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We Went Looking for the Most Extreme Candidates in the Nation. Four Stood Out.
It’s not easy to separate yourself from the extremist pack during Trump 2.0. These candidates found a way.
Nov 03, 2026
It’s hard, these days, to define right-wing extremism. In the second Trump era, the window of acceptable speech has shifted so dramatically that it’s no longer considered apolitical to chastise a political figure for calling for the expulsion of all Muslims from the country, for example, or to expect them to distance themselves from white supremacists.
In fact, a candidate in a high-profile U.S. Senate race appears so comfortable with racism that his overtly white supremacist son-in-law attended his election party and his chief of staff was in a group chat with famous white nationalists. And yet, Mike Collins still has President Donald Trump’s endorsement, and he still stands a slim chance of being Georgia’s next senator. Similarly, Rep. Randy Fine has called for Palestine to be “nuked” and tweeted comments such as “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one” and “Mainstream Muslims have declared war on us. The least we can do is kick them the hell out of America.” He is set to cruise to reelection in Florida’s 6th Congressional District.
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Joel Zapata @ Texas Observer: The Real Lesson Behind Texas’ New Bible Curriculum Requirements
Going forward, students will learn that life circumstances are beyond their power to change. They will learn that their place and the place of others in the economy and larger society should not be questioned.
Sophia Tesfaye @ Salon: MAGA’s influencer class is breaking Trump’s White House
As the failure of Trump’s domestic agenda demoralizes his base, the defining currency of MAGA has shifted from ideology to access.
FOr years, Donald Trump benefited from an informal court of influencers, podcasters and self-appointed power brokers who claimed unusual access to the former reality TV star. During his presidential campaigns and midterm election cycles, that ecosystem amplified Trump’s message and bypassed traditional Republican institutions. Now it’s colliding with the basic mechanics of governing and embarrassing the administration by creating a parallel power structure of clout chasers around the presidency.
This week alone offered multiple remarkably different examples of the same phenomenon. In one, alleged pardon brokers sold access to Trump’s orbit as a luxury service. In another, one of Trump’s most influential MAGA personalities allegedly converted that proximity into a payday on the prediction markets. And in another example, a freshman Republican congressman threatened to derail House business over a feud with one of Trump’s favorite influencers.
It’s not just that MAGA has grifters. It is that the grifters now help define the terms of power.
Each of these scandals is about a White House surrounded by people who have figured out that proximity to power is the only product worth selling, and who are now cashing in on it badly enough to blow up their own party’s agenda. It’s not just that MAGA has grifters. It is that the grifters now help define the terms of power.
The clearest way to see the problem is the way Trump World now treats information. In MAGAland, insider information is something to be teased, reposted and traded on. On Saturday, the Wall Street Journal reported that over lunch at a members-only social club in Tampa, Florida, GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna confided in associates that she already knew Trump would pick JD Vance as his running mate in 2024. According to a person familiar with the conversation, she revealed she had passed the tip on to Rogan O’Handley, the MAGA influencer known to millions of followers as “DC Draino,” so he could place a winning bet on Polymarket, and she later teased him for not placing a bigger wager.
O’Handley had reportedly been quietly campaigning on social media to get Trump to consider Luna herself for the ticket, and when she told him Vance had gotten the nod instead, he cashed in on the correct pick anyway. Another account described a former investment banker saying he received the same kind of early tip through a conservative Heritage Foundation associate and used it to profit as well. Both Luna and O’Handley deny any wrongdoing, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is reportedly examining the allegations.
As the failure of Trump’s domestic agenda demoralizes his base, the defining currency of MAGA has shifted from ideology to access. So now the administration is completely besieged by unelected influencers who treat proximity to the Oval Office as a monetization strategy.
To understand how deep the transactional rot at the heart of modern conservatism goes, look no further than the spectacular saga of Torrence Hatch, rapper Boosie Badazz’ legal name. Facing a federal sentencing hearing for possessing a firearm as a felon, Hatch did what many desperate people do in the orbit of the current administration: He looked for a monetary shortcut. For the cool sum of $600,000, Hatch hired JM Burkman & Associates — a firm run by Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, a pair of notorious right-wing grifters. The deal was supposed to help him secure a Trump pardon after a federal gun case, but the pardon never materialized, and Boosie is now trying to recover part of the money through arbitration.
