RationalWiki:What is going on in the clogosphere?/November 2022

November 2022
Indian man who followed astrologer's advice to get himself bitten by a snake had to have his tongue amputated to save his life. Tucker Carlson guest (surprise surprise): Shootings like the Club Q shooting are going to keep happening "until we end this evil agenda" of gender-affirming care. Russia's embassy in Canada on Twitter: "Family is a man and a woman and children". Irish MEP and notable contrarian  when talking about the recent Iranian protests in the European Parliament, he said; “Iran is under attack” and “There have also been much violence and murders by some protesters, untold damage and destruction, it would not be tolerated anywhere”. The Colorado shooter's dad responds to his son's crimes: "They started telling me about the incident, a shooting... And then I go on to find out it's a gay bar. I got scared, 'Shit, is he gay?' And he’s not gay, so I said, phew... I am a Mormon, I am a conservative Republican, we don't do gay." Mitch McConnell votes against codifying a right to interracial marriage despite being in an interracial marriage. South Dakota GOP candidate for the state House arrested on rape charges after losing the election to his mom. Fox News coverage of violent crime drops more than half after the US midterm elections. White nationalist whackjob Nick Fuentes acknowledges the US far-right isn't popular, then says "We need to take control of the media or take control of the government and force the people to believe what we believe or force them to play by our rules and reshape the society." Idiot former GOP Senate candidate Lauren Witzke says giving women the right to vote "was the worst thing that ever happened to America." Trans kids aren't "real" because obnoxious TERF technobabble. In the wake of Sen. Mark Kelly winning reelection in Arizona, here's a throwback to some bizarre GOP campaign messages like "astronauts and people who like them are losers" or "I'm Blake Masters, watch me shoot this silenced pistol while creepily describing how it's made in Germany" or "listen to this unsettling music while Blake Masters whispers to you that the Second Amendment is about killing people." Trump is mad at Ron DeSantis for doing so well in the midterms, calling him "Ron DeSanctimonious" and saying he lacks "loyalty and class". GOP civil war? We hope so! Candace Owens says [https://twitter.com/JasonSCampbell/status/1590167360484540416 says a GOP-controlled House should impeach Joe Biden. What for? "It doesn't matter. Just impeach him." Matt Walsh adds, "Impeach him and we'll figure it out afterwards."] Dumbass conservative Matt Walsh claims that [https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/11/anti-trans-pundit-matt-walsh-tells-lie-big-even-joe-rogan-called-bullshit/ "millions" of people are on puberty blockers and then immediately acknowledges he'll be fact-checked (the real number is less than 5,000 over the last 5 years). Even the normally gullible Joe Rogan called bullshit on him.] Elon Musk helped push a bizarre and debunked conspiracy theory that Paul Pelosi's attacker was actually his gay lover. Still at it: idiot Tucker Carlson uses election unrest in Brazil to restart the "stolen 2020" shit again. Tulsa donut shop firebombed by anti-LGBT wacko for hosting a drag queen event amid intensifying right-wing media hysteria over drag queens. It should also be noted that Tulsa has a bit of a history with businesses being burned down.