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St. Louis Blogger Loses Key Ruling in Georgia Poll Workers' Lawsuit

2 years 2 months ago
A St. Louis-based conservative blogger whose conspiracy theories stirred up Trump voters after the 2020 election will likely have to answer in court to the claims against him. St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Michael Stelzer ruled against James Hoft of the Gateway Pundit in a seven-page order earlier this week. The judge's ruling effectively stymies two possible strategies for Hoft to combat the suit filed by two Georgia poll workers accusing him of defamation — dismissing both Hoft's counterclaim against the women and barring him from pursuing an anti-SLAPP claim.
Sarah Fenske

Tesla Lied About EV Range, Then Created A Team Built Specifically To Undermine Customer Attempts To Get Help

2 years 2 months ago
Elon Musk’s companies are routinely heralded for unbridled innovation, but when it comes to very basic customer service, most of them are an incompetent nightmare. Starlink customers looking for refunds after being on waiting lists for years are routinely ghosted. Tesla Solar customers often have it even worse; shelling out huge sums of money only […]
Karl Bode

U.S. Senate OKs Hawley proposal to expand coverage for atomic bomb-related illness to St. Louis

2 years 2 months ago
The U.S. Senate voted narrowly Thursday in favor of expanding a program that compensates Americans who become ill because of exposure to radiation from the country’s development and testing of nuclear weapons to cover Missourians. The proposal, offered by Sen. Josh Hawley, was attached as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, which authorizes funding levels and sets policy for the Department of Defense. The bill itself still faces a Senate vote and agreement by the U.S. House…
Allison Kite