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Absolutely. Boot notes that Reagan "was an avid consumer of its propaganda." But in 1965, he made the break - in part because he had to. (Also, the Birchers never trusted him.)
I have no real dog in this fight, but I’ll ask for the sake of clarification: didn’t I read in the Max Boot Reagan bio that Reagan loved to read Bircher publications in the early 60’s, and would cite and send them to his friends?
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"Republicans said moral rot was infectious. They warned that a party led by a scoundrel, and dedicated to defending that scoundrel, would come to resemble him. Under Trump, they’ve proved it." ICYMI @saletan.bsky.social:
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"This entire country is being strip mined by Trump family members." Lakers fans are in open revolt after reports that Josh Kushner — brother of Jared — and former Disney CEO Bob Iger are buying the franchise for $12 billion.
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Thomas Jefferson said that keeping this constitutional republic going depended upon an informed, educated citizenry. We don’t have that right now. Which is why we’re in trouble. Here’s just one example from 2 days ago.👇 socialcontractwithjoewalsh.substack.com/p/we-do-not-...
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ICE detained legal green-card holders Maryam Tahmasebi, her husband, and their high-school-aged son. They handcuffed the child, shipped them to Texas, separated the family, and held them 120+ days. Read. Share. Make them impossible to ignore: www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Süddeutsche Zeitung reports: No Kings demonstrations occurred in more than 3300 localities across the US and in several foreign countries (including Berlin). The organizers appear to have met their goal of surpassing all prior demonstrations in the US, with some 9 million participants.
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I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS HUNTINGTON BEACH PIER” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/ocindivisibl...
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I am so fucking fed up with bloodthirsty warmongers like Lindsey Graham who are so eager to send other people to die in a pointless war. also in today's post, video of a French general telling Donny Convict to go fuck himself. thank you for your attention to this matter. link is here: bit.ly/3NAgila
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Fugelsang asks this question: Kinda makes you wonder who might want a war that could simultaneously: • destabilize global shipping • risk a regional ground war • drive up US gas prices • and fund Vladimir Putin’s war chest But who on Earth could get Donald Trump to do something crazy like that?
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"How come all those MDs and PhDs get grants? I'm smart! I know stuff!"
"This is not efficiency... This is the systematic elimination of scientific stewardship at the world’s largest biomedical research funder. And most people have no idea it is happening." Destroying the research that will power future discoveries and violating the Constitution
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Plastered Pete Kegstand is big mad at photographers for making him look like the dickbrained clown he is. I cover this and all the other dumbfuckery that happened in "this week in stupid," my every-Saturday round-up. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION to reading it. link is here: bit.ly/4bH0sOB
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Little Donny Fuckface describes his disastrous and illegal war on Iran as a 'little excursion,' because of course he does. he's a psychopath — AND he's the worst person on the planet. thanks for your attention to my incandescent-with-rage post in which I lay it all out. link is here: bit.ly/3NpGqPv
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here's today's post: "Taco Donny shits the bed in Iran" — bawk bawk bawk bawk bawk! thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —
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Pleased to note that Martin is one of the people in Trump World I wrote about last year. (I also rang the bell about Noem years ago and her white knights sent me death threats.They are a strange bunch.) www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
MS NOW confirms: Far-right activist Ed Martin is facing an ethics investigation from the D.C. Bar. The Office of Disciplinary Counsel — the enforcement arm for the local DC Bar — alleges that Martin violated ethics rules in early 2025 by making threats against Georgetown University Law Center.
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Proud of my Cato Institute colleague David Bier who stood his ground at a hearing today and talked back to bloviating Sen. John Kennedy (R-Louisiana). David responds to the clip and furnishes receipts. @cato.org
KENNEDY: You said, 'Republicans think can troll their way to ethnic cleansing.' Did I read that correctly? BIER: DHS tweeted for 100m deportations. That would be ethnic cleansing! K: You don't think it's hyperbolic? B: I think advocating 100m deportations is ethnic cleansing. Yes. Your time is up
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