Mike Lindell’s 72-hour cyber symposium is underway. Get up to speed here. Here is MSN News: Right-wing media figure Steve Bannon has slammed MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell‘s cyber symposium for failing to present evidence that actually proves Lindell’s long-touted claims of voter fraud […]
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How long can Eric Metaxas continue to defend Mike Lindell?
I am guessing until the money dries up. But that’s just a guess. Did you see Lindell’s recent interview with CNN? This would be hilarious if so many Americans, especially evangelical Christians, didn’t believe it. Watch: “It’s proof of nothing.” […]
Pennsylvania counties will not comply with state senator Doug Mastriano’s audit request
We covered this here. Sara Murray has the story at CNN: A Pennsylvania Republican’s effort to launch a ballot audit of the 2020 results in the Keystone State has hit a roadblock after three counties declined to hand over their election materials […]
Mike Lindell is “affable, devout, philanthropic–and a clear threat to the nation”
Mike “MyPillow Guy” Lindell loves to talk to journalists. He seems to enjoy the attention. This is why I am not surprised that he agreed to meet with Anne Applebaum of The Atlantic. They met at Steve Bannon’s townhouse and […]
Doug Mastriano is at it again
The Christian nationalist Pennsylvania senator with a hotline to Trump is initiating something called a “forensic investigation” of the 2020 election. Here is Mastriano at his website: A forensic investigation of our election results and processes for the 2020 General […]
YouTube dumps The Eric Metaxas Show
In case you missed this in yesterday’s evangelical roundup, here is Metaxas breaking the news to his audience:
Trump really believes he will be “reinstated” to office in August
Is the “MyPillow Guy” now calling the shots? Here is Charlie Cooke at The National Review: Two days ago, the New York Times’s Maggie Haberman reported that Donald Trump “has been telling a number of people he’s in contact with that he expects he will get […]
Evangelical conspiracy theorists Mike Lindell and Eric Metaxas at the Mitchell, South Dakota Corn Palace
They were at the South Dakota landmark to launch, for about the tenth time, Mike “MyPillow Guy” Lindell’s new social media platform “Frank.” Here is local coverage from the Mitchell (SD) Republic: A crowd of 1,650 was at the Corn […]
Wehner: The Republican Party is a threat to democracy
Here is a taste of Peter Wehner‘s recent piece at The Atlantic: The Trump presidency might have been the first act in a longer and even darker political drama, in which the Republican Party is becoming more radicalized. How long […]
More than half of Republicans still believe Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election
CNN’s Harry Enten reports on the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll: A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds that 55% of Republicans falsely believe Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election was the result of illegal voting or rigging. Additionally, 60% of Republicans incorrectly agree […]
Mike “MyPillow Guy” Lindell’s latest investigation
The My Pillow Guy is now investigating Fox News to find out why the cable network refuses to book him as a guest on its programs. Here is a taste of Richard Luscombe’s piece at The Guardian: Mike Lindell, the […]
What happened at Tuesday’s “election integrity” conference at Regent University?
Former Minnesota congresswoman Michelle Bachmann hosted the event. She serves as Dean of the Robertson School of Government at Regent University. Learn more here. Jim Swift, a senior editor at the conservative website The Bulwark, watched the virtual event and […]
Eric Metaxas on Mike “MyPillow Guy” Lindell’s conspiracy theories: “I’m tracking perfectly with you” and I am “in awe” of what you are saying
Sidney Powell says that no reasonable person would believe her claim that Dominion Voting Systems rigged the 2020 presidential election. Does this mean that Mike Lindell and Eric Metaxas are not reasonable? The MyPillow Guy still believes that Dominion Voting […]
Sidney Powell says “reasonable people” would not accept her claims about election fraud “as fact”
Some you remember Sidney Powell. She was the lawyer working alongside Rudy Giuliani, Liberty University Falkirk Center fellow Jenna Ellis, and others to try to prove election fraud in the 2020 presidential election. She was eventually dropped from that team, […]
The “Truth Seekers”
Over at The Atlantic, Katilyn Tiffany has a fascinating short piece about the social media conspiracy theorists who describe themselves as “truth seekers.” Tiffany argues that these so-called “truth seekers” brand themselves as fashion bloggers, “travel influencers,” and mommy bloggers. […]
Franklin Graham tells his followers to get the COVID-19 vaccine
According to a Pew Research study, white evangelicals are the least likely to get the COVID-19 vaccine. There are a lot of reasons for this. As I told Yonat Shimron of Religion News Service earlier this month, there is a […]
Conspiracy theorist Mike “MyPillow” Lindell is launching a new social media site
He is going to “dump evidence like you’ve never seen before”: Learn more here.
5 types of post-Trump Republicans
Over at The New York Times, Maggie Haberman references a survey that identifies five “factions” or “tribes” of Republicans: Trump Boosters: GOP voters who approved of Trump’s presidency, but are more supportive of the party than any one candidate. They […]
It’s March 4th
Let’s see what happens:
Mike Lindell thought his documentary would be a “miracle” that would “get us back to being one nation under God.” (Eric Metaxas nods his head in agreement).
The Trump impeachment trial begins today. I’m not a lawyer, and I don’t know what holds-up in a court of law, but how can anybody disagree with the idea that Trump is responsible for the insurrection? The impeachment trial will […]