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Trump and Gohmert’s election ploys prove Republican Party is now the anti-democracy party

Still waiting on the final results in Georgia. All I will say is this: Hope is the thing with feathers. Meanwhile, my latest Op Ed for NBC on the new political divide. You can read it here on the NBC Think website, or here: The political divide in America has shifted. It is no longer …

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Transcript of Trump-Raffensperger call

I highlighted examples of Trump’s ramblings in red. I put in bold all instances when Trump said the word “find”. I put into bold blue the sentence being quoted in the newspapers. Conclusion: If you look at the context of Trump’s statement, you’ll see that where he pressured Raffensperger to “find” the votes Trump needed to …

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No, Pelosi should not refuse to seat newly elected members of Congress

If you missed it, the news that rocked social media today: First, the GOP leaders lie and say there was election fraud. Then GOP Senators argue that the fact that their supporters believe there was fraud, undermines the results of the election. What’s happening, of course, is this: The GOP leadership doesn’t like fair and …

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Goodbye 2020, and Good Riddance

Happy New Year 🎉 Thank you all for sharing the journey with me. Thank you for the questions and comments. We got through 2020; 2021 will be better. 2021 will be the year to Make Democracy Cool Again. If the universe is unfolding as it should, Trump awakened enough people from complacency and spurred us …

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It All Boils Down to This

No matter how you frame the problem facing the US—Voter suppression, Mitch McConnell’s obstructionism, income inequality, the spread of disinformation—it basically boils down to this: A significant percentage of Americans do not want a liberal democracy, by which I mean: If you missed the latest bit of insanity, a group of elected Republican members of …

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Why is Newsmax Scared?

This is what scared looks like: Why is Newsmax scared? The same reason FOX is scared: They’re scared because Dominion and Smartmatic are threatening to sue for damages over the wild lies told about their companies. Because these companies (particularly Dominion) are probably close to ruined, the damages are substantial. Smartmatic threatening to sue members …

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My latest Op Ed for NBC. You can read on the NBC website, or here: The White House counsel’s office has evidently cautioned President Donald Trump against firing FBI Director Christopher Wray. The lawyers told Trump that canning Wray could make it seem like Trump required officials to pass a loyalty test, according to NBC News …

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The Firehose of Falsehoods and the Leadership Principle

My reading recommendation is the Rand Corp study, “The Russian Firehose of Falsehoods Propaganda Model,” which includes advice on how to counter a rapid and continuous stream of lies. The user of this propaganda technique demonstrates a “shameless willingness” to tell outrageous lies that lots of people know are lies. The liar doesn’t care about …

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