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Kudos to Media Matters for bringing this very disturbing information to light. According to its report, the militia claims to have more than 20,000 members across all 50 states, including “active Sheriffs, military, veterans, emergency responders, doctors, farmers, entrepreneurs, and blue collar Americans.” On June 3, podcaster and alleged January 6 participant Jake Lang announced a “NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL MILITIA” called the “North American Patriot and Liberty Militia,” or “NAPALM” for short.

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Thousands of Coloradans responding to a survey by their local newsrooms say candidates competing for their votes this year need to be focused primarily on several broad issues: democracy and good government, the economy and cost of living, the environment, climate and natural resources, immigration and abortion. Which concerns weigh most heavily on respondents’ minds changes with their politics.

Moderate and liberal Denver Post readers agree: the nation’s democracy and good government are the most important issues in this year’s elections. But among conservative readers, far fewer are inclined to make those related issues their top priority heading into the 2024 election — even as they largely cast a skeptical eye toward elections themselves.

Marjorie Taylor Greene is becoming more and more mentally disturbed, and I have a theory why, which I explain in the video. But no matter the reason, this week she lost her mind threatening Dr. Fauci in hearings, tossing out profanities with a reporter, attacking her own party (it must be why they love her--they realy love her!) on soon-to-be jailed Steve Bannon. Marge is embarrassingly angry, even by the usual low standards we apply to her mental state.

“Donald Trump routinely blames President Biden for higher prices at the grocery store and everywhere else Americans shop, and promises to ‘fix it,’” the New York Times reports. “But Mr. Trump has offered little explanation about how his plans would lower prices. And several of his policies — whatever their merits on other grounds — would instead put new upward pressure on prices.”