Bannon predicted that Trump will declare a national emergency on elections the last week of August. "It's coming," he said last night. Guest Wayne Allyn Root had previously said that Trump's declaration would come in Aug or Sept and claims to have been in direct contact with the president about it

Steve Bannon predicts Trump will issue national security declaration on elections in late August

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Some MAGA pundits have scaled back their maximalist goals from the start of the Iran war, revealing a growing despondency among that cohort. EG, Benny Johnson has gone from wanting to rebrand the Strait of Hormuz in America's image to acquiescing to Iranian control if it brings gas prices down

The growing MAGA media despondency over the Iran war quagmire

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I spoke with @wajali.bsky.social about the Trump admin's plot to subvert the midterms, & how it is inseparable from the anti-immigrant bigotry that animates MAGA media. The racist "great replacement" theory braids election denialism and nativism together and they need to be understood as one issue

This is the GOP's Plan to Steal the Election

Like helpful Bond supervillains, Trump and Republicans have already shared and begun their plans to try to steal or subvert the upcoming elections. How come nobody is stopping them?

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We're talking about the GOP's Plot to Steal the Election with Media Matters Senior Writer John Knefel. It's happening in plain sight. The 3 step process is underway. Join us now. thelefthook.substack.com

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As Trump's war with Iran congeals into a state of "no war, no peace, no ceasefire, no shipping" (with "more war" the most likely next option) it's remarkable to go back to what right-wing pundits were saying in March. It was "Mission Accomplished" nearly everywhere you looked

As the Iran war teeters on the brink, let's revisit the numerous "Mission Accomplished" moments from right-wing media in early March

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"We know that he is being tortured. We know that he is being held in an underground prison. We know that he is being held without any charges... I do not understand how people who speak about law and human rights can allow my father to be treated this way. And, it isn’t just my father."

‘My Father Is a Hero’: Detained Palestinian Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya’s Son Speaks to Zeteo

‘Being a doctor is not a crime,’ Elyas Abu Safiya tells Zeteo’s Diana Buttu, as his father’s health behind Israeli bars deteriorates rapidly.

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If you're wondering if the TV networks should air Trump's Thursday speech live, the answer is no. (Obviously.) www.readtpa.com/p/the-predic...

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Steve Bannon already said what Thursday’s speech is for. The only question left is whether ABC, CBS, and NBC hand over the airwaves to deliver it.

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This appears to be part of an emerging plot that has three stages: 1) release documents purportedly showing foreign interference (probably China) in US elections, 2) declare a national emergency, 3) issue an executive order along the lines of the SAVE America Act. More context here

The plot to subvert the midterms is getting stranger and more dangerous

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w ago

it's even dumber than you think

"Utilize their bodies for compelled slave labor" "Go Old Testament on these people" Asmongold wants the GOP to be "more authoritarian" -- and sees himself as a bridge to Nick Fuentes From @bambooboy.bsky.social, Gideon Taaffe, and me for @mmfa.bsky.social www.mediamatters.org/asmongold/my...

“My goal ... is to radicalize people as much as possible”: Asmongold's extreme rhetoric about immigration and ideological opponents

Video game streamer Zack Hoyt, better known online as Asmongold, has emerged in the right-leaning media landscape as an influential political commentator. Now he is urging a future Republican administ...

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Former Colorado election official Tina Peters has been on a right-wing media tour since leaving prison. She's talked extensively about meeting with Trump in the White House and urging him to sign executive orders to curtail voting rights. Appears to be part of a larger plot to subvert the midterms

Tina Peters' right-wing media tour: Endless conspiracy theories about voter fraud and boasts about advising Trump on how to fix it

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After Jan. 6, 2021, and all the treasonous MAGA moves before and after, we need to get serious about the threat that they'll again try to steal an election. This Media Matters story is not panicky or overblown. It simply states what MAGA extremists want to do, based on what they've said and done.

