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Sep 6, 2022

My new book "American Psychosis" hits on 9/13. This rollicking history of the GOP's decades-long relationship with far-right extremism provides the perfect context for the debate on the Republican Party, Trumpism, & fascism. Please order now & RT this. amazon.com/American-Psych

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This goes with your other two stories, Heidi. politico.com/news/2022/12/2 politico.com/news/2023/01/2 But let's also go way back to

and his Groundswell article. motherjones.com/politics/2013/

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There’s really no excuse for these senate boobs to be willfully ignorant of social media. My Greatest Generation father had a FB account when he passed away at 91 in 2012. It’s just not that hard to learn if you want to.

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everything is your own fault and it’s if your own fault too many times it’s okay for you to die nymag.com/intelligencer/

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I got worried about AI. So I wrote about it.

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Who will decide how—or if—we control AI? I examine this critical question in the latest issue of my #OurLand newsletter. Please read & let me know what you think. (And please RT) link.motherjones.com/public/31380410 Sign up for a FREE trial subscription to #OurLand at davidcorn.com

Racism is sooooo funny.

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Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany mocks Black people protesting the killing of Jordan Neely: "Well at least they have rhythm." Her co-hosts then laugh.

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The US is shown up by Serbia.

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Just days after two mass shooting tragedies in Serbia, President Vucic is enacting new gun reforms, including buybacks and psychological checks for gun owners. "Great nations find solutions after big tragedies," he said. cnn.com/2023/05/05/eur

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Freedom for these guys means freedom from being criticized or held accountable.

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At the CPAC convention in Budapest this week, Hungarian PM Victor Orban was praised as a defender of freedom even as his government banned reporters from the event, writes Jacob Heilbrunn, one of the journalists on the scene. @JacobHeilbrunn politico.com/news/magazine/

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And he’s a mensch in many other ways.

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I admire the way @MarkHamill has always protected and honored #CarrieFisher, in life and in death. It's a tribute to his character and their incredible friendship. Luke Skywalker wasn't Mark's greatest role. Mark Hamill is Mark Hamill's greatest role.

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Thomas apologists who say his critics are whining about trivial ethics violations because we don’t like how the legal landscape has changed don’t seem to understand. The “trivial ethics violations” are the explanation for why the legal landscape has changed.

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In Ukraine, A New Chance to Judge the Patriot Missile

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Imagine how Fox would report Biden misidentifying a woman as Jill Biden.

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Aaron Rupar

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holy crap Trump mistook E Jean Carroll for his ex-wife Marla Maples during his deposition

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Ukraine has its first Patriot batteries, the weapon so highly & baselessly lauded during the 1991 Gulf War. Now, as upgraded Patriots take the battlefield again, U.S. officials must judge how they fare—accurately, this time. My take ⬇️ defenseone.com/ideas/2023/05/ via

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The much-lauded air-defense system has a decidedly mixed record. The Pentagon should watch its performance carefully.

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Deplorable. They really are.

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NEW: In posts on Facebook/Twitter, Mark Robinson, the GOP frontrunner for NC governor repeatedly mocked the survivors of the 2018 Parkland shooting in viscous terms calling "spoiled little bastards" and "prostitots." cnn.com/2023/05/04/pol

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He’s so special.

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Adam Klasfeld

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Before his “grab them by the p—-” remark on “Access Hollywood," Donald Trump told Billy Bush: “When you’re a star, they let you do it.” Trump doubled-down on that line during his deposition. “Historically, that’s true, with stars,” Trump said. Recap lawandcrime.com/live-trials/e-

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GUILTY: 4 Proud Boys—including Enrique Tarrio—convicted of seditious conspiracy

Now who inspired and incted them?

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The verdicts show, once again, that the January 6 insurrection was a violent attack on American democracy.

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This was a good one.

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SCOOP. We have video of a Stop the Steal organizer calling for the "execution" of Trump's foes. This Trumper, Alan Hostetter, helped organize & finance one of the rallies leading up to the Jan. 6 march that turned into the murderous raid on the Capitol.

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This is getting ridiculous. Does Harlan Crow also pay for Clarence Thomas' robes? How many scandals can one Supreme Court justice generate? Thomas' continued presence on the court shows how deeply corruption has infected GOP politics.

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NEW: Clarence Thomas had a kid in private school. Harlan Crow paid the tuition. "Harlan picked up the tab," a frmr school admin told us. Thomas didn’t disclose it. $6,200/month Here’s the wire transfer propublica.org/article/claren By @js_kaplan @JustinElliott @Amierjeski

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Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), who is expected to launch a presidential run: “We’re gonna have to continue to win elections for us to get to a place where we restore confidence by removing the top of the FBI.” Reminder: FBI Director Christopher Wray was nominated by Donald Trump.

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Yes, no reason to see Kremlin claims as credible.

