Today in Witch-Hunt Culture
30th August 2022
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago documents already examined by FBI, Justice Dept. tells judge (Washington Post)
Trump Demands Either New Election ‘Immediately’ or Make Him ‘Rightful’ President Now (Daily Beast) Trump living rent-free in proglodyte heads.
Trump Ridiculed After Calling for His Reinstatement: ‘Ridiculous at Best’ (Newsweek) But they still have to write about it. They can’t help themselves.
Commission calls for stripping Robert E. Lee of honors at West Point (Politico)
Billions in ‘dark money’ is influencing US politics. We need disclosure laws (The Guardian) How about voter ID laws?
Eaton Corp. transaction helped fund conservative non-profit (Cleveland.com) A progressive non-profit would have been fine.
Lindsey Graham raises eyebrows with ‘riots’ claim on Fox (CNN) Ooooooo, raised eyebrows!
The rich are using long-term care funds meant for the poor (The Hill) The thing about a program that’s open to everybody … is that it’s open to everybody.
Jim Jordan Slammed for His Tweet on the Virtues of ‘Real America’ (Newsweek) I can see where that would piss off people at Newsweek.
Feeling unwelcome in blue states, gun companies move to red ones (Washington Post)
Russia ‘Absolutely’ Tried to Infiltrate Mar-a-Lago: Former FBI Official (Newsweek)
Entrance to Local GOP Office in Central Florida Vandalized
The Strangest Thing About “Semi-Fascist” Trump
Ron DeSantis’ First Voter Fraud Bust Is Quickly Imploding (Slate) Betcha it isn’t.
Fox News trashes Prince Harry for idling in gas-guzzling SUV, not realizing its an Audi electric SUV (No mention of the fact that the jet plane–not electric–was idling right alongside of him.)
Lindsey Graham’s prediction of riots reads more like a threat (Washington Post) Oh, yeah, people are just standing by waiting for Lindsay Graham’s call to arms.
Bezos Slammed for Tweet of Himself Eating McDonald’s Apparently, for a billionaire to eat at McDonald’s is cultural appropriation or something (it’s not clear what the objection is).
Trump Woke Up and Went on a 60-Post, QAnon-Fueled Social Media Spree (Rolling Stone) Nobody at Rolling Stone knows what QAnon means, but it sure sounds scary, doesn’t it?
Trump shares barrage of QAnon content and other conspiracy theories on his social media platform (NBC)