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In recalling the many saloons of the pre-Prohibition era in Bemidji, it is easy to think of the robust bartenders and saloon keepers as owners of the property, but this was seldom the case.
The reason MAGA-loving Republicans lie so obviously and remorselessly is really pretty simple: It works. The two most brazen falsehoods they keep repeating to justify the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection—“the election was stolen” and “antifa did it”—are in fact widely believed by Republican Donald Trump voters, over 70% of whom ardently believe the first claim, and some 58% of whom lap up the latter lie as well. And as far as they’re concerned, that’s all that matters: They have a narrative for Trump supporters to tell themselves and each other. Because that’s really the only aud...
Republicans rolled out their narrative response to Democrats who were intent to see a law enforcement crackdown on the far-right extremist elements thst assaulted the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 during Wednesday's hearing of a House Judiciary subcommittee on "The Rise of Domestic Terrorism in America."