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2021-06-27 at 4:49 PM UTCSti1 confirmed gay for trump (GFT)
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2021-06-27 at 4:58 PM UTCThe Daily Beast
Chris Wallace Corners GOP Congressman Jim Banks: Aren’t You the Ones Defunding the Police?
Justin Baragona
Fox News anchor Chris Wallace challenged Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) on Sunday over his claims that Democrats are responsible for rising violent crime rates due to ant-police rhetoric, pointing out that Republicans are the ones who have actually voted against additional law enforcement funding.
After President Joe Biden said he would target law-breaking gun dealers in his new anti-crime plan last week, Banks wrote an op-ed for Fox News’ website in which he blasted President Joe Biden for not daring to “admit Democrats’ responsibility” for the crime spikes, claiming there is “overwhelming evidence connecting the rise in murders to the violent riots last summer and the Defund the Police movement.”
Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Banks continued to push his talking points, insisting that the president was “being held hostage” by The Squad, a group of progressive lawmakers that includes Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), among others.
After Banks asserted that Democrats have spent a year “stigmatizing” police and providing a “recipe that criminals in every city in America are liking,” Wallace confronted the congressman on his personal opposition to additional funding for local law enforcement agencies.
“Let me push back on that a little bit because in the program that he announced this week, the president said that the central part in his anti-crime package is the $350 billion in the American Rescue Plan, the COVID relief plan that was passed,” the Fox anchor said before airing Biden’s remarks.
“Congressman Banks, you voted against that package, against the $350 billion, just like every other Republican in the House and Senate, so can't you make the argument that it’s you and the Republicans who are defunding the police?” Wallace added.
The Indiana lawmaker, meanwhile, attempted to fall back on his claims that The Squad’s rhetoric was to blame, only for Wallace to interrupt him before he could continue reciting his canned lines.
“No, no, sir, respectfully—wait, sir, respectfully, I heard you make that point but I’m asking you there’s $350 billion in this package the president says can be used for policing and let me put up some of the specific things that he said,” Wallace declared while Banks tried to object.
“Congressman Banks, let me finish and I promise I will give you a chance to answer,” the Fox News Sunday moderator continued. “The president is saying cities and states can use this money to hire more police officers, invest in new technologies and develop summer job training and recreation programs for young people. Respectfully, I’ve heard your point about the last year, but you and every other republican voted against this $350 billion.”
Banks, however, completely ignored Wallace’s point, instead repeating his argument that the main reason violent crime is on the rise is that progressives had “stigmatized one of the most honorable professions in America.” -
2021-06-27 at 4:59 PM UTCGFT
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2021-06-27 at 5:07 PM UTCMaking
All Americans sick and tired of Rump's
Grievances
Again
Newsweek
QAnon Supporters Express Boredom With 'Same Old' Trump Speech: 'This Is Getting Ridiculous'
Benjamin Fearnow
Both QAnon and longtime supporters of former President Donald Trump criticized his Saturday night speech in Wellington, Ohio, accusing him of the "same-old, same-old" grievances against Democrats and his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden.
QAnon supporters, some of whom are the former president's most fanatical online backers, sent a barrage of messages through the Telegram app that expressed boredom and even anger at the speech Trump described as "the very first rally of the 2022 election." They blasted Trump for not mentioning how his January 6 insurrection supporters are "rotting in jail." And numerous others said Trump should be booed by the Ohio rallygoers for even "bringing up the word 'vaccine,'" specifically because they believe COVID-19 was entirely a hoax.
But a majority of the top QAnon user comments simply expressed their outright boredom with Trump's post-election stump speech, in which baselessly claimed he won in November 2020 and blasted any dissenting GOP members as "traitors."
"I'm 100% with the dude, but literally switched from his speech 3 mins ago. Im [sic] done with his speeches," wrote QAnon user Jacob.
"Judging by the Trump-supporting normies I live with, they were bored with his speech," wrote another QAnon user. "I support Trump but this is getting ridiculous."
