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October 16, 2022
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2022/oct/16/republican-talking-points-midterms-robert-reich
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Republicans are telling three lies they hope will swing the midterms. They involve crime, inflation, and taxes. Here’s what Republicans are claiming, followed by the facts.
1. They claim that crime is rising because Democrats have been “soft” on crime
This is pure rubbish. Rising crime rates are due to the proliferation of guns, which Republicans refuse to control.
Here are the facts:
While violent crime rose 28% from 2019 to 2020, gun homicides rose 35%. States that have weakened gun laws have seen gun crime surge. Clearly, a major driver of the national increase in violence is the easy availability of guns.
The violence can’t be explained by any of the Republican talking points about “soft-on-crime” Democrats.
Lack of police funding? Baloney. Democratic-run major cities spend 38% more on policing per person than Republican-run cities, and 80% of the largest cities increased police funding from 2019 to 2022.
Criminal justice reforms? Wrong. Data shows that wherever bail reforms have been implemented, re-arrest rates remain stable. Data from major cities shows no connection between the policies of progressive prosecutors and changes in crime rates.
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Republicans are trying to win by spreading three false talking points. Here's the truth
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Republicans are telling three lies they hope will swing the midterms. They involve crime, inflation, and taxes. Here’s what Republicans are claiming, followed by the facts.
theguardian.com
Republicans are trying to win by spreading three false talking points. Here’s the truth | Robert...
Republicans want midterm voters to believe lies about crime, inflation and taxes. This is what they’re claiming – followed by the facts
8:33 AM · Oct 16, 2022
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Republicans are telling three lies they hope will swing the midterms. They involve crime, inflation, and taxes. Here’s what Republicans are claiming, followed by the facts.
theguardian.com
Republicans are trying to win by spreading three false talking points. Here’s the truth | Robert...
Republicans want midterm voters to believe lies about crime, inflation and taxes. This is what they’re claiming – followed by the facts
8:33 AM · Oct 16, 2022
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2022/oct/16/republican-talking-points-midterms-robert-reich
No paywall
https://archive.ph/zVoVZ
Republicans are telling three lies they hope will swing the midterms. They involve crime, inflation, and taxes. Here’s what Republicans are claiming, followed by the facts.
1. They claim that crime is rising because Democrats have been “soft” on crime
This is pure rubbish. Rising crime rates are due to the proliferation of guns, which Republicans refuse to control.
Here are the facts:
While violent crime rose 28% from 2019 to 2020, gun homicides rose 35%. States that have weakened gun laws have seen gun crime surge. Clearly, a major driver of the national increase in violence is the easy availability of guns.
The violence can’t be explained by any of the Republican talking points about “soft-on-crime” Democrats.
Lack of police funding? Baloney. Democratic-run major cities spend 38% more on policing per person than Republican-run cities, and 80% of the largest cities increased police funding from 2019 to 2022.
Criminal justice reforms? Wrong. Data shows that wherever bail reforms have been implemented, re-arrest rates remain stable. Data from major cities shows no connection between the policies of progressive prosecutors and changes in crime rates.
*snip*
October 14, 2022
Unrolled thread
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1580909013788610560.html
My @NBCNews colleagues and I spent the last month finding the root of America's hottest, dumbest urban legend:
Schools are leaving out litterboxes for kids who identify as furries.
Despite what Joe Rogan says, it's not true.
But its origins are grimmer than you'd ever imagine.
You have probably heard dozens of variations on the "litter boxes are in schools" lie.
You might have heard it from Joe Rogan, talking to Tulsi Gabbard, from his "friend's wife who works at a school."
Or maybe Lauren Boebert. Or maybe Marjorie Taylor Greene. It's everywhere.
If you didn't hear about the "litter boxes in school" rumor from a GOP politician, you probably heard it about your OWN town.
Facebook is filled with these lies, relocalizing the rumor to your town. There are examples on Facebook posts from almost every state in the the country.
So how did this happen? What's the first real instance of people talking about cat litter in schools?
Here's where it gets dark.
NBC News found one example of a school district keeping cat litter on campus.
The Jefferson County School District has had classrooms with cat litter since 2017, in case students are locked in a classroom during a shooting.
Jefferson County is where Columbine is located.
