“World of crazy” Wisconsin 2020 election deniers testify at Wisconsin Senate Elections Committee faux hearing of Wisconsin Elections Committee commissioner Meagan Wolfe’s re-nomination (hint: she wasn’t renominated but Senate decided to go ahead with clown show anyway). https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/08/29/election-conspiracists-testify-at-disputed-confirmation-hearing-for-wec-administrator/ #WisconsinElectionCommission #2020USPresidentialElection #ElectionDenial #ElectionDeniers #MichaelGableman #danknodl #MeaganWolfe #AnnJacobs #joshkaul

@ProPublica It's notable that #BigOil is prominent on this list of corporate donors to #ElectionDenial congresspeople, with an especially high percentage of their $ going to anti-#democracy members.
One more reason to switch to an #ElectricVehicle ASAP.

It looks like #YouTube / #Google is taking a #right turn. 😤

YouTube stops taking down #ElectionDenial content : NPR

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/02/1179864026/youtube-will-no-longer-take-down-false-claims-about-u-s-elections

Fox News' on-air personalities, executives, and stars KNEW they were lying to the American public when they made claims about "election tampering".

I mean, it'd be bad enough if they'd been fools who fell for Trump's #BigLie. But it's far worse to cynically spread a lie they didn't even believe, just for ratings.

https://www.nbcnews.com/media/private-fox-news-stars-staff-blasted-election-fraud-claims-bogus-court-rcna71123 #USPol #FoxNews #election2020 #ElectionDenial #defamation

So, the Republicans' new talking point about #ElectionDenial seems to be "the Democrats do it too!", but their claims are... incoherent. What does "Raskin... denied Trump when Bush was in there" even mean?

"Tu quoque" is a fallacy even when it's true, but in this case, it's not even true. #Republicans are the ones who staged an entire #insurrection over their denialism.

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/mccarthy-pretends-election-denialism-bipartisan-problem-rcna68151 #USPol

Oh cool here’s 50CAN hanging out with the Koch people. 🤦‍♂️

Look, when I say the #schoolvouchers and #ElectionDenial crowds are collaborating I’m not saying anything especially new.

Koch, Bradley, Heritage, it’s all been reported by folks like Anne Nelson and Jane Mayer. A lot of researchers in my community who think highly of 50CAN maybe ought to start asking questions about funding.

MAGAs and right-wingers keep claiming they need guns "in case government becomes tyrannical", but what they really mean is "if we don't control the government".

This is #domesticTerrorism, but won't be called that, sadly.

#Republicans and their base will not peacefully accept their losses anymore. Things are going to get bad.

https://www.abqjournal.com/2565117/solomon-pena-arrested-in-shootings-targeting-new-mexico-democratic-politicians-homes.html
#MAGA #USPol #Albuquerque #ElectionDenial

Far too many of the new Republican House committee chairs are election deniers - which means, even if they haven't actively *participated* in insurrection activities (yet), making it misleading to call them "insurrectionists", they are nonetheless pro-insurrection and insurrection enablers.

The coup is coming from inside the House (of Representatives).

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/many-new-gop-committee-chairs-common-rcna65345
#USpol #electionDenial #insurrection #Republicans #traitors

It’s almost as if there was a roadmap, a handbook, or perhaps a recent similar event in a major super power that the far-right in Brazil could use as a model their actions. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/01/08/world/brazil-congress-protests-bolsonaro?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUzI-b_ohmSEgYHDmMGoB36QKBn_zDh7Ymj23_KG2eTjBN1ekOGM2Y4UDRaLF_fJ452DCAQ9lIKrhlDNpD8thiBW0_AQ-5vsnD35AILCw-uIm0Wmc71I7MWrZ_qDLjMzOzees6leDi4FfbYGDqRPTV1HM-JV4zqMdkJVr6jXZc1b6FRrAuoqR23_4mAZF9RToSNmLd77SzVUIIaJjRZQrc6wI3R-haRTjZ-NWd4LoAewhVYknUGDI9uS1vrYMBZ65Eefr3PBUie8DhgL0OCWcOL42hB5Y5Qoe8hKwruI34G6Usxvni4VcbmlhF&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

#GOP #Fascism #ElectionDenial #Jan6th #Jan8th #Brazil #Bolsonaro

Even among journalists and in academic circles there are some who talk about tax-supported private #education tuition as a moderate policy option—despite strong evidence against it. But I think a lot of researchers would be shocked at just how fringe and discriminatory these activities are. My latest at Diane Ravitch’s page: 👇

https://dianeravitch.net/2023/01/08/josh-cowen-the-extremism-of-the-school-privatization-movement/

#schoolvouchers #schoolchoice #lgbtq #electiondenial

On this somber but infuriating day, #education #econodon #ASSA2023 people should remember the direct links between #schools privatization and #January6 #J6 #electiondenial #BigLie #January6Report 👇

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1606314464780976128.html

Imagine didn’t know about the horrible academics for kids leave public #education for #schoolvouchers. Or that as an #econodon you’re still on the fence because there’s some theoretical elegance to the idea.

Imagine you only knew voucher backers share funding/backing with #electiondenial groups.

And voucher schools expel #LGBTQ kids.

Knowing only that which side would you choose?

#ElectionDenial #schoolvouchers #hillsdale

RT @joshcowenMSU@twitter.com 👇
https://twitter.com/joshcowenmsu/status/1601672254718640129?s=46&t=GkQdxZtHMs0RdoJ5xEomnw

#politics #ElectionDenial #gop

Never thought I’d post an article from the National Review, but this one is rich!

“…if you are a Republican officeholder, you have more than First Amendment rights to think about; you have a duty of office to fulfill. You don’t get to withhold your own county’s election results because you believe in some nutty conspiracy theory about some other county’s election results.”

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/apparently-no-lawyer-wants-to-defend-cochise-countys-refusal-to-certify-election-results/

GOP's biggest donor funneled $20M to nationwide election denial network

#GOP #ElectionDenial #Election2020 #MoneyInPolitics #DickUihlein #RestorationActionInc #Trump #TheBigLie
https://www.rawstory.com/dick-uihlein-2658789982/

Donald #Trump has been key to #schoolvouchers spread. It’s why he appointed DeVos to USED and it’s why acolytes like Kari Lake ran on the #azed voucher program.

And it’s why DeVos staffers routinely coordinate with #ElectionDenial leaders.

Really appreciate the space and the kind words from Diane Ravitch in hosting me on her blog today.

Bottom line:

❌ #schoolvouchers are disaster for kids and
❌ voucher advocacy and #ElectionDenial are the same $$ and often the same people
#schoolchoice #education #Election2022
👇👇👇
https://dianeravitch.net/2022/11/15/josh-cowen-vouchers-are-a-disaster-for-students/