Earlier this year, I pointed out that Donald Trump is stealing a page from the Nazi propaganda playbook in trying to make Ashli Babbitt, a domestic terrorist killed while trying to storm House chamber on January 6, into a martyr for his Big Lie MAGA/QAnon seditious insurrection: Heather Digby Parton points out that the Hitler … Read more
Above image: h/t Salon, Facebook played huge role in fueling Capitol riot, watchdogs say. (January 2021). CNN reports, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp go down: Facebook’s week just went from bad to worse. Facebook (FB), Instagram and WhatsApp all suffered outages midday Monday, according to public statements from the three Facebook services. “We’re aware that some people … Read more
For months now, the MAGA/QAnon cultists who troll this blog have done their best imitation of Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady with their angry rant “Just you wait, Henry Higgins, just you wait! When the Arizona Senate GQP sham ‘fraudit’ report is released, then you’ll see!” The most common troll comment was along the … Read more
Above: Seven Arizonan Republican legislators face calls to ban them from the House and Senate: They are Republican Representatives Mark Finchem, David Cook, and Walt Blackman along with Republican Senators Wendy Rogers, Kelly Townsend, Sonny Borrelli, and David Livingston. Friday afternoon is supposed to be the “big reveal” of the Arizona Senate’s GQP sham “fraudit” … Read more
Philip Bump of the Washington Post reports, The worrisome pro-Capitol-riot activism isn’t a rally. It’s in right-wing media. (excerpt): The government has spent months trying to track down those involved in the January 6 insurrection, arresting them and — usually — then releasing them until trial. A Guardian analysis in May found that 70 percent … Read more