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NBC News reporter Scott MacFarlane reported Monday that the so-called "QAnon Shaman," Jacob Chansley, is being transferred from the jail in Alexandria, Virginia, to Colorado where he'll undergo a forensic evaluation, according to the Justice Department.

Chansley, like many involved in the attack on the U.S. Capitol, are using excuses about their mental health that are akin to an insanity plea. Some have claimed they were taken in by a QAnon cult, others were convinced by former President Donald Trump, one even cited "Foxitis" for the reason he became radicalized. Chansley was among the first to begin using every excuse possible to attempt to evade responsibility.

Conservative Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin joined the chorus of voices telling Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) that his logic around the voting rights legislation is illogical.

Manchin proclaimed that he wants the voting rights act to be bipartisan, which is why he said he supports the original Voting Rights Act which was struck down by the Supreme Court. Such a bill isn't up for consideration as it would presumably be struck down by the Supreme Court again.

The Washington Post caught the New York Post in another sloppy false factoid about Rudy Giuliani's "Hunter Biden laptop" that allies of former President Donald Trump desperately tried to pass off as a conspiracy in 2020.

Another piece of the story from the Post has just been struck down by reporters' legwork showing how Trump allies twisted an innocent meeting with a Catholic leader into some kind of scandal.

At the top of "The View," Monday, the co-hosts addressed the ongoing battle involving former President Donald Trump and his pants during a speech to the North Carolina Republican Party on Saturday. While Trump's zipper was clearly visible at points throughout the speech, it didn't stop Twitter from breaking into hysterics over the former leader's ill-fitting trousers.

Sunny Hostin noted that if Trump is a billionaire he should probably have a better tailor.

Monday morning, former President Donald Trump called into Fox Business News to tell Stewart Varney that he loves Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) for refusing to eliminate the filibuster. But the comments come after Trump spent four years railing against the filibuster and demanding it be destroyed.

Manchin is refusing to bring down the filibuster, but he's also refusing to mandate the filibuster actually be used by senators if they want to stop legislation. As it stands currently, senators can obstruct any legislation by threatening to filibuster but not doing it.

Former President Donald Trump appeared before his first rally crowd since losing the election and returning to his now-home, golf club Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. While Republicans have traveled to kiss the ring of the party's standard-bearer, the reality, according to two Washington Post reporters, is that they're really hoping he'll just shut up.

Writing Sunday, Josh Dawsey and Julie Watson explained that Trump's old grievances, conspiracies and long rambling speeches aren't exactly what the post-Trump GOP is looking for as they mount a challenge to Democrats in the 2022 Midterm Elections.

In his main segment Sunday evening, John Oliver cited the recent survey of Americans asking them to cite a "famous Asian American." Instead of immediately citing the newly elected vice president, 42 percent said they didn't know of one, while others cited Jackie Chan, who was from Hong Kong, and Bruce Lee, who is certainly an Asian American, but he died nearly 50 years ago.

News spread throughout the world that the first female vice president in American history was also the first Black and Indian American vice president, as Kamala Harris had a father from Jamaica and a mother from India.

Hundreds of Arizona people are evacuating Sunday night as the wildfires continue to creep into populated areas. Thus far over 60,000 acres have burned as two fires rage. The Telegraph Fire has burned more than 34,300 acres and the Mescal Fire has torched more than 25,900 acres, CNN.com reported.

The state has been suffering from high winds and extremely dry conditions. Thus far no injuries or deaths have been reported.

Folks online are pointing out the irony of Rep. Mo Brooks' (R-AL) complaint that a process server in Rep. Eric Swalwell's (D-CA) lawsuit "illegally trespassed" to serve a subpoena. The complaint comes five months to the day that Brooks spoke to a crowd of conservatives who then staged a violent, armed insurrection at the Capitol.

"Today is the day American patriots start taking down names and kicking ass," Brooks said on Jan. 6. The crowd did exactly that, using flag poles, bear spray, hockey sticks, and other weapons to injure over 140 DC Metro Police and Capitol Police officers.

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) lashed out on Twitter Sunday afternoon when his wife was served with a subpoena for Rep. Eric Swalwell's (D-CA) civil lawsuit. Brooks ranted on Twitter that the subpoena was illegally served because the process server was caught "sneaking into my house and accosting my wife."

In the course of his rant and need to post a screen capture of the penalties of illegally trespassing, Brooks accidentally posted his PIN number and the password to his Gmail account, which are taped under his screen on his laptop.

Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley literally called "baloney" on Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) for his excuse for supporting the filibuster.

Manchin has drawn criticism from his own party, civil rights leaders, and historians with knowledge of the last centuries of Senate function. Everyone, other than his Republican allies, has spoken out against Manchin's confused understanding of the process. Manchin, however, isn't the only Democrat parroting right-wing talking points on the filibuster crafted from historic lies. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) has also bought into the fake history.

The embarrassing fake "audit" from Republicans in Arizona first began in Pennsylvania, according to Washington Post reporter Rosalind S. Helderman.

In a report Sunday, she explained that the recent interest by Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano to hold a similar fake audit in Pennsylvania isn't the first time that it has been proposed. According to emails obtained by The Post, lawmakers in the state asked counties if they would submit to a review of their ballots.

The old adage from Jim Hightower goes that "the only things in the middle of the road is a yellow stripe and dead armadillos." Such is the case with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's (D-AZ) political career, according to recent polls.

During an MSNBC segment and discussion, it was revealed that the new senator has managed to hack off both Democrats and Republicans in her attempt to play both sides on the filibuster. A CNN poll of Arizona voters showed 50 percent of Democrats hold a favorable vote of Sinema, with a 30 percent unfavorable view. If the election was held today, Sinema would lose. That can make things very difficult for Sinema to raise money for her reelection.