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The Trump administration’s second-term clemency process has become so informal that a handful of White House aides and outside allies can shape who gets attention, while people outside the administration sell themselves as if they can guarantee access.
Boosie’s case reads like a perfect MAGA parable because Wohl and Burkman allegedly pitched him with the confidence of people who knew how to sound close to the center. These are the same convicted felons who pleaded guilty over an illegal robocall campaign targeting Black voters during the 2020 election and later faced millions in civil penalties. Yet in the MAGA economy, past disgrace is a premium credential. The two reportedly invoked a network of conservative influencers and Republican officials — including influencer and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, far-right media personalities Mike Cernovich and Jack Posobiec, MAGA activist Erika Kirk, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and Reps. Nancy Mace of South Carolina and Andy Biggs of Arizona — as if name-dropping alone could grease the machinery of the presidency. Several of those figures denied involvement once the story went public, which only sharpened the point: the MAGA ecosystem is so saturated with pseudo-access that it is hard to tell where the con ends and the governing begins.
If the Boosie affair illustrates how MAGA influencers are monetizing the White House from the outside, a crisis that emerged this week on the House floor shows how they are breaking the government from within as that same competition for influence is now spilling directly into the legislative process.
Alex Bruesewitz is not a Cabinet official and holds no Senate-confirmed position. He serves as an outside political adviser to Trump. Yet a sitting Republican congressman spent this week threatening to gum up the GOP’s agenda in the House until Bruesewitz is removed from the president’s orbit.
Florida Rep. Randy Fine’s break with his party over a routine procedural rule might look minor in isolation, but in a chamber of Congress Republicans control by a bare 218 to 212 margin, even one defection changes the math. On July 14, Fine did something almost unheard of for a modern Republican and voted no, the only member of his party to do so, on a 215-211 procedural rule tying the long-stalled Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act to a State Department funding bill.
The strange part is that Fine had spent months publicly begging Senate Republicans to attach the SAVE America Act to exactly this kind of must-pass legislation. He’d even co-signed a letter in March alongside Reps. Andy Harris of Maryland, Chip Roy of Texas, Lauren Boebert of Colorado and others, pledging to vote no on any Senate bill until it moved. So when House leadership finally gave him what he’d demanded, he voted no anyway, telling reporters only that he was working out “disputes inside the family,” a line he delivered, word for word, to both the Daily Caller and TMZ, which tells you it was a rehearsed answer.
The real family dispute has nothing to do with voter identification. Fine has reportedly told White House officials he intends to vote against every rule that reaches the House floor until Trump fires Bruesewitz. The feud apparently traces back to Bruesewitz’s appearance on Tucker Carlson’s podcast, where Carlson, discussing Trump’s own endorsement of Fine, described the congressman on air as “that creepy fat guy from Florida who endorsed genocide.” Bruesewitz piled on, telling Carlson that Fine “has tweeted some ugly things, really ugly things,” and he promoted Fine’s primary challenger, celebrity gambler Dan Bilzerian.
Fine, who is Jewish, has built much of his political identity around confronting antisemitism on the right, once calling Carlson “the most dangerous antisemite in America” for platforming white nationalist Nick Fuentes. The Florida congressman retaliated on X, accusing Bruesewitz, Carlson and Candace Owens of spreading a “mind virus” that seeks to “pit Jews and Christians against each other.” He has since taken the fight off social media and turned his own vote into a weapon, threatening to freeze the House floor until Trump and Bruesewitz waved the white flag.
That a sitting member of Congress was willing to shut down his own party’s legislative business over a personal and ideological vendetta involving a Fox News alumnus and an outside political adviser is landing at the worst possible moment for House Speaker Mike Johnson, who needs something close to unanimity just to function. He’s already seen what a handful of defections can do: Weeks earlier, a separate bloc of conservative holdouts, several of whom had signed Fine’s own SAVE America letter, tanked a defense authorization rule. Suddenly Johnson was faced with a member willing to burn down the floor schedule indefinitely because the party’s most influential unofficial adviser called him fat on a podcast.
When clout brokers can provoke lawmakers into obstructing their own party’s agenda, the White House is no longer directing the coalition — it is being dragged around by it. It’s clear that Donald Trump’s unofficial MAGA court is becoming a liability.
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Firestorm over Republican's social media posts ignites calls for his ouster - Alternet.org
Critics are demanding the censure and even expulsion of a Republican US congressman after his latest bigoted remarks against Muslims.
