Bobby has been a researcher at MMFA for almost a decade. Besides his impeccable wit, he has an unparalleled eye for the Weird and Dumb of right-wing media (and too many viral tweets to count!).
Ethan is another one of MMFA’s exceptional researchers. He has an almost unbelievable breadth of knowledge, with his work getting fingerprints in media organizations across the world.
🧵 A lot of Americans just don’t know what life is like for those in Gaza, so here’s an analogy that might help:
Imagine Gaza as Rhode Island. Here’s what reality would look like:
2/ Anyone from Rhode Island would be trapped within its borders.
Rhode Islanders can’t leave without express permission from Massachusetts. Connecticut is complicit in this plan, effectively restricting any movement from those trapped in RI.
3/ Keep in mind, RI is the 2nd most densely-populated state in the U.S with 10x more land and half the amount of people of the Gaza Strip.
If we do a basic proportion for this analogy (land/population), RI’s population would be ~26,000,000.
1/ It's honestly so sad to watch Fox News mislead its viewers into thinking "Education = Snobbery".
It's not even about having a college degree -- Jesse Watters has spent this entire segment talking about how the ~Liberal Elite~ are trying to alienate you through vocabulary.
2/ Jesse Watters knows what these words mean.
He's demonizing language like "marginalized communities" to make social justice seem like something reserved for imaginary lesbian Democrat gender studies majors (or whoever his audience hates that week).
🧵 Fox News just announced that Jesse Watters will take over the coveted 8 pm time-slot.
I figured I’d compile a (non-exhaustive) list of clips to give people an idea of who this guy is:
This is a great rundown from @peltzmadeline at @mmfa after Watters got the 7 pm time-slot:
“Watters has repeatedly been at the center of controversy, taking heat for his frat boy brand of racism, extreme insensitivity, and sexist on-air gaffes.”
🧵 There's a lot happening on the national stage but state and local politics are just as, if not more, important.
Here are 5 urgent state bills to watch this week (Twitter is so busted that I can't even upload the vid, click the link to watch on TT): tiktok.com/@katmabu/video…
If you're a local or state organizer (or are just really into state politics), you should join the State Watch Discord server.
We're aggregating underreported state legislative + election news in real-time. This invite link will expire in 1 day: discord.gg/Adwhe8bU
1. This week, Texas governor Greg Abbott will likely sign HB 2127 -- a bill that some have called the "Death Star Bill": chron.com/news/houston-t…