ABC News is reporting that Mike Pence was thinking about skipping the January 6, 2021 certification of the 2020 presidential election until his son, a Marine, convinced him otherwise during a Christmas 2020 family vacation in Colorado. All of this...
January 6th
Election denier Sidney Powell just flipped
This is huge. Sidney Powell was “in the room where it happened.” She is now working for the prosecution in the Georgia election fraud case against Donald Trump and others. Here is CNN: Former Donald Trump attorney Sidney Powell has pleaded guilty...
Federalist Society and Trump-appointed judge puts Proud Boys chairman away for 22 years.
In case you missed it, District Judge Timothy Kelly just gave former Proud Boys Chairman Enrique Tarrio twenty-two years in prison for his leadership of a failed attempt to prevent Joe Biden from becoming President of the United States. Right-wing...
Eric Metaxas and John Zmirak on why Mike Pence is not a good Christian
As you might imagine, the reason the former Vice President is not a good Christian is because he chose to certify the 2020 presidential election on January 6, 2021. Watch these guys:...
Trump indictment #3 is coming soon. How are people (including a few evangelicals) responding?
This time the indictment is for January 6th. (Still waiting on Georgia). CNN has some good coverage. The indictment is probably coming, perhaps in days. It looks like Trump is going to spend most of 2024 in court. Here is...
Mike Pence responds to an election denier at an Iowa Pizza Ranch
Mike Pence ran into an election denier at a Sioux City, Iowa Pizza Ranch. (As a north Jersey kid who is half Italian I can’t get my head around the idea of a “Pizza Ranch”–but I digress). She told Pence...
GOP Senators criticize Trump’s use of the J6 Choir at his Waco rally
If you don’t know about the J6 choir, get up to speed here. John Cornyn (TX), Lindsey Graham (SC), John Thune (SD), and Thom Tillis (NC) have weighed-in. Here is Sahil Kapur and Scott Wong at NBC News: Top Senate...
In Waco, Trump plays a version of the “Star Spangled Banner” by the “J6 Choir” as scenes from the US Capitol attack flash across the screens.
Learn more here. And Robert Jeffress blessed it all. Watch: Here is the full song from the “J6 Choir,” a group of inmates who are in prison for their involvement in the events of January 6, 2021....
Tucker and Kevin rewrite the history of January 6th
In order to justify his invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin had to rewrite history. So did Josef Stalin. On Monday night, Tucker Carlson tried to rewrite the history of January 6, 2021. He got help from Speaker of the House...
The latest American export: insurrections
The United States loves to export its political ideals and practices to the rest of the world. The latest export seems to be antidemocratic insurrections. Here is a taste of Anne Applebaum’s Atlantic piece: “What the Rioters in Brazil Learned...
“Just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the Republican congressmen.” –Donald Trump
Kevin McCarthy, with the help of Donald Trump, is Speaker of the House. Here is what some of the members of the House Select Committee on January 6th are saying: Liz Cheney: Adam Kinzinger: Adam Schiff: Jamie Raskin:...
Blogging the 12th vote for Speaker of the House
A lot happened in this vote. McCarthy picked-up fourteen votes. There are now seven who oppose him. He needs three of these votes to become Speaker of the House. 12:20pm: I find it shocking that Mike Garcia (R-CA), while nominating...
A bad day for Kevin McCarthy
After eleven votes, the House of Representatives still does not have a Speaker. A few minutes ago the House of Representatives–the people’s house–decided to adjourn for the night. They apparently got tired and hungry. We saw a lot of crazy...
Another link between 7 Mountain Dominionism and the January 6th insurrection on the U.S. Capitol
Last year I called your attention to Tyler Ethridge, a disciple of 7 Mountain Dominionists Andrew Wommack, Lance Wallnau, William G. Boykin, and David Barton, who lost his job as a pastor after he tweeted a video of himself inside...
Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis under investigation for misconduct related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election
The January 6th Report is out. The House January 6th Committee has released dozens of interview transcripts and more are on the way. One of the transcripts released was an interview with Jenna Ellis, a member of the Colorado bar...
Why last night’s Mike Pence interview was so hard to watch
In case you missed it, CNN hosted a townhall conversation with former vice president Mike Pence. Jake Tapper hosted the event and Pence took questions from the audience. Pence is clearly positioning himself for a presidential run in 2024 and...
Doug Mastriano’s connection to the dominionist New Apostolic Reformation movement
Good reporting here from Jennifer Cohn of the Bucks County (PA) Beacon on 7 Mountain Dominionism, the “Watchman’s Decree,” and Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano. Here is a taste: In Pennsylvania, N[ew] A[Apostolic] R[eformation]. apostle Jacobs’ prayer network is led...
Here on Mutineer’s Island
“Enjoy”:...
So much for all that MAGA/GOP/Christian Right masculinity crap. The real hero today is a 26-year-old female aide
Former vice-president Mike Pence won’t testify before the House Committee to investigate January 6th. My congressman Scott Perry, and many other members of Congress, including minority leader Kevin McCarthy, will not testify. White House counsel Pat Cipollone will not testify....