Recommended Reading: Donald Trump’s MAGA Coronation
This Week's Recommended Reading on Substack: Karim Zidan, Gillian Branstetter, Kevin M. Kruse, Alyssa Burgart, John Pavlovitz, Taylor Lorenz
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write that “this wasn’t just a night at the fights. This was a MAGA victory lap — a symbolic coronation with the loyal base that helped put him in the White House… To add to the sycophantic spectacle, many of the fighters competing at UFC 309 seemed more interested in competing for Trump’s attention.”
writes that “I can’t say I’m surprised to see a repeat of the takes that followed 2016 scapegoating transgender people—and progressive politics more broadly—for the failure of a campaign that hardly featured any transgender people or progressive politics to begin with… I am shocked at the selective amnesia of the campaign we just all witnessed with our own eyes.”
writes that “first and foremost, we should note that he’s moving incredibly quickly here. Typically, this process takes a good deal of time, as an incoming administration works through potential names and makes sure that the candidates are fully vetted. As a result, we generally see these nominations start to roll out in late November, with most coming even later than that.”
writes that “it was clear that RFK Jr wasn’t a serious contender for the Presidency. Still, I could see the fervent support he was building among people who considered themselves health-conscious and with growing anti-establishment views. Later that same year, the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting warned of the radicalization pipeline as Sedona wellness circles overlapped with far-right sovereignty ideology.”
writes that “right now, I look around and I see them everywhere in this country, these ridiculous red-hatted clowns of an upside-down Christianity of cruelty. We are in a golden age of God-mockers here in America.”
writes that “Social media platforms have also long boosted men's voices over women’s. The refusal to tamp down on misogynistic hate and harassment, or provide users with tools to protect themselves, has resulted in the silencing of women's voices across the internet. This dynamic is especially pronounced on platforms like YouTube and Twitter.”
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