Branch Trumpvidians 5: I Can't Believe They Still Worship TFG

[Seahorse Wrangler]

r/infowarriorrides There's several of those wraps and worse.

[GreyhoundFan]

Good gravy

 

[GreyhoundFan]

Her dream is everyone else's nightmare:

 

"Jesus, Guns, and Babies"? Seriously?

[47of74]

A tragedy was headed off up in Pennsylvania

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An armed man was recently arrested in a Pennsylvania Dairy Queen after allegedly telling police that he wanted to "restore" former President Donald Trump as "king of the United States."

Jan Stawovy, 61, was in possession of loaded firearms, including one that he carried into the Dairy Queen on Route 66, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's website. He was arrested this past Saturday.

The Delmont Borough Police Department said in a press release, obtained by Newsweek, that Stawovy told investigators that the loaded gun was for protection and that he wanted to kill "Democrats and liberals." Stawovy also wanted to "restore Trump to President king of the United States," police said.

Two other guns were discovered in Stawovy's vehicle following the arrest, as well as several rounds of ammunition, the chief said.

Fuck face attracts only the finest people.

[AlmostSavedAtTacoBell]

1 hour ago, 47of74 said:

A tragedy was headed off up in Pennsylvania

Fuck face attracts only the finest people.

Did I miss a memo?  I wasn't aware Dairy Queen is our new headquarters. 

[thoughtful]

2 hours ago, GreyhoundFan said:

"Jesus, Guns, and Babies"? Seriously?

Well, of course! That was her campaign slogan, as well.

 

[Audrey2]

2 hours ago, GreyhoundFan said:

Her dream is everyone else's nightmare:

 

"Jesus, Guns, and Babies"? Seriously?

Is that anything like puppy monkey baby?

 

[Alisamer]

2 hours ago, GreyhoundFan said:

"Jesus, Guns, and Babies"? Seriously?

Yep! That was her whole campaign. Although it wasn't 100% accurate as to what she stood for. The truth is

Jesus - unless it means acting like him, because ugh he was a dirty hippie who loved sinners instead of being openly horribly hateful. She likes white American gun-toting Jesus, not actual brown middle eastern Jewish Jesus. 

Guns - all the guns! As many as you can carry and then some! With no restrictions whatsoever! 

Babies - because "fetuses" didn't sound as cute. Actual born babies she couldn't care less about, they can starve or live in poverty or get shot with all those guns, and who cares? As long as their slutty mother was forced to carry them to term no matter the circumstance, that's all that matters to her. 

 

 

[47of74]

2 hours ago, AlmostSavedAtTacoBell said:

Did I miss a memo?  I wasn't aware Dairy Queen is our new headquarters. 

It’s all right. I didn’t get that memo either.  Might have to head over to Dairy Queen for some ice cream soon. 

Anyway, I don’t know if the Dairy Queen had been his intended destination or if he just pulled in there because he had earlier attracted police attention due to reckless driving and he wanted to get away.  Or if he was on his way elsewhere to do something much worse.  I’m thinking it was more the latter and he was on his way to commit a terrorist act. 

[47of74]

Yeah this Pennsylvania fucknugget is a goddamn whack job 

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In looking at Stawovy's Facebook page, he has a history of outbursts and threats.  In the past two years, Stawovy has been asked to leave two different congregations in Westmoreland County leading up to Saturday's arrest, both sent him letters that say he had outbursts and was threatening.  

The New Stanton Assembly of God asked him to leave their congregation in August of last year and not come back to their property. Their letter recommended he get some professional help. Their pastor told KDKA's Chris Hoffman on the phone they have not had contact with Stawovy since he left, and they are praying for him. 

Then, just on Friday, he got a letter from Barren Run United Methodist Church in Smithton. Their letter says he showed up to their church in a clown costume and scared congregants. They too recommended he get some professional help. Stawovy called both of these letters "love letters." 

He also had photos showing his support for the former president, and he even had a post saying, "civil war in 2024?" 

 

[GreyhoundFan]

Oh my:

 

[GreyhoundFan]

Does "Little Marco" have competition?

[GreyhoundFan]

This is absolutely repulsive. Who the hell ties up suicide prevention lines for a political stunt? Oh, wait, it's the MAGAts.

 

[fraurosena]

13 minutes ago, GreyhoundFan said:

This is absolutely repulsive. Who the hell ties up suicide prevention lines for a political stunt? Oh, wait, it's the MAGAts.

 

Apart from the absolute disgusting levels they stoop to, just to make a 'political' point, what did they think a suicide prevention hotline could actually do for them?

They are willing to let people die just to 'own the libs'. 

They are utterly contemptible.

