Addendum 3 cont'd
Clarence Thomas’ Billionaire Benefactor Tied To SCOTUS Bombshell
The Supreme Court just gutted wetland protections after lobbying by Harlan Crow’s business interests
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110498162127448374
Harlan Crow’s Minions Keeping Your Rent High
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110753096166749366
#ClarenceThomas #SCOTUS #JudicialMisconduct #HarlanCrow #neofascism #DefundBillionaires #GOP #GOPmenace #DarkMoney #EcologicalDestruction #Sackett_v_EPA
Addendum 3
Seminal ProPublica bombshell article:
Judicial misconduct: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, billionaire Harlan Crow
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110580597018243738
Above the Law: Supreme Court Rebuff Democrats’ Call for Thomas Probe
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110908441313317762
Justices Clash on Congress’ Power Over Supreme Court Ethics
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110968385691785556
#ClarenceThomas #SCOTUS #JudicialMisconduct #HarlanCrow #neofascism #DefundBillionaires #GOP #GOPmenace #MitchMcConnell #CitizensUnited #DarkMoney #LeonardLeo
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SCOTUS, Clarence Thomas, Charles Koch
Charles Koch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Koch
* American billionaire businessman
* co-owner, chairman, CEO Koch Industries
#SCOTUS #ClarenceThomas #CharlesKoch #JudicialMisconduct #DefundBillionaires #DefundCorporations #KochIndustries #neoliberalism #fascism #neofascism #ChristianRight #capitalism #GOP #GOPmenace #ClimateChangeDenial #CatoInstitute #MercatusCenter
Addendum 1
Why GOP Fell in Love w. Hungary
Central European country isn’t exactly right-wing paradise portrayed by Republicans
https://newrepublic.com/article/175368/why-republicans-love-hungary-orban
* Hungarian & GOP cooperation stretches back more than a decade
* deepened as GOP showcases Hungary as model of right-wing, anti-woke governance
* Orbán expands international profile, connection to international right
#Hungary #Orban #GOP #GOPmenace #fascism #neofascism #Bannon #Trumpism #CPAC #TuckerCarlson #FoxNews #disinformation
cont'd
Neo-fascism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-fascism
* post-WWII far-right ideology
* significant elements of fascism
* incl. ultranationalism, racial supremacy, populism, authoritarianism, nativism, xenophobia, & anti-immigration sentiment,
* also incl. opposition to liberal democracy, social democracy, parliamentarianism, liberalism, Marxism, neoliberalism, communism, socialism
Comment: neoliberalism, above, the malignant modern U.S. variant, i.e. anti-liberalism
[thread] Neofascism
Fascism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism
* far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology & movement
* char. by dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation & race, strong regimentation of society & economy
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Longtime Democrat, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson switches to Republican Party
Johnson joins Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker as 1 of 2 Republican mayors to lead a major Texas city
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/22/dallas-mayor-eric-johnson-republican
Mayor Eric Johnson: America’s Cities Need Republicans, & I’m Becoming One
While Dallas has thrived, elsewhere Democratic policies have exacerbated crime and homelessness
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-cities-need-republicans-and-im-becoming-one-dallas-texas-mayor-965dbaa4
Eric Johnson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Johnson_(Texas_politician)
#Texas #Dallas #Eric Johnson #GOP #GOPmenace #neofascism #populism
Addendum 2
So true!
[2023-09-21] Rupert Murdoch Made the World Worse
Media pioneer stepping back. Good riddance
https://newrepublic.com/article/175699/rupert-murdoch-made-world-worse
Rupert Murdoch/family: https://www.forbes.com/profile/rupert-murdoch/?list=rtb%2F&sh=744bf5beb1af
* Chairman & CEO News Corp
* $17.4 billion USD net worth 2021-09-21
https://persagen.com >> "rupert murdoch"
https://persagen.com/docs/sources.html#fox_news
#RupertMurdoch #DefundBillionaires #FoxNews #disinformation #CultureWars #FakeNews #FarRight #CultureWars #TuckerCarlson #Trumpism #GOP #GOPmenace #populism #DefundCorporations
A14 cont'd
DeSantis Recommends Against Boosters as Florida Tops U.S. for COVID Hospitalizations
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/09/desantis-administration-recommends-against-boosters-right-as-florida-tops-nation-for-covid-hospitalizations
* DeSantis’ presidential campaign plays up his handling of pandemic as bucking liberal orthodoxy for the good of FL
* championed faster reopenings
* appointed vaccine skeptic Dr. Joseph Lapado FL surgeon general
#DeSantis #Lapado #antivaxx #disinformation #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #CDC #PublicHealth #Florida #GOP #GOPmenace #EvidenceBasedMedicine #EBM #populism #neofascism
American Oversight Condemns North Carolina Lawmakers’ Secret Attempt to Eviscerate Public Records Laws
https://www.americanoversight.org/american-oversight-condemns-north-carolina-lawmakers-secret-attempt-to-eviscerate-public-records-laws
* would give legislators power to det. wh. records belong to public
* provision buried w.i. 100s pages N.C.’s draft budget
* would be devastating to N.C.’s right to know what elected officials are doing
NC lawmakers would be able to keep records secret w. new provision in state budget
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article279555444.html
A draft of the state budget reportedly includes last-minute language that would allow state legislators to determine what documents are public — and what can be destroyed.
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