Cat litter was handed out in Columbine's school district for active shooter situations five years ago.
Since then, the "litter boxes in schools" rumor has evolved into a way to mock LGBTQ youth.
It's now being used as a culture war ammo by over 20 GOP politicians nationwide.
The data shows how the "litter boxes in schools" rumor that cannot die, mostly due to the incredulity of adults.
According to @graphika's Cristina Lopez G, kids on TikTok are creating videos mocking adults who believe in it wind up providing fodder for the oblivious on Facebook.
Here's the reality: We reached out to every school rumored to have a litter box.
We found one: in a "go bucket" for a possible mass shooting.
The rumor is a way to marginalize LGBTQ youth.
Here's our full story. It was a lot of work. I hope you read it:
Cat litter boxes are suddenly a culture war flashpoint. Here's how that happened.
At least 20 Republican politicians have claimed that schools are making accommodations for students who identify as cats. The school districts say these claims are untrue.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinformation/urban-myth-litter-boxes-schools-became-gop-talking-point-rcna51439
• • •
How an urban myth about litter boxes in schools became a GOP talking point
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinformation/urban-myth-litter-boxes-schools-became-gop-talking-point-rcna51439
At a luncheon for Republican women in Mesa County, Colorado, last week, Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., warned that educators “are putting litter boxes in schools for people who identify as cats.”
To a person not steeped in the culture war battles over gender identity that have engulfed school districts nationwide, it’s the kind of claim that would sound bizarre and confusing — and, from high-profile GOP members, authoritative.
The week before, on Sept. 29, Minnesota GOP gubernatorial nominee Scott Jensen asked during a campaign stop, “Why do we have litter boxes in some of the school districts so kids can pee in them, because they identify as a furry?”
And during a legislative hearing last month in Tennessee, two Republican state lawmakers discussed the “growing crisis” of public schools providing litter boxes for children who identify as cats, and claimed it’s happening across the state.
At least 20 conservative candidates and elected officials have claimed this year that K-12 schools are placing litter boxes on campus or making other accommodations for students who identify as cats, according to an NBC News review of public statements.
*snip*
Cat litter boxes are suddenly a culture war flashpoint. Here's how that happened.
https://twitter.com/oneunderscore__/status/1580909013788610560Unrolled thread
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1580909013788610560.html
My @NBCNews colleagues and I spent the last month finding the root of America's hottest, dumbest urban legend:
Schools are leaving out litterboxes for kids who identify as furries.
Despite what Joe Rogan says, it's not true.
But its origins are grimmer than you'd ever imagine.
You have probably heard dozens of variations on the "litter boxes are in schools" lie.
You might have heard it from Joe Rogan, talking to Tulsi Gabbard, from his "friend's wife who works at a school."
Or maybe Lauren Boebert. Or maybe Marjorie Taylor Greene. It's everywhere.
If you didn't hear about the "litter boxes in school" rumor from a GOP politician, you probably heard it about your OWN town.
Facebook is filled with these lies, relocalizing the rumor to your town. There are examples on Facebook posts from almost every state in the the country.
So how did this happen? What's the first real instance of people talking about cat litter in schools?
Here's where it gets dark.
NBC News found one example of a school district keeping cat litter on campus.
The Jefferson County School District has had classrooms with cat litter since 2017, in case students are locked in a classroom during a shooting.
Jefferson County is where Columbine is located.
Cat litter was handed out in Columbine's school district for active shooter situations five years ago.
Since then, the "litter boxes in schools" rumor has evolved into a way to mock LGBTQ youth.
It's now being used as a culture war ammo by over 20 GOP politicians nationwide.
The data shows how the "litter boxes in schools" rumor that cannot die, mostly due to the incredulity of adults.
According to @graphika's Cristina Lopez G, kids on TikTok are creating videos mocking adults who believe in it wind up providing fodder for the oblivious on Facebook.
Here's the reality: We reached out to every school rumored to have a litter box.
We found one: in a "go bucket" for a possible mass shooting.
The rumor is a way to marginalize LGBTQ youth.
Here's our full story. It was a lot of work. I hope you read it:
Cat litter boxes are suddenly a culture war flashpoint. Here's how that happened.
