Historian wonders:
Is Joe Biden "a speed bump on the fascists' march to power"?

As part of their commitment to overthrowing America's multiracial democracy, the Jim Crow #Republicans continue to amplify and weaponize Trump's Big Lie

#StopFascism

#MOG
salon.com/2021/05/26/his…
The Nazis ran in elections until they were the largest party in Germany's parliament, gridlocking legislative business

The Nazis worked to infiltrate crucial institutions like the police and the army. In 1931, Berlin police responded sluggishly to a massive Nazi riot in the city
139 #Republicans of the House and eight members of the Senate, led by Sens. #Hawley #Cruz, came out of hiding to vote to object to the electoral college vote.

While a police officer lay dying, they supported Trump's lie of a stolen election and embraced the insurrectionists
SCARY

Imagine the events if someone like Hawley had been the secretary of state in Georgia, or someone like retired Lt. Gen. Flynn held a significant military command.

Imagine what would have happened if the Republicans held majorities in both houses of Congress

#MOG

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27 May
The fight against election misinformation has a new target: your cable company

Critics of networks like #FoxNews and #Newsmax argue that the outlets fueled uncertainty about election results and should be dropped by cable providers

#CutTheCord

#MOG
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
CABLE COMPANIES WILL NOT CUT FOX

Not an easy battle. Fox News was the most watched cable-news network in the U.S. last year, and any attempt to squelch the outlet will be seen as an attack on free speech. No cable TV distributor has said they’re dropping the network.
contractually we generally do not have the ability to unilaterally edit content or remove channels from our lineup.”

No distributor has reached out to Fox about canceling, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified.
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25 May
BREAKING

Manhattan’s DA has convened the grand jury that is expected to decide whether to indict former president Donald Trump, other executives at his company or the business itself should prosecutors present the panel with criminal charges

#MOG
washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

#MOG
The panel was convened recently and will sit three days a week for six months. It is likely to hear several matters — not just the Trump case ­— during the duration of its term, which is longer than a traditional New York state grand-jury assignment, these people said

#MOG
The move indicates that DA Vance’s investigation of the former president and his business has reached an advanced stage after more than two years. It suggests, that Vance believes he has found evidence of a crime — if not by Trump, someone close to him or by his company

#MOG
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24 May
Did Ivanka Trump accidentally on purpose commit perjury?

It sure looks like it!

#Ivanka spent five hours giving sworn deposition to lawyers from the DC DA’s office. Now, her testimony has been released and it sure looks like she lied under oath.

#MOG
queerty.com/ivanka-trump-a…
During her deposition, Ivanka was asked about Allen #Weisselberg, her father’s longtime colleague who she has known literally her entire life and who Melania Trump‘s former BFF/senior advisor says was deeply involved in the Presidential Inauguration Committee.

#MOG
The “Gosh, I really don’t know him…” line is one Donald Trump frequently uses whenever he’s asked about a member from his inner circle after they’ve become ensnared in controversy–from Paul Manafort to Prince Andrew to Vladimir Putin.

#MOG
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23 May
KEEP OUT THE QANON NUTCASES

Trump Hotel raised prices to DETER #QAnon conspiracists, police files show

The information, was confirmed in an 8 February intelligence briefing stolen by ransomware hackers from Washington’s Metropolitan police #MPD

#MOG
theguardian.com/us-news/2021/m…
Police intelligence documents show that Washington’s Trump Hotel RAISED ITS RATES “as a security tactic”, in the hope of deterring Trump-supporting #QAnon supporters from staying there in early March, on a day which some believed would see Trump restored to office.

#MOG
As Forbes reported in February, Trump International hotel in DC raised its rates to 180% of the normal seasonal charge for 3 and 4 March

That was a date upon which some adherents to the #QAnon conspiracy movement believed would see Trump once again sworn in as president

#MOG
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22 May
'Kremlin Cruz' slammed for his ignorance about Russia after the Texan's latest tantrum

He complained about being labeled #KremlinCruz by MSNBC's Williams for sharing Russian propaganda

#TedCruz said it couldn't be true, because he hates communists.

#MOG
rawstory.com/ted-cruz-russi…
That resulted in historian Kevin Kruse asking if Cruz thought communists currently run the Kremlin.

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"Yes, Colonel Vladimir Putin of the KGB is—and always has been—a communist," Cruz argued.
That resulted in historian #KevinKruse asking if Cruz thought communists currently run the Kremlin

"Yes, Colonel Vladimir Putin of the KGB is—and always has been—a communist," Cruz argued…

#Putin is more like a dictator today… like #Trump
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17 May
Trump’s Former White House Counsel Will Testify Before Congress. What Now?

It is valuable for Congress to vindicate the principle that a subpoena to a White House official has to be honored.

#MOG
lawfareblog.com/trumps-former-…
#Mueller’s STAR WITNESS… 2 yrs ago

The special counsel’s office relied heavily on his testimony to understand Trump’s efforts to obstruct the inquiry, to the point where the office began relaying essentially real-time requests for information to #McGahn about Trump’s actions
Episodes of obstruction

Two episodes in which #McGahn’s testimony featured prominently stood out in bright red: Trump’s demand that McGahn fire Mueller outright and, when that failed, his demand that McGahn create a false record to cover up the facts of that first meeting

#MOG
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