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John Oliver reveals why Republicans assume Doug Mastriano will lead them into a disastrous election in November

"Last Week Tonight" host John Oliver began his show Sunday by announcing that the Republican Primary races that happened this week revealed a lot of important things happened.

The most important thing, however, was that Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) not only lost but "he has now officially set a record for the shortest term to ever be served by a little b*tch."

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Marjorie Taylor Greene complains about the 'target' on white supremacists

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) complained over the weekend that white supremacists were under attack after a racist was accused of a mass shooting in a Black Buffalo neighborhood.

In a Saturday interview on Real America's Voice, Greene argued that there should be more focus on minorities who carry out racist attacks.

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Social workers say the far right's adoption of 'pedophile' as an insult is hurting real victims

Labor leader Randi Weingarten is perhaps best known for her work as president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the second largest union for teachers in the United States. Speaking to Salon, Weingarten made it clear that she cares deeply about the welfare of both the teachers and their students — but unwanted partisan politics keeps getting in the way.

This article first appeared in Salon.

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Business owner in Marjorie Taylor Greene's district fears 'retaliation' for supporting her GOP primary opponent

According to a report from CNN on how things look on the ground in Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's Georgia district with the voters heading to the polls on Tuesday, there is growing discontentment with the controversial lawmaker among Republican voters and a bit of fear of the lawmaker for opposing her re-election.

As CNN's Simone Pathe reports, more than a few voters stated they like what Taylor Greene stands for before admitting they don't care for the way she has represented them or conducted herself since they sent to Congress in 2020.

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HBO's Bill Maher faces furious backlash after comments sneering at trans kids

HBO "Real Time" host Bill Maher was buried under an avalanche of criticism on Saturday after using his Friday night closing comments to ridicule trans kids and their need for gender-affirming care, saying they are only doing it because it's more "trendy" than being gay.

After suggesting the "LGBT population of America seems to be roughly doubling every generation," Maher added, " According to a recent Gallup poll, less than 1% of Americans born before 1946, that's Joe Biden's generation, identify that way, 2.6% of Boomers do, 4.2% of Gen X, 10.5% of Millennials and 20.8% of Gen Z, which means if we follow this trajectory, we will all be gay in 2054."

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GOP finds new scapegoat for baby formula outrage

On Wednesday, nine House Republicans voted against a bill to help low-income families access baby food amid the nation's formula shortage, arguing that parents on federal food assistance benefits would be depriving middle-income families of the products they need as well. Now those same Republicans are defending their vote by pointing to America's most vulnerable families as the true cause of outrage.

The bill, dubbed the "Access to Baby Formula Act" (HR 7791), would allow the U.S. government to waive a number of restrictions for families on Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), which helps low-income families access baby food. Roughly half of all formula products are purchased through the program.

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Watch: Lauren Boebert called out by local media for 'openly espousing' the Buffalo shooter’s racist creed

Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R-CO) received a sharp rebuke from a local media outlet this week for echoing an insidious racist conspiracy theory that appears to have inspired the suspected Buffalo gunman.

"The targeted killing of Black shoppers at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, over the weeks is just the latest mass shooting apparently inspired by the baseless and racist replacement theory," said News 9 anchor Kyle Clark. "The idea that Jews and Democratic elites are trying to replace white Americans with people of color from other countries."

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Trump supporters were vastly outnumbered by Democrats at contentious Virginia voter fraud meeting

Former President Donald Trump's false claims about voter fraud in 2020 has inspired a group of his supporters, but in Virginia, it wasn't enough to combat the Democrats that have their own complaints.

WUSA News revealed that the battleground Loudoun County held an Electoral Board meeting Thursday to address allegations of the "stolen election." Trump's supporters were thin in the audience, however.

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Twitter goes wild after Marjorie Taylor Greene suggests she has presidential ambitions

Controversial Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia explained Friday on Twitter what she would do if she were the President of the United States. But her apparent presidential aspirations ignited a flood of mockery on the social media site.

“If I were President right now, I’d rip the noose off American businesses & reward people who work,” she tweeted. “I would radically deregulate, incentivize, and build 100% confidence in our country’s businesses - large and small to unleash and rebuild the power of the American economy.”

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Madison Cawthorn calls for ‘Dark MAGA’ movement to defeat 'cowardly and weak' Republicans

Controversial Rep. Madison Cawthorn lashed out at his critics on Thursday after Republican voters made him the youngest member of Congress to lose a primary.

Cawthorn took to Instagram where he posted a photo of the people who stood with him.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene opponents renew bid to boot her from ballot

With just over a week to go before Election Day, a group of voters in Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Northwest Georgia district has renewed its challenge of her candidacy.

The voters claim Greene should be ineligible under the 14th Amendment because they say she was involved with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot in Washington, which they contend amounted to a rebellion against the United States.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene says 'real racists' are 'trying to blame Republicans for white replacement theory'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Wednesday said that "real racists" in media are "trying to blame Republicans for white replacement theory" after Black people were targeted by a shooter in Buffalo.

During an appearance on Real America's Voice, Greene claimed that D.C. Jail Deputy Warden Kathleen Landerkin "hates white people" like the Jan. 6 defendants.

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Louie Gohmert asks abortion hearing witness if mothers 'should have the right to drown a child'

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) on Wednesday linked abortion rights to the possible legalization of child drownings.

Gohmert made the remarks at a House Judiciary Committee hearing about the expected impact of a leaked Supreme Court decision that would overturn federal abortion rights for women.

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