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The Sedition that almost worked

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GOP officials like Ted Cruz, Mo Brooks, and others have acted as arsonists for years. The Sedition of 2021 is the first time their arson led to a conflagration.
How and why did it happen? Will they ever face consequences?

January 10, 2021 Capitol Insurrection, US Politics

Looking for a free gold-plated Trump coin? Head over to Parler & Gab

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An Internet seller of Trump coins runs an MLM network of scammy e-books and right-wing fake news websites.
The seller is in Bucharest, Romania; and the coins: made in China.

January 9, 2021 Misinformation, Social Media, Trump

Welcome to the Thunderdome, Chief Justice Roberts

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Chief Justice Roberts is the MAGA digital army’s new target. He is being pilloried as compromised and accused of conspiring against Trump. “Behind closed doors, loud arguments were heard…” the story goes.

December 19, 2020 Elections 2020, Misinformation

From Alternative Health to Fake News in a few easy clicks

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Disinformation networks are running rampant on Parler. Among them: a Macedonian group that ran a set of lifestyle blogs, and have now branched into right-wing disinformation.

December 1, 2020 Misinformation, Social Media

How MAGA is dealing with the loss of Sidney Powell

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The Trump campaign legal team dropped their star lawyer, Sidney Powell today. How are the faithful taking this news?

November 22, 2020 Elections 2020, US Politics

Five takes on Elections 2020

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With the election in the rear-view mirror, Joe Biden headed to the White House, and Trump back to Mar-a-Lago, it’s time to take stock.

November 15, 2020 Elections 2020, Trump, US Politics

WSJ’s California blind spot

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WSJ often writes about California’s renewable energy mandates—but somehow doesn’t acknowledge what they are for.

October 8, 2020 Climate Change, US Politics

Brian Kolfage’s Fake News career

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Brian Kolfage once ran a disinformation fake “news” website called Freedom Daily. He rebranded once he was sued for libel (along with notorious Internet troll Chuck C. Johnson) for spreading fake news during the Charlottesville rally.

August 20, 2020 Misinformation, US Politics

Is Trump too incompetent to be fascist? A coffeehouse conversation

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Four liberal friends gather at a coffeehouse to commiserate and discuss: is Trump too incompetent to be fascist?

August 3, 2020 Trump, US Politics

Facebook and the fallacy of the mirror

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Facebook insists that they hold up a mirror to society. But they do more than that: they shape it.
So why do they keep pushing the “mirror” analogy? Ah, well, that’s…the question.

July 14, 2020 Social Media

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