At least 20 Republican politicians have claimed that schools are making accommodations for students who identify as cats. The school districts say these claims are untrue.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinformation/urban-myth-litter-boxes-schools-became-gop-talking-point-rcna51439
• • •
How an urban myth about litter boxes in schools became a GOP talking point
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinformation/urban-myth-litter-boxes-schools-became-gop-talking-point-rcna51439
At a luncheon for Republican women in Mesa County, Colorado, last week, Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., warned that educators “are putting litter boxes in schools for people who identify as cats.”
To a person not steeped in the culture war battles over gender identity that have engulfed school districts nationwide, it’s the kind of claim that would sound bizarre and confusing — and, from high-profile GOP members, authoritative.
The week before, on Sept. 29, Minnesota GOP gubernatorial nominee Scott Jensen asked during a campaign stop, “Why do we have litter boxes in some of the school districts so kids can pee in them, because they identify as a furry?”
And during a legislative hearing last month in Tennessee, two Republican state lawmakers discussed the “growing crisis” of public schools providing litter boxes for children who identify as cats, and claimed it’s happening across the state.
At least 20 conservative candidates and elected officials have claimed this year that K-12 schools are placing litter boxes on campus or making other accommodations for students who identify as cats, according to an NBC News review of public statements.
*snip*
October 13, 2022
Proof the insurrectionists were armed and ready (Mother Jones video)
https://twitter.com/motherjones/status/1580633698621267968Tweet text:
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Trump and his entourage want you to think that the people who showed up at the Capitol on January 6 were unarmed, and just harmless "protesters." That's a damn lie. While some may have been merely protesting, others were armed and ready. Here's the proof:
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11:56 AM · Oct 13, 2022
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Trump and his entourage want you to think that the people who showed up at the Capitol on January 6 were unarmed, and just harmless "protesters." That's a damn lie. While some may have been merely protesting, others were armed and ready. Here's the proof:
Watch on Twitter
11:56 AM · Oct 13, 2022
October 7, 2022
Unrolled thread
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1578212823410380802.html
The MAGA right talks about Black Lives Matter as if it’s some sort of equivalency for 1/6.
These talking points have a way of spreading. Let’s correct them every single time.
📚Researchers at Harvard gathered statistics from 7,305 BLM events.
Here’s what they found:
👉🏼The overall levels of violence and property destruction were low.
👉🏼Most of the violence that did take place was, in fact, directed against the BLM protesters.
👉🏼Police made arrests in 5% of the protest events, with over 8,500 reported arrests (or possibly more).
👉🏼 Police used tear gas or related chemical substances in 2.5% of these events.
👉🏼Protesters or bystanders were reported injured in 1.6 percent of the protests.
👉🏼 In total, at least three Black Lives Matter protesters and one other person were killed while protesting in Omaha, Austin and Kenosha, Wis.
👉🏼1 antifa protester killed 1 far-right group member in Portland, Ore.; law enforcement killed the alleged assailant several days later.
👉🏼 Police were reported injured in 1% of the protests. A law enforcement officer killed in California was allegedly shot by supporters of the far-right “boogaloo” movement, not anti-racism protesters.
👉🏼According to the data, 96.3% of events involved no property damage or police injuries, and in 97.7% of events, no injuries were reported among participants, bystanders or police.
Anyone who describes the BLM protests as riots wasn’t there, and they are making a false claim.
The reasons they do this:
A. To obfuscate and make themselves feel better about backing violent, anti-American, insurrectionists.
B. To diminish the human empathy and we feel when we see a fellow citizen, someone’s family, killed by police who are sworn to protect us.
C. To make themselves feel better about supporting a corrupt system that perpetuates white supremacy.
Source:
Black Lives Matter protesters were overwhelmingly peaceful, our research finds
Erica Chenoweth and Jeremy Pressman. 2020. “Black Lives Matter protesters were overwhelmingly peaceful, our research finds.” The Spokesman Review.
https://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/publications/black-lives-matter-protesters-were-overwhelmingly-peaceful-our-research-finds
• • •
The MAGA right talks about Black Lives Matter as if it's some sort of equivalency for 1/6.
https://twitter.com/mawoodlandlady/status/1578212823410380802Unrolled thread
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1578212823410380802.html
The MAGA right talks about Black Lives Matter as if it’s some sort of equivalency for 1/6.
