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Category Archives: Alternative Facts

An anniversary of sorts

Now, this is not to say that Republicans were not lying like rugs long before this day five years ago. It’s just that as of that time, lies became far more respectable both among those on the right who spread them, and those in the media who gave them a respectful hearing. For it is […]

Sad, but likely true

I fear that Driftglass has once again hit the nail on the head.

Fox Nation Folks Dying

Entirely predictable. The virus is setting down roots in Trump country. I guess, among other things, these folks are still going to diners, where, as the New York Times can tell you, all the customers are Trumpers. While the number of cases and deaths related to coronavirus in Martin County is fairly low (34 cases and 4 […]

Winston Smith takes up his pen

Lots of folks are having fun with Kellyanne Conway’s latest alternative fact about the Bowling Green Massacre. She’ll probably have the last laugh. After a few days pass, in the alternative universe of millions of Trumpists, it will have happened. UPDATE: Just because it’s funny.