Today in Witch-Hunt Culture
2nd June 2023
Republicans love to make up fake crises. Here are five of the biggest (The Guardian) Let’s see … nope, no mention of ‘climate change’, ‘structural racism’, ‘white supremacy’, ‘Christian nationalism’, or ‘fascism’. Republicans are pikers compared to Democrats–not that Robert Reich would know.
Christopher Rufo Launched the Critical Race Theory Panic. He Isn’t Done. (Mother Jones)
Jen Psaki Claims Many Republicans Are ‘Comfortable’ with Biden Because ‘He’s a White Man Who’s Older’ (MEDIAite) Jen Psaki loves to make up claims about Republicans. It’s what she’s paid to do.
Elon Musk’s new Twitter pronoun rule invites bullying, LGBTQ groups say (NBC News) As opposed to, say, the bullying that LGBTQ groups do every day.
Team DeSantis Goes Full Anti-Vaxx to Attack Trump After He Spars With Angry Voter (MEDIAite)
Michigan Economics Professor: Boycotting Target Is “Literal Terrorism” It’s literally not.
NBC Worries That Some Companies Are Backtracking on LGBTQ Agenda
Confront thieves, get fired: welcome to retail in America’s cities
How a Staunchly Blue State Let MAGA Seep In (Politico) Governing like Democrats is usually good enough. (MAGA Is The New Nigger)
For Pride Month, CNN Accuses Florida of ‘Shoving’ People ‘Back Into Darkness’
US Army renames Fort Bragg as Fort Liberty (CNN)
Scoop: YouTube reverses misinformation policy to allow U.S. election denialism (Axios)
Librarians Sue Over Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Book Ban for Kids (Daily Beast) It is not, of course, a ban; it is merely making inappropriate material available in schools.
MSNBC Ties GOP To Slavery When Seeking To Explain Gun Violence Sorry, slavery was a Democrat thing.
MSNBC Agrees DeSantis Is ‘Literally’ a ’21st Century George Wallace’ No, he literally isn’t.
Elon Musk Personally Elevates Transphobic Video Originally Flagged as Hate Speech (The New Republic)