Tag: right wing extremism

Jerry Falwell, Jr. (screenshot courtesy WDBJ)

Jerry Falwell Jr. Joins Steve Bannon’s War On ‘Fake Republicans’ (TWEET)

Most longtime watchers of the religious right, including this writer, have known for some time that when push comes to shove, the religious right...
Dana Loesch at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (image courtesy Gage Skidmore,

NRA’s Dana Loesch Warns Trump Foes They’ll Go Down ‘In Their...

It initially appeared that the National Rifle Association had come down from the ceiling at last in the wake of the massacre in Las...
Las Vegas police hunkering down after the shooting (screenshot courtesy NBC News via KSNV)

Calling BS On The Hoaxes, Rumors, And Lies About The Vegas...

By now, you've probably heard that several far-right elements wasted no time at all claiming that Sunday night's horrific shooting in Las Vegas was...
Ann Coulter at a book signing in Costa Mesa, California (image from Coulter's Facebook)

Unhinged Ann Coulter Calls For ‘Death Squads’ To Clear Out Immigrants...

When word got out that Donald Trump was willing to make a deal on protecting Dreamers, right-wing heads exploded across the country. A lot of...

Trump Retweets A Violent GIF Attacking Hillary (TWEETS/PHOTOS)

When Donald Trump tapped John Kelly as White House chief of staff, it initially looked like Kelly was going to bring a measure of...
Steve Bannon at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (image courtesy Gage Skidmore, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA license)

Milo Yiannopoulos May Be About To Join Steve Bannon In Burning...

It's been amply established that Steve Bannon is one of the most loathsome people ever to come on the American political scene. During his...
Lance Wallnau at Convergence 2016 (image from Wallnau's Facebook)

RWNJ Pastor Makes Outrageous Claims About Liberal ‘Spirits And Curses And...

It's been amply established that diehard supporters of Donald Trump live in an alternative universe. In this world, even when there is no doubt something...
Photo art courtesy Emil Lendof, The Daily Beast

Breitbart Plans To Burn The MSM Down–By Any Means Necessary (AUDIO)

When Steve Bannon took command of Breitbart News Network in 2012, he set about using it to further the main goal of the alt-right--to...
Comet Ping Pong, supposed scene of Pizzagate (image courtesy Farragutful, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA license)

Wingnut Claims Pizzagate Ring Put Contract On Steve Scalise (VIDEO/TWEETS)

It's more or less an article of faith on the right wing fringe that the Democrats and the anti-Trump resistance are responsible for the...
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Wingnuts Freaked Over Trumpesque ‘Julius Caesar,’ But Applaud Violent CNN GIF...

While most people on both sides of the aisle recoiled in horror and disgust over Donald Trump tweeting himself literally pile-driving CNN to the...
Dan Bishop filing for the state house in 2014 (image courtesy Bishop's Facebook)

NC State Senator: Press Wages ‘Jihad’ When Doing Its Job (TWEETS,...

It's no secret that a large number of Republican politicians from Donald Trump on down hate the press. Really, really, really, hate the press....
John Guandolo (screenshot courtesy YouTube)

So-Called Terrorism Expert: London Mosque Attack Was Act Of Self-Defense (AUDIO)

When you hear someone go on an Islamophobic rant, you can be assured that it will either be dumb, offensive, or both. But even with...
Ted Nugent in May 2017 (image from Nugent's Facebook)

Hell Freezes Over–Ted Nugent Claims He Wants To Dial Back ‘Hateful...

Many of the most extreme elements of the right saw Wednesday's attack on a Republican congressional baseball practice as a signal to turn up...
An inscription of the First Amendment in front of Independence Hall (image courtesy Robin Klein, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA license)

Shockingly Low Percentage Of Repubs Believe In 1st Amendment For Press...

To date, one of the most unnerving elements of the Donald Trump administration has been its all-out war on the press. Trump, either through himself...
Rick Wiles of TruNews (image courtesy Wiles' Twitter)

Wingnut Host Has Absurd Theory On Why Michael Flynn Was REALLY...

As most of us in the reality-based community know, Michael Flynn was forced to resign as national security adviser because he phoned the Russian...
Michael Savage (image courtesy Savage's Facebook)

RWNJ Michael Savage Urges Armed Thugs To Picket ‘Little Rat’ Chuck...

A very vocal, and very dangerous, element of the right seems to think that out-and-out thuggery makes you a patriot. It still makes me...
Jeff Sessions taking the oath at his confirmation hearing (image courtesy the Office of President-Elect Trump, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA license)

RWNJs Want New AG Sessions To Investigate Debunked Fake News On...

It's no secret that the wingnut fringe skipped and danced when Jeff Sessions squeaked through the Senate to become attorney general. But it looks...
David Clarke with Donald Trump (image from Clarke's Twitter)

Trump’s Favorite Sheriff Wants To Reach Out To Dems: To ‘Grab...

David Clarke has served as sheriff of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin since 2002--roughly 5,300 days. In that time, he's probably embarrassed the good people of...
Glenn Beck at the 2016 Conservative Political Action Conference (image courtesy Gage Skidmore, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA license)

Glenn Beck Wants To ‘Assign Some Blame’ To BLM For Beating...

For much of the latter part of 2016, Glenn Beck seemed to be turning over a new leaf. He was one of the charter...
Nigel Farage

Battling Violent Rhetoric Starts With Brexiter Nigel Farage And Trump (TWEETS)

Brexit's leading right-wing extremist, Nigel Farage, should brace himself for the impact of a lawsuit from the group Hope Not Hate. The group had the...