paul Joseph Watson, and Paul Nehlen, the white supremacist who ran for Congress as a Republican from Wisconsin’s 1st congressional district in 2016 and 2018. Here too Facebook is playing catch-up, Nehlen having been banned by Twitter more than a year ago.
Also on the list: Nation Of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, known for anti-Semitic rhetoric.
Facebook previous said it had banned Jones and his InfoWars back in 2018. Jones, maybe best know for accusing children murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School of being actors, found a home on Instagram,...
Playing catch-up with other platforms, Facebook added to its banned list Laura Loomer, who already had been banned by Twitter, PayPal, GoFundMe and Venmo.
Facebook’s list includes Paul Joseph Watson, and Paul Nehlen, the white supremacist who ran for Congress as a Republican from Wisconsin’s 1st congressional district in 2016 and 2018. Here too Facebook is playing catch-up, Nehlen having been banned by Twitter more than a year ago.
Also on the list: Nation Of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, known for anti-Semitic rhetoric.
Facebook previous said it had banned Jones and his InfoWars back in 2018. Jones, maybe best know for accusing children murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School of being actors, found a home on Instagram,...
- 5/2/2019
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
In the wake of the 2016 election, Facebook has been actively waging war against its reputation as a bastion of “fake news.” As a result, it’s been cracking down on content that propagates conspiracy theories (such as anti-vaxxer pages and groups) and booting people who violate its anti-hate speech guidelines. Now, it appears to be making good on its promises by banning high-profile figures, such as alt-right figure Paul Joseph Watson, Nation of Islam founder Louis Farrakhan (who has previously voiced anti-Semitic views), right-wing personality Laura Loomer and alt-right provocateur Milo Yiannopolous,...
- 5/2/2019
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
Right-Wing Activist Laura Loomer Loses Cpac Press Credential After Heckling CNN Reporter (Exclusive)
Cpac has revoked the press credential of Laura Loomer, a day after the right-wing activist heckled CNN reporter Oliver Darcy in a media area for the annual conservative gathering.
On Friday, Loomer, who received media credentials for the event as a representative of “Illoominate Media,” followed Darcy into Cpac’s media center heckled him with questions about internet censorship and social media bans, according to several witnesses. Loomer believes Darcy is at least partly responsible for her being banned by Twitter.
Loomer did not return to Cpac Saturday, and Cpac representative Ian Walters told TheWrap her press pass to cover the event had been revoked.
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Loomer confirmed it, criticizing Cpac and Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, which puts on the event.
“It’s egregious that Cpac and Matt Schlapp have decided to bow to the...
On Friday, Loomer, who received media credentials for the event as a representative of “Illoominate Media,” followed Darcy into Cpac’s media center heckled him with questions about internet censorship and social media bans, according to several witnesses. Loomer believes Darcy is at least partly responsible for her being banned by Twitter.
Loomer did not return to Cpac Saturday, and Cpac representative Ian Walters told TheWrap her press pass to cover the event had been revoked.
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Loomer confirmed it, criticizing Cpac and Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, which puts on the event.
“It’s egregious that Cpac and Matt Schlapp have decided to bow to the...
- 3/2/2019
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
It’s 2018, which means that by definition we just had a crazy week. But this week in President Trump’s America was certainly crazier than your average, and so Stephen Colbert spent his opening monologue on “The Late Show” Friday night taking a look back, drinking a refreshing alcoholic beverage to dull the pain, and then doing an Alex Jones impression that was surprisingly pretty great even though doing it caused Colbert physical pain.
“What a week we have gone through together. We had the revelations from Bob Woodward’s book that confirmed everything we thought was happening was happening,” Colbert said to open the monologue, before plugging Woodward’s upcoming appearance on “The Late Show” on Monday.
“Then, what else happened this week? We had an op-ed in The New York Times from an anonymous Trump administration official saying, ‘Yeah, yeah, it’s happening.’ Hell of a week, you know?...
“What a week we have gone through together. We had the revelations from Bob Woodward’s book that confirmed everything we thought was happening was happening,” Colbert said to open the monologue, before plugging Woodward’s upcoming appearance on “The Late Show” on Monday.
“Then, what else happened this week? We had an op-ed in The New York Times from an anonymous Trump administration official saying, ‘Yeah, yeah, it’s happening.’ Hell of a week, you know?...
- 9/8/2018
- by Phil Owen
- The Wrap
Twitter permanently suspended far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones from the platform, citing tweets and videos that violate the service’s ban on abusive behavior.
The decision comes a day after Jones accosted Sen. Marco Rubio outside the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing yesterday, crashing the Florida lawmaker’s press conference and denigrating the lawmaker as a “little frat boy” in video that was circulated on Twitter.
Another video shows Jones shouting at and berating CNN journalist Oliver Darcy for some 10 minutes outside the same Senate Intelligence Committee hearing concerning efforts by Facebook and Twitter to prevent foreign influence of their social media platforms during the midterm elections.
According to a report by NBC News, Jones may have brought on the ban by harassing Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who was testifying before the Senate committee as Jones sat in the front row. Other right-wing figures such as Chuck Johnson, Laura Loomer and...
The decision comes a day after Jones accosted Sen. Marco Rubio outside the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing yesterday, crashing the Florida lawmaker’s press conference and denigrating the lawmaker as a “little frat boy” in video that was circulated on Twitter.
Another video shows Jones shouting at and berating CNN journalist Oliver Darcy for some 10 minutes outside the same Senate Intelligence Committee hearing concerning efforts by Facebook and Twitter to prevent foreign influence of their social media platforms during the midterm elections.
According to a report by NBC News, Jones may have brought on the ban by harassing Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who was testifying before the Senate committee as Jones sat in the front row. Other right-wing figures such as Chuck Johnson, Laura Loomer and...
- 9/6/2018
- by Dawn C. Chmielewski and Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Twitter put their thumb on the scale over the controversy surrounding Sarah Jeong, officially verifying the newest member of the New York Times editorial team earlier this week.
Jeong, who spent most of her existence online without official verification as a senior writer at The Verge and elsewhere will now enjoy the all the algorithm privileges afforded to the platform’s elite group of blue check holders. She was not verified as of Aug. 13, 2018, according to an internet archive snapshot.
A spokesperson for Twitter told TheWrap that the request for verification came in through The NY Times, which was standard for their reporters and that it subsequently went through the normal verification process.
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While Twitter has gone through various forms of distributing the coveted blue check, it has increasingly become a mark of endorsement by the social network,...
Jeong, who spent most of her existence online without official verification as a senior writer at The Verge and elsewhere will now enjoy the all the algorithm privileges afforded to the platform’s elite group of blue check holders. She was not verified as of Aug. 13, 2018, according to an internet archive snapshot.
A spokesperson for Twitter told TheWrap that the request for verification came in through The NY Times, which was standard for their reporters and that it subsequently went through the normal verification process.
Also Read: NY Times' New Hire Sarah Jeong Trashed Paper's Op-Ed Writers in Old Tweets: 'Absolute Nitwit'
While Twitter has gone through various forms of distributing the coveted blue check, it has increasingly become a mark of endorsement by the social network,...
- 8/16/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
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