“You think leaving it to God is the answer?” asked CNN’s Chris Cuomo in a segment on the latest mass shooting in the US, suggesting that something would be done for gun control if children of influential people were to be shot. One day after former Marine Ian David Long unloaded on a packed bar […]
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Trump: ‘We won’t let’ discrimination of conservatives on social media happen
US President Donald Trump has spoken out about censorship against conservatives on social media, saying it is a “very dangerous thing” and calling for everyone to be allowed to participate in the online conversation. “Social media is totally discriminating against Republican/conservative voices. Speaking loudly and clearly for the Trump administration, we won’t let that happen. […]
A gun advocate who Sacha Baron Cohen duped for his new show wrote a ‘warning’ to fellow conservatives back in April
Showtime A gun-rights activist who Sacha Baron Cohen duped in the pilot episode of his new Showtime series “Who Is America?” wrote a 1,400-word Facebook post about his experience of filming his segment in April, as a “warning” to fellow conservatives. Philip Van Cleave, the president of the Virginia Citizens Defense League, wrote that he […]
Meddling, anyone? US envoy to Berlin wants to ‘empower’ Europe’s conservatives, hails ‘awakening’
Washington’s rookie ambassador to Germany has stood by his words about “empowering” conservatives throughout Europe – after being accused of openly interfering in the internal politics of his host country. Richard Grenell has opened a new diplomatic can of worms, after being quoted by Breitbart London on Sunday as advocating for right-leaning governments throughout Europe. […]
Is It Weird for Conservatives to Like ‘Star Trek’?
On the latest ‘Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy’ podcast, writer Ana Marie Cox discusses Ted Cruz’s love of one of the most openly liberal TV shows. https://media.wired.com/photos/5afdc338997b9441ce0b0dca/master/pass/StarTrekKirk-FA.jpg
Croatian conservatives march against transgender rights in Zagreb (PHOTOS)
Thousands of conservative Croatian protesters have taken to the streets of Zagreb to speak out against a treaty designed to combat violence against women. Activists are unhappy that the legislation provides for transgender people. READ MORE: Trans people labelled ‘parasites’ & an obstacle to feminism during Parliament event Protesters sang songs as they marched through […]
The NRA is at the center of a brewing controversy over its ties to ‘conservatives’ favorite Russian’
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters The National Rifle Association is fielding a growing number of questions about its ties to Alexander Torshin, a prominent Kremlin-allied Russian banker, politician, and gun-rights activist. Torshin, who has been described as “President Putin’s emissary” in the US, said in 2015 that he knew President Donald Trump through the NRA. The FBI is […]
The GOP may have avoided a government shutdown disaster in the House after a last-minute deal with conservatives
Mark Wilson/Getty Images The government will shut down if no funding bill is passed by the end of Friday. Conservative House members in the Freedom Caucus are currently against the Republican leadership’s plan to avoid the shutdown, putting the plan in jeopardy. President Donald Trump called into a Freedom Caucus meeting in an attempt to […]
Did Twitter engineers just admit to shadow-banning conservatives? Nope
Enlarge / James O’Keefe. (credit: Gage Skidmore) James O’Keefe is a conservative activist who has made a name for himself with hidden camera investigations of supposedly liberal organizations. This week, he turned his attention to Twitter, publishing a series of secretly recorded videos of Twitter employees (and former employees) discussing Twitter’s content moderation policies and political […]
Conservatives are more susceptible to believing lies — but not because they’re stupid
The right wing’s disregard for facts and reasoning is not a matter of stupidity or lack of education. At the most basic level, conservatives and liberals seem to hold different beliefs about what constitutes “truth.” For many conservatives, faith and intuition and trust in revealed truth appear as equally valid sources of truth. Many conservatives […]