Below are posts associated with the “Donald Trump” tag.
🔗 linkblog: Even Before the FBI Search, MAGA World Was Saying It's at War'
A worrying look at CPAC. What is happening to the Republican Party?
🔗 linkblog: Trump Supporters Are Calling for Civil War After FBI Search of Mar-a-Lago'
McCarthy isn’t saying the same thing as these Telegram channels, but he’s making it easier for them to say what they’re saying.
🔗 linkblog: Kentucky candidates struggle when describing 2020 election | Lexington Herald Leader'
Disappointing but unsurprising.
🔗 linkblog: Study Says Trump’s Truth Social Is Much More Aggressive, And Much More Arbitrary, In Moderating Content | Techdirt'
Unsurprising, but still a valuable read.
🔗 linkblog: With midterms in sight, few Republicans are defending Trump as they did in 2019 : NPR'
Look, there may be less of a coordinated defense, but ignoring the Jan. 6th hearings is almost as bad as defending Trump from them.
🔗 linkblog: Amid Jan. 6 Revelations, Election Lies Still Dominate the G.O.P. - The New York Times'
This is more worrying to me—and more damning for the GOP—than anything that happened on January 6th.
🔗 linkblog: 4 takeaways from the third Jan. 6 hearing : NPR'
Pence deserves credit for the steps he took on January 6th, but I agree that he has responsibilities to do more right now.
🔗 linkblog: Trump Attorney Eastman Admitted His Jan. 6 Plot Was Illegal—and Asked for a Pardon'
All of this is worrying, but not as worrying as the possibility that it won’t make a difference in the minds of people who should be outraged.
🔗 linkblog: Trump’s ‘Free Speech’ Social Network, Truth Social, Is Banning People For Truthing The Truth About January 6 Hearings | Techdirt'
This is a peak example of what performative concerns about “free speech” boil down to.
🔗 linkblog: Pence, Tiptoeing Away From Trump, Lays Groundwork for ’24 Run - The New York Times'
I don’t think I want a Pence presidency any more than another Trump one, but I do want to see the GOP wrestle with what it’s going to be going forward.
🔗 linkblog: How Trump’s 2020 Election Lies Have Gripped State Legislatures - The New York Times'
Glad that there hasn’t been much conversation about this in Kentucky, but it’s still really worrying stuff.
🔗 linkblog: Trump says he won’t leave Truth Social, despite Musk’s Twitter takeover - The Verge'
The quotes in here underline how often ‘free speech’ is used to mean ‘problematic right-wing talking points.’
🔗 linkblog: McConnell and McCarthy’s Jan. 6 Fury at Trump Faded by February - The New York Times'
Disappointing that G.O.P. leaders so quickly did an about face. January 6th was a terrible event, and it’s cynical and irresponsible to pretend anything otherwise.
🔗 linkblog: Trump as a Modern-Day Party Boss: Hoarding Cash and Doling Out Favors - The New York Times'
Very interesting read. I have never been a Republican, but I frequently voted GOP prior to 2016. Because my personal political views have shifted since then, it’s hard to say whether I would vote for a GOP that throws off the Trump baggage, but I do hope such a party one day re-emerges. I may not agree with it, but we certainly need it.
🔗 linkblog: Trump Thinks Putin Is a ‘Genius’ for Invading Ukraine'
There is no denying that Putin is smart and strategic, but expressing awe instead of concern is typically Trump in its idiocy.
🔗 linkblog: Russia's ‘Idiotic’ Disinformation Campaign Could Still Lead to War in Ukraine'
This is terrifying on so many levels. Besides the possibility of war, the thing I’m most spooked by is the sheer cynicism of Russian efforts here. It doesn’t matter how bad the disinformation is if you can count on enough people to believe it. Trumpian, but turned up to 14.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Trump says his supporters weren't behind the Jan. 6 attack — but I was there : NPR'
We must not forget that day or let others redefine it.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Trump's 'Big Lie' endures and poses a threat to U.S. democracy : NPR'
Unhappy reading for the holidays.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'How Trump and the 2020 race is weighing on Georgia Gov. Kemp in 2022 : NPR'
A sign of scary things to come. I haven’t taught my department’s information literacy class for several semesters; I hope it’s up to the task of combatting this sort of thing.
🔗 linkblog: just read 'Trump’s site Truth Social broke software rules, says copyleft group - The Verge'
Do not mess with open licensing.
🔗 linkblog: just read 'In Iowa, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz Take Trump's Baton - The New York Times'
Every time I read a story like this, I think of how much we need ranked-choice voting in the US. I’m not inclined to vote for any Republican right now, but there are plenty I’d rank above these two if given the chance. I also wish I could have ranked Charles Booker AND Amy McGrath above Mitch McConnell back in November.