Authoritarianism

Chair Of The GQP House ‘Pro-Putin Caucus,’ Rep. Andy Biggs, Tries To Smear Disney As Being Communist, Reviving McCarthyism

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Above: “Putinistas” Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar. Arizona’s insurrection leaders, Reps. Paul Gosar and Andy Biggs, are members of the GQP’s House “Pro-Putin Caucus” in Congress. Who’s Soft on Russia? Meet the Republican Anti-Ukraine Caucus! (excerpt): Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the House of Representatives has voted on three measures specific to the war. The first vote, … Read more

Today’s Republican Party ‘Is A Party Built On Fraud, Fear And Fascism’

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Above: Armed demonstrators right-wing thugs, who identified themselves as Liberty Boys, pose for fellow demonstrators’ pictures outside the Oregon State Capitol on Jan. 17, 2021, in Salem, Oregon (AP Photo/Noah Berger), eleven days after the violent insurrection in the nation’s Capitol led by Proud Boys, Three Percenters and Oath Keepers militias on January 6, 2021. Armed right-wing thugs … Read more

63 House Republicans In The Pro-Putin Caucus Vote Against Affirming Support For NATO And ‘Democratic Principles’

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The Week reports, 63 Republicans vote against House resolution affirming support for NATO and its ‘democratic principles’: The House on Thursday evening passed a nonbinding resolution reaffirming its “unequivocal support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as an alliance founded on democratic principles,” and calling on President Biden “to use the voice and vote … Read more

The Republican Party Has Fully Embraced the QAnon Conspiracy Cult – An Absolute Bar To Holding Political Office (Updated)

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Radley Balko writes at the Washington Post, QAnon goes mainstream: There’s a common thread between attacks against Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson as being soft on child predators, the manufactured controversy on the right over whether teachers can mention homosexuality to students, and the anti-trans laws sweeping Republican-controlled state legislatures: We’re witnessing the mainstreaming … Read more