"Love President Trump. But, if I'm being honest, it's a lot of the 'same old-same old,' we've all heard a thousand times before," wrote Annmarie Calabro.
Some of Trump's more mainstream critics and former supporters also appeared to have grown tired of the former president using his rally platform to blast the same figures, such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Ohio GOP Congressman Anthony Gonzalez.
Trump also painted a dire picture of the current state of America, claiming that the country is falling apart without his so-called leadership.
"Murders, rapes, rioting, looting, stolen elections happening everywhere, all the time, nonstop in America. Nothing but carnage. Everywhere you look," Trump said Saturday night, prompting former Illinois GOP Congressman Joe Walsh to quote him, adding: "That's about it. I'm gonna go play with the dogs."
Several political pundits accused Trump of being unable to read off his teleprompter during the Ohio rally speech Saturday night. The Bulwark publication noted that Trump even attacked U.S. military leaders.
"In one of the only original passages in his Ohio speech, he criticized 'woke generals' and claimed that 'our military will be incapable of fighting and incapable of taking orders.' America's 'military brass have become weak and ineffective leaders,'" the publication noted. -
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2021-06-27 at 5:18 PM UTCGFT
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2021-06-27 at 5:44 PM UTCSpeaking of fascism Lanny won't even let my good friend earn a living.
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2021-06-27 at 5:54 PM UTCMaking
America
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The Daily Beast
Mitt Romney Snarks at Trump Pushing the Big Lie: ‘This Is Like WWF...It’s Not Real’
Justin Baragona
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) blasted former President Donald Trump for continuing to peddle the big lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, likening the ex-president’s rhetoric to professional wrestling while noting that nothing Trump says is “real.”
Over the weekend, Trump launched a new rally tour aimed at punishing Republicans who voted to impeach him for inciting an insurrection to halt the certification of President Joe Biden’s election victory. During Saturday’s rally, which was ostensibly to support a former aide’s primary challenge against Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), Trump once again falsely claimed he’d won the last election.
Appearing on CNN’s State of the Union, Romney—one of seven GOP senators to convict Trump of impeachment in February—was asked by anchor Jake Tapper to weigh in on the president’s stubborn insistence to push falsehoods about the past election.
Noting that former Attorney General Bill Barr recently acknowledged in an interview that the disgraced ex-president’s election fraud claims were “bullshit,” Tapper wondered aloud if Trump’s repeated lies and whitewashing of the Jan. 6 insurrection “undermines American democracy.”
“And if so, do you think more of your Republican colleagues need to speak out?” Tapper added.
The Utah senator agreed that more Republicans need to speak out and that Trump’s stolen election rhetoric is a threat to democracy, noting that autocratic leaders can point to the ex-president’s fraudulent claims as a reason why their countries can’t hold free and fair elections.
Romney, a frequent Trump critic, then went on to reference the ex-president’s stint in pro wrestling to snark that Trump is largely spouting lies because it enthralls his followers.
“This is like WWF, that it’s entertaining, but it’s not real,” he declared. “And I know people want to say, yeah, they believe in the big lie in some cases, but I think people recognize it’s a lot of show and bombast but it’s going to nowhere.”
The senator reiterated that the “election is over” and “it was fair,” adding that Trump was already “crying foul” about the results before Election Night.
“The question is what were his sources of information?” Romney rhetorically asked. “Where did he hear that the election had been fraudulently carried out? Did he hear it from the Justice Department? No. Did he hear it from the intelligence community? No.”
He then went on to knock Trump for relying on less-than-credible sources to justify his groundless and unhinged claims that he actually won the 2020 election and will eventually be reinstated in the White House.
