Today in Witch-Hunt Culture
23rd January 2022
Ron DeSantis’s election police squad would poison democracy (Washington Post) In the Narrative Media, ‘democracy’ means ‘Democrat vote fraud’.
Would Trump Throw His Own Kids Under the Bus to Save Himself? We May Soon Find Out. (Daily Beast)
What CEOs are really saying when they lash out against ‘woke’ America (CNN) The mind-readers at CNN are on the case.
Tucker Carlson Whines He’s No Longer Attracted to the Brown M&M (Daily Beast) What a racist!
Rudy Giuliani and Michael Flynn to see honorary university degrees revoked (The Guardian) No retaliation is too petty.
Jim Jordan Described as Trump ‘Sycophant’ in Op-Ed in Ohio’s Largest Newspaper (Newsweek) And Newsweek, of course.
There is a new champion in the ‘what if the left did it’ competition (Washington Post) The continuing witch-hunt after Clarence Thomas’ wife.
MSNBC & New Yorker Smear Ginni Thomas as ‘Threat’ to SCOTUS
Why pay TV operators are dropping Trump-loving cable networks (L.A. Times) It’s all part of the witch-hunt.
Joe Manchin’s take on why he and other Democrats often seem to be speaking a different language: “The base they have is a different base than I have.” (Politico) That’s pretty obvious.
Seth Meyers on failed voting rights bill: ‘Republicans are waging war on democracy’ (The Guardian) Sounds like a Narrative.
Warming Trends: Winterless Olympics, a Disaster Novel Shows the Importance of Storytelling in Climate Conversations and a New Lab Studies Parks and Warming (Inside Climate News)
New pro-DeWine dark-money group launches ad barrage in Ohio (Cleveland.com)
SNL’s Ted Cruz Begs Trump to ‘Hit Me, Choke Me, Spit in My Face’ (Daily Beast) High-school never ends for some people.
Kathy Griffin Whining She’s Not Been Canceled, but ‘Erased’ — In Splashy NY Times Story
MSNBC’s Capehart Loves Howard Dean Scolding Dems For Failing to Fight ‘Neo-Fascist’ Republicans