Today in Witch-Hunt Culture
21st October 2022
Republicans aim to pass national ‘don’t say gay’ law (The Guardian)
The GOP Push For A National Anti-Gay Law And The Attack On LGBTQ Existence (NBC)
Documents detail plans to gut Twitter’s workforce (Washington Post)
Report: Musk to lay off 75% of Twitter employees (KRON)
How billionaires are building a right-wing online ecosystem (The Hill)
With DACA on life support, Microsoft, Apple and other big U.S. firms launch ad campaign to protect ‘Dreamers’ (NBC) Wh00ps, there goes that right-wing online ecosystem again….
ACLU asks supreme court to overturn Arkansas’ anti-boycott law against Israel (The Guardian)
Supreme Court asked to overturn AR law requiring contractors to not boycott Israel (Fox)
Kevin McCarthy’s ugly new Ukraine threats should prod Democrats to act (Washington Post) Greg Sargent loses his shit. (Jennifer Rubin must be on vacation.)
Dallas officer running for Texas House faced nine brutality investigations early in career (Dallas Morning News) And he forgot to wash his hands after going to the restroom in 5th grade.
Republicans Are Coming for Your Social Security and Medicare (The American Prospect) Except that they aren’t.
‘Gaffes’ aside, I once assumed GOP goodwill on race. I was wrong. (Washington Post) Michael Gerson joins the witch-hunt.
Big Tech Vows to Censor So-Called Election ‘Misinformation’
Documents detail plans to gut Twitter’s workforce (Washington Post)
How Disinformation Splintered and Became More Intractable (N.Y. Times) People just aren’t buying the Narrative.
The ‘most important person’ on Kari Lake’s campaign mocked Native Americans in racist tweet (Arizona Mirror)
Democratic Secretary of State Candidates Struggle Against Election Deniers (N.Y. Times) Deniers!
Here’s How the Election Deniers Are Performing in the Polls—and Why (The Bulwark) Deniers!
Blake Masters’ campaign has had a far-right Christian nationalist on its payroll for months (Jewish Insider) Dunh dunh DUNHHH.