Today in Witch-Hunt Culture
16th May 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a bill banning DEI initiatives in public colleges (NPR)
DeSantis curtails diversity, equity & inclusion programs at state colleges (CBS News)
DeSantis signs bill banning funding for college diversity programs (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
DeSantis bans state funding for diversity, inclusion programs at Florida public universities (Fox)
CNN Dismayed DeSantis Would Defend NY Marine from Lefty D.A.
Rudy Giuliani made antisemitic remarks about Jews’ genitalia, mocked ‘freaking Passover’ observance, new lawsuit claims (The Forward) The Forward is an explicitly Marxist newspaper for Jewish Red Diaper babies.
Online Reviewers Are Being Absolutely Brutal About Josh Hawley’s ‘Manhood’ (Daily Beast) They mean left-wing reviewers of course–are there any other kind?–like the Daily Beast.
Woman sues Rudy Giuliani, saying he coerced her into sex, owes her $2 million in unpaid wages (Associated Press)
Haley’s financial disclosure report shows lucrative speaking engagements (CNN) Although not as lucrative as Hillary’s.
Paul Gosar’s Staffer Is a Neo-Nazi (The New Republic) Uh, not quite.
Protesting Homes of SC Justices: Free Speech or Intimidation?
‘Anti-Homophobia’ Event Disrupted by Muslim Students
Study: Taxpayer-Subsidized PBS Whacks GOP with 85% Negative News
DeSantis’s celebration of vigilantism is a new low in MAGA extremism (Washington Post) MAGA is the New Nigger. Greg Sargent feels Philip Bump encroaching on his turf.
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Media Malpractice: Russian Hoax Confirmed by the Durham Report
Inside Tucker Carlson’s Battle to Trade His $20 Million Fox News Salary for a Twitter Show (EXCLUSIVE) (Variety) Yeah, as if Variety has any clue as to what Tucker is doing. (In the Narrative media, EXCLUSIVE means they just made it up.)
After breaking itself, Congress tries to break the rest of government, too (Washington Post) By ‘Congress’ they mean House Republicans, and by ‘breaking the government’ they mean ‘trying to put the brakes on Democrat attempts to buy votes with taxpayer money’.
The Republican Embrace of Vigilantism Is No Accident (N.Y. Times) There is, of course, no ‘Republican embrace of vigilantism’, merely Republican defense of citizens who act in self-defense and defense of their fellow citizens; which is what all this hand-waving is attempting to obscure.
Who Is Leonard Leo’s Mysterious Dark Money King? (The New Republic) I’m guessing it isn’t George Soros, Mark Zuckerberg, or any of the billionaire Hollywood moguls and tech bros that fund Democrat PACs.
Conservative pundits are increasingly open about who they think should be killed (Media Matters for America) Proglodytes, by contrast, have never hidden their hit lists.
John Durham Owes the American People an Apology for Wasting Their Money (Daily Beast) Yeah, only Democrats are allowed to waste the American people’s money.
GOP Highlights Attacks on Pregnancy Centers, Pro-Lifers Under Biden Admin
House Democrat introduces resolution to expel Santos (CNN) I’m surprised it took this long.