The McCarthy Tapes, 1/10/21: the truth accidentally comes out, is promptly lied about --
Recording of McCarthy talking about Gaetz pic.twitter.com/a2SmXgJCKt
— Acyn (@Acyn) April 26, 2022
Lie to us again, Kevin! https://t.co/OrSqTxMxZA pic.twitter.com/6Aer9IFRc4
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) April 27, 2022
The principle- free GOP, many years down a bad road (check out full thread) --
Again. The GOP’s espoused principles of small government, fiscal conservatism, and pro-life were just cudgels.
— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) April 27, 2022
The new generation of Republicans constituting the National Conservatives are dedicated to expansive government and economic warfare as a means of cultural dominance.
We are watching, in the GOP, a push for an illiberal government dedicated exclusively to the power and profit of white, evangelical men.
— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) April 27, 2022
They are more than happy to wage war with any corporation or fight their way into any home in order to achieve this.
The New York Effing Times gladly assists in that 👆project, cont. --
This affectless article elevates and validates a sick, racist, homophobic son of a bitch without answering the only questions worth asking, chief among them what made him that way. https://t.co/vIi8Cjd2qp
— Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org ☮️ (@froomkin) April 24, 2022
Teaching honest, accurate history is popular ... even among most Republicans --
Teaching honest, accurate history is the right thing to do and banning it is deeply unpopular.
— Katie Paris (@katiebparis) April 27, 2022
Stop avoiding this issue, Democrats. Lean in. This battle is yours to be won. https://t.co/VGrwfCiUAh
Republican incompetence factors into the DeSantis War on Disney --
Florida may not be able to dissolve @Disney's special district--the state promised bond buyers that it wouldn't, a Florida attorney tells @tax https://t.co/GaO3HSaAah
— Rebecca Baker (@MsRebeccaBaker) April 26, 2022
NEW: Disney ends its silence, quietly tells its investors Florida law prevents state from dissolving special district without first paying debt /1https://t.co/YlX3Gp8Xhf
— Mary Ellen Klas (@MaryEllenKlas) April 26, 2022
And the rest is, well, history --
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1773, British Parliament passed the Tea Act. British Prime Minister, Frederick, Lord North, who initiated the legislation, thought it impossible that the colonists would protest cheap tea; he was wrong. https://t.co/H96OFqnzCD
— HISTORY (@HISTORY) April 27, 2022