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Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day: Ryan Zinke- 2023 Update
On this date in 2014, 2015, as well as 2016, as well as 2017, “Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day” posted profiles of former Congressman Ryan Zinke, from what was, at the time, Montana's At-Large Congressional District. Zinke is a former Navy...
republicinsanity 12/07/2023 1
Unholy Moses: Mike Johnson claims God chose him to lead America to a Republican promised land
House Speaker Mike Johnson, whose grand vision for America includes transforming every uterus in the country into a Pez dispenser, is convinced he’s the North American Moses who will lead his people to the Promised Land. What Promised Land does he...
Aldous J Pennyfarthing 12/07/2023 129
What Little Transparency Google Provides Shows It's 'Open Season For Greenwashing'
Did you know you can search up what companies are advertising on Google via its Ads Transparency Center? Were you also aware that this tool is basically useless? That's, sadly, one of the main findings of the latest Climate Action Against...
ClimateDenierRoundup 12/07/2023 3
Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day: Jason Schultz- 2023 Update
On this date in both 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, as well as 2022, that “Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day” profiled Iowa State Senator Jason Schultz, who has served in the Iowa state legislature since 2009, spending six years in the lower chambers...
republicinsanity 12/06/2023 1
RFK Jr. changes tune, admits he flew on Jeffrey Epstein's jet twice
How many times did you fly on Jeffrey Epstein’s jet? You probably know the answer right off the top of your head—unlike Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who’s now offered conflicting responses about his ties to the notorious sex offender. On Oct. 31, a Kennedy...
Aldous J Pennyfarthing 12/06/2023 98
It’s not just Trump: It’s the oligarchy, stupid.
Beyond Trump, it’a also the Republican party leadership and Republican voters. Why are they lining up behind this lawless thug? There are two main factors: racism and massive wealth inequality. Aristotle explained a long time ago that in a city...
Phillysophy 12/06/2023 116
Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day: Mike Pence- 2023 Update
In 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020, “Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day” posted profiles of former Indiana Governor and Vice President Mike Pence, who for a while, was considered to be an early establishment candidate for president that...
republicinsanity 12/05/2023 3
Renewable Tuesday: COP28
We have, as always, good and bad carbon news from the latest Conference of the Parties, COP28. There is getting to be more good news, and the bad news is now getting serious pushback. We have been ...
Mokurai 12/05/2023 29
Parked Plane Freezes, So Ryan Maue Spreads Fake News And Pretends It Was Going To COP28
Over the weekend it was snowy in Munich, and at the airport, an unfueled, parked aircraft froze over. Someone posted the footage of it online. Because of the weight of the snow in the tail, the plane tipped upwards, and as a result, it appeared as...
ClimateDenierRoundup 12/05/2023 12
Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day: Mike Azinger- 2023 Update
On this date one year ago, “Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day”, we had our first profile of West Virginia State Senator Mike Azinger, who ignored his mother when she told him his face would stick like that if he didn’t know it off, who has held...
republicinsanity 12/04/2023 1
Right-wing Dark Money Funded Daily Caller Removed Tucker Carlson From Its Board Last Year
We're pretty busy with COP28 right now (don't download the official app!) so check out this reporting from the Daily Beast's Roger Sollenberger about the Daily Caller: "Former Fox News star turned social media vlogger Tucker Carlson was quietly removed...
ClimateDenierRoundup 12/04/2023 9
Sunday Four-Play: DeSantis-bot glitches out, and ex-Trump aide says the former guy is 'slowing down'
If you somehow missed Thursday’s big debate between Govs. Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis, well, don't fret. For one thing, Newsom didn’t debate DeSantis so much as curb-stomp him over and over like an increasingly shopworn series of Cabbage Patch dolls....
Aldous J Pennyfarthing 12/03/2023 128
Cartoon: Mike Luckovich on GOP believers
A cartoon by Mike Luckovich.
Mike Luckovich 12/03/2023 52
Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day: Dan Patrick- 2023 Update
On this date in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, as well as 2022, “Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day posted profiles of Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, whose real name is Dannie Goeb, but he legally changed it in 2003...
republicinsanity 12/02/2023 6
Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day: Van Wanggaard- 2023 Update
On this date in both 2019, 2020, 2021, as well as 2022, “Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day” had its first profile of Wisconsin State Senator Van Wanggaard, who prior to reaching office, was a 29 year veteran of the Racine Police Department. We...
republicinsanity 12/02/2023 4
In late-night rant, George Santos shows he's determined to light the GOP on fire
Former Rep. George Santos may be out of the House, but he’s not going�to go away quietly. On Friday, Santos was unceremoniously expectorated from Congress �for being a liar,�fraud, and likely ...
Aldous J Pennyfarthing 12/02/2023 261
Liz Cheney: Thanks to GOP cowardice, America is 'sleepwalking into dictatorship'
The prospect of a fascist dictatorship run by lifelong punchline Donald Trump is so patently absurd it’s almost beyond imagining. It feels a little like waking up from a 10-year coma and finding out Carrot Top is your new stepdad. And yet here we are....
