Political Ideologies
Twitter is actually doing a (relatively) good job limiting right-wing misinformation, study finds
Oct 27, 2021 | Extremism, Original Source Salon.com
Superfast Review
Apr 12, 2021 | History, Original Source Matthewrozsa.com, Political Ideologies, Reviews
I would like to write a review as brief as George Washington's 2nd inaugural address, the briefest ever delivered in history. The so-called Seltzerberg duo of C-rate spoofsters endlessly fascinate with me how they managed to perfectly capture the zeitgeist of periods in our pop culture history with all the cynical vulgarity that these shameful events deserved. Their flaw was when they entered a...
Conservative women often don’t perceive sexism as a social problem. Here’s why
Nov 28, 2020 | Liberalism, Original Source Salon.com
Donald Trump’s media empire may actually be happening
Oct 17, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Media Issues, Political Ideologies
Published: Salon (October 17, 2016) Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner reportedly approached a major media investor about setting up a Trump television network after the presidential election. Over the past couple of months, Kushner, who is married to Ivanka Trump, has met with Aryeh Bourkoff, the CEO of a boutique investment bank known as LionTree, theFinancial Times reported Monday....
Colorado teen kills self as sign of Nazi allegiance: “I have crippling depression but I shall cure it by killing Jews”
Oct 17, 2016 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Jewish Experiences, Political Ideologies, Race and Racism
Published: Salon (October 17, 2016) The suicide of a Colorado teenager has been linked to a Nazi-themed Facebook group that the young man apparently led. The teenager apparently believed that killing himself would “show his allegiance to the Nazi Party and the killing of Jewish people,” according to local law enforcement officials. The theory stems from a message he wrote shortly...
Two responses to tragedy: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton respond to North Carolina firebombing
Oct 17, 2016 | Conservativism, Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: Salon (October 17, 2016) Democrats raised more than $13,000 in less than four hours to help rebuild the headquarters of the local Republican Party chapter in Hillsborough, North Carolina, which was firebombed on Sunday night in what is being investigated as a possible terrorist incident. As news of the firebombing spread, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton condemned the...
Armed Donald Trump supporters caught menacing Democratic campaign office
Oct 14, 2016 | Conservativism, Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: Salon (October 14, 2016) Donald Trump supporters have talked about violence if the Republican candidate loses to Hillary Clinton next month. And now, some of them are starting to put their money where their mouths are. A pro-Donald Trump protester has attracted attention for standing alone outside a Virginia Democratic campaign office with his gun. On Thursday, Daniel Parks stood...
Here are all the defenses Donald Trump’s surrogates have used to explain his sexual assault claims
Oct 13, 2016 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Gender and Sexism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: Salon (October 13, 2016) As more and more sexual assault allegations pile up against him, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s political team is in full damage control mode. Their approaches have been diverse, but the aim is clear: deflect attention from Trump’s allegedly sordid history. We can start with some recent tweets by Trump himself: Follow Donald J. Trump...
The alpha dog that wouldn’t hunt: How Trump’s ludicrous “alpha male” act is destroying him
Oct 2, 2016 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Gender and Sexism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: Salon (October 2, 2016) When Salon’s Brendan Gauthier recently wrote about the alt-right’s reaction to Donald Trump’s humiliating performance in the first presidential debate, he included the following quote from a 4chan user defending the Republican nominee’s alleged stiffing of contractors: “As an alpha [Trump] has no problem with asserting his will. You beta cucks wouldnt [sic]...