These talking points have a way of spreading. Let’s correct them every single time.
📚Researchers at Harvard gathered statistics from 7,305 BLM events.
Here’s what they found:
👉🏼The overall levels of violence and property destruction were low.
👉🏼Most of the violence that did take place was, in fact, directed against the BLM protesters.
👉🏼Police made arrests in 5% of the protest events, with over 8,500 reported arrests (or possibly more).
👉🏼 Police used tear gas or related chemical substances in 2.5% of these events.
👉🏼Protesters or bystanders were reported injured in 1.6 percent of the protests.
👉🏼 In total, at least three Black Lives Matter protesters and one other person were killed while protesting in Omaha, Austin and Kenosha, Wis.
👉🏼1 antifa protester killed 1 far-right group member in Portland, Ore.; law enforcement killed the alleged assailant several days later.
👉🏼 Police were reported injured in 1% of the protests. A law enforcement officer killed in California was allegedly shot by supporters of the far-right “boogaloo” movement, not anti-racism protesters.
👉🏼According to the data, 96.3% of events involved no property damage or police injuries, and in 97.7% of events, no injuries were reported among participants, bystanders or police.
Anyone who describes the BLM protests as riots wasn’t there, and they are making a false claim.
The reasons they do this:
A. To obfuscate and make themselves feel better about backing violent, anti-American, insurrectionists.
B. To diminish the human empathy and we feel when we see a fellow citizen, someone’s family, killed by police who are sworn to protect us.
C. To make themselves feel better about supporting a corrupt system that perpetuates white supremacy.
Source:
Black Lives Matter protesters were overwhelmingly peaceful, our research finds
Erica Chenoweth and Jeremy Pressman. 2020. “Black Lives Matter protesters were overwhelmingly peaceful, our research finds.” The Spokesman Review.
https://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/publications/black-lives-matter-protesters-were-overwhelmingly-peaceful-our-research-finds
• • •
September 23, 2022
Fox guest: It's outrageous what Stacey Abrams said, also she's right (fetal heartbeat)
https://twitter.com/justinbaragona/status/1573324527425273858Tweet text:
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Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel on Stacey Abrams' fetal heartbeat comments: "Her comments are outrageous...it's so ridiculous that she said that!"
[seconds later]
"There's no heart there, there's no valves, but you're seeing a fluttering of electrical activity."
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7:52 AM · Sep 23, 2022
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Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel on Stacey Abrams' fetal heartbeat comments: "Her comments are outrageous...it's so ridiculous that she said that!"
[seconds later]
"There's no heart there, there's no valves, but you're seeing a fluttering of electrical activity."
Watch on Twitter
7:52 AM · Sep 23, 2022
September 6, 2022
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-world-suddenly-focused-anew-russia-scandal-rcna45243
It was a few days after the FBI executed a court-approved search warrant at Mar-a-Lago when Donald Trump started complaining anew about the investigation into the Russia scandal, reiterating his familiar belief that the controversy “was a hoax.” The former president echoed the line again yesterday, by way of his Twitter-like platform:
Some of his Republican allies have read from a similar script. Former White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney — now a paid analyst on CBS News — yesterday also referred to the scandal as a “hoax.” Around the same time, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson appeared on Fox News and insisted that former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation “never should’ve happened.”
The comments came on the heels of a curious New York Times op-ed from National Review’s Rich Lowry, who dismissed the investigation as “a national fiasco,” and who lamented the lack of regret among those who took seriously “the unnecessary, yearslong psychodrama.”
To be sure, on the surface, this isn’t altogether new. Republicans were eager to dismiss, discredit and disregard the Russia scandal since its origins, largely out of partisan necessity: The truth was a disaster for Trump and his political operation, so their allies set out to assure Americans that we need not trust our lying eyes.
*snip*
Why Trump World is suddenly focused anew on the Russia scandal
https://twitter.com/msnbc/status/1567271685333688321https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-world-suddenly-focused-anew-russia-scandal-rcna45243
It was a few days after the FBI executed a court-approved search warrant at Mar-a-Lago when Donald Trump started complaining anew about the investigation into the Russia scandal, reiterating his familiar belief that the controversy “was a hoax.” The former president echoed the line again yesterday, by way of his Twitter-like platform:
“The Radical Left Dems fraudulently created the now fully debunked Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, they got caught and failed, but tried to get me with 'obstructing' their Fake investigation of their fraudulent, made up story.”