[GreyhoundFan]

Yeah, I agree:

[GreyhoundFan]

My eyes hurt from rolling:

 

[Audrey2]

2 hours ago, GreyhoundFan said:

My eyes hurt from rolling:

 

That's odd. I'm not much of a movie person but it seems like I have seen several movies out in the last 12 years that aren't about radical Islamic pedophile terrorists.

[GreyhoundFan]

Matt Schlapp is being weird.

I love this response:

 

I also love Don Beyer reminding Matt that he lives in Virginia, in one of the bluest areas:

 

A couple more good ones:

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[thoughtful]

We now get a tiny preview, if using "unread messages" to decide what to read next, when there is a picture in a post.

I saw the guy from "Darmok" (love that episode) and had to find out what that was about right away! /trek nerdishness

 

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[GreyhoundFan]

6 minutes ago, thoughtful said:

I saw the guy from "Darmok" (love that episode) and had to find out what that was about right away! /trek nerdishness

I included him because I know we have more than a few Star Trek fans!

[GreyhoundFan]

This is all we need. /s

[GreyhoundFan]

"Corey Lewandowski cuts deal on charge stemming from alleged unwanted sexual advances"

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Former senior Donald Trump adviser Corey Lewandowski has cut a deal with Las Vegas prosecutors after he was charged with misdemeanor battery, stemming from allegations of unwanted sexual advances toward a woman during a charity dinner in Sept. 2021.

The charge came nearly a year after Trashelle Odom accused Lewandowski of repeatedly touching her, including on her leg and buttocks, and speaking to her in sexually graphic terms. POLITICO reported that Odom, the wife of Idaho construction executive and major GOP donor John Odom, also alleged that Lewandowski “stalked” her throughout the hotel where the event took place, told her she had a “nice ass,” and threw a drink at her.

The charge was filed earlier this month in Clark County, Nev., according to court records. The records show that Lewandowski agreed to a deal that will see him undergo eight hours of impulse control counseling, serve 50 hours of community service and stay out of trouble for a year. He also paid a $1,000 fine.

Under the agreement, Lewandowski did not have to admit guilt, and once the conditions are met, the charges will be dismissed.

“A misdemeanor case was filed, but we are pleased to say that the matter has been resolved. The resolution did not require any admissions by Mr. Lewandowski. The Court set conditions that Mr. Lewandowski will fulfill and the case will ultimately be dismissed,” Lewandowski’s lawyers, David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, said in a statement.

An attorney for Odom did not respond to a request for comment.

Lewandowski was Trump’s first campaign manager and remained a key informal adviser during Trump’s time in the White House, and he remained part of Trump’s inner circle of political advisers after the former president lost reelection. But Lewandowski was quickly fired from his position running Trump’s super PAC, and he was also let go from consulting roles with other Republican politicians, including South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and then-Nebraska gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster.

Trump’s spokesperson said at the time that Lewandowski “will no longer be associated with Trump world,” while Noem’s spokesperson said Lewandowski “will not be advising the governor in regard to the campaign or official office.”

But Lewandowski soon worked his way back into Republican politics in 2022. Lewandowski was seen with Noem at a Republican Governors Association event in May, POLITICO reported, and he signed on to consult for GOP hopefuls this year including Ohio Senate candidate Jane Timken and Massachusetts gubernatorial hopeful Geoff Diehl. Lewandowski also attended the Mar-a-Lago premiere of a film espousing election conspiracy theories in April.

Odom was one of about two dozen major Republican donors who attended a September 2021 charity dinner at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino’s Benihana restaurant. Odom, who was seated next to Lewandowski during the dinner, alleged that Lewandowski spoke about his genitalia and sexual performance, and showed her his hotel room key. Odom’s husband was not present at the time.

Odom said that Lewandowski touched her around 10 times, and that she repeatedly rebuffed him. After leaving the dinner, she said that Lewandowski followed her, threw a drink at her and called her “stupid.” She also said that Lewandowski tried to intimidate her, saying he was “very powerful” and could “destroy anyone.”

At an after-party, witnesses said they observed Lewandowski following Odom around a bar area, while some people present tried to shield her from him. One person recalled seeing Odom in tears. Those who were present for the dinner described Lewandowski as appearing intoxicated.

Lewandowski was also charged with battery in 2016 after yanking the arm of a reporter, Michelle Fields, at a Trump campaign event. The charges were later dropped, but Lewandowski, who at the time was serving as Trump’s campaign manager, claimed the incident never happened before video emerged confirming that it did.

 

[GreyhoundFan]

Everything Trump Touches Dies: "Trump’s paid-speeches organizer is struggling financially"

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A company that organized a lucrative series of post-White House paid speeches for former president Donald Trump is now struggling to pay vendors, investors and employees, angering Trump allies who supported the effort.

The American Freedom Tour, which struck a multimillion-dollar deal with Trump after he left office, has lost two top executives and canceled events in a number of locations as it has failed to pay its bills, according to people familiar with the activities and documents obtained by The Washington Post. Its founder and owner, who has a history of bankruptcy filings, recently sought bankruptcy protection again.

