Republican Lies category archive
All the News that Fits 0
Farron reports on a news nothingburger and wonders why the “news” sites that promoted it haven’t bothered to retract it.
Of course, we know the answer to Farron’s wonder.
Those sites report all the news that fits.
If it doesn’t fit, they don’t report it.
The Hurricane Disinformation Hurricane 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Susan A. Nolan and Michael Kimball look at the swirl of falsehoods that followed hurricanes Helene and Milton and at the reasons some persons allowed themselves to be swept up in the cyclone of claptrap. They also offer some suggestions for preparing a storm cellar in which to shelter from the stormers.
In view of the amount of traffic on the disinformation superhighway, I find it a worthwhile read.
The Privatization Scam 0
And it is a scam.
The Arizona Republic’s Laurie Roberts runs the numbers and shows that you can voucher on that.
A Pet Theory 0
Thom wonders whether we are witnessing a case of psychological projection.
Sowing the Whirlwind, Reprise 0
Steve M. sails into the whirlwind of lies about the whirlwind to see who’s making it swirl.
(He also wonders why some news outlets seem reluctant to explicitly call out the lying lies for their lies.)
Speaking of the Whirlwind . . . . 0
(Warnin: Short commercial at the end.)
Republican Thought Police 0
They are fighting for the freedom of repress.
The Weather Bombers 0
A caller talks about his North Carolinian father-in-law’s refusing to accept aid from FEMA after losing almost everything to hurricane Helene because he believe Trump’s lies.
Via C&L, which has the transcript.
The Switch Family Republican 0
Tim Walz is right.
These people are weird.
A Storm of Lies and Lying Liars 0
The Charlotte Observer debunks de bunk being spread (mostly) by right-wing nutbags about the aftermath of hurricane Helene.
Here’s one bit (emphasis in the original). Follow the link for more lies by lying liars.
Rumor: The government created the hurricane
Facts: Helene formed from an organized band of showers and thunderstorms in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center in Miami reported. Rumors that the government created the storm were fueled by U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s tweet late Thursday that “Yes they can control the weather. It’s ridiculous for anyone to lie and say it can’t be done.”
Dick Polman thinks you ain’t seen nuttin’ yet.