Topline Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested Jacob Chansley—known as the “QAnon Shaman”—be freed from imprisonment in a tweet Friday evening, joining far-right figures like Marjorie Taylor Greene...
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Right-Wing Calls To Cut Defense Would End Up Targeting The Republican Base
There is a move afoot among some Republicans in the House of Representatives to scale back the federal government’s discretionary spending in fiscal 2024 to the level prevailing in 2022. Discretionary...
How Drag Queens Became A Right-Wing Target—From Alex Jones To Tucker Carlson–With These States Trying To Ban Story Hours And Shows
Right-wing protests of Drag Story Hour events for children ramped up in 2022—often based on false claims that these events sexualize children—and a number of conservative state lawmakers have sought t...
Right-Wing Arizona Senator Pushes to Recognize Bitcoin as Legal Tender
An Arizona State Senator has introduced a bill to make Bitcoin legal tender in The Grand Canyon State. Wendy Rogers, a Republican and enthusiastic supporter of former President Donald Trump, yesterday...
M&Ms pulls ‘spokescandies’ in the wake of right-wing outrage
Actor Maya Rudolph to replace M&Ms spokescandies. Source: Mars (L) | Getty Images (R) Candy maker Mars said Monday it is replacing its M&Ms “spokescandies” with actress Maya Rudolp...
Right-Wing Pundits Ben Shapiro And Steven Crowder Clash Over $50 Million Media Deal
Topline Far-right YouTuber Steven Crowder has accused conservative media outlets like The Daily Wire of conspiring with tech companies to censor conservative views after the company offered Crowder a ...
Right-Wing Culture Warriors Infuriated By ‘Pregnant Joker’ Comic Book
American actor Jack Nicholson plays the Joker in the movie Batman, directed by Tim Burton. (Photo by … [+] Murray Close/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images) Sygma via Getty Images The Joker has done a ...
3 Killed, Suspect ‘Extreme Right-Wing Activist,’ Mayor Says
Topline At least three people were killed when a gunman opened fire on a Kurdish community center and a hair salon in Paris, France, local officials said Friday morning, as police investigate whether ...
Meet The Billionaire Couple Pumping Their Fortune Into Right-Wing Politics
Illinois husband and wife Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein are working to reshape the Right with profits from their privately held shipping products empire. Are they the next Kochs? As Americans increasi...
Right-Wing ‘The Boys’ Fans Grapple With Homelander Being A Villain, Confusing Everyone
The Boys Amazon After this week’s episode of The Boys, something rather weird happened, as a civil war broke out on the show’s subreddit, as documented by writer Ryan Broderick for Rolling Stone. The ...
Right-Wing Figures Attack Journalist Taylor Lorenz For Revealing Creator Of ‘Libs Of TikTok’
Topline A host of right-wing figures—including Fox News personality Tucker Carlson—took aim at Washington Post journalist Taylor Lorenz on Tuesday after the reporter uncovered the creator of “Libs of ...
Betty White’s Death Breaks Right-Wing Hold On Facebook News Cycle
Topline The right-wing sources that typically dominate Facebook by promoting polarizing articles took a back seat this week as America reacted to news of beloved actress Betty White’s death just...
Gettr—Twitter-Like Right-Wing Platform—Claims User Surge After Plugs By Rogan, Marjorie Taylor Greene
Topline The right-wing social media platform Gettr is lauding what it says is a “disruption in the social media landscape” following Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s permanent ban from ...