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Kimmel ridicules Mike Lindell's new social media site as a gathering place for 'paranoia and mustache wax'

My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell announced that his four-year project to create his own social media site that combines YouTube and Twitter, the two places he's been throw off.

"That's right, come get lost in a world of paranoia and mustache wax," said Kimmel. "Why do I get the feeling Mike Lindell is going to be living in a motel soon?"

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Here are the biggest mistakes from Chauvin's lawyers today — other than paying expert $11,000 for testimony: experts

Barry Brodd, a former police officer and so-called "use-of-force expert," was paid $11,000 to say that Derek Chauvin's actions were "justified."

According to the New York Times and Washington Post, if Brodd seemed to be having a tough time saying the words "top" when asked about Derek Chauvin's positioning on George Floyd. As if it was a game of "charades," Brodd repeatedly didn't "understand" simple questions about where Chauvin was with respect to Floyd.

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Brooklyn Center police throw flashbangs at kneeling protest crowd an hour before curfew

The Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police, sheriffs and national guard appear to be pushing back against protesters in the streets angry over another death at the hands of police. The protests have been largely peaceful, other than throwing water bottles at cops. Large fencing being set up and law enforcement, clad in full riot gear, with a police tank at the ready.

"You need to disperse and leave the area," police said over a loudspeaker an hour before the designated curfew. They said that the assembly is "unlawful" and are demanding that protesters and the media leave the scene.

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Joel Greenberg's cooperation is 'the worst news Gaetz can possibly get': Ex-prosecutor Elie Honig

On Tuesday's edition of CNN's "OutFront," former federal prosecutor Elie Honig called the new report that former Florida county tax collector Joel Greenberg is cooperating with the DOJ against Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) since last year, "the worst news Gaetz can possibly get."

Gaetz is reportedly facing investigation for sex trafficking and misuse of campaign money to fund his sexual encounters.

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CEO makes video owning Fox News after they called him a socialist and predicted his company would fail

Six years ago, CEO Dan Price revealed that he would raise the minimum salary of employees in his company to $70,000 a year. Right-wing media at Fox News and Fox Business laughed at him, mocked him, called him a socialist, and predicted that his company would fail and his staff would be on the bread line in short order. It was Dan Price who got the last laugh.

Doing a round of interviews, Price revealed that not only has his company not failed, it has flourished. The company, which handles credit card processing, has grown from doing $3 billion to $10 billion, he said, tripling their revenue.

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Woman caught on camera at a Ft. Lauderdale Walgreens spewing bigoted remarks blames her victims

A Florida woman who slurred a Muslim family in a drug store says she's actually the victim in the encounter.

Nahla Ebaid was on vacation in Fort Lauderdale last month with her husband and some friends when the incident took place at Walgreens, where customer Luba Bozanich lashed out at them after a cashier asked her to wear a mask inside the store, reported WPLG-TV.

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John Oliver assumes Matt Gaetz will have more to say about allegations against him 'when he goes to prison'

"Last Week Tonight" host John Oliver dedicated his Sunday show to the latest developments in Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R-FL) growing scandal.

This week it was revealed that Gaetz gave $900 to his now-indicted friend Joel Greenberg. Greenberg then sent three $300 payments to young women. The description of the payments was "tuition," "school," and "school." One of the women had just turned 18 years old.

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Mom demands answers after Minnesota cop shoots her son — pulled over for air-fresheners on his mirror

Another Minnesota man is dead after another police shooting of an unarmed civilian in Brooklyn Center.


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Texas Republican goes down in flames against CNN host after trying to justify voter suppression

Things didn't go well for Texas Republican state Sen. Bryan Hughes when he faced off against CNN host Pamela Brown on Sunday evening.

Speaking about the new Texas voter suppression bill, Brown asked why it makes sense to pass stricter voter restrictions when the state leaders called the 2020 election "safe and secure."

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Anti-vaccine protester claims COVID shot has baby parts in it during White Lives Matter rally

Far-right wing extremists have moved on from "Stop the Steal" to "Stop the Vaccine" as a few took the streets this weekend to protest in the name of "White Lives Matter." Why the vaccine is bad appears to vary from person to person.

As one Huntington Beach, California man explained, the vaccine is made of baby parts. It's unclear how he came to that conclusion, but it's remarkably similar to conspiracy theories from the 1990s that said beverages were made from dead babies. Snapple, Pepsi and others were part of the bizarre conspiracy. It harkens back to the 1973 film "Soylent Green," which predicts that by 2022 America will enter an ecological dystopia in which overpopulation leads humans to create a tasty wafer that converts corpses into Soylent Green.

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MSNBC panelist stunned as new details emerge: 'The bar has sunk so low' after Trump 'it’s buried in the ground' for Matt Gaetz

The developments in Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) scandal involving his friend, former tax collector Joel Greenberg, have gotten a little more complicated in recent days. Greenberg's lawyer told the press, "Gaetz is not feeling very comfortable today." The statement left many to wonder if it was a public comment to Gaetz that Greenberg flipped on him.

Former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti told MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace that the announcement that Greenberg was accepting a plea deal is bad news for Gaetz.

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Matt Gaetz's plea for a pardon shows how Trumpism ruins the lives of true believers: ex-GOP congressman

On CNN Tuesday, former Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) weighed in on the sex trafficking scandal surrounding Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), exacerbated by a new report that he sought a pardon from former President Donald Trump months ago as the investigation was gathering steam.

"If Matt Gaetz talked to the president or White House officials about a blanket pardon, it indicates he was probably worried about something and something was underway and he knew about it," said Curbelo. "And look, Matt Gaetz is kind of the perfect example of how people who get caught up in Trumpism and Trump World, in a lot of ways their lives get ruined and they face major issues."

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Flashback: Matt Gaetz told Fox News Trump should pardon everyone because of 'liberal blood-lust'

As part of the New York Times report that Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) begged for a pardon, they mentioned that the congressman was going on Fox News saying everyone should get one.

In a clip from the panel discussion, Gaetz encourages Trump to pardon Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the Thanksgiving turkey, the Tiger King and whoever else he wants.

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