Narratives that just died:
-- African Americans won't turn out
-- Trump's formidable last minute entry will swing election
-- Pro-choice stance doomed Jones
-- Bannon's use of Nazi/Soviet propaganda techniques was fiendishly brilliant
- New CNN poll: 51% of Americans say Trump should be *removed.* Only 45% say he shouldn't 69% say Senate trial should feature new witnesses 58% say Trump abused his power 57% say he obstructed House impeachment inquiry So, no, his lies aren't "working" cnn.com/2020/01/20/pol…
- NEW: All the Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee just wrote a letter to Vice President Pence, urging him to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump:
- It's time for news organizations to cover Trump's current moves as an effort to steal the election. No more euphemisms. That's what they're doing. And no, the fact that it is not going to work doesn't give you an escape clause from describing it clearly and accurately.
- It's a big deal that veteran journalist Mike Barnicle has now called out his media colleagues for failing to adequately cover Trump's visibly worsening mental state. It should spur a real discussion about how to do this, before it's too late. 1/ New piece
- 1) As Trump ends the year with a flood of lies about his wall, we need to recapture a core truth about this presidency. Trump isn't “twisting the truth” or “stubbornly refusing to admit error.” Trump is engaged in *disinformation.* This is a different thing entirely. *THREAD*
- I think something big is happening here: Kamala Harris appears to be running precisely the kind of inspired, aggressive campaign that combatting the forces of rising authoritarianism requires. She's running on the promise of a post-MAGA future. 1/ Link:
- In December, NYT revealed that Elon Musk and SpaceX were failing to meet govt reporting protocol designed to protect state secrets while they haul in billions in Pentagon contracts. This triggered three reviews, per NYT. One was from the Defense Department inspector general. 1/
- Dear Democrats: Play by the rules that Republicans have now established.
- A remarkable thing just happened in a deep red Florida county: For hours on end, teachers, parents, and kids pushed back ferociously against right wing attacks on "woke indoctrination" in their schools. Ordinary parents everywhere are saying: Enough. 1/
- Big news out of Springfield: The Mayor has now confirmed that the emailed bomb threat did contain hateful language about immigrants. Trump and Vance can no longer pretend not to know exactly what their vile demagoguery is accomplishing. New piece from me
- When headlines echo Trump's false or dubious claims without signaling to readers that they are false or dubious, they are doing what Trump wants them to do. This was the whole point of the lie in the first place -- and the lying is getting rewarded.Trump: My approval rating is the same as Obama’s was in his first year politi.co/2DDeWfD
- New ABC/Ipsos poll: 51% of Americans say Trump should be impeached *and removed* 58% say they're following impeachment hearings closely 70% say it was wrong to ask a foreign leader to investigate a political rival (i.e., the call was not "perfect") preview.abcnews.go.com/Politics/70-am…
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