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Elizabeth Warren: We Can Prevent More Bank Failures
The recent bank failures were entirely avoidable.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2023/03/13/opinion/elizabeth-warren-silicon-valley-bank.html
Donald Trump’s Infamous “Very Fine People” Line Presaged His, Tucker Carlson’s, and All MAGAs’ Vile Defenses of the January 6 Insurrectionists
Many Trumpists use the confusing reporting surrounding Trump’s post-Charlottesville presser as conclusive evidence of systemic media deceit. Their lies about that day are strategic—and still relevant.
— Read on sethabramson.substack.com/p/donald-trumps-infamous-very-fine
Here’s how you know Tucker Carlson didn’t watch all of the insurrection videos
After airing a week of selectively edited videos of the Jan. 6 attack on Congress, Fox’s Tucker Carlson released less than an hour of video each night out of over 40,000. The host implied that he had watched all of the videos or at least sifted through everything and reviewed them. To watch approxim…
— Read on www.rawstory.com/tucker-carlson-insurrection/
SVB said to pay out bonuses just before FDIC seizure
The FDIC emailed SVB employees late last night, offering 45 days of employment.
— Read on www.axios.com/2023/03/11/silicon-valley-bank-paid-bonuses-fdic
Donald Trump Access Hollywood tape can be used in civil rape trial, judge rules
E Jean Carroll can use tape of former president boasting of touching women’s genitals without consent in New York trial
— Read on www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/10/trump-access-hollywood-tape-evidence-jean-carroll-trial
Former Ohio House speaker convicted in $60 million bribery scheme | CNN Politics
A former Republican speaker of Ohio’s House of Representatives was convicted by a federal jury Thursday on racketeering conspiracy charges in connection with a $60 million bribery scheme.
— Read on edition.cnn.com/2023/03/09/politics/larry-householder-ohio-speaker-convicted-bribery/
Sunsetting Racial Justice in the Sunshine State and Florida-izing the Nation – The American Prospect
How Florida’s anti-diversity legislation may be a model for the Supreme Court
— Read on prospect.org/justice/2023-03-10-race-legislation-florida-supreme-court/
White supremacist propaganda hit record high in 2022, report says
Distribution of antisemitic propaganda more than doubled in 2022.
— Read on www.axios.com/2023/03/09/white-supremacist-propaganda-record-2022
GOP Scrambles to Limit Prosecutors’ Power as Trump Indictment Looms
Republicans in Georgia have a plan to clip local prosecutors’ wings. The Atlanta prosecutor eyeing Trump for possible charges calls their idea “racist” and “dangerous.”
— Read on www.vice.com/en/article/7kxzeq/gop-georgia-trump-fani-willis
Neo-Nazi Homeschoolers Could Be Paid $22,000 to Teach Their Kids About Hitler
Ohio’s “Backpack Bill” would funnel over a billion dollars of taxpayer money into homeschooling and private schools, including the neo-Nazi “Dissident Homeschool Network.”
— Read on www.vice.com/en/article/xgwq5j/ohio-nazi-homeschool-dissident-backpack-bill
Inside the “Private and Confidential” Conservative Group That Promises to “Crush Liberal Dominance”
Leonard Leo, a key architect of the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority, is now the chairman of Teneo, a group that aims to influence all aspects of American politics and culture.
— Read on www.propublica.org/article/leonard-leo-teneo-videos-documents
Trump 2020 lawyer admits misrepresenting stolen election claims – POLITICO
Jenna Ellis made the admissions in a Colorado disciplinary proceeding.
— Read on www.politico.com/news/2023/03/08/trump-lawyer-misrepresented-jenna-ellis-00086256
The anti-drag bill passed in Tennessee is straight from history’s playbooks : NPR
It turns out that even 150 years ago, legislators wanted to police gender expression in public spaces.
— Read on www.npr.org/2023/03/06/1161452175/anti-drag-show-bill-tennessee-trans-rights-minor-care-anti-lgbtq-laws
Fox News Edits Out Donald Trump Saying He Might’ve Let Russia ‘Take Over’ Parts of Ukraine
While Trump told Hannity on the radio he could’ve prevented war by negotiating a deal with Russia, that portion was curiously edited out when aired on Fox News.
— Read on www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-edits-out-donald-trump-saying-he-mightve-let-russia-take-over-parts-of-ukraine
Jim Jordan scrambles amid claims “weaponization” probe is a dud
The investigation of alleged mistreatment of conservatives has moved slowly and found little.
— Read on www.axios.com/2023/03/07/jim-jordan-weaponization-investigation
GOP Congressman Matt Rosendale Poses With Neo-Nazis | HuffPost Latest News
The Montana Republican was photographed outside the U.S. Capitol smiling alongside white supremacists Ryan Sanchez and Greyson Arnold.
— Read on www.huffpost.com/entry/congressman-matt-rosendale-neo-nazis-photo_n_64062e2ee4b0e45e2f8ff8eb
‘Slavery was wrong’ among things teachers can’t say anymore – The Washington Post
To mollify parents and obey new state laws, teachers are cutting all sorts of things from their lessons.
— Read on www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/03/06/slavery-was-wrong-5-other-things-educators-wont-teach-anymore/
Two of Jim Jordan’s So-Called Whistleblowers Are Under Investigation for Improper Treatment of FBI Files – emptywheel
Two of Jim Jordan’s So-Called Whistleblowers Are Under Investigation for Improper Treatment of FBI Files – emptywheel
— Read on www.emptywheel.net/2023/03/05/two-of-jim-jordans-so-called-whistleblowers-are-under-investigation-for-improperly-accessing-fbi-files/
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