Trump just shared an article comparing the FBI to the "gestapo" while citing Ruby Ridge. That was a key radicalizing event for Tim McVeigh. Worse, Trump and his propagandists are now using similar martyrdom tropes. That's ominous. I discussed this with historian Nicole Hemmer: https://t.co/yamFrGXxSd
— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) August 29, 2022
Category: Far-Right Extremists
Look for more of this
It would be one thing if he said he’d changed his mind, but being a Republican, he has to lie about it. Because of course if he won, he’d turn right around again:
In Arizona, Blake Masters backtracks on abortion, scrubs campaign website
"I am 100% pro-life," Masters' website read as of Thursday morning.
That language is now gone.
Also deleted: support for "a federal personhood law"
via @akarl_smith @MarcACaputo: https://t.co/ckS3gPPvp4
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) August 25, 2022
A few months ago, Blake Masters’ website said that as Senator he would only vote for judges who would overturn Griswold, revoking the constitutional rights of couples to use contraception to determine when they’re going to have a baby. https://t.co/1MPxxBDsAw
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) August 25, 2022
The cuckoo’s nest
Columnist @Will_Bunch writes that @BucksCoBeacon “is becoming a must-read… This week, a major…piece by.. @jennycohn1 deeply exposes the frightening connections btwn Trump radical cronies Roger Stone & Michael Flynn & …pro-theocracy forces…in [PA]…A must read…” TY Will! 1/ pic.twitter.com/BBoMfl4quY
— jennycohn@toad.social ✍🏻 📢 (@jennycohn1) August 23, 2022
Book banners don’t read much, do they
https://twitter.com/tom_n_phx/status/1559951448158351361
Insurgents
Forget civil war. Think ongoing yearslong insurgency https://t.co/4ifMzJMhCB
— The Editorial Board (@johnastoehr) August 10, 2022
Isn’t that nice
Marc Elias is the famous Democratic election lawyer who keeps winning cases. The Republicans think he’s the anti-Christ:
https://twitter.com/marceelias/status/1557512247613833216
Funny, how that works
NEW: When the initial votes in Arizona started rolling in Tuesday night and Kari Lake was trailing, she cried foul. But overnight, Lake made up ground. Now, on the cusp of winning the hotly contested primary, she and her allies have some explaining to do. https://t.co/xYImCTtsNw
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 3, 2022
Sex is for politicians who cheat on their wives, not you peons
Holy shit, they totally do. #SexControl https://t.co/NP7x0KYuuZ
— George Hahn (@georgehahn) July 21, 2022
Who we’re dealing with
White nationalist Nick Fuentes says "Catholics were put on the court to overturn Roe v. Wade and Jews stood in the way" and that's why people "that don't serve Jesus Christ" should not be allowed to hold public office. https://t.co/G0T5wHKrxY pic.twitter.com/YO2QLMCOxq
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) June 27, 2022
Future plans
I have not seen any polling on this but I strongly suspect "mandatory psychiatric custody" for women who have abortions would be pretty unpopular and would suggest that perhaps Democrats would do well to sound the alarm about this consequence of Republican rule.
— Jamison Foser (@jamisonfoser) June 20, 2022
btw this isn't some random dude endorsing "mandatory psychiatric custody" for women, it's a Director at the Heritage Foundation — the most important right-wing think-tank of the last 50 years.
Every Republican candidate should be asked about this. https://t.co/f4mHSxF8zN
— Jamison Foser (@jamisonfoser) June 20, 2022