Mike Rawlings, a Democrat who was mayor of Dallas from 2011 to 2019, said: "There was definitely a very conservative bent. The John Birchers were the worst of it but still there was a lot of folks that were that way. It was the Tea Party and Maga [Make America great again] before the Tea Party and Maga."…
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Showing posts with label tea party. Show all posts
Sunday, November 19, 2023
Dallas lives with JFK legacy – but hate that spawned assassination simmers
In Dallas, the buckle on the Bible belt, the hostility was a toxic mix of racism, anti-communism and religious bigotry aimed at America's first Catholic president – some feared that Kennedy was being controlled by the pope. Extremist groups such as the John Birch Society and the Minutemen were small but vociferous.
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Weekly Roundup: Through the Gaetz of Hell (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)
Brad begins with an analytical discussion of political nihilism in order to provide a window into the chaos in congress created by the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
They then provide a historical timeline of government shutdowns and congressional chaos going back to the Tea Party.
For Dan, this is a long time coming – a populist revolt with no goal except for destruction.
For Brad, it is a matter of political fantasy and the refusal to live in a world of political complexity, negotiation, and disagreement.
Friday, January 6, 2023
Opinion | The Burn-It-All-Down Republican Caucus - The New York Times
"And they are getting precisely what they want: more headlines, more airtime, more spectacle and therefore more power.
They aren't interested in governing, but rather in teasing the growing urge among the Republican base to throw a wrench in the gears…"
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Inside Steve Bannon’s ‘disturbing’ quest to radically rewrite the US constitution
"People should know that when they go to vote in November – this could fundamentally undermine their rights in a way that is both disturbing and permanent."
And now we can see why the Mercers demanded Trump put Steve Bannon on his team in exchange for their financial backing.
Other players: Leonard Leo, Rick Santorum, Charles Koch, ALEC, the Tea Party/Freedom Caucus, Mark Levin
Monday, August 1, 2022
Viral Lies (Reveal podcast)
From anti-vaxxers to QAnon, we look at how misinformation spreads online – and the lives it disrupts.
There are lots of reasons people give for not getting a COVID-19 vaccine – lack of access, personal choice or general distrust. Then there are the conspiracy theories, which have spiked during the pandemic. The World Health Organization calls it “an infodemic,” where dangerous medical misinformation sows chaos and mistrust. So how do conspiracy theories spread? Reporter and episode host Ike Sriskandarajah unravels the history of the lie that there is a tiny microchip in each vial of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Then reporter Stan Alcorn digs into the origins of “Stop the Steal.” In 2016, it was the name of a right-wing activist group that spread the idea that the United States’ democratic institutions were rigged against Donald Trump. In 2020, it re-emerged as a hashtag attached to baseless Republican claims of voter fraud, gained huge audiences on social media and became a rallying cry among the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol building Jan. 6.
We close the show with a conversation between a mother and son who are divided over conspiracy theories. Lucy Concepcion is one of roughly 75 million Americans who believe the results of the presidential election were illegitimate. She also believes in QAnon. Her son, BuzzFeed reporter Albert Samaha, believes in facts. Samaha describes what it’s like when someone you love believes in an elaborate series of lies, and we listen in as he and his mom discuss their complicated and loving relationship.
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There are lots of reasons people give for not getting a COVID-19 vaccine – lack of access, personal choice or general distrust. Then there are the conspiracy theories, which have spiked during the pandemic. The World Health Organization calls it “an infodemic,” where dangerous medical misinformation sows chaos and mistrust. So how do conspiracy theories spread? Reporter and episode host Ike Sriskandarajah unravels the history of the lie that there is a tiny microchip in each vial of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Then reporter Stan Alcorn digs into the origins of “Stop the Steal.” In 2016, it was the name of a right-wing activist group that spread the idea that the United States’ democratic institutions were rigged against Donald Trump. In 2020, it re-emerged as a hashtag attached to baseless Republican claims of voter fraud, gained huge audiences on social media and became a rallying cry among the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol building Jan. 6.
