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Marjorie Taylor Greene Peddles Paranoid Conspiracy Theory About Hurricanes: Democrats ‘Can Control The Weather’

According to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), it’s no mistake that Hurricane Helene caused so much damage in the Southeastern United States last week. After all, she claims, Democrats can control the weather and may be planning to use it to steal the 2024 election.

Greene made her absurd accusation on Twitter Thursday, starting with this post:

She followed it with a map to prove her point.

Yes, Mother Nature is conspiring with Democrats to make sure the election goes their way. Who knew she was even registered to vote?

Of course, Greene neglected to address the larger problems of climate change and global warming, both of which are the main contributors to extreme weather events such as hurricanes.

Just last month, the BBC reported:

Firstly, warmer ocean waters mean storms can pick up more energy, leading to higher wind speeds.

Record high sea surface temperatures were a key reason why US scientists forecast an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season for 2024.

The high temperatures are mainly due to long-term greenhouse gas emissions.

Secondly, a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture, leading to more intense rainfall.

Climate change made the extreme rainfall from Hurricane Harvey in 2017 around three times more likely, according to one estimate.

Greene also got some brutal (and well-deserved) mockery on social media.

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Melania Trump May Have Just Pulled The Ultimate ‘October Surprise’ On Donald

It’s been called the “October surprise” that failed former president Donald Trump didn’t even see coming, mainly because it came from inside his orbit.

As part of promoting her upcoming memoir, former First Lady Melania Trump proudly declared that she’s pro-choice, a direct rebuke of her husband’s anti-abortion policies that could hurt him with just a little more than a month left until Election Day.

In an ad, Mrs. Trump states, “Individual freedom is a fundamental principal that I safeguard. There is no room for compromise when it comes to this essential right that all women possess at birth…What does ‘my body, my choice’ really mean?”

Those comments led some to suggest on social media that Melania may also be on the verge of endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, which would be devastating for Donald.

While some may argue that Melania’s remarks are a calculated move to “soften” her husband’s anti-choice image, they once again bring the issue to the forefront, which is something the Trump-Vance campaign was hoping to avoid, especially since voters are already going to the polls in some states.

 

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Republican Congressman Humiliates Himself By Tweeting Out Bizarre Altered Image Of JD Vance

If you thought the adoring cultlike behavior many in the GOP exhibit toward failed former president Donald Trump was creepy, it now looks as if some in the MAGA cult are applying the same godlike fawning to Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), who is Trump’s running mate in the 2024 race for the White House.

Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) was so delighted by Vance’s performance in Tuesday evening’s vice presidential debate that he decided it’d be a great idea to share an image of the Ohio senator with some minor facial modifications, according to HuffPost.

If you compare actual photos of Vance to the altered one, you can tell that his jawline has been sharpened and the color of his beard darkened. Here’s a side-by-side comparison:

The second photo also gives Vance some definite Damien Thorn vibes, a la “The Omen.” Imagining the Ohio Republican as the antichrist isn’t exactly a stretch when you consider that he wants to take away women’s reproductive rights and impose all sorts of new draconian laws on Americans.

It wasn’t long before social media took over and Collins was mocked for his posting.

How long do you suppose it’ll be until Republicans start comparing Vance to Jesus?

 

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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Latest Take On Climate Change Is Laced With Bigotry

During a town hall meeting in her North Georgia district on Tuesday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) seemed to suggest that the recent flooding from Hurricane Helene was due to “climate change,” and then seconds later added that migrants seeking refuge in the United States were being allowed into the country under the guise of escaping extreme weather events.

“As a matter of fact, if you all could sit and listen to every detail of our committee hearings,” Greene said. “You would hear them saying that it’s racist not to let these people in.”

“You would hear them saying that they’re coming because of climate change,” she added.

Minutes later, Greene remarked that Democrats should instead focus on climate change here at home.

“Really? Try talking to the people in western North Carolina. Try talking to the people in South and Central and Eastern Georgia. They were affected by the climate.”

A few minutes after that, Greene asked the sparse crowd in attendance who they thought was “really running the White House.”

“If you think it’s Obama, raise your hand,” she said.

Ironically, while Greene was busy trying to make political hay out of the storms that have devastated areas of the South, she wasn’t concerned enough to remain in her home state over the weekend and lend a hand to help victims of the storm. Instead, she was too busy attending a college football game in Alabama and having her photo taken with failed one-term former president Donald Trump, according to HuffPost.

Critics suggested Greene should have at that time been in Georgia assisting with the recovery effort. Some remembered fellow MAGA Republican Ted Cruz’s 2021 trip to Cancun, Mexico, amid a deadly winter storm.

Much like Trump, Margie Greene is only interested in self-promotion. Everyone and everything else is secondary to her ambition and greed.

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New Texas Poll Has Some Disturbing News For Ted Cruz’s Campaign

2024 is starting to look like it could well be the end of Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) political career, with a new poll showing him with just a narrow one-point lead over his Democratic opponent, Rep. Colin Allred.

According to Newsweek, the poll comes with just a little over a month until voters go to the polls in the Lone Star State.

A Public Policy Polling/Clean and Prosperous America survey of 759 registered Texas voters showed Cruz is ahead of Allred by 47 percent to 46. In a previous August poll, the incumbent led Allred by 2 points (47 percent to 45). The poll was carried out on September 25-26. The results have a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percent.

But perhaps most troubling for Cruz is the fact that he’s underwater when it comes to how the voters view him, with a net favorability rating of 41% favorable and 49% unfavorable. A month ago, Cruz had a favorability of 43%, which suggests he could still be in freefall, always bad news for an incumbent.

Allred, on the other hand, has a net favorable rating of 5 points, with 40% of those surveyed giving him a positive rating and 35% saying they view him unfavorably.

All of this has Cruz struggling to find a strategy that could bolster his chances in the closing weeks of the 2024 campaign, Daniella Diaz of Politico notes.

Money is also an issue for Cruz, with Allred awash in cash.

“Allred is swimming in campaign cash, which has put Cruz back on his heels and forced conservative outside groups to engage. So far, Allred has spent $26.2 million on general election TV ads, compared to about $14.3 million for Cruz. So, two pro-Republican outside groups, including the Club for Growth-linked Win It Back PAC, are jumping in.”

Could Cruz become an also-ran? If so, he won’t have anyone to blame, as Allred is making clear by reminding Texas voters of the incumbent’s past bad decisions.

“Whether talking to voters on the campaign trail or in his TV ads, Allred is seeking to remind voters about Cruz’s jaunt to the Mexican beach during a historic freeze in the state that left millions without heat, water and access to food and is directly related to the death of more than 200 Texans. The moment was met with criticism even from his fellow Texas Republicans and considered a PR nightmare.”

How sweet would it be to see both Trump and Cruz go down in flames?