“So where did he hear it from? The MyPillow guy? Rudy Giuliani? What are their sources of information?” Romney sighed. “It’s pretty clear the election was fair, it wasn’t the outcome the president wanted, but let’s move on.” -
2021-06-27 at 6:27 PM UTCAZ. SAYS TRUMP WON AFTER INSPECTING THE BALLOTSThe following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2021-06-27 at 6:55 PM UTCAugust motherfucker
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2021-06-27 at 7:32 PM UTC
Originally posted by POLECAT 1.4 million people watched trumps speech ON YOU TUBE .. it takes 70 videos from the white house to equal his views. what do that tell you commie niggers???? huh..HUH?? ILL TLL YOU FAGGOT MORONS,, WE THE PEOPLE ARE COMING FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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2021-06-27 at 8:09 PM UTCMediafeed
A psychologist explains why people believe in conspiracy theories
Jade Wu, PhD
At a dinner party last year, I was casually saying how silly I thought my brother-in-law was for believing in chemtrails when a couple, whom I considered to be very reasonable people, responded that the government really does use them for population control. To be fair, they were shocked that I, a person they thought to be very reasonable, refuse to set up Face ID on my iPhone because I’m pretty sure “they” will use it for surveillance, even though I’m not sure who “they” are.
Conspiracy theories have always fascinated me. When I was thirteen, I worshiped Blink-182 and nodded along to Tom DeLonge’s theories about Area 51. Now that I’m older and a psychologist, I’m much more interested in the psychology of how and why people believe in conspiracy theories.
What are conspiracy theories?
First, let’s define the term. A conspiracy theory is a non-mainstream explanation for something about the world that involves secret, powerful and often sinister groups. It’s speculative, meaning it’s not based on verified facts. It’s often complex. (Just think of that meme of Charlie from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia madly gesturing at crisscrossing strings on a wall crammed with “evidence.”) It usually includes negative and distrustful beliefs about an “other.”
A conspiracy theory is a non-mainstream explanation for something about the world that involves secret, powerful, and often sinister groups.
And importantly, a conspiracy theory is not falsifiable — any evidence against the theory would be chalked up to a cover-up, paradoxically reinforcing the theory. When scientists try to reassure people that chemtrails consist only of normal water vapor, a hardcore chemtrail believer might conclude that scientists have been bought by the government to lie to the people.
This episode is not going to debunk (or bunk) any specific conspiracy theories. After all, I’m no expert on airplane contrails or moon landings. But it turns out that, whether they're true or not, the psychology of conspiracy theories is fascinating. (Spoiler alert: Sleep disorders might be involved in alien abduction conspiracy theories!)
But let’s start with the basics.
Why do people believe in conspiracy theories?
Psychologists specializing in conspiracy theories believe that people have three main motivations for believing in conspiracy theories, whether or not they’re aware of these motivations.
1. The need to reduce uncertainty and make sense of the world
The world can be a scary and overwhelming place. Events often seem random; talking heads on TV don’t agree on basic facts; there are gaps in our understanding of how injustices and disasters come about. For all of us, there are days when nothing seems to make sense.
When a conspiracy theory comes along, claiming to make sense of the insensible, it can be quite appealing.
Research shows that when people feel a strong sense of uncertainty, they’re more likely to believe in conspiracy theories. This is especially true for those who have a high need for cognitive closure — in other words, they feel deeply uncomfortable if they don’t get answers.
2. The need to feel safe and have a sense of control
Related to making sense of the world, we also have a deep need to feel safe and like we have control over our environment.
Conspiracy theories can offer a psychological island to land on when we’re treading water. They offer some concreteness when we feel helpless about our lives. Perhaps someone’s child has unexplained health issues. Believing in a conspiracy about how pharmaceutical companies are purposely using vaccines to make kids sick might seem appealing for desperate parents. Deciding to refuse vaccines gives them some sense of control.
Conspiracy theories offer the opportunity to reject official narratives, affording some small solace.
People who lack control in other areas of life—employment, financial future, social prejudice — may similarly feel like they don’t have a safe or valued space in the world. In fact, people who feel like they have low socio-political control are more susceptible to believing in conspiracies. This makes sense — conspiracy theories offer the opportunity to reject official narratives, affording some small solace.
3. The need to maintain a good self-image
Another reason people who feel left behind or left out are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories is that these unfounded beliefs offer a way to maintain a positive self-image.
