30% still think there was voter fraud

No evidence of this. None. Just lies. They don’t want to accept the results because they don’t like them.

It is enormously frustrating both from a professional standpoint and from the standpoint of someone who believes in rationality that 30% of Americans think there was rampant fraud in the election. https://t.co/AZRUsUqN1s
— Philip Bump (@pbump) January 19, 2021

More reaction to the awful 1776 Report

It stayed up for about as long as it took to write it. https://t.co/v7O3xCinnA
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) January 20, 2021

Take it from someone who reads archives of American fascist and authoritarian propaganda from 1920s-onward for a living: yes, absolutely. This reads exactly like something the Klan would produce in the 1920s, Coughlin in 1930s, Skousen in 1950s, JBS in 1960s… https://t.co/zcz7q49yhd
— Austin J. Clements (@ClementsAustinJ) January 19, 2021

Annnnnnd 1776 commission page is downhttps://t.co/tF6h1vZWMz pic.twitter.com/N8Iqu0MY4i
— Logan McDonald (@_loganmcdonald) January 20, 2021

President-elect Joe Biden will cancel President Trump’s 1776 Commission, which released a report on Monday that has been derided by many mainstream historians for distorting the history of slavery in the United States.https://t.co/YLRZeZglnV
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 20, 2021

A big chunk of Trump’s 1776 report appears lifted from an author’s prior work https://t.co/z65aj8To48 pic.twitter.com/s5F450ce6R
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) January 19, 2021

Great roundup on historians’ response to the 1776 Report by ⁦@gbrockell⁩ https://t.co/EOZIvR9zmT
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) January 19, 2021

Trump administration issues a racist school curriculum report on Martin Luther King Jr. Day https://t.co/RS9LcE0wDj pic.twitter.com/VubpcHv5zW
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 19, 2021

No, no, Fred — you’ve pretty much captured the reaction of historians here. https://t.co/SEIDFQ11B9
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) January 19, 2021

The 1776 Report — which makes sweeping claims about American history — has no actual American historians among its authors.

Thread: https://t.co/J02Cqw98rS
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) January 19, 2021

The report likens the Progressive movement to fascism and says slavery must be seen “in a much broader perspective”
with ⁦@jennyschuessler⁩ https://t.co/YpeCah3QoN
— Michael Crowley (@michaelcrowley) January 19, 2021

Yes, the outrage and the awfulness. But I confess I keep burst out laughing how poorly written, slapdash and half thought this crap is. Rule of law. Since Aristotle. Big in England. Now in America < concision. pic.twitter.com/GZZLks3g4I
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) January 19, 2021

So one clever scholar ran the 1776 Report through the popular plagiarism-detection software Turnitin. And, well, thread: https://t.co/g6E4dWIbNy
— Yoni Appelbaum (@YAppelbaum) January 19, 2021

Started a thread on the straw men, distortions, & oddities of the "1776 Commission" report's section on slavery, starting with its strange assertion that a "charge levelled against the founders" is "hence a charge against our country itself." And then I was like, yeah, forget it.
— Joshua D. Rothman (@rothmanistan) January 18, 2021

The Trump administration is marking Martin Luther King Day by putting out a report that defends the Founding Fathers for owning slaves and attacks the Civil Rights Movement. This is an administration racist to the core. https://t.co/k1sSMC1mgN
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) January 18, 2021

Covers: Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

“Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” was released by the Beatles on the white album in 1968. It’s an upbeat McCartney song influenced by ska. R&B singer Arthur Conley was among the people who covered it. So did the Muppets. Check out the version by the Bedrocks. Several covers have millions of views on YouTube.

20 million views!

2 million views!

Trump’s terrible 1776 project

Sounds like more right-wing crap. The Trump cult isn’t real big on truth or facts, just extreme bias.

Deleted the first tweet in this thread — I should have said that Trump’s report includes an apologia or defense of slavery, not an apology.

