Today in Witch-Hunt Culture
12th October 2022
The Texas Republican fighting Wall Street — and protecting the energy industry (Politico)
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene rises from GOP fringe to front (Associated Press)
The Kanye West Tucker Carlson didn’t want his audience to see (Washington Post) Ever notice how much the Narrative media depend on mind-reading?
Kevin McCarthy’s rage at Trump over Jan. 6 signals danger ahead (Washington Post)
What does Madison Cawthorn do now? (Washington Post) Wait for the revolving door to swing him into a new job.
Fact check: Herschel Walker’s false and misleading recent claims (CNN)
That Fake Newspaper in Your Mailbox Was Paid For by Peter Thiel (Daily Beast) Well, no, actually it wasn’t, but the Daily Beast would certainly like you to believe that it was.
“Medical Censorship”: Dr. Peter McCullough Responds To Twitter Ban
Latino Media HIDE Party Affiliation of Busted Racist L.A. Democrat Council Members
Students protest nomination of Republican senator as university president: “Danger for our university” (Fox) Even in red states, academia is deeply blue.
Florida collectibles dealer connected to Gaetz probe sentenced to 15 months (Politico) The ‘connection’ in question was, of course, solely in the minds of the Narrative media.
EXCLUSIVE: Inside the right-wing press factory that pumped Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill (Daily Dot) There are many left-wing ‘activist’ sites, and they are less restrained even than the Narrative media.
Kanye Shows Where the Right’s Troll Politics Lead (N.Y. Times) Michelle Goldberg appears to think that Trump somehow turned Kanye into a white supremacist, or something.
The left thinks social media is reality
Washington State GOP Pays a White Nationalist, Pro-Nazi Blogger (Daily Beast) Well, not really, but the Daily Beast would like you to believe that.
How to Make a Semi-Fascist Party (New York Magazine) Jonathan Chait’s job is to push the Narrative, which he does with enthusiasm.
Election deceiver, science fabulist, billionaire benefactor. After 12 years, it’s time to term-limit Sen. Ron Johnson (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal) Probably has Trump cooties as well.
Holder Warns Of Fascism As PBS Worries About Erosion of Democracy In the Narrative media, ‘democracy’ means ‘Democrat vote fraud’.
Ben Sasse is an affirmative action hire if there ever was one (Washington Post) Apparently Jennifer Rubin’s first language is not English. Ben Sasse has five degrees, four of them from Harvard and Yale, whereas Jennifer Rubin has two from Berkeley. I know where I’d put my money.
Violent threats against Jan. 6 witnesses spread on fringe sites (Washington Post) Fringe site … like the Washington Post?