Today in Witch-Hunt Culture
3rd February 2023
William Barr shifts from defending Trump’s actions to defending his own (Washington Post)
‘Bill Barr’s Sin’: Trump AG’s abuse of power defense shredded by Mueller vet (MSNBC)
Patrons of NYC gay bar incapacitated and robbed of thousands via facial recognition on their phones (MSNBC) This is why I don’t use a phone with facial recognition.
Three Men Incapacitated and Robbed After Visiting New York Gay Bar, Police Say (NBC)
‘She should blame herself’: Newsom responds to Fresno County DA’s comments over slain Selma officer (KCRA)
Newsom can’t see that California’s soft-on-crime laws are deadly (Washington Examiner)
Big tobacco is lighting the law on fire to peddle addiction (The Hill)
Univision Shamelessly Airs Anti-DeSantis Propaganda
The GOP Can’t Remember Why It Took the Debt Ceiling Hostage (New York Magazine)
Anti-Semitic MSNBC Claims Israel Turned West Bank Into An Apartheid
NHL’s commitment to diversity, inclusion under microscope again at All-Star game
On PBS, Amanpour In Sync With Radical Palestinian on ‘Fascist’ Israel Government
Do They Not Know He’ll Betray Them? (The Atlantic) David Frum continues the witch-hunt.
DeSantis Faces CNN Smears of Racism in Education
The Powerful Lobbyist Behind Kevin McCarthy (N.Y. Times) Hmmm … no mention of George Soros here….
Republicans rally around conservatives who lost their elections (Washington Post)
The State Where the GOP Would Rather Lose Than Change (Politico)
Matt Gaetz wants to make poor Americans work for their health care (Semafor) The Horror! (Semafor is the newest Narrative Media barking seal.)
Sinema Faces Ethics Complaint Over Use of Staff
CNN Invites AOC To Accuse Republicans Of ‘Stochastic Terrorism’
GOP Rep. Clyde hands out assault-rifle lapel pins to House colleagues (Washington Post) The Horror! (They are not, of course, ‘assault rifle’ pins.)
Freeform’s Racist, Woke Sitcom ‘Grown-ish’: ‘Straight People are a Disease’
Republicans like DeSantis and Boebert are pushing guns — and banning books (MSNBC)
American College of Physicians ‘Committed’ to Fight So-Called Health ‘Disinformation’ Online
Joy Behar CONFRONTS Sunny Hostin for Defending Ilhan Omar’s Antisemitism