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Meadows Says He Rage Dialed Fox News Editor After Network Called Biden’s Arizona Victory

December 13, 2021 called, Meadows, Biden's, rage, News, Dialed, after, victory, says, Arizona, Network, Editor0 comment

In his newly released book about his time serving in the Trump administration, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows wrote that he was so infuriated when Fox News first called Joe Biden’s electoral win in Arizona on election night that he proceeded to angrily dial an editor at the network to contest Trump’s projected loss, according to <a href=”https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-meadows-dialed-fox-editor-bill-sammon-arizona-call-biden-2021-12?op=1&scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4″>Insider</a>. Talking Points Memo

How Conspiracy Theories Became More Personal, More Cruel And More Mainstream After The Sandy Hook Shootings

December 12, 2021 Cruel, Hook, after, more, Sandy, shootings, Personal, became, Mainstream, conspiracy, theories0 comment

This article is part of <a href=”https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe”>TPM Cafe</a>, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It first appeared at <a href=”https://theconversation.com/how-conspiracy-theories-in-the-us-became-more-personal-more-cruel-and-more-mainstream-after-the-sandy-hook-shootings-172015″>The Conversation</a>. Conspiracy theories are powerful forces in the U.S. They have damaged public health amid a global pandemic, shaken faith in the democratic process and <a href=”https://abcnews.go.com/US/qanon-emerges-recurring-theme-criminal-cases-tied-us/story?id=75347445″>helped spark</a> a violent assault on the U.S. Capitol in January 2021. These conspiracy theories are part of a dangerous misinformation crisis that has been building for years in the U.S. American politics has long had a <a href=”https://harpers.org/archive/1964/11/the-paranoid-style-in-american-politics/”>paranoid streak</a>, and belief in conspiracy…

Jan. 6 Committee Homes In On Links Between Trump, Big Lie Rallies

December 11, 2021 Jan., links, Homes, Committee, between, Rallies, Trump0 comment

The Jan. 6 Committee issued subpoenas on Friday to six more people who were involved in organizing rallies around the capital promoting the Big Lie. Talking Points Memo

Report: Meadows Provided Jan. 6 Committee Messages With ‘Wide Range’ Of People During Attack

December 10, 2021 Meadows, messages, provided, Jan., Report, attack, People, during, Committee, Range, Wide0 comment

Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows reportedly produced text messages and emails that show he was “exchanging with a wide range of individuals while the attack was underway” to the Jan. 6 committee, according to <a href=”https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/09/politics/january-6-committee-mark-meadows-texts/”>CNN</a>. Talking Points Memo

Big Loss for Trump

December 9, 2021 Loss, Trump0 comment

Federal appeals court finds Trump’s claims of executive privilege to block a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee to be <a href=”https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/trump-january-6-subpoena-appeal”>utterly without merit</a>. Talking Points Memo

Perdue Now Says He Wouldn’t Have Certified Georgia’s Election If He Were Governor

December 9, 2021 Election, says, were, governor, Wouldn't, Perdue, Georgia's, certified0 comment

Former Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) would like everyone to know that unlike his rival Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R), he would’ve taken things into his own hands following President Trump’s bogus claims of a “stolen” 2020 presidential election were he governor at the time. Talking Points Memo