Right Wing Round-Up: Loomer The Liability

  • Nikki McCann Ramirez @ Rolling Stone: Nikki Haley Says America Has ‘Never Been a Racist Country.’ Uhhh…
  • The presidential candidate made the claim while noting her own experience with racism, and in spite of the whole slavery thing.

  • Angry White Men: On Rumble, Elijah Schaffer Hosts A Slur-Filled Debate About Zionism.
  • On the extremist-friendly platform Rumble, Elijah Schaffer moderated a debate on Zionism between Adam King, Gavin McInnes, Nick Fuentes, and Vincent James Foxx. During the often-chaotic debate, participants used racial slurs, cheered the ethnic cleansing of the Gaza Strip, and promoted antisemitic conspiracy theories.

  • Hemant Mehta @ Friendly Atheist: A detailed compilation of Mike Johnson’s ties to Christian Nationalism.
  • The Congressional Freethought Caucus has valid questions about how Mike Johnson wants to legislate his faith.

  • Allan Smith, Katherine Doyle and Vaughn Hillyard @ NBC News: Trump’s embrace of far-right activist Laura Loomer worries his allies.
  • One Trump ally told NBC News that Loomer, who has a history of making anti-Muslim remarks, is widely seen as a “liability” by people who work for the former president.

  • Marco Margaritoff @ HuffPost: Bill O’Reilly Is Furious As His Own Titles Get Removed After Supporting Florida Book Bans.
  • The disgraced conservative pundit, who previously seemed indifferent to casualties of this broadly-applied law, is now naturally aghast.

  • Claire Goforth @ The Daily Dot: ‘The whole town has my back’: Anti-immigration power couple has big plans to shape U.S. laws—from their castle in West Virginia.
  • Over the years, the Berkeley Castle has been a private residence, boys’ camp, event space, even aspiring “ghostbuster college,” as local author Jeanne Mozier wrote in The Story of Berkeley Castle: What’s True and What’s Not. The castle has inspired tales of ghosts, secret passageways, even a curse. Today the castle has become a wedge in this town of fewer than 800 residents.

  • Robert Downen @ The Texas Tribune: Texas GOP chair Matt Rinaldi backed a group with white supremacist ties — while working for its billionaire funder.
  • Farris Wilks is a key funder of Defend Texas Liberty, the state party’s largest donor, which is under fire for its ties to white supremacists

  • Diane Falzone @ Mediaite: Capitol Police Investigating Roger Stone Remarks About Assassinating Members of Congress.
  • The Capitol Police are investigating remarks made by pro-Trump political operative Roger Stone discussing the assassination of two prominent House Democrats. A source told Mediaite the FBI is aiding with the investigation.

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