January 13, 2021

Matthew McConaughey Keeps Flirting With Alt-Right Darlings

When Matthew McConaughey’s book, Greenlights, first debuted last fall, the memoir included an interesting acknowledgement. In the back of the book, McConaughey thanks Jordan Peterson—a controversial Canadian professor and public speaker who has risen to prominence by fearmongering about “political correctness” on college campuses, advocating for men’s rights, and battling a bill meant to protect trans and nonbinary people.

Peterson is just one of several controversial figures who have coalesced in the past few years within the so-called “intellectual dark web”—a lot that also includes podcaster Joe Rogan and conservative pundit Ben Shapiro, among others. But that moniker belies the true mundanity of these guys’ belief system—most of them largely spend their time complaining about anything that smacks of “political correctness” and waiting for the yet-t0-be-seen Armageddon that “cancel culture” will surely one day usher in.


This week, McConaughey appeared on Peterson’s podcast, about a year or so after the actor said he’d begun corresponding with Peterson.“Many of the things you said I had been thinking about, but I heard you putting them into words and contexts, I was like, Wow, that’s what I’m talking about, that’s what I'm trying to get to,” McConaughey told Peterson. “And a lot of it goes back to self-determination, which we've talked a lot about. Self-authoring.”

It might seem somewhat surprising that McConaughey’s book tour has offered a platform for people like Peterson to fret over comedians’ right to jerk off in front of whoever they want, so long as they make sure to issue a quick apology afterward. But then again, the actor’s past comments about Hollywood’s disdain for Trump—and his more recent complaints about the “illiberal left” last winter—might have offered a hint of where things were headed.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/matthew-mcconaughey-keeps-flirting-with-alt-right-darlings?ref=home&utm_source=web_push



McConaughey will probably be the next Incel Governor of Texas.

January 13, 2021

McConnell won't consent to reconvening immediately

https://twitter.com/seungminkim/status/1349413938480492546?s=20


NEWS —> McConnell’s office called Schumer’s people today + told them McConnell would not consent to reconvening immediately under the 2004 emergency authorities, a person familiar says. So the Senate won’t reconvene Friday, or almost certainly before Jan. 19. Trial in Biden term

January 13, 2021

De Blasio on Morning Joe right now said they canceled NYC contracts w/ Trump org.

Those contracts were worth millions of dollars.

January 13, 2021

Dianne Feinstein has filed FEC paperwork to seek re-election in 2024

https://twitter.com/politics1com/status/1349165315196903425?s=21


CALIFORNIA. US Sen Dianne Feinstein (D) has filed FEC paperwork to seek reelection in 2024 to a six year term ... when she will be 91 years old.

January 13, 2021

GOP sources say if McConnell supports conviction , Trump will be convicted

https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1349141816034078725?s=21


Several GOP sources say tonight that if McConnell supports conviction, Trump almost certainly will be convicted by 67 senators in impeachment trial.

"If Mitch is a yes, he's done," said one Senate Republican who asked to be named. Many Rs are staying mum

January 12, 2021

Why would you choose to be an asshole in this fashion?

https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1349096526757457923?s=20


Bruce Willis asked to leave pharmacy for refusing to wear a mask https://trib.al/gHNtTi2

January 12, 2021

Dem Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman is entering the hospital for monoclonal antibody therapy

https://twitter.com/ChadPergram/status/1349096299287764994?s=20


Dem NJ Rep Bonnie Watson Coleman entering the hospital for monoclonal antibody therapy. Contracted coronavirus after last week’s melee. Has battled cancer

January 12, 2021

Here's a slow motion video of extinguisherman

https://twitter.com/Cleavon_MD/status/1348882053861818375?s=20



He's the guy with CFD on his cap.

January 12, 2021

I wonder if Trump is going to give a presser today in Alamo. It will be an absolute shitshow.

He's still screaming about election fraud, he's pissed off about being bounced from Twitter, he lost the PGA.

Should be interesting.

January 12, 2021

Trump's getting ready to pardon a mass murderer

https://twitter.com/ChrisJenks_SMU/status/1348804713052037123?s=20


I'm reliably informed mass murderer Robert Bales' clemency petition has gained traction w/
@WhiteHouse
. Lead prosecutor
@jaymorse1970
is available to explain background/facts & host of petition inaccuracies.
@steve_vladeck

@BobbyChesney

@rgoodlaw

@benjaminwittes


Robert Bales (born June 30, 1973) is a former United States Army soldier and spree killer who murdered 16 Afghan civilians in Panjwayi, Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 11, 2012 – an event known as the Kandahar massacre. In order to avoid the death penalty, he pleaded guilty to 16 counts of murder and six counts of assault and attempted murder in a plea deal. On August 23, 2013, he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bales#:~:text=Robert%20Bales%20(born%20June%2030,known%20as%20the%20Kandahar%20massacre.