Sarah Posner

@sarahposner
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Investigative journalist based in the US covering the Christian right and right-wing extremism. Author, Unholy. Columnist, MSNBC. Contributor, TPM. Columnist for Moment magazine.

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Sarah PosnerJun 6, 2023

How Sarasota, FL became ground zero as a menace to democracy via the public schools

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https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/05/florida-ground-zero-far-right-education-blitz

Sarah PosnerMay 22, 2023
Bryce CovertMay 22, 2023
This is a big one, I hope you'll read it. I spent months following one of the first people forced to give birth thanks to Dobbs and the fall of Roe v Wade. Lationna Halbert wanted another child, but not under these circumstances. Now she faces an extreme risk of poverty, debt, and having to put her life's dreams on hold in Mississippi, a state that ranks dead last in how much support it offers pregnant people and new parents. https://inthesetimes.com/article/dreams-deferred-for-women-and-children-in-a-post-dobbs-era-abortionrights-medicaid-childtaxcredit-childcare-paidleave
What It's Like to Have an Abortion Denied by Dobbs

Dobbs will throw many lives into disarray. Lationna Halbert’s is one of the first.

In These Times
Sarah PosnerMay 12, 2023

Chris Licht has no business being a cable news executive.

"In his meeting with staff, Licht defended the decisions that led to a cheering, partisan audience: 'That was also an important part of the story because the people in that audience represent a large swath of America. And the mistake the media made in the past is ignoring those people exist.'"

THEY HAVE?

And THAT has been their mistake? Jesus

Via:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/05/11/trump-cnn-town-hall-chris-licht-kaitlan-collins/

CNN leadership under fire after ‘disastrous’ Trump town hall

CNN chief executive Chris Licht praised host Kaitlan Collins and defended inviting Donald Trump and a Republican audience for the live town hall.

The Washington Post
Sarah PosnerMay 12, 2023

If true, then perhaps CNN's tagline should be "the most trusted name in propping up Donald Trump"

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-problem-for-cnn

A Problem for CNN?

Does CNN have a scandal on its hands? According to tonight's edition of Tara Palmeri's PuckNews newsletter (sub.req.), CNN set audience ground rules for the Trump townhall which allowed audience…

TPM – Talking Points Memo
Sarah PosnerApr 26, 2023

New from me:

The internet is already racist. Here’s how chatbots make it even worse.

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/internet-already-racist-s-chatbots-make-worse-rcna81569

The internet is already racist. AI chatbots are making it worse.

A recent Washington Post investigation found that the news sites in Google’s C4 data set include content from far-right sites like Breitbart and VDare.

MSNBC
Sarah PosnerApr 26, 2023

Bros will be bros

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/04/26/sean-mcelwee-washington-gambler/

The Washington gambler

Sean McElwee, a young Democratic insider with friends in high places, bet on himself in the post-Trump era. But that wasn’t all he was betting on.

The Washington Post
Sarah PosnerApr 25, 2023
jbouieApr 25, 2023
What a legend. May we all live such a long, fruitful, beautiful life. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/25/arts/music/harry-belafonte-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Harry Belafonte, 96, Dies; Barrier-Breaking Singer, Actor and Activist

In the 1950s, when segregation was still widespread, his ascent to the upper echelon of show business was historic. But his primary focus was civil rights.

The New York Times
Show threadSarah PosnerApr 25, 2023
In other words, just days before Murdoch axed him, Carlson gave a well-received fascist speech to the conservative movement's most influential think tank, at a confab marking its 50 years of poisoning our politics.
Sarah PosnerApr 25, 2023

Corruption is so deep at SCOTUS. More great reporting from @HeidiReports

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/25/neil-gorsuch-colorado-property-sale-00093579

Law firm head bought Gorsuch-owned property

The Supreme Court justice did not report the identity of the purchaser, whose firm has had numerous cases before the court.

POLITICO
Sarah PosnerApr 25, 2023
I hadn't realized this, but Tucker Carlson delivered the keynote at the Heritage Fdn's 50th anniversary gala on Friday, just days before Fox canned him. This is how the Daily Signal, Heritage's media arm, reported it: