Judd Legum: “Training materials produced by the Florida Department of Education direct middle and high school teachers to indoctrinate students in the tenets of Christian nationalism, a right-wing effort to merge Christian and American identities.”
GOP U.S. Senate Candidate Royce White Owes More Than $100K Child Support The mother of one of the Minnesota Republican’s children provided records showing the former basketball star has not been truthful about his whopping debts. https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-u...white-owes-more-than-dollar100k-child-support
Trump's spiritual advisor stays on-brand. Trump’s Spiritual Adviser Quasi-Confesses to Molesting 12-Year-Old Girl The senior pastor of megachurch Gateway Church said he engaged in “inappropriate sexual behavior” with a “young lady”—without noting the alleged victim was 12. https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump...-half-confesses-to-molesting-12-year-old-girl
Your WTF story of the day. Republican arrested after 'chasing an adult dancer on a road while waving a gun at 2:45am'... and his campaign releases bizarre statement State Rep. Neil Friske, 62, was arrested at about 2:45am according to police Officers were respondent to a report of possible shots fired, said spokesperson 'Clearly, Rep. Friske is over the target in this race,' said his campaign https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...s-stripper-arrested-neil-friske-michigan.html
Politician whose campaign ad featured her shooting beer bottles also had a charity to honor fallen police officers. Guess where the money went. Nev. Politician Accused of Stealing Charity Funds for Fallen Police Officers to Fund Daughter’s Wedding Michele Fiore, who filmed 2021 gubernatorial campaign ads of herself firing guns at beer bottles in the Nevada desert, has been indicted on federal fraud charges https://people.com/politican-accuse...fallen-officers-fund-daughter-wedding-8679987 A former Las Vegas city councilwoman who ran for Governor in Nevada is facing federal charges for allegedly raising money to honor fallen police officers and then using the funds for herself, the U.S. Department of Justice said. On Tuesday, July 16, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Michele Fiore, 53, of Pahrump, for allegedly defrauding donors to a charity to memorialize police officers who died in the line of duty, the DOJ said in a statement. Fiore, who is a justice of peace in Pahrump, in Nye County, is charged with four counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, the statement says. According to the indictment, when Fiore was a Las Vegas Councilwoman in 2019, she solicited donations to build a statue honoring two fallen Las Vegas police officers, promising donors that “100% of the contributions” would be used for that purpose. “As alleged, Fiore did not use any of the tens of thousands of dollars in charitable donations for the statue of the fallen officer and instead converted the money to her personal use,” the DOJ says in the statement. “The donations were used to pay her political fundraising bills and rent and were transferred to family members, including to pay for her daughter’s wedding.” Fiore did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. In an emailed statement to The New York Times, Fiore said, “I have always approached my duties with utmost integrity and dedication. Now that these accusations have been made, I look forward to my day in court and have faith in our judicial system.” Fiore is known for her opposition to laws that would restrict gun sales. In 2015, she and her family posed for a Christmas card holding guns, which made national headlines. In 2021, she was seen in a controversial gubernatorial campaign video getting out of a pickup truck in the Nevada desert and using a handgun to fire at beer bottles with labels including “vaccine mandates” and “voter fraud.” She left the gubernatorial race in 2022 and sought election as state treasurer. She lost the election to the Democratic candidate. If convicted, Fiore faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison on each count. She is scheduled to return to court on July 29 for her arraignment.
uh, gee, its a smart idea to focus less on math and science but focus on a boy being a girl . It's so fuckin ridiculous . I can't believe we are having conversations about this bullshit. We need to teach civics as well.
It's easier to count who isn't scamming these fucknuts than the other way. Former U.S. gun lobby boss banned for 10 years over corruption A judge in New York banned Wayne LaPierre Monday from serving in any role at the NRA for 10 years after the former director was found guilty of financially mismanaging the powerful gun lobby organization. Back in February, LaPierre and a senior executive of the National Rifle Association were ordered to pay a penalty of $6.35 million for that behavior. During his civil trial LaPierre was accused of using the National Rifle Association as a personal piggy bank to fund a lavish lifestyle that allegedly included private jets, expensive meals, and family trips to the Bahamas. On Monday New York state attorney general Letita James announced the judge's new ban on LaPierre. "As a result of this case, Wayne LaPierre will be banned from the NRA for 10 years for spearheading this fraud, and the court called for additional proposed reforms to the NRA," James wrote on X. "After years of corruption, the NRA and its senior leaders are finally being held accountable," she added. LaPierre said in January he would step down as president of the NRA, citing unspecified health reasons.