How do conspiracy theories make people feel good about themselves? Well, let's say you're persistently unemployed. Isn’t the idea of a secret cabal within the government purposely keeping unemployment high to control an upcoming election an easier pill to swallow than the idea that your skills may no longer be marketable?
Perhaps this is why people on the losing side of the political process are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories. It allows people to maintain a sense that they and their in-group are good while blaming others for things gone wrong.
How do conspiracy theories take root?
For the reasons we’ve covered, people may be “on the ready” to believe in conspiracy theories. But how do specific theories take root in people’s minds?
This question is difficult because the answer seems to be very complex. But psychological science has found some hints.
1. We all have confirmation bias
Confirmation bias is our brain's tendency to look for information that supports what we already believe. This tendency can lead us to talk to people we know agree with us (think Twitter echo chambers). Or it could find us scanning a Google search results page and clicking only on the links that show what we were looking for. If I already think the Illuminati is controlling the world’s banks and I search for “Illuminati banks,” my eyes will be drawn to the link that says “every bank CEO is an Illuminati member.”
Confirmation bias is our brain's tendency to look for information that supports what we already believe.
What makes confirmation bias worse is that we’re not good at remembering where our conspiracy ideas came from. Do you remember when you first heard the idea that the moon landing was staged? A fascinating study showed that when people read persuasive conspiracy theories, they’re prone to falsely recalling that they had believed in the conspiracy all along.
2. It’s not about the specific content
You might think that how well a conspiracy theory takes root in someone’s mind depends on how plausible the theory is. As it turns out, though, content isn't that important. Whether someone adopts a conspiracy theory or not depends more on their overall proneness to believe in conspiracies in the first place.
The act of believing in conspiracy theories is its own fuel.
A study showed that the more someone believed Princess Diana faked her own death, the more the same person believed she was murdered. The more someone believed that Osama bin Laden was already dead by the time his compound was raided, the more the same person believed that he was still alive.
In other words, the act of believing in conspiracy theories is its own fuel. The more we believe in one, the more likely we are to believe in others, even if they're contradictory.
3. Sometimes, a sleep disorder can make you hallucinate an alien abduction
Yes, you read that right — sometimes, believing in a conspiracy theory doesn’t come from going down a Google search rabbit hole. Sometimes, it comes from very real perceptual experiences that your brain creates while you’re in the twilight zone between sleep and wakefulness.
Sleep paralysis, documented since the 1600s, is the strange experience of being completely unable to move even as you're conscious of your own body and surroundings. This tends to happen as you're on the verge of falling asleep or waking up. Not only is it terrifying to feel paralyzed, but sleep paralysis often comes with feeling a heaviness on your chest, a racing heart, other panic attack sensations and even pain.
Far-out ideas can grow from honest-to-goodness biological roots and then spread through our collective consciousness as conspiracy theories.
You may also have hallucinations during sleep paralysis, often in the form of seeing figures in the room or even looming over your bed. There's good documentation that people who believe they've experienced alien abduction are actually describing an episode of sleep paralysis. Often, their traumatic memories of the experience evolve over time as their brains try to make sense of the insensible. The vague, shadowy figures they hallucinated take on the features of the aliens we talk about in popular culture — large heads, little grey bodies, dark elongated eyes.
Of course, this only accounts for a small portion of all conspiracy theories, but I think it’s fascinating that our brains can mix sleep disorder symptoms with cultural imagery to produce this phenomenon. It shows that far-out ideas can grow from honest-to-goodness biological roots and then spread through our collective consciousness as conspiracy theories.
What are the psychological consequences of believing in conspiracy theories?
As I've already mentioned, a deep longing for safety and control can motivate a person to believe in conspiracy theories. But the sad truth is, the approach isn't helpful. In fact, it may have the opposite effect.
This is a good time to use our wise minds — acknowledge our anxiety, but also weigh the facts so we can be empowered with useful knowledge -
2021-06-27 at 8:11 PM UTCSOUNDS TO ME LIKE SOME SHADY PEOPLE TRYING TO DEFLECT GUILT
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2021-06-27 at 10:05 PM UTC
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2021-06-27 at 10:11 PM UTCRUSSIAN HACKERS EVERYWHERE!!!
