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Arrested Development 0

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gene Collier points out that no one should be surprised that Donald Trump didn’t get arrested yesterday. In his article, he notes

TRUMP SAYS HE’LL BE ARRESTED TUESDAY blared the typical chyron on cable news, with variations persisting for more than 72 hours, all proving that an industry pretty much fixated on Trump’s every utterance for going on eight years still hasn’t learned the true value of that which follows TRUMP SAYS.

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Woke to the Misdirection Play, Reprise 0

You can see the “woke” misdirection play in all its gloried story in one of the most appallingly bogus pieces of deceptive drivel that I’ve read in years. I hesitated about mentioning it, but it illustrates how a misdirection play spreads and pollutes dis coarse discourse.

For one thing, the author claims that “woke” is a movement, when it is, in fact, a right-wing pejorative. There is no “woke” movement except in the minds of bigots who resent being called out for their bigotry.

Then he argues that somehow “woke” is a mirror image of MAGA, whereas, if there were a “woke” movement (remember, no such movement), it would not be a mirror image, it would be the antithesis of MAGA, of bigotry, the antithesis of hate, of–oh, heck, words fail me.

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Woke to the Misdirection Play 0

In an article about the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Jamelle Bouie gets to the gist of the “woke” misdirection play (emphasis added).

. . . there is no evidence that any diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives were responsible for the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. It is nonsense. And while it shouldn’t be taken seriously on its own terms, this deflection is worth noting for what it represents: the relentless effort to mystify real questions of political economy in favor of endless culture war conflict.

Follow the link to the article, where Boule delves into what really happened at SVB.

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The Stormy Next Time 0

As Chris Williams explains at Above the Law, in Trump world, the truth isn’t.

It’s real spaghetti reasoning, so just follow the link for the untangling.

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The Voter Fraud Fraudsters 0

The Arizona Republic’s Laurie Roberts reports on a voter fraud fraudster with the grift of grab.

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Time Out of Time 0

David offers evidence that some Republicans may not understand calendars.

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Misdirection Play, Responsible Fiscals Dept. 0

Sam and his crew look at the failure of the Silicon Valley Bank and at Republicans’ absolutely ridiculous contortions to somehow blame it on “wokeness,” while ignoring what really happened (including Donald Trump’s presiding over a gutting of Dodd-Frank).

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Foxy Shady 0

Family walking in park.  Father, looking at his phone, says,

Via Balloon Juice.

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The Historical White-Wash 0

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It’s All about the Benjamins 0

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All the News that Fits, Foxy Shady Dept. 0

Michael in Norfolk discusses the bubbleliciousnes of right-wing news “coverage.” A snippet:

The right’s – and certainly Fox News’ goal – was to create an alternate reality for followers that insulated them from objective reality and the truth.

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All the News that Fits 0

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The Fantasy World 0

CNN dissects the deception.

Trump wouldn’t know truth if it bit him in the behind, which it seems do with some regularity.

Via C&L, which has commentary.

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Lies and Lying Liars, Foxy Shady Dept. 0

Ari Melber documents the duplicity.

Via C&L, which has commentary.

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The Lake Effect 0

The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini thinks that failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate, Kari Lake, may have finally jumped the shark.

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Foxy Shady, Reprise 0

Froma Harrop argues that the most distressing thing about Fox News’s willingness to abet Donald Trump’s big lie is that it’s all about the Benjamins.

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Foxy Shady 0

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gene Collier dissects the double-talk.

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The Graham Cracker Has a Notion of Immigrants 0

Republicans play the race card because it’s the only card they have left. Otherwise, they got nothing other than their fealty to the robber barons of our New Gilded Age.

The Republican Party of my youth–the party that could include persons of integrity, such as Dwight Eisenhower, Nelson Rockefeller, and Everett Dirksen–no longer exists.

Richard Nixon’s racist Southern Strategy is all that remains of it.

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All the News that Fits 0

I think that a strong argument can be made that Fox News is little more than Pravda, Republican style.

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The Voter Fraud Fraudsters 0

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