We close the show with a conversation between a mother and son who are divided over conspiracy theories. Lucy Concepcion is one of roughly 75 million Americans who believe the results of the presidential election were illegitimate. She also believes in QAnon. Her son, BuzzFeed reporter Albert Samaha, believes in facts. Samaha describes what it’s like when someone you love believes in an elaborate series of lies, and we listen in as he and his mom discuss their complicated and loving relationship.
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Sunday, January 9, 2022
Trump endorses a dictator (Pod Save The World podcast)
Tommy and Ben talk about Trump’s endorsement of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and what it says about the future of democracy, the latest on Biden’s efforts to prevent Russia from invading Ukraine, China and Lithuania, a major election in Chile, and a look ahead at some of the world’s most important elections in 2022. Then Ben talks with author Howard French about his new book “Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World.”
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Inside the DOJ's Jan. 6 investigation (On Point)
It's almost exactly one year since the January 6th, 2021 attack on the United States Congress.
The Department of Justice is well underway with what's now the largest criminal investigation in U.S. history. Each week, new evidence and new insights.
"What was really stunning and surprising was not that there were Proud Boys involved in this kind of violence," Heidi Beirich says.
"But there were so many ... what you would normally think of as regular conservatives that made up the bulk of the people who were involved in what happened at the Capitol," she adds.
Today, On Point: What can the DOJ’s investigation tell us about what happened on January 6th?
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The Department of Justice is well underway with what's now the largest criminal investigation in U.S. history. Each week, new evidence and new insights.
"What was really stunning and surprising was not that there were Proud Boys involved in this kind of violence," Heidi Beirich says.
"But there were so many ... what you would normally think of as regular conservatives that made up the bulk of the people who were involved in what happened at the Capitol," she adds.
Today, On Point: What can the DOJ’s investigation tell us about what happened on January 6th?
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Saturday, January 8, 2022
“Biden takes on the Big Lie.” (Pod Save America podcast)
President Biden marks the anniversary of the January 6th attack with a pointed speech about the Big Lie, Donald Trump decides to shut up and cancel his press conference, Congress debates voting rights and the Electoral Count Act, and Cook Political Report’s Dave Wasserman joins to talk about how redistricting is going much better for Democrats than expected.
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One Year Since 1/6 – What Merrick Garland Said (and Didn’t Say) (Opening Arguments podcast OA558)
It’s been both an eternity and no time since the disgusting attack on our nation’s Capitol one year ago. We’ve seen some amount of justice dealt to those involved, but mostly at lower levels. Is there more to come? Will those at the top face consequences? Andrew is here reading the tea leaves on Merrick Garland’s speech, and they are some interesting leaves… In the second segment, Andrew tells us about the worthless ethics report issued by Chief Justice Roberts.
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Monday, January 3, 2022
Maxwell Convicted; BBC Invites Dershowitz to Comment Despite Massive Conflict of Interest (Opening Arguments podcast OA556)
Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted on 5/6 counts. Andrew takes us through it, as well as how the BBC made an absolutely colossal blunder in inviting Alan Dershowitz on to comment. Then, we go through an update on the Trump lawsuit over documents. It’s headed to the Supreme Court!
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Sunday, January 2, 2022
The cult of toughness (Vox Conversations podcast)
Sean Illing talks with political commentator and author David French about modern conservatism and masculinity. They discuss the divergence between the Right's view of masculinity and what they fear the Left's view is, how Trump and politicians in his image have changed the conception of manliness within the GOP, and what the continued glorification of these revised ideals will mean for our political future in America.
