I’d like to frame that story and hang it in the office of every journalist who’s met my skepticism about rw cancel culture stories with a question like “but then why are there so many of these stories?” (2/4)

This is why. This student got to write a shit essay, got to bully a minority she evidently hates, got to get a member of that group straight-up fired, got to go out and do softball interviews and now is gonna receive wingnut welfare for a few years. (3/4)

Not every student will strike this bargain when offered. Probably not even that many conservative students. But given these incentive structures, why wouldn’t a non-negligible number of students take this opportunity when offered it? Which is why wealthy donors created it in the first place. (4/4)

That’s the face of a woman who knows she made 0 mistakes.

It all sounds crazy at first—I dismissed all of this stuff initially. But, look around. Are we in Crazytown?

These guys have gone all-in on Trump fascism because he accelerates the decline of democracy. And they are lining up their crypto scams and fascist city escape plans.

They are serious.