Today in Witch-Hunt Culture
28th October 2022
Republican senator Tom Cotton brags about ignoring Trump impeachment evidence in new book (The Guardian) Good; he refused to participate in the witch-hunt.
Michigan GOP gubernatorial nominee invoked conspiracy claiming Democrats sought to ‘topple’ US in retaliation for losing Civil War (CNN) Democrats have never been happy since Republicans freed their slaves.
Storm clouds loom for Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s new prime minister (The Economist)
Richmond can remove its last remaining Confederate statue, judge rules (CNN)
Report: Ye Has Fascination With Hitler, Wanted to Name Album After Nazi Leader I don’t believe that.
Watchdog Calls on IRS to Probe Soros-Backed Group That Sued DeSantis
Prosecutors ask Supreme Court to compel Graham’s grand jury testimony (Washington Post)
Amazon CEO accused of trampling labor laws with anti-union comments
J.D. Vance’s Ambition Comes at a Price in ‘Hillbilly’ Terms (N.Y. Times)
How Elon Musk Could Actually Kill Twitter (Atlantic) He says that like it was a bad thing.
NY Times Can’t Celebrate UK’s Historic Hindu PM: ‘Extreme Wealth…Air of Privilege’
Dems Sound the Alarm Over GOP’s New ‘Stop the Steal’ Threats (Daily Beast)
Inside the secretive effort by Trump allies to access voting machines (Washington Post)
What It Means to Be a Republican Today (The Bulwark) The Kristol Krew push the Narrative.
Ambition keeps him loyal to Donald Trump. But what does Kevin McCarthy stand for? (L.A. Times)
Kanye West Becomes Part of CAIR’s Antisemitism Con
UF Faculty Senate approves no-confidence vote on selection process of Ben Sasse