A professor??

Brilliant! I’d love to see the finished list when it’s done.

I mean, I’d love for it not to have to exist, but here we are.

I have seen the goal post for action moved so many times

Yes. I have too. I honestly think I’ve moved my own goal posts for action, as well. I think most of the people like me feel truly lost about what to do. We need a Martin Luther King, Jr figure to unite and direct.

“political hate speech.”

I worry that we will see the rise of that phrase in future months as it’s used against citizens who are pro-democracy.

This is exactly what I’m afraid of.

If they bend over for them, I will be pissed.

If this arrest doesn’t happen, democracy is one step closer to the grave.

A lot of shit has happened to destroy democracy so far (has anyone been keeping a list?), but if billionaires see that they can now buy votes, nothing will stop them from doing it over and over again. We will be Russia.

So what’s the purpose of the public support of Trump, then? Like, what’s the agenda of public support and private fear? There has to be a reason for not speaking up and ending this madness.

I did not notice that! Sounds like a deliberate falsification of data that totally furthers the agenda of Newsweek.

Nothing to see here. All is normal and fine. No need to worry.

You can vote on its political leaning as a reader without logging in. I just did it myself. I marked it neutral.

So that meter is just showing how the conservative readers’ brains are interpreting actual facts, meaning “facts I don’t like are liberal.” Which…is asinine.

Her tirade is unhinged, but MAGA’s constant repetition of the same exact false narratives about everyone from other countries is really insidious.

Repetition is important for getting into people’s memories. Repetition makes things feel true, even if they’re not. Even if someone knows it’s false the first time they hear it, they may unconsciously start to believe it after a few repetitions. The information becomes easier to recall than the actual truth.

I don’t know what point I’m trying to get at here, but this is the aspect of this news story that has made me the most uncomfortable. Just the reminder that the far-right knows this and they’re using it to their advantage. They’re repeating obvious falsehoods, but the rate and intensity at which they’re saying them is alarming.

What do we do?? What the fuck do we do??