Today in Witch-Hunt Culture
19th February 2022
Trump’s legal woes deepen and could bring new political trouble (CNN) Or maybe not.
Take the 5th? The choice could soon be Trump’s in NY probe (Associated Press)
Oath Keepers Founder Secretly Backed Lawsuit for Government Based on ‘Lord of the Rings’ (Daily Beast)
Facebook whistleblower alleges executives misled investors about climate, covid hoaxes in new SEC complaint (Washington Post)
Joe Rogan’s Embattled Podcast Back on Spotify, But Other Shows Still Absent (Rolling Stone) Follow the money.
Sean Hannity dares Hillary Clinton to sue as she warns network’s dishonest coverage gets ‘close to actual malice’ (CNN) ‘Actual malice’ seems like such a mild term.
Judge says Trump could be culpable for January 6 and says lawsuits against the former President can proceed (CNN) Judge Ahmit Mehta. Totally unbiased, of course.
Let’s Go Brandon: the Nascar driver who became a hero in an unwinnable culture war (The Guardian) Unwinnable! Or so they think.
The great greenwashing scam: PR firms face reckoning after spinning for big oil (The Guardian) Which is, of course, perfectly legal.
How Trump Said Too Much and Helped New York Investigators (Daily Beast)
Durham Dismisses Crazed Fox News Reporting on Trump’s Paranoid Spying Conspiracy Claims (Daily Beast) Crazed! Paranoid!
Ontario Government Employee Fired Over $100 Contribution To Freedom Convoy
Ottawa Arrests Top 100 As “Freedom Convoy” Organizers Face Judge For First Time