The Absurd GOP

[Jackalope]

To be fair, "Gunther Eagleman" is an imbecile.

[The Grand Nudger]

The reich wing messaging on this one is all over the place. They've got the national economic council director out there saying that increasingly heavy debt is a sign of consumer confidence and a thriving economy while the rank and file rage monkeys say it's proof sleepy joe is an all powerful wizard.

[Angrboda]

The Minnesota Republican Party held a moment of silence for Derek Chauvin, the former police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd.

[Angrboda]

We consistently found that a substantial minority of Americans agree with the sentiment that new immigrants threaten the political, cultural and economic power of white Americans. In our latest poll of 1,000 Americans fielded in March 2026, 36% agreed with the statement: “Native-born Americans are losing their economic, political, and cultural influence in this country because of the growing population of immigrants.”

A notable number of Americans – 26% – also believed political elites are trying to “replace” the existing white population, agreeing with the statement: “There are people who secretly work to make sure immigrants will eventually replace real Americans.”

Support for these beliefs is concentrated most heavily among white Americans, Republicans, conservatives and self-identifying members of Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again movement. Indeed, more than 3 in 4 members of the MAGA movement and close to 6 in 10 Republicans agreed with the statement: “Immigrants invade and colonize the United States.”

But what explains this spread of the great replacement theory?

In our newly published, peer-reviewed study, we used nationally representative panel survey data that tracked over 500 white Americans over time to attempt to answer this question.

We found that white Americans who identified as Republican, who are conservatives and who have negative views of people from other racial backgrounds are all more likely to express support for key tenets of the great replacement theory. Moreover, we uncovered clear evidence that white Americans who watch Fox News are also more likely to agree with the conspiracy theory.

Given the popularity of Fox News, we believe this latter point deserved further investigation. As detailed in our paper, while 39% of all white Americans agree that immigrants invade and colonize the U.S., 61% of white Americans who watch Fox News agree with this view. Even when taking into account partisan identification, ideology, racial attitudes and demographic characteristics, Fox News viewership remains significantly associated with more support for the great replacement theory.

Additionally, because we tracked white Americans over time, we could observe changes in their support for the conspiracy theory in response to variations in their viewership of Fox News. Simply put, the more Fox News programming that a white American watches, the more likely they are to adopt the conspiracy theory.

The more Fox News a white American watches, the more likely they are to believe in a racist conspiracy theory, regardless of party affiliation and demographics

[Angrboda]

[Paraselene]

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the city of Denton over an upcoming Pride Month event known as “Big Gay Swim Day,” alleging the gathering could violate the state’s sex-segregated facilities law.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/06/02/t...-swim-day/

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the city of Denton over an upcoming Pride Month event known as “Big Gay Swim Day,” alleging the gathering could violate the state’s sex-segregated facilities law.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/06/02/t...-swim-day/

Funny how he thinks he still has the authority to enforce laws, since he’s broken so many.

Not to mention this bit from the article:

In a joint statement posted to Instagram, LGBTQ+ organisations OUTreach Denton and PRIDENTON described the lawsuit as a “frivolous” waste of public resources. The groups said they were informed by the city on 21 May that they weren’t allowed to have all-gender restrooms, and they had already updated event materials to comply with the city’s requirement.

So, Paxton is suing people for possibly intending to break a law that they’ve already agreed to abide by. Why would he even both filing the lawsuit? Oh, wait… 😉

Boru

[awty]

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the city of Denton over an upcoming Pride Month event known as “Big Gay Swim Day,” alleging the gathering could violate the state’s sex-segregated facilities law.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/06/02/t...-swim-day/

Someone should tell all the waterparks and pools here in Texas that they are breaking Paxton's laws.

[Paraselene]

Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/po...-list.html