64. David Pugliese, “Forged Letter Warning about Wolves on the Loose Part of Canadian Forces Propaganda Campaign That Went Awry,” National Post, October 14, 2020, https://nationalpost.com/news/national/defence-watch/forged-letter-warning-about-wolves-on-the-loose-part-of-canadian-forces-propaganda-campaign-that-went-awry.
65. Ben Makuch, “Military Incompetence Unleashed a Wolf Psyop on Unsuspecting Canadians,” Vice, October 16, 2020, https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7aqgp/military-incompetence-unleashed-a-wolf-psyop-on-unsuspecting-canadians.
66. Pugliese.
67. Karl Marx, “Critique of the Gotha Program,” 1875, https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1875/gotha/ch01.htm.
Chapter 7: Propaganda and Witch Trials
1. Clarence Thomas, My Grandfather’s Son (New York: Harper Perennial, 2008), 269.
2. Ibid, 248.
3. Matthew Choi, “Timeline: How an Allegation against Kavanaugh Came to Light and Shook Washington,” Politico, September 19, 2018, https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/19/kavanaugh-allegation-timeline-829983.
4. Senator Ron Johnson, “An American Coup Attempt,” Wall Street Journal, October 8, 2020, https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-american-coup-attempt-11602181261.
5. Alana Abramson, “James Comey Had a Friend Leak His Memo about President Trump,” Time, June 8, 2017, https://time.com/4811044/james-comey-testimony-media-leaks/.
6. Thomas, 269–70.
7. Tom Elliott, “Why the Racist Left Smears Clarence Thomas as an ‘Angry Black Man,’” Federalist, July 5, 2022, https://thefederalist.com/2022/07/05/why-the-racist-left-smears-clarence-thomas-as-an-angry-black-man/.
8. Jess Blumberg, “A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials,” Smithsonian Magazine, October 23, 2007, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/.
9. Haley Sweetland Reynolds, “How Christine Blasey Ford’s Testimony Changed America,” Time, October 4, 2018, https://time.com/5415027/christine-blasey-ford-testimony/.
10. Megan Keller, “Dem Senator Says ‘We’re Not in a Court of Law’ When Asked about Presumption of Innocence for Kavanaugh,” Hill, September 24, 2018, https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/408100-dem-sen-says-were-not-in-a-court-of-law-when-asked-about-presumption-of/.
11. Valerie Richardson, “Chris Coons: Burden of Proof Lies with Brett Kavanaugh to Prove His Innocence,” Washington Times, September 25, 2018, https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/25/chris-coons-burden-proof-lies-brett-kavanaugh-prov/.
12. Mairead McArdle, “Kavanaugh Accuser Admits She Fabricated Allegations as a ‘Ploy’ for ‘Attention,’” National Review, November 3, 2018, https://www.nationalreview.com/news/kavanaugh-accuser-admits-she-fabricated-allegations/.
13. Jessica Kegu, “Brett Kavanaugh Accuser Deborah Ramirez ‘Willing to Testify,’ Attorney Says,” CBS News, September 26, 2018, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brett-kavanaugh-second-accuser-deborah-ramirez-lawyer/.
14. Amy Taxin, “Michael Avenatti Sentenced to 14 Years in California Fraud Case,” PBS, December 5, 2022, https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/michael-avenatti-sentenced-to-14-years-in-california-fraud-case.
15. See https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/swetnick-avenatti-referred-criminal-investigation.
16. See https://www.grassley.senate.gov/search?as_sitesearch=&client=grassley&num=15&numgm=3&q=swetnick.
17. Theodor Reik, The Compulsion to Confess (New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1959).
18. Mollie Hemingway, “Blasey Ford Attorney Admits Abortion Support ‘Motivated’ Anti-Kavanaugh Accusations,” Federalist, September 4, 2019, https://thefederalist.com/2019/09/04/blasey-ford-attorney-admits-abortion-supported-motivated-anti-kavanaugh-accusations/.
19. Jessica Chasmar, “Alleged Kavanaugh Assassination Attempt Latest Instance of Violence, Intimidation Toward Pro-lifers,” Fox News, June 9, 2022, https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kavanaugh-assassination-attempt-violence-intimidation-pro-lifers.
20. Adam Sabes, “Brett Kavanaugh Attempted Murder Suspect Nicholas Roske Pleads Not Guilty,” June 22, 2022, https://www.foxnews.com/politics/brett-kavanaugh-attempted-murder-suspect-nicholas-roske-pleads-not-guilty.
21. Patrick Reilly, “Feds Indict California Man Found with Gun near Kavanaugh’s Home,” New York Post, June 15, 2022, https://nypost.com/2022/06/15/feds-indict-california-man-nicholas-john-roske-found-with-gun-near-kavanaughs-home/.
22. Nikolas Lanum, “Media, Democratic Rhetoric toward Kavanaugh, Supreme Court under Scrutiny after Assassination Attempt,” Fox News, June 10, 2022, https://www.foxnews.com/media/media-democratic-rhetoric-kavanaugh-supreme-court.
23. Gregg Jarrett, “Hillary Clinton Was the Mastermind behind the Trump-Russia Collusion Hoax and May Never Face Justice,” Fox News, February 15, 2022, https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/hillary-clinton-trump-russia-collusion-hoax-justice-gregg-jarrett.
24. Gregg Jarrett, “Trump-Russia ‘Collusion’ Was Always a Hoax—and Dirtiest Political Trick in Modern US History,” Fox News, March 25, 2019, https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/gregg-jarrett-trump-russia-collusion-was-always-a-hoax-and-dirtiest-political-trick-in-modern-us-history.
25. Ibid.
26. Tom Cotton, “Tom Cotton: Send in the Troops,” New York Times, June 3, 2020, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/opinion/tom-cotton-protests-military.html.
27. Ibid.
28. Rishika Dugyala, “NYT Opinion Editor Resigns after Outrage over Tom Cotton Op-Ed,” Politico, June 6, 2020, https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/07/nyt-opinion-bennet-resigns-cotton-op-ed-306317.
29. David Rutz, “Former New York Times Editor Blasts Newspaper over Tom Cotton Op-ed Fiasco: ‘Threw Me in the Garbage,’” Fox News, October 18, 2022, https://www.foxnews.com/media/former-new-york-times-editor-blasts-newspaper-tom-cotton-op-ed-fiasco-threw-garbage.
30. Bari Weiss’s Twitter thread, June 4, 2020, https://twitter.com/bariweiss/status/1268628680797978625.
31. Bari Weiss, “Resignation Letter,” BariWeiss.com, June 2020, https://www.bariweiss.com/resignation-letter.
32. Ibid.
33. Sara Fischer, “Exclusive: Bari Weiss Reveals Business Plan for Buzzy New Media Startup,” Axios, December 13, 2022, https://www.axios.com/2022/12/13/bari-weiss-business-plan-free-press.
34. Joseph A. Wulfsohn, “NY Times Editorial Board Member Who Opposed Tom Cotton Op-Ed Now Supports Hochul Sending Troops to NYC,” Fox News, March 7, 2024, https://www.foxnews.com/media/ny-times-editorial-board-member-opposed-tom-cotton-op-ed-supports-hochul-sending-troops-nyc.
35. See RealClearPolling, https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/state-of-the-union/direction-of-country.