A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. ‘It’s Not How White Men Fight’ What to make of the latest Tucker Carlson revelation, a Jan. 7, 2021 text showing him in full…
Nothing says confidence in your boss like hiring a team of defense attorneys.
A cat as a fashion victim: this is a cat FIrST!
Yikes!
The jury may get the case as soon as this week, but not before Carroll’s team plays the Access Hollywood tape for them.
Apparently, Floriduh Fats will be testifying at the trial.
The Russian presidential administration said Wednesday that the Kremlin was attacked by drones overnight in an attempt on President Vladimir Putin’s life.
Moscow residents had reported hearing two explosions behind Kremlin walls shortly after 2 a.m. local time, after which the lights went out. Footage shared by residents in a local Telegram channel captured the incident, as smoke was seen filling the sky above the Kremlin.
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Things are heating up with the sighting of Dan Scavino at the DC Court House, which means that inner circle around Trump is getting smaller and smaller.
I tend to think that the whole Carlson thing is upsetting to Fox because now it can no longer say, “Carlson’s not really a racist–he just plays one on TV.”
Whoops quiet part outloud again
GOP Lawmaker’s Wild Claim About Those Who ‘Hate Homosexuals’ Causes Literal Jaw-Drop | HuffPost Latest News
Gasps could be heard after Florida state Rep. Jeff Holcomb’s statement
There was a jaw-dropping moment on the floor of the Florida House of Representatives this week after a Republican lawmaker’s comment about who really hates the LGBTQ+ community.
“ISIS, the Taliban and al Qaeda. Those are the folks who discriminate,” state Rep. Jeff Holcomb said Monday. “Our terrorist enemies hate homosexuals more than we do.”
The implication that Republicans hate the gay community ― but terrorists hate them even more ― led to gasps in the audience, while Democratic Rep. Kelly Skidmore’s jaw literally dropped:
Florida GOP Representative Jeff Holcomb says the quiet part out loud on the House floor today.
— Carlos Guillermo Smith (@CarlosGSmith) May 2, 2023
“Our terrorist enemies hate homosexuals MORE THAN WE DO.”
Audible gasping in the chamber.
And then there’s @RepSkidmore’s reaction. 😲 pic.twitter.com/ukH8EZmqL2
It was three against one, at least. Jumping a guy like that is dishonorable obviously. It’s not how white men fight .
Now some of you may scoff at a nerdy, bow tie wearing man opining on honorable methods of fighting, but not me. I believe Tucker is a qualified expert considering the number of times he was beaten up for his lunch money at the exclusive, all-white prep schools he attended.
Your slip is showing.
WaS the “antifa” protester BLACK or WhITE? I don’t ThinK he was Being racist becAUSE theY were beating UP antifa and antiFA isn’t A race. TheY did bEAT up a BLack whO was tryING to STab theM whiLE they Were Beating hiM up
Anyone with any sense of decency should leave twitter for good
After NPR stopped using Twitter, Elon Musk emailed an NPR reporter the following threat: “So is NPR going to start posting on Twitter again, or should we reassign @NPR to another company?”
Since Vlad wasn’t even in the 275,000 sq. m (google machine: kremlin size,) multi-story complex at the time, am I wrong to question the ingenious inference that this was an assassination attempt?
“The Somnambulant Guitars of Dan and Dale”
We’re not in a position to know, with so many of the Carlson internal communications either still private or redacted in court documents, what combination of revelations or notifications to the board prompted it to act finally. But it’s simply way too credulous to pretend this text somehow represents a greater display of racism from Carlson than he displayed on air in front of million of viewers night after night for years, in plain view of the Fox board.
Since Tucker was fired, I’ve wanted to know (NOT) what he could possibly have said or done that’s worse than we have already seen. Probably still waiting.
Mukasey: If I were a district judge and somebody wanted to fly me on his private plane on a vacation with his family, I were friendly with that person, would I have refused and endangered the friendship? I’m not sure that I would’ve
This is so Oniony, it’s making me cry from here.
Why do all my billionaire friends keep taking me hostage on their luxury yachts and private jets?
