Republican Lies category archive
Rand Gestures 0
(Warning: Short commercial at the end.)
Painting Over the Past 0
And it’s not just Texas, folks.
Many more states wish truth and justice expelled from the American way.
Vaccine Nation 0
Seth comments on how Fox News foments freak-outs from falsities and, in so doing, perpetuates the pandemic.
The Making Up of a Martyr 0
Michael in Norfolk considers the effort by Trump and the Trumpettes to turn an insurrectionist into an idol.
Nixon’s Southern Strategy Marches On 0
Thom examines the Republican Party’s strategy to flood the zone with excrement.
The Lies (and Liars) of the Land 0
David parses the Kayleigh McEnany’s lie about the Founders and slavery. (Warning: Short commercial at the end, but you don’t have to watch it.)
When the Truth Hurts, Hurt the Truth Redux 0
At The Philadelphia Inquirer, a Philadelphia history teacher comments on the coverup. Here’s a bit of what she has to say; follow the link for the rest.
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If the anti-critical race theory and anti-truth forces have their way, many Americans — particularly my fellow white people — will not know what historically has been done in our name, and we will be denied the opportunity to acknowledge, understand, and repair it.
Those who know not the truth will live lies.
The Privatization Scam Redux 0
At the San Francisco Chronicle, Jack Schneider and Jennifer C. Berkshire detail how the current ginned-up “controversy” on critical race theory in public schools, where it is not a thing, can be traced back to Ronald Reagan’s hostility to funding the public good. A snippet (emphasis added):
What matters, instead, is generating enough ill will to drive forward the only education policy Ronald Reagan ever cared about: privatization.
Need To Know 0
General Mark Milley responds to statements from Matt Gaetz regarding critical race theory.
Via Juanita Jean.