Not a Lie, But a Distortion
Chris Roberts, American Renaissance, February 8, 2021
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On January 31, the
As it [Women for American First] crossed the country spreading the new gospel of a stolen election in Trump-red buses, the group helped build an acutely Trumpian coalition that included sitting and incoming members of Congress, rank-and-file voters and the “de-platformed” extremists and conspiracy theorists promoted on its home page including the white nationalist Jared Taylor, prominent QAnon proponents and the Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio. . . .
This gives the impression entirely false that Mr. Taylor was part of a coalition that pushed the idea that the Democrats had stolen the election. The
10 Weekend Reads
The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of
Danish Blend coffee, grab a seat by a snowbank, and get ready for our longer form weekend reads:
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The Shocking Meltdown of Ample Hills Brooklyn’s Hottest Ice Cream Company What happened to the ice cream company the New York Times dubbed “Brooklyn’s Most Beloved”? The bankruptcy filings tell a straightforward story: “In practical terms, Ample Hills built out a factory in order to increase volume and lower costs, but the opposite happened, and the losses have mounted.” While the factory was “probably the financial decision that ultimately led to the bankruptcy, in a way it’s too simple a hook to hang your hat on.”. (Medium)
Aide to Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz cheered on fascist mob on January 6
A congressional aide to Florida Republican Representative Matt Gaetz, a Trump acolyte, posted a video in support of the fascist mob as it was storming the Capitol during the January 6 coup attempt, according to archived media posts uncovered by the website
Gizmodo.
“From the top of the Capitol office buildings, WE HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR! #StopTheSteal,” wrote Joel Valdez on the right-wing social media network Parler.
Screenshot of Joel Valdez Parler account (Parler / Wayback Machine)
Valdez attached a five-second video to the post showing the crowd pushing its way toward the Capitol. The video was taken at roughly 1:14 p.m., when Trump supporters, including neo-Nazis, Proud Boys, III Percenters and Oath Keepers, were attempting to overrun an undermanned Capitol Police force.
Good Vaccine News
Good morning. The vaccine news continues to be better than many people realize.
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A nurse prepared a dose of the Moderna vaccine in the Bronx on Saturday.Credit.James Estrin/The New York Times
The news about the vaccines continues to be excellent and the public discussion of it continues to be more negative than the facts warrant.
Here’s the key fact: All five deaths. They have also drastically reduced hospitalizations. “They’re all good trial results,” Caitlin Rivers, an epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins University, told me. “It’s great news.”
Many people are instead focusing on relatively minor differences among the vaccine results and wrongly assuming that those differences mean that some vaccines won’t prevent serious illnesses. It’s still too early to be sure, because a few of the vaccine makers have released only a small amount of data. But the available data is very encouraging including about the vaccines’ effect on the