Today in Witch-Hunt Culture
23rd May 2023
AP Warns of ‘Far Right’ in Red States, But Touts ‘Drag Laureates’ in San Francisco
Fla. Sued for Halt to Chinese Citizens Owning Homes, Land
Susan Rice Meets With Activist Lawyer Who Stoked Online Mob Against Pregnant Nurse
DeSantis’s $13.5m police program lures officers with violent records to Florida (The Guardian)
Tucker Insider: Carlson was Fired from Fox Due to Dominion Suit
House GOP Members Rip Texas VA Clinic for ‘Cross’ Removal
North Carolina’s Democrat Governor Declares Emergency Over School Choice ‘Scheme’
GOP donor denies influence over Clarence Thomas, despite lavish gifts (Washington Post) I guess Clarence Thomas isn’t allowed to have any rich friends.
You Cannot Hear These 13 Women’s Stories and Believe the Anti-Abortion Narrative (N.Y. Times) Michelle Goldberg loses her shit.
In Florida, reproductive care nightmares become tragically common (MSNBC) Note that this complaint doesn’t mention the tragedy of unborn babies being murdered.
Republican witness faces questions over whether he lied under oath to key panel (The Guardian)
Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign could be brief (Washington Post)
Dodgers apologize and invite Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to Pride Night (L.A. Times)
Free Advice for Ron DeSantis: Don’t Run for President (Daily Beast)
Santos Sent GOP Allies ‘Thank You’ Notes After Expulsion Vote Failed: Report (Daily Beast)
U.S. lawmakers OK’d more pro-gun bills than safety measures since Uvalde (Axios) Note the obvious assumption that ‘pro-gun bill’ and ‘safety measure’ are opposites.
Abortion bans drive off doctors and close clinics, putting other health care at risk (NPR) Abortion doctors are there for the money; they don’t practice general medicine. This is like saying that closing extermination camps would reduce availability of police protection.
Here’s How Bad CNN’s Post-Trump Town Hall Ratings Have Been (Daily Beast) Hey, Annhauser-Busch thought Dylan Mulvaney was a good idea, too.
Trump Organization finishes last in brand reputation survey for second straight year (The Hill) That’s like saying that witches have a bad reputation.
Democrats sue W.Va. Gov. Justice over refusal to disclose work schedule (Washington Post)
How DeSantis and other GOP lawmakers are killing LGBTQ young people (Robert Reich) The deranged ravings of a Clinton-era proglodyte. Why anybody pays attention to these derelicts is beyond me. (Next up: Carl “Worse Than Watergage” Bernstein….)
How Vivek Ramaswamy helped make Martin Shkreli the ‘pharma bro’ (Politico) Vivek must be getting some traction if the Usual Suspects feel the need to witch-hunt him.
DeSantis Sued Over Ban on Drag Shows
Republican John Kennedy: southern plain-talk or Foghorn Leghorn shtick? (The Guardian) Not a trace of journalism here, just pure smear. Scraaaaaaape that barrel….
Why Don’t Americans Recognize that Inflation is Down and Incomes Are Up? (Washington Monthly) Maybe because they look at their monthly bills and refuse to buy what the Usual Suspects are selling?
Trump’s Truth Social Sues Washington Post For Over $3 Billion Two can play at this sue-their-pants-off game.
Casey DeSantis Is ‘Lady MacBeth.’ Jill Biden Is a Doctor. Got It?
Teachers’ Union ‘Triggered’ After Republican Lawmaker Brings Educators Donuts
VINDICATION: Alan Dershowitz Defends Musk’s Criticism of George Soros
CBS’s Gayle King Fears for Her Sisters Because of NAACP Travel Advisory for Florida These people spend too much time breathing their own exhaust.
Republican Debt Ceiling Lies (The American Prospect) Bias? What bias?
Southern Poverty Law Center Classifies Everyone Not Currently Wearing A Pride Shirt As A Hate Group (Babylon Bee)
Republicans Are Trying to Seize Control Over Voting In Texas’ Largest Democratic County (Mother Jones) Of course they are, because otherwise Democrats try to steal the election, as they have been doing since LBJ in 1960.