Some of his Republican allies have read from a similar script. Former White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney — now a paid analyst on CBS News — yesterday also referred to the scandal as a “hoax.” Around the same time, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson appeared on Fox News and insisted that former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation “never should’ve happened.”
The comments came on the heels of a curious New York Times op-ed from National Review’s Rich Lowry, who dismissed the investigation as “a national fiasco,” and who lamented the lack of regret among those who took seriously “the unnecessary, yearslong psychodrama.”
To be sure, on the surface, this isn’t altogether new. Republicans were eager to dismiss, discredit and disregard the Russia scandal since its origins, largely out of partisan necessity: The truth was a disaster for Trump and his political operation, so their allies set out to assure Americans that we need not trust our lying eyes.
*snip*
August 25, 2022
John Solomon, former President Donald Trump’s official representative to the National Archives and Records Administration, released a letter that reveals in plain detail that Trump and his legal team did not cooperate with the National Archives, and that the August 8 Mar-a-Lago search occurred only after they repeatedly sought to delay the FBI’s involvement. Despite these facts, Solomon has made numerous appearances in the right-wing media, including on Fox News, to spread misinformation and spin about the letter.
Dated May 10, the letter from acting National Archivist Debra Wall to Trump lawyer Evan Corcoran details the back-and-forth between Trump’s lawyers and the National Archives in retrieving over 700 pages of classified material from Mar-a-Lago. It clearly lays out how Trump did not fully cooperate with the National Archives and the Department of Justice, outlining the five-month process to retrieve the documents.
Solomon’s website Just the News was the first to publish the damning document late on August 22. The next morning, he appeared on Steve Bannon’s War Room: Pandemic to put a confusing pro-Trump spin on the story.
In Solomon’s version, the FBI mysteriously heard that the National Archives retrieved documents from Mar-a-Lago and wanted to look through them. The bureau asked President Joe Biden, who told the DOJ and the FBI to go right ahead and look through the documents, completely ignoring that Trump maintains executive privilege over them.
This is completely false. Here’s a breakdown:
*snip*
John Solomon is a representative for Trump to NARA. Many of his claims about the case are false.
https://www.mediamatters.org/john-solomon/john-solomon-representative-trump-national-archives-many-his-claims-about-case-areJohn Solomon, former President Donald Trump’s official representative to the National Archives and Records Administration, released a letter that reveals in plain detail that Trump and his legal team did not cooperate with the National Archives, and that the August 8 Mar-a-Lago search occurred only after they repeatedly sought to delay the FBI’s involvement. Despite these facts, Solomon has made numerous appearances in the right-wing media, including on Fox News, to spread misinformation and spin about the letter.
Dated May 10, the letter from acting National Archivist Debra Wall to Trump lawyer Evan Corcoran details the back-and-forth between Trump’s lawyers and the National Archives in retrieving over 700 pages of classified material from Mar-a-Lago. It clearly lays out how Trump did not fully cooperate with the National Archives and the Department of Justice, outlining the five-month process to retrieve the documents.
Solomon’s website Just the News was the first to publish the damning document late on August 22. The next morning, he appeared on Steve Bannon’s War Room: Pandemic to put a confusing pro-Trump spin on the story.
In Solomon’s version, the FBI mysteriously heard that the National Archives retrieved documents from Mar-a-Lago and wanted to look through them. The bureau asked President Joe Biden, who told the DOJ and the FBI to go right ahead and look through the documents, completely ignoring that Trump maintains executive privilege over them.
This is completely false. Here’s a breakdown:
*snip*
August 22, 2022
https://jessica.substack.com/p/shit-republicans-say
I’m tired of writing over and over again about Republicans who don’t know shit about women’s bodies legislating said bodies. So I’ve decided to keep a running list of the worst things they’ve said. Sadly, I expect it to be updated regularly.
