Fascism doesn’t start by kicking down the door. Sometimes it demands a settlement, manipulates a corporate merger, cancels a comedian, or silences the press. Some thought it couldn’t happen here. But the evidence is all around us. Yesterday news broke that CBS is reportedly appointing Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief of its news division — part […]
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No Violence and Plenty of Merch: ‘No Kings Day’ Was More Anti-Trump Cookout Than Political Uprising
Dallas’ “No Kings Day” demonstration was a new experience for Mike Galindo and his family. “This is the first time we’ve come out like this and figured, ‘never too late,’” Galindo said. The father of two attended Saturday’s event with his wife, daughters and an estimated 10,000 others from the area to air collective grievances […]
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Did Trump call Elon Musk Fat? Musk’s Own Chatbot Says Yes
If you need a visual metaphor for Elon Musk’s current life trajectory, just picture a human piñata with a fading hair transplant. First, Donald Trump goofs on him during a White House press conference, and then Musk’s own AI chatbot jumps in to confirm it. Folks, we are witnessing the rare two-pronged roast: presidential and […]
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Now Ken Paxton Wants Law Firms to Hand Over Info on DEI Practices
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is cracking down on corporate law firms with Texas offices that he alleges promote employment practices aimed at increasing workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion, according to the Office of the Attorney General. This follows federal officials’ request for information about law firms’ DEI initiatives last month. On Thursday, Paxton and […]
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Why You Should Care About Trump’s Attacks on Lawyers
Editor’s note: The views and opinions presented by guest contributors to The Barbed Wire do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the company, the newsroom, its staff, advisers, or advertisers. Late last week, the White House issued a memo ordering the attorney general to seek disciplinary action against attorneys whose conduct “appears to […]
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Trump Taps Texas Nobodies Over Fan Boys Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton
We almost feel bad for Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Both Republicans have been desperately vying for the attention of President-elect Donald Trump, with Abbott yapping about protecting Texas from the evil influence of communists (Chinese, not Russian — it’s not the 1980s) and Paxton boldly standing up for Elon Musk’s […]
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Texas Is the New Center of American Politics. Just Look at Trump’s Appointees.
It’s old hat to say everything is bigger in Texas. True connoisseurs know that things in the Lone Star State are also often wilder and weirder than what you see on the evening news. Every two weeks, Steven Monacelli will explore the dystopic, desperate, and despicable realities of contemporary Texas and channel the sense of […]
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Latino Men Put Machismo First When They Voted For Trump. Latinas Are Angry.
Days after election night, I still have Latina women in my DMs telling me they’re shocked but not surprised the men they love voted for President-Elect Donald Trump. They’re very angry about it. “They want a better economy,” one friend told me. “Lots of Chicanos, especially,” another friend said. “They have a good-paying job, and […]
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Where Have You Gone, George W. Bush?
On Oct. 10, former President Barack Obama stepped back into the political fray. Former President Donald Trump had spent weeks dominating news cycles with lies about Haitian-born immigrants eating neighbors’ pets in Ohio, lies about Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris being a Marxist, and still more lies about the 2020 election being rigged against him. […]
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Texas Is the Center of American Politics This Week. Get Used to It.
It’s difficult to remember the last time both major party presidential candidates appeared in Texas so close to an election. There’s an old adage in politics, that campaigns have only three resources: time, money, and people. You can always find one more volunteer. You can always raise one more dollar. But you can never get […]