Today in Witch-Hunt Culture
17th August 2022
The universe of alleged Trumpworld criminality continues to expand (Washington Post) Certain the epidemic of TDS is rapidly spreading.
Arizona Republican secretary of state nominee kept ‘Treason Watch List’ and posted about stockpiling ammunition on Pinterest (CNN) Dunh-dunh-DUNHHHH. They say that like it was a bad thing.
Trump gets passports back after FBI raid following wrong report by CBS anchor O’Donnell
Current Supreme Court is damaging to the country, law scholar warns (Washington Post) Lawrence Tribe is the senile face of progressive totalitarianism at Harvard Law School, and has been so as long as I can remember. The only reason no Democrat President has ever nominated him to the Supreme Court is because he makes Merrick Garland look like Pat Buchanan.
Trump-deranged media races again to tarnish ex-prez via unnamed sources This fits the TDS Hoax Pattern identified by Scott Adams.
Trump’s hypocrisy threatens democracy — that’s the point of it (The Hill) ‘Democracy’ in the headline means Narrative in the text. (Both The Hill and the author’s college, Amherst, are careful to distance themselves from his views. If this is the same Austin Sarat who taught at Yale when I was an undergrad, I am not surprised.)
‘Viper’ Merrick Garland’s Trump FBI Raid Is Only the ‘First Inning’ (Daily Beast)
Boston Children’s Hospital warns employees over far-right online harassment campaign (ABC) There is no right but the far-right.
DeSantis, experienced with search-warrant “raids,” misses chance to be voice of reason (Palm Beach Post)
Pro-trans activists swarm elderly woman banned from YMCA after demanding trans employee leave locker room What is a woman doing in the YMCA?
Marc Andreessen and Ultra-Wealthy Neighbors Thwart Housing in California Town (Bloomberg) In the Narrative Media, ‘Housing’ means moving underclass people into wealthy neighborhoods just because.
Media Love Her Now, But Hated ‘Toxic’ ‘Daughter of Dracula’ Liz Cheney Then
Taking the Fifth should disqualify a politician from taking office (Washington P0st) Jennifer Rubin loses her shit. (But it doesn’t. Get over it.)
What Liz Cheney’s Lopsided Loss Says About the State of the G.O.P. (New York Times) It’s the NYT, so obviously it says that Republicans are Nazis. (Is Liz Cheney a ‘martyr’ to Republican values?) You don’t even need to read beyond the headline.
Liz Cheney Is No Martyr. Just Another Rich, Entitled Member Of The D.C. Establishment But that position pays very well….
Franken Warns Against ‘Existential Threats’ Including Ted Cruz Being ‘A D***’
FBI Sought Documents Trump Hoarded for Years, Including about Russiagate (Newsweek)
Far-Right Extremists Are Threatening to ‘Execute’ Doctors at a Children’s Hospital (Vice) Really? Really?
Does Preserving Democracy Require Letting Trump Off? (The Bulwark) The Kristol Krew are sounding more Democrat than the Democrats.
The Christian Right Plots How To Avenge The FBI Raid (Talking Points Memo) I imagine these guys don’t get much sleep at night, having to check under the bed for monsters almost hourly. (Actually, I’m good with that.)