Oliver Willis's Blog, page 22

John Duarte Scandals And Controversies

Tracking scandals and controversies involving Rep. John Duarte, Republican of California. Duarte Fined For Illegally Plowing Federal Land. “Among the co-sponsors of the House resolution is Rep. John Duarte (R-Calif.), who in 2017 paid $1.1 million in fines for illegally plowing 22 acres of federally protected streams and wetlands on his farm. The settlement followed a yearslong legal battle that...

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Byron Donalds Scandals And Controversies

Tracking scandals and controversies involving Rep. Byron Donalds, Republican of Florida. Donalds Complained That Twitter Censored Photos Of Hunter Biden’s Penis. “Rep. Byron Donalds is using the “Twitter Files” hearing to demand answers about why the platform removed revenge porn of the president’s son” [Rolling Stone]...

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ABC News Scandals And Controversies

Tracking scandals and controversies involving the news outlet ABC News. ABC’s Jonathan Karl Lied, Claimed Republicans Haven’t Attacked Social Security. “Immediately following President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address last night, ABC News chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl leapt to defend the Republican Party from the president’s explanation that some members of the GOP hold out...

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Ron Johnson Scandals And Controversies

Following scandals and controversies involving Ron Johnson, Republican senator from Wisconsin. Johnson Called For Social Security, Medicare To Be Ended. “Mr. Johnson has proposed subjecting Social Security and Medicare to annual congressional spending bills… That would leave the programs susceptible to Washington’s frequent and fraught debates over funding the government, making it more difficult...

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Rick Scott Scandals And Controversies

Cataloguing scandals and controversies involving Rick Scott, Republican senator from Florida and former governor of Florida. Scott Proposed “Sunset” Of Social Security, Medicare. “Rick Scott: “In my plan, I suggested the following: All federal legislation sunsets in 5 yrs. If a law is worth keeping, Congress can pass it again.”” [Rick Scott]...

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Clay Higgins Scandals And Controversies

Tracking scandals and controversies that involve Clay Higgins, Republican congressional representative from Louisiana. Higgins Claimed Twitter Officials Would Go To Prison For Stealing 2020 Election. “Higgins then alleged the witnesses would ultimately be jailed: ‘You, ladies and gentlemen interfered with the United States of America 2020 presidential election, knowingly and willingly.

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Winred Scandals And Controversies

Documenting scandals and controversies involving Winred, the Republican fundraising firm. Investigation Opened Into Allegedly Deceptive Fundraising Practices By Winred. “A federal appeals court said on Wednesday that Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison can pursue his investigation into Republican online fundraising giant WinRed over an allegedly deceptive marketing scheme that bilked...

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Stuart Varney Scandals And Controversies

Documenting scandals and controversies involving Stuart Varney, anchor for Fox News and Fox Business. Varney Complained That Disney Had “Gay Days” Events For Families. “In an exchange with Disney president Robert Iger on the August 5 edition of FOX News Channel’s Your World w/ Neil Cavuto, substitute host Stuart Varney managed to transform a conversation about Disney’s new children’s Dream Desk...

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Matt Walsh Scandals And Controversies

Cataloguing scandals and controversies involving Matt Walsh, conservative pundit and host for the right-wing Daily Wire. Walsh Said LGBTQ People Leaving America Because Of Bigoted Laws Is A Good Thing. “WALSH: And that’s what stops me from — you know, he says, that I want to flee the country. Well, if he himself flees and he’s doing that, you know, in part in response to some of the laws that were...

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Charlie Kirk Scandals And Controversies

Tracking scandals and controversies involving conservative pundit Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA. Kirk Claimed TikTok Is Making Kids Transgender. “KIRK: TikTok is turning kids trans” [MMFA]...

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