Here’s a link to the full report, released on MLK Day:https://t.co/Xt9QKT56yg
— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) January 18, 2021

The Trump administration is marking Martin Luther King Day by putting out a report that defends the Founding Fathers for owning slaves and attacks the Civil Rights Movement. This is an administration racist to the core. https://t.co/k1sSMC1mgN
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) January 18, 2021

WH issues its 1776 report which is supposed to help “restore understanding” of American greatness. And not two weeks after Jan 6 there is this passage that says current division in the US calls to mind the disagreements in the “Civil War.” pic.twitter.com/uAx7nSsi0g
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 18, 2021

Trump’s 1776 Commission says historians pointing out the paradox of a nation founded on the idea of freedom denying freedom to Black people “has done enormous damage” to “our civic unity and social fabric.” pic.twitter.com/TQkMkNtBTt
— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) January 18, 2021

Not a single mention of Indigenous people in the 1776 Report.

Native people do not exist in patriotic history.
— Jeff Ostler (@Jeff__Ostler) January 18, 2021

Here is a page from the outgoing administration’s 1776 project, which was released on Martin Luther King Day: pic.twitter.com/3k6K5yAiDs
— Blake News (@blakehounshell) January 18, 2021

If you want to see what the co-option of antifascism for nefarious purposes looks like, look no further than the Trump administration's 1776 Project. pic.twitter.com/sVmF8KVFk4
— David “HINDSIGHT IS 2021” Walsh (@DavidAstinWalsh) January 18, 2021

The White House 1776 Report seems to regard calling the Founders hypocritical about slavery as worse for the country than actual slavery.https://t.co/xJ02meUw65 pic.twitter.com/xjF4GIiGeN
— Seth Masket (@smotus) January 18, 2021

OMG! The Civil Rights Movement had such promise, but then gave into Calhounism! pic.twitter.com/SWIjGBSaFz
— Seth Masket (@smotus) January 18, 2021

This is somehow even worse than I expected it to be. https://t.co/Kw0lek2HKo
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) January 18, 2021

Trump’s trade policies were a disaster for farmers

U.S. government checks constituted 40% of farmers' income in 2020, per USDA https://t.co/ZFnN5lqyr0
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) January 4, 2021

I’ve been told that buying votes is illegal. https://t.co/p78BIADAwP
— Resist. (@CasualTim) January 4, 2021

38% of South Dakota's budget is from federal aid.

$46 billion in aid was delivered to farmers under Trump.

So, please do tell us more about this socialism you dislike so much. https://t.co/ulqvq09Mc0
— Jennifer Hayden (@Scout_Finch) January 4, 2021

.@chrislhayes on Trump’s "massive payout" to farmers and why Democrats and the press should never, ever, ever, ever worry or take Republicans seriously when they complain about giving people “free stuff.” https://t.co/PPEIwzYU5q
— All In with Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) October 24, 2020

91 percent of money diverted from consumers to farmers by Trump's tariffs system went to counties that voted Trump. On average, the amount disbursed per person in blue counties was $224. In red, $756. https://t.co/DiASgdEthl pic.twitter.com/BEYsphjvOx
— Philip Bump (@pbump) October 21, 2020

I wonder what they would call this if farmers were predominantly Black and lived in blue states. https://t.co/9Xo0zTUehM pic.twitter.com/NgL2squftC
— Nick Confessore (@nickconfessore) October 20, 2020

Key line in this WSJ story: Mr. Trump’s USDA projects it will pay a record $37.2 billion this (election) year to farmers and ranchers, with the administration in mid-September pledging an additional $14 billion in aid. https://t.co/h3J8AZygTL
— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) October 19, 2020

Republicans are blind to white supremacy because many are white supremacists

The riot was obviously full of white supremacists

new Quinnipiac Poll on whether white supremacy played a major role in the Jan 6 insurrection at the US Capitol:

Republicans
17% yes

everyone not a Republican
62% yes
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) January 18, 2021

most people get it:

How much of a role do you think white supremacy played in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th?

Major role 51%
Minor role 18%
No role at all 24%

(Quinnipiac U. Poll, RV, 1/15-17/21)
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) January 18, 2021

Another fake right-wing video

This video is altered. Joe Biden did not stand around looking confused at an event announcing members of his White House science team.

