Republican Lies category archive
The Accounting 0
David counts the counts.
Truth vs. Moscow Marge 0
David describes what happens when fiction meets fact. (Warning: Short promo at the end.)
The Lake Effect 0
The lake turns out to be an empty well.
The Voter Fraud Fraudster 0
Have you noticed how it’s almost always a Republican who pulls this sort of stunt on purpose?
Disseminators of Defamation, or Accountability for the No Account, Reprise 0
Mark Bankston updates the Majority Report on his case against “social” media liars and the media that propagates the lies thereof. As an aside, the discussion sheds much light on how the disinformation highway disinforms.
One more time, “social” media isn’t.
Pre-Trial Publicity 0
David comments on Donald Trump’s “Truth” Social rant before his trial commenced (warning: short commercial at the end.)
The Voter Fraud Fraudsters 0
My old NPR station points out that today’s Republican Party is recycling an old lie. A snippet (emphasis added):
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The myth that immigrants are exerting undue influence on American elections has been floating around U.S. politics for more than 100 years.
Individual states began banning noncitizens from voting more than a century ago, and Congress passed a law in 1996 that explicitly banned the practice in all federal elections.
Numerous studies have also confirmed that it almost never happens, but as more conservative voters say immigration is a key issue for them, it’s become clearer that election misinformation in 2024 will center on the topic as well.
Disseminators of Defamation, or Accountability for the No Account 0
Sam and Emma talk with Mark Bankston, partner at the law firm Farrar & Ball, about a new case that he is taking up. A quote from Bankston:
“Today, my co-counsel Greg Adler and I filed suit against Fox, Newsmax, Univision, Timcast, Steven Crowder, Owen Shroyer, Simon Ateba, and Hollywood Unlocked for falsely portraying our innocent client as a neo-Nazi mass shooter.”
One more time, “social” media isn’t.
Numbers Gaming 0
Sam and the crew dissect the deception.
Trump’s Money Shtick 0
Seth follows the money.
Vaccine Nation 0
Writing at the Tampa Bay Times, pediatrician Shetal Shah find the recent uptick in the number of measles cases in the U. S. to be quite alarming. Here’s a bit of his piece:
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The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini dissects the debunking of some Muskrat bunk.
Suffer the Children 0
Farron discusses Republicans’ opposition to Joe Biden’s attempt to help poor students get out from under crushing student loan debt.
I think not enough attention is paid to skyrocketing college tuition costs.
Back in the olden days, when I was a young ‘un, my parents were able to pay my and my brother’s college tuition bills. Now, my parents were not rich, but they were relatively well off, and the college bills were within their reach.
By the time my kids were ready for college, we and they had to take out loans. The tuition was not within our reach.
These days, college tuition seems to be beyond the reach of all but the most wealthy.
It’s probably my cynical nature, but I can’t help but suspect there is something hinky about how the increase in tuition cost has outstripped the pace of inflations..
Freedom of Screech 0
Above the Law reports that, following Donald Trump’s attacks on the families of various court personnel, including Judge Merchan’s daughter, Trump’s gag order has been extended to include said family members, but that
Details at the link.
Republican Family Values 0
At Above the Law, Liz Dye follows the money.
The Rule of Flaw 0
At the Hartford Courant, attorneys Kenneth Laska and Michael Jainchill argue that Donald Trump poses a clear and present danger to the concept of the rule of law. A snippet:
Imagine any other civil or criminal litigant making the slanderous and dangerous public statements that Donald Trump has made about the judges and court personnel involved in the civil and criminal cases brought against him. Anyone else would be reprimanded, chastised or found in contempt of court. Donald Trump’s unwarranted assault on the court system gives others permission to disregard and disrespect the courts in future matters. This cannot be allowed to continue.
The Eastman Codex 0
Farron looks at a California judge’s ruling that Trump lawyer John Eastman should be disbarred. He starts by noting that the ruling does not disbar John Eastman; rather, that is up the the Bar Association. Nevertheless, the ruling has implications for Donald Trump, as Farron explains.
The Privatization Scam 0
At the Inky, Joshua M. Cowen debunks the school voucher bunk. A snippet:
As I testified to Pennsylvania lawmakers last fall, however, vouchers are the education equivalent of predatory lending.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