The firestorm began on Sunday when Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) responded to a sarcastic social media post by Palestinian American activist Nerdeen Kiswani, who jokingly suggested that New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s election meant that “NYC is coming to Islam,” and it was time to consider banning dogs as pets because “like we’ve said all along, they are unclean.”
“If they force us to choose,” Fine wrote, “the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.”
Kiswani insisted that her post was not meant to be taken at all seriously, and was rather her attempt to satirize some Americans’ fears about having a Muslim elected to lead the largest US city.
“If Americans cared as much about abused children as they do about posts joking about dogs,” she wrote, “we might actually be facing a national reckoning. Instead watching some of the same politicians who resisted transparency around the Epstein files discover their outrage over this is telling.”
Many Democratic lawmakers were quick to condemn Fine for suggesting that the US expel Muslims.
“We must call this what it is. Disgusting bigotry,” wrote Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.). “Fine must be censured. It’s about morality and decency, not politics.”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) joined Khanna’s call to censure Fine.
“This is genuinely one of the most disgusting statements I have ever seen issued by an American official,” she wrote. “It should not stop shocking us that the Republican Party openly embraces this. Fine should be censured and stripped of committees. To ignore this is to accept and normalize it.”
Rep. Rob Menendez (D-NJ) argued that Fine’s statement “is what it looks like when Islamophobia and outrage are the only two items on your political agenda,” and demanded that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) issue a formal condemnation.
Jennifer Jenkins, a Democrat running against Fine in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, said that censuring the Republican lawmaker was not enough.
“Randy Fine has spent years spewing hate: attacking entire faiths, calling for violence, targeting kids and families, and dehumanizing Americans,” she wrote. “He’s only escalated. Congress must act now and expel Randy Fine immediately.”
Fine appears undeterred by the condemnation he’s received, appearing on Newsmax Tuesday morning to push false claims about Democrats wanting to ban pet dogs.
“People should know Democrats like [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] are saying ‘we are going to get rid of your dogs,’” Fine falsely claimed. “Americans need to keep that in mind when they go and vote in November.”
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GOP efforts to reject dual citizenship come after months of pushing by right-wing media figures
Written by Sophie Lawton
Research contributions from John Knefel
Published 12/05/25
What began as legislation to make political candidates disclose foreign citizenships has spiraled into a new Senate bill eliminating dual citizenships altogether after right-wing podcast hosts — including Steve Bannon, Tucker Carlson, and Nick Fuentes — have spent months calling for the total end of dual citizenships in the United States.
In March, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced legislation that would require political candidates to disclose dual citizenship in order to seek federal office. The Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh spoke about the bill on his podcast, saying, “I don't know — why do we allow the concept of a dual citizenship at all?”
During the spring and summer of 2025, various right-wing podcasters repeated similar sentiments about prohibiting dual citizenship in the United States:
- On his Uncancelablepodcast in April, extremist host Stew Peterssaid: “Massie introduced this legislation about dual citizenship. … I don’t think it goes far enough. I don't think that just having to disclose that you have dual citizenship is enough. I think you should be illegal. You should be arrested. ... You should be tried before a military tribunal of American citizens. And if you're convicted of high crimes, crimes against humanity or treason that you should be executed.”
- Speaking about the New York City mayoral race in June, podcaster Benny Johnson said, “I don't know why this is even remotely controversial. We need to get rid of dual citizenship.”
- White nationalist podcaster Nick Fuentes claimed on his show in July: “When the right wing moved to the right and they embraced all my positions, ... they embraced my emphatic rejection of dual allegiance and dual citizenship.”
- The late Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk argued on his show in August about immigrating to America: “You need to have the proof that you are all in. None of this, like, multiple passport stuff. None of this dual citizenship stuff.”
- The Daily Wire’s Michael Knowles said in August, “I hate dual citizenship.”
On October 10, Trump ally Laura Loomer hosted Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) on her podcast, asking, “Do you agree with me that it should be illegal for Muslims to hold political office in our country?” He replied that the “solution to a lot of this is to consider whether you should have to be a natural-born citizen in order to be elected to Congress or other certain offices.” She added: “I think that it's an abomination that you should be able to hold office in our country as a lawmaker and be a dual citizen.”
On October 24, Fine introduced legislation to prohibit Americans with foreign citizenships from running for office.
- One America News Network’s Dan Ball hosted Fine on October 28 to discuss the legislation, telling his audience: “Putting America first should be of utmost importance for all Americans. … Randy Fine has taken a bold step in making it not only a mission statement, but the law.”
- Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon took to his War Roompodcast to promote Fine’s legislation on October 27 and declared, “I'll see you and raise you, Randy. There’s no — should be no dual citizenship in the United States of America.”
The issue of dual citizenship also came up multiple times on Tucker Carlson’s podcast throughout the year:
- In early October, while discussing Israel, Carlson asked “why would you allow” dual citizenship and argued that “it shouldn’t be allowed for a single moment."
- After Fine’s appearance on Loomer Unleashed and before his introduction of the bill, Carlson also weighed in on the issue, arguing, “You can't have dual citizenship because you can't have dual loyalty."
- During Carlson’s controversial October 27 interview, Fuentes said, “In terms of tangible things, I don't think we disagree on any of it, like registering AIPAC and FARA, banning dual citizenship.” Carlson replied, “I think 80% of the public agrees with those things."
- In November, Carlson interviewed Ambassador Nikki Haley’s son, Nalin Haley, who said, “We should also not allow dual citizenship because that's the stupidest idea. You’re either American or you’re not.” Carlson responded, “That's totally right."
The newest iteration of the GOP’s efforts is Sen. Bernie Moreno’s (R-OH) bill, introduced on December 1, to eliminate dual citizenship altogether. Bannon, recently embroiled in controversy surrounding his connections to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, hosted Moreno on War Room to discuss the bill, telling the senator, “It’s fantastic. Great work, sir."
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Knowles also praised Moreno’s new legislation on his December 2 podcast, saying: “We should not have dual citizens. Dual citizenship is absurd.”
And Moreno appeared on Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle, where host Laura Ingraham praised the bill, stating: “I hope we see legislation moving forward in the Senate on that issue. I think that is a fantastic idea."
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Laura Loomer pitches banning Muslims from running for office to members of Congress
Loomer also pressed representatives on her show about stripping Muslims of religious protections
Written by Reed McMaster
Published 11/07/25
Far-right influencer Laura Loomer has had an unusual amount of power over staffing and foreign policy decisions in the current Trump administration. Now, she is promoting anti-Muslim bills and pressuring congresspeople to strip Muslim people of their civil rights including the ability to hold office and religious protections.
Loomer has directly influenced the Trump administration's staffing and foreign policy decisions — now, she’s trying to do the same with Congress
- Loomer successfully advocated for U.S. foreign policy shifts, including the cancellation of visas for children seeking medical care. She called children from Gaza, some seeking prosthetic replacements for amputated limbs, “Islamic invaders.” Marco Rubio's State Department later announced, “All visitor visas for individuals from Gaza are being stopped while we conduct a full and thorough review of the process.” The Guardian, [8/16/25]
- :{Loomer reportedly met with President Donald Trump and pushed him to oust several national security officials.The next day, three members of the National Security Council were fired. Axios, [4/3/25]
- Sanctions were lifted on genocide-denying Bosnian politician Milorad Dodik after a push by Loomer and other conservative influencers. Loomer posted on social media, “Milorad Dodik @MiloradDodik of the Republika Srpska is enduring ruthless political attacks from a coalition of Muslims and globalists. These attacks are occurring as Dodik stands firm as a dedicated supporter of President Trump and as a defender of Western values.” New York Times, [10/29/25; Twitter/X, 10/23/25; NPR, 1/8/22]
- After interviewing Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX), Loomer noted her plans to platform representatives that “are pushing back against Sharia law” and the “Islamification of America.” Adding, “I wanna be able to support Republicans and, you know, give them an audience and help support the campaigns of representatives that are actually fighting for America first, fighting to protect our country from an Islamic takeover.” Rumble, *Loomer Unleashed*, [10/30/25]
- ## Loomer has a long history of anti-Muslim bigotry
- Loomer has described herself as a “proud islamophobe” and called Muslims “savages f**king everything up for everyone.” In just one among many moments of her anti-Muslim bigotry, Loomer suggested in a lengthy Twitter tirade following a 2017 terror attack in New York City that “we should never let another Muslim into the civilized world.” Right Wing Watch, [11/1/17; The New York Times, 10/31/17; Media Matters, 8/14/24]
- On her show, Loomer advocated for removing American citizenship from all Muslims who immigrated to the United States after 2008. She claimed, “I think that they need to denaturalize all the Muslims that came into our country under Obama and since Obama.” Loomer added, “Muslims. People who come to this country to become citizens to destroy it. Exactly. That's what they do.” Rumble, *Loomer Unleashed*, [10/28/25]
