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QAnon and red-baiting: California midterm races turn vitriolic

Tension reflects the heated battle between Democrats and Republicans for control of the House, a fight in which the state is key

The Guardian - US

Misinformation thrives on video site popular with far-right

Researchers say nearly 1 in 5 in five videos suggested by YouTube in response to a search for terms related to next week's elections contained misinformation

The Independent UK

The ReAwaken America tours unites conservative Christians and conspiracy theorists

Some of the biggest proponents of conspiracy theories about vaccines and elections regularly tour the country together. Many of the speakers are closely tied to former president Donald Trump.

WEKU

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Pelosi attack: Shocking but predictable

Hours after a MAGA supporter attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer, Donald Trump bemoaned his "torment and oppression"

Salon

Musk boosts surge in misinformation about Pelosi attack

With some help from Twitter's new owner, misinformation about the grievous attack on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband is surging online

The Independent UK

Gaylor Swift theorists are like QAnoners

Just because people see hidden messages does not mean they are there ... or are they?

Salon

Ted Cruz appears to push GOP conspiracy theories about Paul Pelosi attack

The Texas senator shared a tweet that called into question the suspected attacker’s affiliation with right-wing conspiracy theories tied to Covid-19 and QAnon

The Independent UK

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From QAnon to The Sandman: how demons found a place in popular culture

In western culture today, demons exist as something of a paradox. Religious belief in them is often presented as marginal. Many mainstream Christian denominations are silent or give them little prominence.

The Conversation

David DePape, suspect in hammer attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband, facing attempted murder charge

David DePape, 42, is suspected of clubbing US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband in the head with a hammer, after forcing his way into the couple's San Francisco home.

ABC News

Accused Pelosi attacker David DePape spread QAnon, other far-right, bigoted conspiracies

In the months before police accused him of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Friday morning, David DePape had been drifting further into the world of far-right conspiracies, antisemitism and hate, according to a Los Angeles Times review of his online accounts.

Los Angeles Times

Suspect in Pelosi attack's online activity: What we know

According to AP, DePape's name is attached to a number of online blogs and posts that give a glimpse into his history.

Axios

Attack on US House Speaker's husband raises alarm

SAN FRANCISCO: A man who clubbed the husband of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over the head with a hammer, shouting “Where is Nancy?”, faces a charge of attempted murder after the violent break-in at the couple’s San Francisco home.

Bangkok Post

Nancy Pelosi home invasion hammer attack suspect posted QAnon and antisemitic conspiracy theories

Paul Pelosi was severely beaten with a hammer

Wales Online

Suspect in assault at Pelosi home had posted about QAnon

The man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home and severely beating her husband with a hammer appears to have made racist and often rambling posts online, including some that questioned the results of the 2020 election, defended Donald Trump and echoed QAnon conspiracy theories

The Independent UK

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Paul Pelosi’s alleged attacker left digital trail of extremism and far-right conspiracy theories

The alleged online history of the man charged with violently assaulting the House speaker’s husband reveals QAnon links and a path to radicalisation

The Guardian - US

US politics’ post-shame era: how Republicans became the party of hate

Far from entering the midterms as the party of tolerance, diversity and sincerity, critics say, the Republican party has shown itself to be the opposite

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Doug Mastriano adviser Jenna Ellis questions Josh Shapiro's faith — 'at best a secular Jew'

PHILADELPHIA — Jenna Ellis, the senior legal adviser to Doug Mastriano's Republican bid for Pennsylvania, serves in that role primarily to stir his deeply conservative base and to agitate controversy on social media.

The Guardian - US

Newsmax bans Lara Logan after QAnon-tinged on-air tirade

Rightwing networks says war correspondent turned pundit will not be invited back in view of ‘reprehensible statements’

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Does Marjorie Taylor Greene represent the future of the Republican Party?

Journalist Robert Draper says the GOP's embrace of extremism opened the door to fringe actors, who've become among the party's most influential leaders. His new book is Weapons of Mass Delusion.

The Guardian - US

Why pro-Israel lobby group Aipac is backing election deniers and extremist Republicans

The group places support for Israel over all over considerations, endorsing extreme rightwing candidates in the midterm elections

Tribune News Service

Dan Cox upended the status quo in Maryland’s Republican primary. Where will the election for governor take him?

BALTIMORE — More than 100 days ahead of Maryland’s primary and facing an uphill battle against three rivals, Del. Dan Cox stood proudly on the floor of the House of Delegates to introduce his wife and 10 children, expressing confidence he would be the Republican Party’s gubernatorial nominee.

The Independent UK

Trial: Trump tweet about 'wild' protest energized extremists

A jury has seen evidence of how a tweet by then-President Donald Trump from December 2020 energized members of the far-right Oath Keepers before some of its members joined in the attack on the U.S. Capitol a few weeks later

The Guardian - UK

Only proper online regulation can stop poisonous conspiracists like Alex Jones

A US court has imposed a huge fine for lies he spread about a school shooting. But he will continue to sow mayhem, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Asharq Al-Awsat

Google Allows Donald Trump's Truth Social in Play Store

Google on Wednesday said it has allowed Donald Trump's Truth Social app in its Play Store for Android devices -- after receiving assurances the app would meet the platform's standards for moderating harmful content. The app -- which Trump launched after being barred from Twitter over the 2021 Capitol riot…

The Guardian - US

The key candidates who threaten democracy in the 2022 US midterms

In several states, Republican candidates who dispute the 2020 election results are running for positions that would give them control over elections

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