Tudor Dixon, GOP gubernatorial nominee, Michigan, 2022, On why raped and impregnated children should be forced to remain pregnant
“I’ve talked to those people who were the child of a rape victim and the bond that those two people made…And the fact that out of that tragedy, there was healing through that baby.
Factcheck: Rape isn’t healed through forced pregnancy.
City Council member Dave Alvord, Salt Lake County, Utah, 2022, Responding to a tweet from Vice President Kamala Harris
“The baby is not part of the body of a woman. The umbilical cord and placenta do not directly connect to the woman. The baby floats inside the woman.”
Factcheck: Babies don’t float.
Sen. Tim Scott, South Carolina, 2022, In a fundraising email
“If we don’t take back the Senate, Dems will pack the courts, give DC statehood, grant abortions up to 52 weeks, and Republicans will never win again.”
Factcheck: Pregnancy lasts approx. 40 weeks.
*snip*
Shit Republicans Say: A running list of the worst things Republicans have said about abortion
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Knew it wouldn’t be long before I had to update this.
Tudor Dixon, the Republican running for governor in Michigan, says raped & impregnated children should be denied abortions because there can be “healing through that baby.”
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Shit Republicans Say
A running list of the worst things Republicans have said about abortion
9:47 AM · Aug 22, 2022
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Knew it wouldn’t be long before I had to update this.
Tudor Dixon, the Republican running for governor in Michigan, says raped & impregnated children should be denied abortions because there can be “healing through that baby.”
jessica.substack.com
Shit Republicans Say
A running list of the worst things Republicans have said about abortion
9:47 AM · Aug 22, 2022
https://jessica.substack.com/p/shit-republicans-say
I’m tired of writing over and over again about Republicans who don’t know shit about women’s bodies legislating said bodies. So I’ve decided to keep a running list of the worst things they’ve said. Sadly, I expect it to be updated regularly.
Tudor Dixon, GOP gubernatorial nominee, Michigan, 2022, On why raped and impregnated children should be forced to remain pregnant
“I’ve talked to those people who were the child of a rape victim and the bond that those two people made…And the fact that out of that tragedy, there was healing through that baby.
Factcheck: Rape isn’t healed through forced pregnancy.
City Council member Dave Alvord, Salt Lake County, Utah, 2022, Responding to a tweet from Vice President Kamala Harris
“The baby is not part of the body of a woman. The umbilical cord and placenta do not directly connect to the woman. The baby floats inside the woman.”
Factcheck: Babies don’t float.
Sen. Tim Scott, South Carolina, 2022, In a fundraising email
“If we don’t take back the Senate, Dems will pack the courts, give DC statehood, grant abortions up to 52 weeks, and Republicans will never win again.”
Factcheck: Pregnancy lasts approx. 40 weeks.
*snip*
August 15, 2022
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/8/13/2116280/-The-complete-guide-to-every-excuse-Republicans-have-made-for-Trump-s-theft-of-classified-documents
My oh my. It’s been less than a week since federal agents raided Donald Trump’s Florida beachhouse in search of classified documents that Trump stole from the White House, but Republicans have come up with a truly dizzying number of excuses and smokescreens trying to cover up his wrongdoing—often several each day. Honestly, it’s been somewhat hard to keep track of them all, especially as many contradict one another, but we’re here to help. Below, please find our day-by-day catalog of every b.s. pretext Trump’s defenders have tossed out there.
MONDAY
Excuse: Everyone is corrupt except Trump—says Trump himself.
In fairness, if anyone can recognize vintage caudillo behavior, it would be Donald Trump.
Excuse: This warrant and raid business was uncalled for. Trump would have turned over everything had the government simply asked politely.
Oh, wait, they did subpoena him? Nevermind!
TUESDAY
Excuse: It’s totally fine that Trump took all of those documents. The only issue is that he racked up some library fines for failing to return overdue government secrets.
*snip*
The complete guide to every excuse Republicans have made for Trump's theft of classified documents
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The complete guide to every excuse Republicans have made for Trump's theft of classified documents
Warning: It is very, very long
dailykos.com
The complete guide to every excuse Republicans have made for Trump's theft of classified documents
My oh my. It’s been less than a week since federal agents raided Donald Trump’s Florida beachhouse in search of classified documents that Trump stole from the White House, but Republicans have come...
