RIGHTWING EXTREMISM

Mastriano wants to ban coronavirus vaccine requirements for students and faculty in public and private colleges, and place guardrails around immunization mandates for other diseases.

A video posted by State Sen. Dawn Keefer has renewed calls to end political violence. Her social media post called for a second Whiskey Rebellion and used a flamethrower on Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed budget less than a month after the governor’s residence was firebombed. 

Congressman Scott Perry appeared on a right-wing podcast last week and proposed that Republicans should attach legislation abolishing the Department of Education to relief funding for those impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires. Advocates call this a line too far for Perry. 

Sean Parnell, a former US Senate candidate from Western Pennsylvania, was hired as the Pentagon’s top spokesperson earlier this week. Parnell received Donald Trump’s endorsement ahead of the 2022 primary, but had to suspend his campaign due to domestic abuse allegations. 

Jeffrey Yass’ net worth nearly doubled in 2024 and is close to $50 billion, thanks to his investments in TikTok’s parent company. A new website is designed to track his political influence and spending. 

Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he would declare a national emergency to carry out mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. This could disrupt Pennsylvania’s agriculture industry, which generates $130 billion annually.

Trump’s pick for health secretary wants to increase access to raw milk, remove fluoride from drinking water, and has said that vaccines cause autism and that WiFi causes cancer.

Over a 24-hour period following Trump’s election, there was a 4,600% increase in the usage of the phrase “your body, my choice” on X. The phrase has made its way offline as well, with young girls and parents across the country using social media to share instances of harassment involving it.

The rally bore glaring similarities to a Nazi rally held at an earlier iteration of Madison Square Garden in 1939. “My reaction is that it was a combination of 1933 Germany, 1939 Madison Square Garden last night,” former Trump adviser Anthony Scaramucci said on Monday.

York County Democrats are calling the attack of a Kamala Harris supporter an act of unprovoked political violence.