Today in Witch-Hunt Culture
23rd June 2023
Ethics Committee expands investigation into Santos (The Hill) An oldie but a goodie.
Republicans Are Torching Democracy to Deny Women Abortions (Rolling Stone)
Despite Repeated Vows Not To, House GOPers Are Again Proposing Social Security And Medicare Cuts (Talking Points Memo)
Kari Lake continues to defame me. Here’s why I’m suing her for it (Arizona Republic)
Finally, someone is standing up to Kari Lake (AZ Central)
Tucker Calls Out ‘Media Hysteria Typhoon’ Over RFK Jr.
ProPublica Backer Gave Millions to Target Thomas
Justice Alito Doesn’t Want to Hear Your Criticism (N.Y. Times) Your criticism, of course, being the same as the NYT’s criticism.
GOP Lawmaker Finds Way To Blame Lost Submersible On ‘Epic Failure Of Leadership’ (Huffington Post) What Republican can we find to bash today? Hey, how about J.D. Vance?
Ron DeSantis pushes racist tropes in latest comments about basketball and baseball players (USA Today)
No Labels declines to reveal just who is funding its third party bid (Politico)
RFK Jr.’s reign of error: Correcting the record about yet another false claim he just made (CNN) Jake Tapper is all in on the Narrative.
In Arkansas, a Vision of Single-Party Democracy (The Bulwark) Complaining about Republicans! And yet no mention of actual single-party Democrat states, like California, Oregon, Washington, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont….
House conservatives’ hardball tactics anger moderates and leave McCarthy in middle (CNN)
Exclusive: House conservatives challenge their leaders on abortion (Axios)
Israel Politician: LGBTQ Community Worse Than ISIS
Silicon Valley Sheriff: EU Regulator Tackles Musk and Zuckerberg on Hate Speech
The GOP’s abortion bans are what RELIGIOUS FASCISM looks like (The Dean’s Report) That and the laws forcing everyone to go to church every week. (Oh, wait….)
Amanpour Teams Up With Obama To Warn That The GOP Threatens Democracy
Pro-RFK Jr. Super PAC Has Deep Ties to Marjorie Taylor Greene, George Santos (Rolling Stone) Not just ties, but deep ties. That proves it! Dunh dunh DUNHHHHH….
The U.S. House of Recriminations begins Biden’s impeachment (Washington Post) Dana Milbank: “Mommmeeee! Johnny hit me back!”
Leftist Twitter Targets J.K. Rowling For Saying ‘Cisgender’ Is ‘Ideological’ ‘Jargon’
Sen. Wyden Says Sec. 230 Saves Free Speech, Ignores Rampant Censorship
FBI Investigates Letters With White Powder Sent to Republicans
Samuel Alito scandal shows why conservative justices on the Supreme Court are so whiny (Salon) Although not half as whiny as writers for Salon.
US dark-money fund spends millions to back Republican attorneys general (The Guardian) Dunh dunh DUNHHHHH…. (Let’s see: Nope, no mention of George Soros and his proglodyte DAs….)
RFK Jr. super PAC has deep ties to MAGA figures including Marjorie Taylor Greene: report (Raw Story) Deep ties! That proves it! (Proves what? Dunno. MAGA cooties?)
Billionaire-funded group driving effort to erode democracy in key US states (The Guardian) No, they’re not talking about George Soros.