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May 5, 2023
Tori Otten
Fox Begs Media Matters to Please Stop Publishing Leaked Tucker Carlson Videos
The videos, of course, show what a creep Tucker was at Fox.
May 5, 2023
Tori Otten
Wisconsin Republicans Are Fighting to Keep a 200-Year-Old Abortion Law on the Books
A nationally watched abortion lawsuit is making its way through Wisconsin courts.
May 5, 2023
Tori Otten
The Proud Boys Conviction Has Killed the Right’s Favorite Defense of January 6
“How many of the participants have been charged with insurrecting, with sedition, with treason?”
May 4, 2023
Tori Otten
Dianne Feinstein Finally Issues Statement on Her Absence, Refuses to Say When She’ll Be Back
The California senator is pretending her absence makes no difference in what’s happening in Congress.
May 4, 2023
Tori Otten
North Carolina Passes Nightmare Abortion Ban After Democrat Switched Parties
Basically as soon as Tricia Cotham switched parties, Republicans set their plan in motion.
May 4, 2023
Tori Otten
Florida Passes Bill Allowing Trans Kids to Be Taken From Their Families
Florida Republicans have sent the kidnapping bill to Ron DeSantis to sign.
May 4, 2023
Tori Otten
Proud Boys Convicted of Seditious Conspiracy on January 6, While Trump Enjoys Golf Trip
Sounds about right.
May 4, 2023
Tori Otten
Clarence Thomas’s Friend Basically Confirms the Harlan Crow Tuition Story
Mark Paoletta seemed to be trying to defend the Supreme Court justice.
May 4, 2023
Tori Otten
Mike Lee’s Defense of Clarence Thomas Will Make You Lose Your Mind
The Republican senator is trying to support the Supreme Court justice amid mounting financial scandals. And, well, words do this post no justice.
May 4, 2023
Tori Otten
How North Carolina Republicans Rushed Through an Abortion Ban in the Dead of Night
Republicans quickly pushed through the ban after a Democrat switched parties.
May 3, 2023
Tori Otten
Raphael Warnock Warns It’s Only a “Matter of Time” Before a Mass Shooting Affects You
The Georgia senator revealed that his own children were on lockdown amid the Atlanta shooting.
May 3, 2023
Tori Otten
Atlanta Is the 190th Mass Shooting of 2023
America is on a record pace for shootings.
May 3, 2023
Tori Otten
Texas Republicans Pass Bill to Rig Elections in Their Favor
This is how local democracy begins to crumble.
May 3, 2023
Tori Otten
Are We Supposed to Believe This Is the Text That Got Tucker Carlson Fired?
A new report says it knows exactly why the Fox host was let go, and it’s a little hard to believe.
May 2, 2023
Tori Otten
Florida Lawmaker Admits Republicans “Hate Homosexuals” on House Floor
At least one jaw dropped as the state representative tried to make his point.
May 2, 2023
Tori Otten
Tucker Carlson Caught Making Disgusting Comments About Women in New Leaked Video
The recently fired Fox anchor made a host of creepy comments about women behind the scenes.
May 2, 2023
Tori Otten
Mitch McConnell’s Obtuse Defense for the Supreme Court Justices Mired in Scandal
Republicans really don’t care about the Supreme Court’s ethics (or lack thereof).
May 2, 2023
Tori Otten
Will the Freedom Caucus Destroy the U.S. Economy?
The government could run out of money to pay its bills sooner than expected. And the Freedom Caucus doesn’t seem to care.
May 2, 2023
Tori Otten
The Lie at the Heart of the States’ Case Against Student Debt Relief
A new investigation has found that the numbers submitted by the plaintiffs simply don’t add up.
May 1, 2023
Tori Otten
Judge Blocks Extreme Missouri Anti-Trans Health Care Ban
State Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s emergency rule would have forbidden gender-affirming care for both children and adults.
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