Aldous J Pennyfarthing 12/01/2023 125
UAE Carbon Removal Company Run By Italian Scammer Snatches Up Land From Developing World
If you’re still in doubt that carbon offsetting is a scam, just take a look at the latest hotshot carbon offset company, Blue Carbon, which is literally taking advice from a convicted fraudster who ran an Italian telecomms company into the ground. Blue...
ClimateDenierRoundup 12/01/2023 1
President Biden drinks shake through straw, Fox loses it, Jimmy Kimmel claps back
We’ve finally found a presidential scandal to rival Teapot Dome, Watergate, and the legion of horrors Donald Trump visited on our heads that somehow got memory-holed faster than Barack Obama’s tan suit. Sure, Trump may have ignored a deadly pandemic...
Aldous J Pennyfarthing 11/30/2023 339
As public support for unions grows, U.S. laws still favor employers
The laws that helped pull unionization down to near 10% remain on the books—but 6�out of 10 U.S. adults now say declining unionization is bad for the country. By� Mark Kreidler �for Capital & ...
Capital and Main 11/30/2023 18
Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day: Richard Corcoran
Welcome to what is the 1259th original profile here at “Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day”, where we’ll be profiling Richard Corcoran, a former member of the Florida House of Representatives from District 45 of that body, who rode the Tea Party...
republicinsanity 11/30/2023 1
Google Still Breaking Its Climate Disinfo Policy And More Revealed In 'Deny, Deceive, Delay Vol 3.'
The Climate Action Against Disinformation (CAAD) coalition is back with another year of COP-watching, and the latest report has some interesting findings! Remember how Google promised to stop selling ads on climate denial? Welp, it turns out that's...
ClimateDenierRoundup 11/30/2023 4
OH-Sen: Frank LaRose (R) Throws Abortion Opponents Under The Bus For Issue 1's EPIC FAIL!
What a fucking loser: Secretary of State Frank LaRose offered an unusually blunt assessment while defending the ballot language he helped write for state Issue 1, the abortion-rights ballot measure that voters approved earlier this month, to a...
poopdogcomedy 11/30/2023 13
US abortions actually increased after Dobbs, which means forced-birthers are just getting started
If you need more evidence that Republicans will try to enact forced-birth laws nationwide if they ever retake the White House and Congress, you need look no further than their meager return on investment from the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. In...
Aldous J Pennyfarthing 11/29/2023 61
UN Climate Negotiations Start Tomorrow, So Deniers Threw Their Followers Some Red Meat
Tomorrow is the first day of the 28th annual Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), the two-week diplomatic marathon in which every nation on Earth endeavors to come to a consensus about what we...
ClimateDenierRoundup 11/29/2023 6
Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day: Sonny Borrelli- 2023 Update
On this date in both 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, as well as 2022, “Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day” profiled Arizona State Senator Sonny Borrelli, who as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2013-2017, established quite...
republicinsanity 11/28/2023 1
Renewable Tuesday 11/28: Peak Carbon Now!
The funny thing about tipping points, I always say, is that nothing seems to happen until you reach one, and then everything seems to happen all at once. This is an illusion, of course. The world ...
Mokurai 11/28/2023 11
Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day: Tom Patton- 2023 Update
On this date in both 2019, 2020, 2021, as well as 2022, “Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day” profiled Tom Patton, who has bounced around the Ohio state legislature on and off since 2003. He spent his six years in the Ohio House of...
republicinsanity 11/27/2023 2
Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day: David Armstrong- 2023 Update
On this date in both 2021 , as well as 2022 , “Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day” first profiled David Armstrong, who was first elected to District 75 of the Wisconsin ...
republicinsanity 11/27/2023 1
Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day: Ira Hansen- 2023 Update
On this day in both 2014, in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and in 2022, “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day” posted its first two profiles of Nevada State Senator Ira Hansen, who was quickly forced out of being Speaker of the Nevada House...
republicinsanity 11/27/2023 2
Stephen Miller's odious legal foundation takes aim at Arizona transgender kids
Most high school bullies move on after high school and either stop bullying altogether or set their sights on vulnerable adults—like asylum-seeking immigrants or the low-wage factotum who’s ...
Aldous J Pennyfarthing 11/26/2023 98
Sunday Four-Play: Biden delivers results, Christie swats at Trump, and Musk tanks Twitter
What’s the difference between Trump primary challenger Chris Christie and foreign policy maven Jake Sullivan? Answer: One is working to forestall a geopolitical disaster that would inch our world a step closer to Armageddon and throw an entire...
Aldous J Pennyfarthing 11/26/2023 54
Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day: Glenn Gruenhagen- 2023 Update
It was on this date in both 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, as well as 2022, that “Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day” first profiled Glenn Gruenhagen, a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who first came onto the scene back in, you...
republicinsanity 11/25/2023 1
'His aura of invincibility is just peeled away': Big GOP donors see path for Haley to stop Trump
While Republicans as a whole seem oddly enamored with the big wad of venal Play-Doh who spent four fraught years cosplaying as president, Big Donor Republicans appear to prefer someone with 91 fewer felony charges and one less fraudulent real estate...
Aldous J Pennyfarthing 11/25/2023 309

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