- ## Loomer asked multiple members of Congress if they agreed with her view that Muslims should be barred from elected office
- Loomer asked Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) if he also believed that Muslims should not be allowed to hold elected office. She asked, “The only people who have refused to take their oath of office on the Bible and the Constitution is every single Muslim who has ever served in the United States Congress. Andre Carson, Keith Ellison, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, all of them have refused to take their oath of office on the Bible and The United States Constitution. So, do you agree with me that it should be illegal for Muslims to hold political office in our country?” Rumble, *Loomer Unleashed*, [10/18/25]
- Fine admitted he wasn't sure how you could “ban a religion” from office but suggested instead that only “natural born” citizens should be able to hold congressional office. ”I don't know how you can ban a religion," he stated, adding, “I think the solution to a lot of this is to consider whether you should have to be a natural born citizen in order to be elected to Congress.” Rumble, *Loomer Unleashed*, [10/18/25]
- When Loomer pushed Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) about potentially banning Muslims from elected office, she said, “That's personally what I think needs to happen.” She asked Ogles, “Why is the Republican party not doing enough to signal to these Muslims who are now, all of a sudden, running for positions all across our country?” She added, “What can be done to stop this? I mean, do we need to ban Muslims from running for office in our country? That's personally what I think needs to happen.” Rumble, *Loomer Unleashed*, [10/28/25]
- In response, Ogles noted that Republicans would run into problems with constitutional law if they attempted to ban Muslims from elected office. He stated, “I don't know that there's anything that we could do that wouldn't fly in the, kind of the face of constitutional law.” Rumble, *Loomer Unleashed*, [10/28/25]
- Loomer asked Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) if he supported Muslims being allowed to serve in the United States Congress, saying, “I personally don't." She questioned, “Do you think that Muslims should be allowed to serve in the United States Congress, whether that be in the House of Representatives, in the Senate? Do you think that Muslims should be allowed to hold elected office in our country? I personally don't.” Rumble, *Loomer Unleashed*, [10/21/25]
- Tuberville stated there's no reason to ban Muslims from elected office as long as they “assimilate.” He added, “If they do that, I don't think we have any right to say no. I really don't.” Rumble, *Loomer Unleashed*, [10/21/25]
- ## Loomer pushed members of Congress to remove religious protections for Muslims and stop treating Islam as a religion
- Loomer told Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) that Republicans in Congress need to recognize that Islam is “not a religion.” She claimed, “You can't coexist with Islam, and it's time for lawmakers like yourself and others to recognize the fact that Islam is not a religion, right?” Loomer continued, “We have to recognize that Islam is not practiced as a religion in the 56 Muslim countries. It is practiced as a legal code and a political system.” Rumble, *Loomer Unleashed*, [10/23/25]
- Loomer also asked Fine, “Do you think that it's time that we strip Muslims of their so-called religious identity and religious protection here in America?” Rumble, *Loomer Unleashed*, [10/18/25]
- Fine suggested the “No Sharia Act,” his legislation which “prohibits the application of Sharia in the United States where it would violate constitutional rights,” would effectively strip Muslims of their religious identity. He claimed, “I think that's part of the purpose of the No Sharia Act, and that's what it does. It says the political ideology part of Islam is not coming to our country.” Rumble, *Loomer Unleashed*, [10/18/25; Office of Rep. Randy Fine, 9/25/25]
- ## Loomer wanted Rep. Chip Roy's (R-TX) proposed anti-Muslim bill to create a total Muslim travel ban
- Loomer asked Roy if his “Preserving A Sharia-Free America Act,” which would ban anyone who adheres to Sharia law from entering the country, would serve as a travel ban, accusing all Muslims of being “Sharia adherent.” She said, “Since it would be the duty of every devout practicing Muslim to be Sharia adherent, doesn't that then mean that your legislation is just a full blown Muslim travel ban? Which is, in my opinion, what we really need in this country.” Rumble, *Loomer Unleashed*, [10/23/25; Office of Rep. Chip Roy, 10/8/25]
- Roy suggested that his “Preserving A Sharia-Free America Act” could hypothetically ban all Muslims from entering the country if all Muslims are “Sharia adherent” like Loomer claims. He stated, “I don't think we should import people who subscribe to that. And so to the extent that that's true for every single person who's adhering to Islam, then so be it.” Rumble, *Loomer Unleashed*, [10/23/25]
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'I don’t negotiate with terrorists': GOP congressman targets Democrats in outrageous rant // COMPROMISE?
