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Rupert Murdoch is the wizard of Trumpism. And he’s more hell-bent on destroying America than Russian President Vladimir Putin. Toxic rail spills That is why Fox News has gone off the rails. That is, by spilling fake news that is even more toxic than the chemicals Norfolk Southern keeps spilling. More to the point, Murdoch… Read more.
Fox News propagated the big lie that Democrats rigged the 2020 Election. And it accused Dominion Voting Systems of flipping votes to help them do it. Dominion filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News. Its filings have disclosed incriminating text and email exchanges among Fox personnel. And they are proving to be the… Read more.
Nikki Haley has announced her intent to run for president. She is challenging Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. But she’s just the first of many Republicans expected to do so. Of course, she distinguished herself by taking down the Confederate flag. She did so while serving as governor of South Carolina in… Read more.
Netanyahu forms apartheid government Benjamin Netanyahu has formed the most right-wing government in Israeli history. Nobody should be surprised. But his right-wing coalition partners are pipers who will make him pay. They include Itamar Ben-Gvir. He was convicted of incitement to racism and support for a terrorist organization. Now he’s security minister, head of the… Read more.
Stephen Miller served Donald Trump the way Thomas Cromwell served Henry VIII. And he stroked Trump’s ego the way Roy Cohn did. That explains a lot. Stephen Miller is the only aide Trump didn’t fire Peter Baker is a journalist at The New York Times. His wife, Susan Glasser, is one at The New Yorker.… Read more.
Trump’s NFT digital cards Donald Trump earlier this week on Truth Social teased that he’d be making a “MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT” on Thursday, prompting questions as to what on Earth the former president was up to. Is it a rally tour? Is it his candidacy for House speaker? Is it something dumber and more pathetic than… Read more.
My preference for the 2024 presidency is someone sensible and centrist. I had hoped that would be the case for the Biden administration, but I have been disappointed so far. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 26, 2022 Would you support Ron DeSantis in 2024, Elon? — Proud Elephant (@ProudElephantUS) November 26, 2022 Yes — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November… Read more.
I published the post-election post “Trump Turns Republican Red Wave Blue for Democrats” on November 9. In it, I advised President Biden to deliver the very speech Speaker Pelosi delivered yesterday. Under that post’s sub-heading, “Now is the time to go, Joe,” I urged Biden to announce he’s passing the torch to a new generation of Democratic… Read more.
Everyone expected Republicans to wrest control of both chambers of Congress. But that’s only because no one expected former President Donald Trump to be such a drag for Republican candidates. Trump turns Republican red wave blue But early results indicate that this disgraced, twice-impeached, coup-plotting former president motivated millions to vote against Republicans. Control of both chambers of Congress hung… Read more.
US midterms 2022 Elon Musk is using Twitter to help Republicans turn America into a MAGA dystopia. And he is being as discreet about it as Donald Trump has been about running for president again. Trump’s narcissism has him angling to steal all the glory Republicans presume will be theirs tomorrow. He will steal their thunder by announcing his 2024 presidential… Read more.
