Today in Witch-Hunt Culture
20th April 2022
5 things to know about Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, Tampa judge who struck down travel mask mandate (Tampa Bay Times)
Jen Psaki in tears during interview on Republican anti-LGBTQ ‘cruelty’ (The Guardian) Psaki rehearses her Crybully Cred for a sympathetic audience.
Meet the woman behind Libs of TikTok, secretly fueling the right’s outrage machine (Washington Post) There’s nothing secret about it; it’s right there on Twitter. Even the Washington Post can find it.
‘Discrimination was their brand’: how Abercrombie & Fitch fell out of fashion (The Guardian) Bottom line: Too many white people.
Analyst says Texas Gov. Abbott’s border snarls cost billions in GDP (Axios) So we can just ignore the trillions Democrats in Congress are spending.
Dr. Oz has close ties to the wealthy du Pont family heirs, and they’re backing his GOP bid for Pennsylvania’s Senate seat (CNBC) Oh noes! DuPont cooties!
January 6 ‘was a coup organized by the president’, says Jamie Raskin (The Guardian) Who?
Attention, Joe Rogan: Spotify now reserves the right to restrict the reach of misinformation (Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard)
Roseanne Barr: I’m a Victim of ‘Witch-Burning’ Cancel Culture (Daily Beast) Apparently only the Daily Beast is allowed to whine.
Uber driver turns in Jan. 6 rioter who bragged about Capitol attack on dashcam
WaPo appears to make false claim in defending Taylor Lorenz I’m shocked, shocked I tell you.
WashPost Defends Doxxing Libs Of TikTok: ‘Comports’ With ‘Professional Standards’ Such as they are.
Twitter Employee Revealed Identity of User to WaPo Reporter I guess Elon is right.