FrancisWilkinson

FrancisWilkinson, 4 months ago to random

The Democratic message on Trump’s unfitness … has a chorus of GOP validators unlike any in American political history. In a political cacophony, it helps to have conservatives repeating your message.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-01-09/biden-is-right-to-campaign-on-saving-democracy-from-trump

FrancisWilkinson, 5 months ago to random

Giuliani’s downfall, like virtually all the legal cases swirling around MAGA, was the culmination of decades of GOP lies about voter fraud. Those lies are now the glue that holds a degenerate party together. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-12-20/giuliani-s-148-million-defamation-judgment-is-part-of-bigger-story

FrancisWilkinson, 5 months ago to random

Corporate America should think hard about what it stands to lose. “Of course, women, Black people, college professors, LGBTQ Americans and other usual suspects will take the brunt of violence and vengeance. But corporate leaders are not terribly popular among the bigots, conspiracy theorists and extremists who make MAGA go boom.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-12-15/wall-street-needs-to-stand-up-to-trump

FrancisWilkinson, 6 months ago to random

“In the topsy-turvy world of conservative America, only this amoral figure can deliver the moral victory that the antiabortion movement craves. Only a fanatical liar has the credibility to see it through.” My piece in today’s LA Times. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-11-19/trump-election-2024-abortion

FrancisWilkinson, 6 months ago to random

“The GOP now consists of three factions: conservatives, authoritarians, and fascists. McConnell belongs to the first. If Trump wins in November 2024, conservatives committed to rule of law or an anti-Russia foreign policy will be an enfeebled, battered rump by January 2025.” https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-11-15/democrats-are-sticking-with-biden-because-democracy-depends-on-it

FrancisWilkinson, 6 months ago to random

Pennsylvania’s election yesterday was another key to the puzzle. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-11-08/pennsylvania-election-results-2023-democrats-score-big-wins?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTY5OTQ2OTc4MiwiZXhwIjoxNzAwMDc0NTgyLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTM1RFWkpUMEcxS1cwMSIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI5RDJCMDVGODdDMUU0MUU3OUJFNkE3MTEyQzJDNUE5NiJ9.ulZJw_sA-fNoloONS_AazkR6YBfcoXRccT4_VfR6034

FrancisWilkinson, 7 months ago to random

“The GOP House is only an embarrassment if you are under the mistaken impression that House Republicans are there to serve the national interest. Emphatically, they are not. They are there to serve the MAGA lord, whose personal goals are dependent on the success of his authoritarian goals. And, truly, by that measure, House Republicans are not doing such a bad job.” https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-10-25/who-chose-the-new-house-speaker-republicans-or-trump

FrancisWilkinson, 7 months ago to random

On one hand, GOP incoherence on abortion is just further evidence that the party has no core beliefs beyond White Christian conservative tribalism. On the other hand, it’s slightly worse than that. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-10-17/republican-candidates-shift-views-on-abortion-to-align-with-voters

FrancisWilkinson, 8 months ago to random

If Dems can cut Al Franken loose, they can certainly cut Bob Menendez loose. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-09-22/menendez-indictment-democrats-don-t-need-him-in-senate

FrancisWilkinson, 8 months ago to random

There will be no civil war. Just more thuggery and terrorism. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-09-03/the-only-us-civil-war-will-be-a-war-on-democracy

FrancisWilkinson, 8 months ago to random

I wrote about the civil war that isn’t coming, and the terrorism and assault on democracy that’s already here. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-09-03/the-only-us-civil-war-will-be-a-war-on-democracy

FrancisWilkinson, 9 months ago to random

Like Trump, Putin says he’s innocent. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/kremlin-denies-prigozhin-plane-crash-ordered-putin-assassination-rcna101764

FrancisWilkinson, 9 months ago to random

A portrait of the authoritarian as a commodity. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/08/20/ron-desantis-donors-lobbyists-florida/

FrancisWilkinson, 9 months ago to random

I’m going to have to read this one in stages, with deep cleans between. https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-other-billionaires-sokol-huizenga-novelly-supreme-court

FrancisWilkinson, 9 months ago to random

Has Trump filed his libel suit against the NYT yet? The paper in 2018 accused him of engaging in systematic tax fraud. But Mr Litigious for some reason didn’t sue. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/02/us/politics/donald-trump-tax-schemes-fred-trump.html

FrancisWilkinson, 9 months ago to random

Bill Barr, who aided and abetted Trump until the end, is co-conspirator No. 7. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-08-03/former-attorney-general-bill-barr-suddenly-discovers-the-rule-of-law

FrancisWilkinson, 9 months ago to random

Bill Barr had a noisy press conference when he wanted to cover up Trump’s criminality depicted in the Mueller report. By contrast, he listened to Trump’s post-election lies for a month without refuting them. Finally, he invited a single print reporter — no cameras— and told him there was no fraud. Then Barr slinked out of DC leaving everyone else to deal with the crimes. What a crooked coward.

FrancisWilkinson, 9 months ago to random

What Nino and Clarence have wrought: Why the Nation’s Gun Laws Are in Chaos https://apple.news/AKK3jEARSQEuOLADaLnNOYQ

FrancisWilkinson, 9 months ago to random

Emmett Till and the uses of history. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-07-29/emmett-till-monument-has-a-message-some-refuse-to-hear

FrancisWilkinson, 10 months ago to random

So Melania was paid 155k of donors’ money for “design consulting,” including choosing tableware, arranging settings and picking floral arrangements.” The grift never ends. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/us/politics/melania-trump-2024-campaign.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

FrancisWilkinson, 10 months ago to random

Multi-racial liberalism is in a race against reaction and scapegoating. Reaction and scapegoating just notched a win in Michigan. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-07-19/hamtramck-michigan-s-pride-flag-ban-shows-democrats-vulnerability

FrancisWilkinson, 10 months ago to random

Gavin Newsom’s constitutional amendment on guns is a dead end. And a good idea. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-07-09/newsom-s-proposed-constitutional-amendment-limiting-guns-is-a-good-idea

FrancisWilkinson, 1 year ago to random

Donald Trump does not fare well when he gets into the legal system. His hard time is not over. https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-jean-carroll-rape-trial/

FrancisWilkinson, 1 year ago to random

The authoritarian menace is growing. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-05-02/republican-states-are-racing-toward-authoritarianism

FrancisWilkinson, 1 year ago to random

Peter Thiel likened diversity debates to “a magic show in which one focuses on the magician and doesn’t notice the gorilla jumping up and down at the back of the stage.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-28/peter-thiel-tells-black-tie-nyc-audience-that-diversity-is-a-distraction