The group has promised events in a number of locales but canceled them before they began and appears to be banking on a large event at Mar-a-Lago in December to turn its financial position around.

With speakers, affiliates and investors all clamoring for their money, one of the people involved who did get paid was Trump, people close to the former president say. Some Trump advisers have warned against doing future events, though Trump has expressed interest.

It’s not clear what that means for the tour’s advertised upcoming black-tie gala at Mar-a-Lago, with tickets starting at $10,000 a couple to spend time with Trump. The event includes a poolside reception and a formal ballroom dinner. Dinner and a photo with Trump costs $40,000, and a private library meeting with Trump is so pricey that it’s only listed as: “INQUIRE BELOW.” The company declined to say how much Trump is being paid for the event.

The company’s CEO, Brian J. Forte, declined to be interviewed for this article. A Trump spokesman did not respond to requests for comment.

“The tour did have some unexpected scheduling issues over the summer that slowed things down, but we are working through it,” said Larry Ward, a spokesman for the company. “We are positioning the tour for greater strength and success going forward.”

The American Freedom Tour started last October, staging glitzy events around the country that resemble Trump rallies but sell tickets ranging from $55 to more than $4,000. In addition to Trump, the shows featured right-wing celebrities such as Candace Owens and Kimberly Guilfoyle, as well as motivational speakers offering personal finance courses.

Essentially, it was a place where Trump supporters could buy a chance to see him and other conservative luminaries — or pay more for special access — with the money not going to a political campaign, but a for-profit company and Trump himself. It was founded by Forte, a motivational-speaker promoter with a long trail of bankruptcy filings and business disputes across the country.

The tour has had a slate of problems, including angry investors, speakers and vendors who have not been paid, according to people familiar with the situation, who like some others spoke on the condition of anonymity to reveal internal details.

Trump joined the group with little vetting, advisers say, and some of his team was not aware of Forte’s business history when told by The Post.

Some unpaid investors are preparing possible legal action, demanding full payment plus interest, according to a demand letter obtained by The Post. If the company doesn’t pay, the group wants Forte to step aside and give them control of the company, according to the letter. Otherwise, they said they will sue.

“Vendors, speakers and other unpaid participants are lining up to collect,” a lawyer working for the investors said in an email to the group. “The intention is still to put a board of governance in place.”

Forte’s spokesman said he didn’t receive a demand letter. “The tour has a solid relationship with its investors,” Ward said.

Ward said the tour was attempting to pay both investors and speakers. “Unforeseen scheduling issues for the programs caused a delay and we asked a limited number of investors if their payment could be delayed until November,” Ward said.

Several speakers other than Trump have not been paid, including prominent Trump allies, a person with direct knowledge of the tour’s finances said.

“We are working very hard to make them whole, and we are confident they will be made whole very soon,” Ward said.

In July the company missed payroll, according to a note to staff from Forte. “We are experiencing some growing pains and all will be OK,” he said in the internal message reviewed by The Post. The spokesman said the company is currently paying its employees.

Forte recently sought personal bankruptcy protection for a fifth time this summer, according to court filings, saying that he owned 100 percent of the American Freedom Tour, earned $19,900 a month, but owed more than $3 million. In a response seeking to dismiss the case, the Justice Department accused Forte of abusing the bankruptcy system to try to thwart foreclosure proceedings and criticized him for traveling to Puerto Rico rather than “making this fifth bankruptcy case a priority.” The government later withdrew its motion at a hearing.

“The bankruptcy filings were over a dispute with a mortgage company,” Ward said, adding: “Mr. Forte visits Puerto Rico frequently but is a legal resident of Florida.”

The financial pressures at the American Freedom Tour led to business practices that some employees found objectionable. In July, the company canceled a planned event in Milwaukee but continued selling tickets online, according to two people familiar with the matter. At times, the company has continued to sell tickets online for events that organizers knew were unlikely to happen, according to two people familiar with the matter.

When another show was canceled in North Carolina, the company initially said it would honor tickets for a future event before agreeing to issue refunds. “We give the option of refunds or rain checks for postponed or canceled events,” Ward said.

The tour’s website currently lists no upcoming events. A planned show in Birmingham, Ala., was also canceled earlier this year.

To promote the events, the company offered a 25 percent commission for ads and social media posts resulting in sales, according to its website. But a Republican Party county chapter in Texas that helped sign up attendees for an event there went unpaid for at least two months, messages show.

“We are awaiting payment and now four months overdue,” Matt Mackowiak, a Republican consultant who leads the local Republican Party in Austin, wrote in an email on Sept. 7. “I will get loud and litigious if not paid by end of week.”

“As you know from reaching out a few weeks ago looking for your payment, I resigned from the American freedom tour on August 3rd,” Chris Widener, the company’s former president and emcee who quit in August, responded. “You are definitely owed the money and should be paid promptly.”

Widener confirmed his resignation in an email but declined to comment on the exchange with Mackowiak, who said he was paid last Friday afternoon “once The Washington Post sought comment.”

Mackowiak said he vetted the company before entering into an agreement with it and heard from others that while it often was slow to make payments, it eventually did. He said he demanded a written contract, “which took more than a month even though it was a simple document,” according to Mackowiak.

“I hope anyone that is owed money uses every legal channel available,” Mackowiak said. A spokesman for the company said they were sorry Mackowiak’s payment was late.

The company also recently lost its chief financial officer, Dale Ainge. In an interview, Ainge said he left the company in June due to a health issue and wished the company well. He said the company had defaulted on two of its loans before he left, and some vendors were complaining they had not been paid.

“They had to cancel a couple events, which caused some financial issues,” he said. “They were behind on things. They were behind on payments. So for me to say, what kind of financial position they’re in? They were a little bit behind in a couple of the notes. There were a couple accounts payable that were past 60 days.”

Ainge said he was paid by the company and that he believed it would turn its fortunes around when he left in June. Ainge said he was approached by Forte to plan events around Trump and conservative speakers, similar to events he held for a company called Get Motivated.

He said some of the events had made money, but others had not and some were canceled even after expensive marketing. “It’s a start-up,” he said. “There are always challenges.”

When the tour was starting, investors were promised to earn 20 percent on their money in six months, according to loan documentation obtained by The Post. But internal emails show that when the money came due, the company failed to pay.

“We needed a little more time,” Forte assured investors in March. “The investment is intact. Please bear with us a couple of weeks.”

By August, Forte still hadn’t provided the money, the emails show. In one email, Forte explained that he was trying to raise more money domestically and overseas and confirm future event dates with Trump. He offered to pay $5,000 in a week while the company closed other deals to be able to pay in full by November.

One person familiar with Forte’s actions said he was constantly trying to hold off speakers, investors and others who were seeking money — “putting the biggest fire out and holding on.”

“You have been an INCREDIBLE supporter of President Trump and the events we are doing,” Forte told an investor in an email. “We would love if you could attend the Gala” at Mar-a-Lago in December. “We would like to honor you there if you are able to make it,” he wrote.

Ainge said Trump was the highest paid speaker but declined to say how much, citing a confidentiality agreement. “It’s in line with the speaking fee of past presidents,” he said.

He said that Trump was the group’s biggest seller, and many supporters wanted to meet him backstage and were willing to pay “thousands and thousands of dollars to do it.” Trump, he said, was freewheeling and congenial to the guests.

Ward, the spokesman for the tour, said Trump had expressed no reservations about participating going forward.

“President Trump has been fantastic to work with,” Ward said. “He has opened Mar-a-Lago to the American Freedom Tour for a gala December 1st. I’m sure he wouldn’t do that if he had reservations about the tour. President Trump loves speaking on the American Freedom Tour. He wants to do more programs.”

 

[Alisamer]

23 hours ago, GreyhoundFan said:

My eyes hurt from rolling:

 

I just find it incredibly ironic that this dude who is all over being a conservative Christian is actually best known for playing Hercules, a Greek demigod.

And also being the boringest person in the entire show despite being the title character. ALL the sidekicks and minor recurring characters were more interesting and better acted than Hercules. (Strife was and is my fave though.)

[47of74]

23 hours ago, GreyhoundFan said:

My eyes hurt from rolling:

 

I fucking can’t stand Kevin Sorbo.  Hell even back in the Hercules days something about him repelled me and I never got into the series.

And I’m not sure that they are but it wouldn’t surprise me if these two are branch trumpvidians

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A wife and husband from Maryland have been charged with conspiring to provide the Russian government with personal medical records from the US government and military, according to a newly unsealed federal indictment.

Anna Gabrielian, an anesthesiologist practicing in Baltimore, along with her husband, Jamie Lee Henry, a major and doctor in the US Army, allegedly provided "individually identifiable health information," which is protected under federal law, to an FBI undercover agent posing as a Russian government employee.

According to the indictment, Gabrielian was contacted by the undercover agent -- who claimed to be an employee of the Russian embassy -- in August, after Gabrielian had reached out to the Russian embassy to offer her and her husband's assistance to the Russian government several months earlier.

During a meeting with the undercover agent in a Baltimore hotel, according to the indictment, Gabrielian said she was "motivated by patriotism toward Russia" and wanted to provide assistance even if it meant risking jail time. She also allegedly told the undercover agent that her husband could provide information on how the US military sets up hospitals during war and on training provided to the Ukrainian military, and warned that any information they pulled needed to be "massively important" due to the risk of being uncovered.