Recommended Reading: The Epiphanies of January 6th and Conspiracy and Loss
The Week's Recommended Reading on Substack: Jim Wallis, Aaron Rupar, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Amanda Moore, Melissa del Bosque, Jessica Pishko, and Jessica Valenti.
The Week's Recommended Reading on Substack:
Jim Wallis writes that “Trump’s coup is not over. The enormously effective Jan 6 committee has revealed the next coup but has not been able to stop it.”
Aaron Rupar writes that “perhaps the most memorable new footage from what’s likely to go down as the final January 6 hearing was movie-like video showing Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer working hard on January 6 to try to pull together a law enforcement response to the violent ransacking of the Capitol — an effort that stands in stark contrast to then-President Trump, who by all accounts did nothing to get the situation under control.”
Ruth Ben-Ghiat writes that “autocratic (or fascist) takeover may be a better term than election denial to convey the corrupt intent and violent consequences of the collective conspiracy among GOP politicians and operatives to refute the results of the 2020 election and all future elections that don’t go their way.”
Amanda Moore writes that “in the conspiracy movement, losing loved ones is a rite of passage. It’s a relatable topic because nearly every single person has experienced it.”
Melissa del Bosque writes that “as the adage goes, “Everything’s bigger in Texas.” This certainly rings true when it comes to Republican officials’ fearmongering about the border, their climate change denial, and their undermining of elections.”
Jessica Pishko writes that “killing a child too young to drive as she runs from a car with her mother-murdering father in it is a bad look, so the sheriff has an incentive to make the facts fit a scenario in which she was a participant. Because as we all know, in this country you cannot be both a victim and a suspect.”
Jessica Valenti writes that “faced with this barrage of horror stories and the knowledge that women’s lives are in imminent and acute danger, have Republicans sprung into action to amend their legislation? Have they rushed to speak to medical boards, or to meet with hospital legal teams to assure them providing life-saving care won’t get their doctors sent to prison? Of course not.”