Pants on Fire! https://t.co/yOGYpv4Bny https://t.co/kbR5cvv0D2
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) January 18, 2021

Dominion Voting Systems fights back

Good for them. Punish the Trump cult liars!

While Dominion sent "preservation" notices to more than 150 people and organizations to not destroy documents related to their lies about the company, they have sent letters demanding retractions to:

Epoch Times
OAN
Fox News
American Thinker
Rudy Giuliani
Mike Lindell
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 18, 2021

A defamation law firm representing Dominion Voting Systems has sent a letter to MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell warning that legal action is "imminent" and formally demanding he stop making false claims about the company. @kaitlancollins reporting
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) January 18, 2021

NEW – Dominion sends a legal letter to Mike Lindell, the latest in a series to people like Powell and Giuliani over their false claims about the machines https://t.co/brg1Iwf4ED
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 18, 2021

Denver-based Dominion may end up owning a pillow company https://t.co/3l08SZol1B
— Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) January 18, 2021

Speaking of election lies, I’m reminded that Dominion has sent “preservation” notices to the following, telling them to preserve all relevant documents and communication:

Melissa Carone
Maria Bartiromo
Lou Dobbs
Greg Kelly
Sean Hannity
Rush Limbaugh
Newsmax
OAN
Fox News…
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 16, 2021

After receiving legal letter, conservative outlet American Thinker has issued an incredible statement admitting it published "completely false" info on Dominion that had "no basis in fact." It apologizes to readers for "abandoning" journalistic principles. https://t.co/DVFf2eWBSD pic.twitter.com/Qcqrb74q5L
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) January 15, 2021

NEW: Dominion has filed a defamation suit against pro-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell, seeking $1.3 billion in damages. https://t.co/yyCMggMVJQ
— Axios (@axios) January 8, 2021

Analysis: Swing state counties that used Dominion voting machines mostly voted for Trump https://t.co/GnWzrCDaIG
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 2, 2020

“Trump won in 12 of the 14 Pennsylvania counties that use the Dominion’s devices.”

*Outstanding* article that factually obliterates the GOP Dominion lies.

Philadelphia + Allegheny don’t even *use* Dominion systems. https://t.co/zalu9RChv2
— John Fetterman (@JohnFetterman) November 30, 2020

For the record Trump won 81% of Dominion voting in 10 key states.
He still claims it's rigged🤦🏿‍♂️. It shows you can't fix stupid. pic.twitter.com/myerrrKfMP
— Itz All Wright🎙️ (@da_wright_team) January 16, 2021

Ouch https://t.co/V1WXI0McCG
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) January 15, 2021

Conservative Website Admits Its Stories About Dominion Were 'Completely False' in Massive Retraction https://t.co/M0T23xFzPQ
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) January 15, 2021

Shorter version: everyone knew it was bs, so it’s totally fine https://t.co/voOtpLgWab
— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) March 22, 2021

Covers: What’d I Say

I thought of posting this when I saw the cover by Barbara Lynn. ” What’d I Say” (1959) is probably Ray Charles’s most famous record.

I saw Ray Charles perform in the late 1970s or early 1980s at Artscape in Baltimore. By that point, he was no longer an innovator and the show looked like it came out of a time capsule. Even though it was old-fashioned, it was still great.

Happy birthday to Barbara Lynn, born on this day in 1942 in Beaumont, Texas. Here she is performing “What I’d Say” in 1966. pic.twitter.com/G4wNPKXPOL
— Dust-to-Digital (@dusttodigital) January 16, 2021

Slovenia!

Horror director makes Taco Bell commercial

Saulnier has directed some excellent films. I recommend Green Room and Murder Party. The commercial is similar to his movies.

Green Room's Jeremy Saulnier directed a Nacho Fries thriller for Taco Bell https://t.co/HLbRSWd5CO pic.twitter.com/2zDcLqiB7U
— The A.V. Club (@TheAVClub) January 15, 2021