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Friday, December 31, 2021
6th Circuit Overrules Atrocious 5th Circuit Ruling on Vax Mandates (Opening Arguments podcast OA554)
How is the 6th Circuit overruling the 5th Circuit, you ask? Great question. That’s just like you, you brilliant legal mind! Well there’s some interesting legal quirkery behind that. But also, wait until you get a load of how terrible and embarrassing the 5th Circuit’s original decision was… Also, we react to the bad Manchin news last week. And finally, Andrew’s got another iteration of what we now call Cargo Cult Lawyering, with a John Eastman update!
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MSW Book Club - Here, Right Matters (Chapter 11) (Allison Gill; Mueller, She Wrote Book Club)
Allison wraps up Here, Right Matters by Col. Alexander Vindman 
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Thursday, December 30, 2021
The Case for Indicting (feat. Asha Rangappa) (Allison Gill; Mueller, She Wrote)
This week: We have an executive order by Biden on battling transnational organized crime as well as differences between the Biden and Obama Administrations about how to deal with Russia as it relates to our ally Ukraine; we have some Flynn news including how terrible his lawyers are; a letter from the Chairman of the House Judiciary to the DoJ inspector general; some Schadenfreude involving Durham’s floundering investigation into the oranges of the Russia probe; plus the Fantasy Indictment League. 
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Sunday, December 19, 2021
“Mark Meadows’ Fascist PowerPoint.” (Pod Save America podcast)
The 1/6 Committee charges Donald Trump’s former Chief of Staff with criminal contempt of Congress as the former president’s allies prepare for the next coup, Joe Biden and co-president Joe Manchin chat about the future of Build Back Better, Donald Trump and Bill O’Reilly’s roadshow is having trouble filling seats, and in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision on the Texas abortion ban, this episode ends with a special feature on the future of Roe v. Wade that includes moving stories from people who’ve already been affected by abortion restrictions. 
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Friday, December 17, 2021
Trump May Out of Office but His Federal Judges Are Not (Opening Arguments podcast OA551)
They're busy at work making a complete mockery of the law. To call them howler monkeys is an insult to howler monkeys, who I'm sure would at least try their best.
Andrew takes us through a couple recent opinions by Trump Judges that remind us why it was so goddamn important both to elect Biden AND to win those two Georgia Senate seats. Let this episode be a motivator! These are the people who end up deciding the most important cases when we let Republicans back in power.
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Meadows - Pushing it Hard (Allison Gill and Andrew Torrea; Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcast episode 48)
This week:
- Allison and Andrew spent their evenings watching the January 6 Committee hearing - they’re going to tell you all about it;
- Terwilliger’s “unwise” argument,
- Fox hosts’ texts to Meadows,
- Meadow’s and Georgia;
- Biden’s strategy to counter corruption;
- plus comings and goings.
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Monday, December 13, 2021
The FARA Faucet (feat. Jill Wine-Banks) (Allison Gill; Mueller, She Wrote podcast)
This week: 
- an update on Deutsche Bank investigations;
- new regulatory modifications to FARA laws;
- how Jim Baker has blown holes in Durham’s indictment of Sussman who handed over Alfa-Bank server communication data to the FBI and the CIA;
- a big loss in court for Julian Assange;
- a chat with Jill Wine-Banks about the Mark Meadows lawsuit against Nancy Pelosi and the January 6th Committee;
- plus some Sabotage and the Fantasy Indictment League.
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Saturday, December 11, 2021
Midnight Uber to Mar a Lago (Allison Gill; Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcast)
This week: 
- Allison and Andrew go through DoJ’s lawsuit against the recently enacted redistricting plan that would dilute the vote of Hispanic communities in Texas;
- The strange saga of Sidney Powell continues - our hosts explain the sanctions judgment.
- Did TFG’s new social media company violate securities laws.
- Plus a notable moo-vement in the 2022 Congressional landscape.
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Here, Right Matters (Chapter 8) (Allison Gill; MSW Book Club)
This week Allison jumps into “Danger” - chapter 8 of Here, Right Matters by Col. Alexander Vindman.
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