7:22 PM · Aug 13, 2022
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The complete guide to every excuse Republicans have made for Trump's theft of classified documents
Warning: It is very, very long
dailykos.com
The complete guide to every excuse Republicans have made for Trump's theft of classified documents
My oh my. It’s been less than a week since federal agents raided Donald Trump’s Florida beachhouse in search of classified documents that Trump stole from the White House, but Republicans have come...
7:22 PM · Aug 13, 2022
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/8/13/2116280/-The-complete-guide-to-every-excuse-Republicans-have-made-for-Trump-s-theft-of-classified-documents
My oh my. It’s been less than a week since federal agents raided Donald Trump’s Florida beachhouse in search of classified documents that Trump stole from the White House, but Republicans have come up with a truly dizzying number of excuses and smokescreens trying to cover up his wrongdoing—often several each day. Honestly, it’s been somewhat hard to keep track of them all, especially as many contradict one another, but we’re here to help. Below, please find our day-by-day catalog of every b.s. pretext Trump’s defenders have tossed out there.
MONDAY
Excuse: Everyone is corrupt except Trump—says Trump himself.
In fairness, if anyone can recognize vintage caudillo behavior, it would be Donald Trump.
Excuse: This warrant and raid business was uncalled for. Trump would have turned over everything had the government simply asked politely.
Oh, wait, they did subpoena him? Nevermind!
TUESDAY
Excuse: It’s totally fine that Trump took all of those documents. The only issue is that he racked up some library fines for failing to return overdue government secrets.
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August 10, 2022
https://time.com/6204928/irs-87000-agents-factcheck-biden/
Since news broke on Monday that the FBI searched former President Donald Trump’s South Florida home, Republican members of Congress and right-wing media figures have launched a new line of attack against Democrats: that the Internal Revenue Service intends to use nearly $80 billion in new funding to pursue similar intrusions on average Americans. Those dollars, Trump allies are saying, will go toward the hiring of 87,000 new IRS agents.
“Do you make $75,000 or less?” tweeted House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. “Democrats’ new army of 87,000 IRS agents will be coming for you—with 710,000 new audits for Americans who earn less than $75k.” Richard Grenell, Trump’s former Acting Director of National Intelligence, wrote on the social media platform: “The FBI raids Trump’s house and the Democrats vote to add 87,000 new IRS agents to go after Americans. Wake up, America.”
Other high-profile conservatives have insinuated that the Biden administration intends to direct those additional auditors to dig up dirt on the President’s political opponents. “After todays raid on Mar A Lago what do you think the left plans to use those 87,000 new IRS agents for?” tweeted Sen. Marco Rubio.
It’s a notion that has taken off like wildfire, signaling what is likely to be a prominent broadside from Republicans against Democrats in the midterm elections.
There’s only one problem. It’s not true.
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Trump Allies Are Attacking Biden For a Plan to Hire 87,000 New IRS Agents That Doesn't Exist
https://twitter.com/jamespmanley/status/1557181370346110977https://time.com/6204928/irs-87000-agents-factcheck-biden/
Since news broke on Monday that the FBI searched former President Donald Trump’s South Florida home, Republican members of Congress and right-wing media figures have launched a new line of attack against Democrats: that the Internal Revenue Service intends to use nearly $80 billion in new funding to pursue similar intrusions on average Americans. Those dollars, Trump allies are saying, will go toward the hiring of 87,000 new IRS agents.
“Do you make $75,000 or less?” tweeted House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. “Democrats’ new army of 87,000 IRS agents will be coming for you—with 710,000 new audits for Americans who earn less than $75k.” Richard Grenell, Trump’s former Acting Director of National Intelligence, wrote on the social media platform: “The FBI raids Trump’s house and the Democrats vote to add 87,000 new IRS agents to go after Americans. Wake up, America.”
Other high-profile conservatives have insinuated that the Biden administration intends to direct those additional auditors to dig up dirt on the President’s political opponents. “After todays raid on Mar A Lago what do you think the left plans to use those 87,000 new IRS agents for?” tweeted Sen. Marco Rubio.
It’s a notion that has taken off like wildfire, signaling what is likely to be a prominent broadside from Republicans against Democrats in the midterm elections.
There’s only one problem. It’s not true.
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