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Putin’s escalating his genocidal war & propaganda, to wreak havoc on democracies. He accuses Zelensky of attempting to kill him! This, a year after Lavrov’s insane/false claims: -

was liberating Ukraine from Nazis -Hitler was Jewish -Jews & Zelensky are the biggest antisemites. twitter.com/rulajebreal/st…

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Meloni Govt coalition partner, Berlusconi mag is endorsing +weaponizing the racist “great replacement conspiracy theory” which radicalized Italian Nazi Terrorist Traini who shot 6 black People in 🇮🇹 & was cited in #Christchurch terrorist manifesto before the murder of 55 Muslims.

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How Bidenomics Has Finally Defeated Reaganomics

‘Italy without Italians’: cover of mag owned by Berlusconi sends message that people of colour, even those born in Italy, can never be Italian. Comes days after government minister discussed threat of ‘ethnic substitution’

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It's a very big deal. It may be the most underappreciated aspect of the Biden presidency. This admin has overseen the biggest transformation of U.S. economic policy in four decades. Read

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Two years into his presidency, Joe Biden has revolutionized America’s economic policy—both home and abroad.

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A good explanation of the writers’ strike.

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BREAKING: Hollywood writers are striking. They’re fighting for their livelihoods against billion-dollar studios and streaming companies who have been squeezing writers to eke out more profits. Writers didn’t shut down Hollywood — the studios did.

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Hey, let’s have a 10-year-old run the public square!! Isn’t that a great idea?

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"The idea shocked even longtime observers of Musk's spur-of-the-moment and erratic leadership style." (True.) "Handing over established accounts to third parties poses a serious risk of impersonation and could imperil a company's reputation, said social media experts." (True.) twitter.com/BobbyAllyn/sta…

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The Messenger to launch May 15 with 150 journalists

The Messenger says it hopes to pull in $100m in revenue, mostly in digital ads, in 2024. Well-established Politico's revenue is $200m, half from its Pro service. So this start-up is going to match basic Politico? Are these numbers coming from Kendall Roy?

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The company is hoping to eventually grow to 750 employees, with about 550 working in the newsroom.

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Does Stephen Colbert support the writers strike? Oh yeah.

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The counteroffer from the producers on the subject of replacing writers with AI is...astonishing. "We're going to leave open the possibility of replacing you with machines, and once a year, we'll let you know how that's going!" #WGAStrong

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Judge rejects Trump's request for a mistrial in E. Jean Carroll case

JUST POSTED. In the latest issue of my #OurLand newsletter, I examine Joe Biden's opening salvo in his reelection bid & his decision to emphasize the fight to protect American democracy. Please read/share: link.motherjones.com/public/31341584 Sign up for OUR LAND at davidcorn.com

Judge rejects Trump's request for a mistrial in E. Jean Carroll case

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The former president's lawyer had alleged that the judge was biased.

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Delusional. A con man high on his own supply.

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Trump: Abraham Lincoln had a civil war going on but Abraham Lincoln was just vilified. Now they say Trump got treated the worst of all.

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Because irrational Republican voters believe his lies, crave his racist and hateful rhetoric, and care most about owning the libs.

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Trump can’t win. That's what matters. That he's not a conservative, that he is Democrats' secret weapon, that his legal jeopardy is too dynamic to be quantified -- none of it matters. He can't win, period. How could you nominate someone who can't win? nationalreview.com/2023/04/why-tr

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An American hero.

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Happy bday music artist Pete Seeger, b.1919, NYC. “This banjo surrounds hate and forces it to surrender.” “The world will be solved by millions of small things.” “The key to the future of the world, is finding the optimistic stories and letting them be known.”

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The biggest problem in the US is that far-right radicalism has captured the GOP, and this extremism has perverted the political system and threatens American democracy.

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Derp twitter.com/Politics_Polls…

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I concur. The goal is to ask him questions that hold him accountable for spreading lies, conspiracy theories, and racist and antisemitic rhetoric. But he might not be sufficiently self-aware to regret having all that illuminated.

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It’s (barely acceptable) for @CNN to interview #Trump, as long as they ask him the toughest possible questions and don’t waste time on audience queries. He’s a traitorous, congenital liar and egomaniacal insurrectionist. CNN must make him regret that he agreed to go on their air.

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Springsteen news - Point Blank

The real show is that

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solo! Steals the scene from that #TomHanks guy.

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Tom is a real fan, sang every line of every song with passion and was extremely kind to everyone around. #SpringsteenBarcelona2023 #TomHanks

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St. Anselm College seems to be an enabler, as well.

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Great job @cnn Great job @politico Great job Fascism

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No fact-checker is fast enough for that. Not even

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So is CNN going to give Trump a platform when he is only questioned by Republican and independent voters and allow him to spout his lies about the 2020 election (and everything else); his assorted conspiracy theories; his racist rhetoric; and his promotion of political violence?

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