The plot to subvert the midterms is getting stranger and more dangerous

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This is a weird one but stay with me. It seems that Steve Bannon, John Solomon, Cleta Mitchell, and two top officials at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence are forming a plot to subvert the midterm elections by declaring Chinese interference in US elections as a national emergency

The plot to subvert the midterms is getting stranger and more dangerous

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Right-wing podcaster Steve Stern, who hosts calls with election deniers, praised Christina Norton when she ran the RNC's so-called election integrity shop in 2024. Stern complimented her a few times on Bannon's show. She's now a top official at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

New top intelligence official Christina Norton was praised in election conspiracy theory discussions on Steve Bannon’s podcast

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Snide response is these people are losers who can’t win shit (correct) but the more substantive take is they are capital’s bulwark against rising working class power and that’s a legitimate problem given the US system

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"There's going to be a war": Centrist House Democrats plot Mamdani Caucus counterattack

In March, JD Vance attended a donor event hosted by Rockbridge, a network of conservative elites helmed by Chris Buskirk. Buskirk also publishes American Greatness, which three days ago posted a full-throated defense of Enoch Powell's "Rivers of Blood" speech.

The workers are making less but producing more value, and the owner doesn't have a problem with that? Well, I suppose that's the end of the story

Right-wing media figures, especially in Murdoch world, are furious at the MOU between the US and Iran. A Fox contributor said: "This doesn't feel like a victory." No, no it doesn't, because it isn't.

The right-wing media revolt against Trump’s proposed MOU with Iran

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Right-wing media figures, especially in Murdoch world, are furious at the MOU between the US and Iran. A Fox contributor said: "This doesn't feel like a victory." No, no it doesn't, because it isn't.

The right-wing media revolt against Trump’s proposed MOU with Iran

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The feedback loop between Trump and Fox News has been a defining feature of the Iran war. Now, the network's hawks may get the escalation they've wanted since the paper-thin ceasefire started in early April

Fox’s Iran hawks are getting the escalation they’ve wanted

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An ill-conceived, short but brutal bombing campaign? Why, wherever could Trump have gotten that idea?

Fox News is selling Trump the fantasy that he could defeat Iran in “two weeks"

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NEW: President Trump held a Situation Room meeting this afternoon to discuss potential new strikes against Iran. Sources said one option Trump is considering is launching an operation that is big in scale but short in duration.

Whatever Trump ends up doing next, it's worth noting that his semi-official advisors at Fox News have spent months telling him he can achieve a military victory over Iran in two weeks

Fox News is selling Trump the fantasy that he could defeat Iran in “two weeks"

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo ago

TRUMP: We're gonna be attacking Iran, and attacking them very hard. REPORTER: Resuming bombing? TRUMP: Yeah. We are.

Several talking heads at Fox News have spent months selling Trump on the fantasy that victory in Iran is a mere "two weeks" away, if only he'd unleash the U.S. and Israeli militaries. No reason to believe it but it's all the more worrisome given Trump's promise to retaliate for the downed helicopter

Fox News is selling Trump the fantasy that he could defeat Iran in “two weeks"

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There's a right-wing media campaign to discredit the Medicaid home health care program, which millions of people with disabilities & elderly people rely on. It's the same playbook the right used to go after day care centers in MN -- this time in OH, also targeting Somali communities there

Right-wing media’s focus on fraud paves the way for cuts to Medicaid home healthcare services

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There are flashing red signals in energy markets, but right-wing media figures are doing everything they can to reassure their audiences the higher costs will be short-lived. Some are appealing to notion of shared sacrifice to prop up this unprovoked and profoundly stupid war (my words, not theirs)

Oil executives warn of imminent price spike as right-wing media downplay risks

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Exclusive: How a prisoner ended up alone in the war court in a death penalty case at Guantanamo Bay. --A look back at a most unusual pretrial hearing in the long-drawn-out 9/11 case at the place the Pentagon calls Camp Justice. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/u...

How a Prisoner Ended Up Alone in Court in a Death Penalty Case

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Right-wing media figures are doing everything they can to support the Trump administration's efforts to enact regime change in Cuba

Right-wing media team up with the Trump administration to sell regime change in Cuba

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I am heartbroken to announce that I am no longer at Media Matters for America due to the hostile litigation campaign against the organization. I dedicated nearly four years to improving LGBTQ coverage in mainstream media & challenging right-wing propaganda. It wasn't easy, but I am proud of it. 🧵

Fox News just can't stop pushing Trump to start bombing Iran again

Fox News figures continue to push Trump to bomb Iran amid ceasefire negotiations

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Fox News personalities are encouraging Trump to begin bombing Iran again as a tenuous ceasefire shows potential signs of collapse.

Fox News figures push for Trump to start bombing Iran again

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Fox News figures are desperately pushing for Trump to start bombing Iran again. At least two sit on the boards of directors of defense contractors that could benefit from a resumption of active hostilities.

Fox News figures push for Trump to start bombing Iran again

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