Bad Takes: Donald Trump’s Big Lie reeks of Orwellian ‘doublethink,’ and it’s not a victimless offense

The consequences of the MAGA reality distortion field are deadly serious — especially if we want to remain a functioning democracy.

by Kevin Sanchez November 2, 2022January 2, 2025

The consequences of the MAGA reality distortion field are deadly serious — especially if we want to remain a functioning democracy.

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Texas corporations including AT&T and Valero among biggest donors to election-denying candidates

A new study shows that corporate PACs have funneled $35.6 million since January 2021 to candidates who repeat Trump’s ‘big lie.’

by Sanford Nowlin October 18, 2022July 16, 2024

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Bad Takes: The Texas Republican Party’s new platform is a shitshow of hate and petty grievances

Here are 10 of the most antiquated and nefarious objectives in the new Texas GOP party platform.

by Kevin Sanchez June 21, 2022January 21, 2025

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Report: 27 Republican primary winners in Texas continue spout Trump’s lies about a stolen election

The analysis cautions that many of the GOP election deniers now running for office are “overt in their intention” to change the outcome of future political contests.

by Sanford Nowlin June 14, 2022April 4, 2025

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Analysis: When 1 in 8 Texas mail ballots gets trashed, that’s vote suppression

Some 23,000 Texans who tried to vote in this month’s primaries had their mail ballots rejected, an apparent aftershock from new state laws.

by Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune March 18, 2022August 17, 2023

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Bad Takes: Donald Trump’s Big Lie reeks of Orwellian ‘doublethink,’ and it’s not a victimless offense

Texas corporations including AT&T and Valero among biggest donors to election-denying candidates

Report: 27 Republican primary winners in Texas continue spout Trump’s lies about a stolen election

Analysis: When 1 in 8 Texas mail ballots gets trashed, that’s vote suppression

Texas rejecting hundreds of vote-by-mail applications under restrictive GOP-backed law

Texas’ renewed voting-roll purge is flagging citizens, including some in San Antonio, as likely non-citizens

Greg Abbott’s pick for Texas’ top election official signed up to help Trump fight the 2020 results

Study: new bills in the Texas Lege could cost taxpayers millions to pay for partisan election probes

Despite passing restrictive new voting bill, GOP advances more elections rules in Texas Senate

Hours after Trump’s demands election audit, Texas orders up election review in four counties

Gov. Greg Abbott pledges to defund the Texas Legislature after Democrats kill off voting bill