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2021-06-28 at 2:42 AM UTCTOMORROW WE WILL GET A PRELIMINUARY REPORT OF THE FRAUD FOUND IN AZ
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2021-06-28 at 2:43 AM UTCAND SOMETIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE THE DEEP STATE WILL REACT BY BLOWING SOME STUFF UP
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2021-06-28 at 9:19 AM UTCOH WELL I WAS OFF BY A TAD ON WHEN THE DEEP STATE WOULD TRY TO ENTERTAIN US SO WE DON'T NOTICE THE FRAUD ,,
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2021-06-28 at 3:46 PM UTCBusiness Insider
Siblings of GOP Rep. Paul Gosar want him kicked out of Congress, and call him 'a traitor to this country'
insider@insider.com (John L. Dorman)
Siblings of GOP Rep. Paul Gosar want him kicked out of Congress, and call him 'a traitor to this country'
The siblings of GOP Rep. Paul Gosar are calling for their brother's removal from Congress.
"I consider him a traitor to this country," Dave Gosar said of his brother to NBC News.
Gosar has been a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump's debunked election claims.
For months, GOP Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona has been one of the most vocal supporters of former President Donald Trump's debunked election claims. Now, his siblings are calling for his ouster from Congress for backing the former president's claims of a "rigged" election.
Dave Gosar, a Wyoming lawyer and one of Gosar's nine siblings, told NBC News that his brother was a "traitor."
"I consider him a traitor to this country. I consider him a traitor to his family," he said, according to a report published on Monday. "He doesn't see it. He's disgraced and dishonored himself."
Dave Gosar told NBC that his estranged brother has not yet been severely reprimanded due to political considerations.
"They're trying to bury it just like they bury everything in the past. And I want to tell you if they think that's going to fly this time, they're sorely mistaken," he said, adding: "I think he should be removed from Congress, and they have the power to do it, no matter what they tell you."
Jennifer Gosar, a Spanish translator and the congressman's sister, told NBC that she was "shocked" that no action been taken against her brother regarding his role in the January 6 Capitol riot.
"I'm shocked that he's not censured now, that there hasn't been a process for expulsion," she said. "I mean, I think all the elements are clear. And maybe there's something I'm missing, but they're not acting on it to really allay any fears of the public."
When now-President Joe Biden appeared to be the victor in Arizona after Election Day last year, Gosar pushed unfounded theories that "glitches" could have impacted the final results.
On January 6, Gosar also objected to the certification of the presidential results from Arizona, a swing state that Biden won by a little over 10,000 votes, demanding that a full audit be conducted in electoral behemoth Maricopa County.
After the deadly riot that occurred on that same day, Gosar has repeatedly pressed government officials about the death of Ashli Babbitt, an insurrectionist who was killed by Capitol Police. And, during a congressional hearing earlier this month, he criticized the circumstances behind her death.
After the hearing, GOP Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, who was removed from the House Republican leadership team over her vocal criticism of Trump's false election claims, rebuked Gosar for saying that Babbitt was "executed" by the Capitol Police.
Six of Gosar's nine siblings first attracted national attention in the 2018 election cycle when they were featured in an television ad, pleading with voters not to support the congressman's reelection bid.
Earlier this month, siblings Tim and David Gosar appeared on CNN and apologized for the congressman's conduct and comments about the Capitol insurrection.
"On behalf of the actual sane members of our family - which is everyone but Paul - we apologize ... for [Gosar's] despicable comments and disgraceful conduct through this whole incident," David Gosar said at the time.
During the CNN interview, Tim Gosar also blasted the congressman's behavior.
"Once you lose your focus on the truth, once you become someone that peddles in lies, once you become basically a snake oil salesman, the truth is a really slippery thing to get your arms around," he said. "It's really hard to go back to the truth once you become a pathological liar like Paul has become."