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rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) is planning to introduce legislation that would give new legal protections for angry motorists to run down rioters — a proposal he is now referring to as the “Thump Thump Bill.”
Fine, who has oriented his political career around his support of President Donald Trump, backed a similar piece of legislation while he was a member of the Florida state legislature.
Speaking to Breitbart News Network on Wednesday,as highlighted by The New York Sun, Fine said blocking roadways should no longer be considered a “reasonable” form of protest.
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The report noted that Fine has made a name for himself as a tough‑on‑crime pugilist who is not afraid to make enemies even within his own party.
He has described a fellow GOP lawmaker, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), as an “embarrassment.” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) recently called Fine “disgraceful.”
In the Wednesday interview, Fine said, “When a pregnant woman can’t get to the hospital to have a baby, when an ambulance can’t get through traffic to get to the hospital, that’s a form of terrorism,” Fine said. “It disrupts our lives. And it’s not a reasonable form of protest.”
When asked about the safety of the protesters themselves, Fine says it does not even cross his mind.
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“I don’t care about that because they’ve chosen to do that,” Fine told the outlet.
He added: “They’re not confused about what they’re doing. If you stand in the middle of a highway, you shouldn’t be surprised when you get run over.”
He introduced his bill — officially named the Reinstating Orderly Access for Drivers Act — earlier this month. The legislation would create an “affirmative defense” in any “criminal or civil action for damages for personal injury, wrongful death, or property damage carried out using a motor vehicle” if the person who suffered damages or injuries was “acting in furtherance of a riot.”
Fine’s proposal draws inspiration from a Florida law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) that allows motorists to hit protesters if the demonstrations get unruly and cars are surrounded.
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Democrats suffered their share of disappointments in the 2024 election when President-elect Donald Trump narrowly defeated Vice President Kamala Harris and Republicans flipped the U.S. Senate while holding their small majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Yet the Democratic Party's progressive wing was happy to see members of The Squad reelected, including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York), Ayanna Pressley (D-Massachusetts), Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota).
Tlaib and Omar are both Muslims, and Randy Fine — a far-right MAGA Republican who is running in a special election in Florida's 6th U.S. Congressional District — singled them out in a threatening November 26 post on X, formerly Twitter.
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Fine posted, "The 'Hebrew Hammer' is coming. @RashidaTlaib and @IlhanMN might consider leaving before I get there. #BombsAway."
The New Republic's Robert McCoy notes that attacking Muslims is nothing new for Fine.
McCoy explains, "Tlaib and Omar are two of just three Muslim members of Congress, and the only two Muslim women. Fine has a history of using demeaning rhetoric against Muslims and Palestinians and trafficking in Islamophobic tropes. In the past, he has said that 'we have a Muslim problem in America' and that 'while many Muslims are not terrorists, they are the radicals, not the mainstream.'"
The New Republic reporter adds, "In August 2021, when Fine was a representative in Florida's state House, the Council on American-Islamic Relations filed a complaint against him with the House Public Integrity and Ethics Committee, alleging that Fine 'violated his duty as an elected official' by 'encouraging his constituents to run over people at Palestinian advocacy protests,' 'call(ing) for the annihilation of the Palestinian people,' and direct-messaging a Floridian to 'blow yourself up,' among other instances of 'egregious conduct.'"
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Fine is running for the U.S. House seat being vacated by Michael Waltz, who Trump has nominated for national security adviser.
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Congressional candidate completely misunderstands "The Hebrew Hammer" - Boing Boing
a Trump-endorsed candidate to replace a Congressperson Trump has appointed to his cabinet showed he has zero understanding of the classic Hannukah film or its titular hero, "The Hebrew Hammer," and is actually running to be Washington's new Andy Dick.
The Hebrew Hammer is famously friends with Muhammad Ali Paula Abdul Rahim and fights alongside the Kwanza Liberation Front. There is no room for this kind of racism, threats, or whatever the weird and stupid "bombsaway" hashtag represents. The Hebrew Hammer would have none of it. While the Congresspeople being threatened can undoubtedly defend themselves, you better believe the hero in the film would be there to help if they asked.