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  • Should The Republican Senate Convict Trump?

    Occidental Dissent - Jan 16th 2021 8:56pm EST

    Should the Republican Senate vote with Democrats to convict Blumpf? New York Times: “What McConnell has before him, then, is an opportunity to exert agency, to wield power, that is entirely unique to early 2021, and will be long gone by 2024. There is no guarantee that using it will work, but at a moment […]

  • Thomas Frank on Populism

    Occidental Dissent - Jan 16th 2021 8:01pm EST

    NEW KK&F:Thomas Frank talks about whether the GOP can survive and the danger of elites consolidating behind the supposed “party of the people.” Thomas is one of the biggest influences for both @KyleKulinski and me so this was incredible. https://t.co/btjsi3rzCv— Krystal Ball (@krystalball) January 16, 2021 None of this is news to me. Everything is […]

  • Donald Trump Leaves Office With His Lowest Ever Approval Rating

    Occidental Dissent - Jan 16th 2021 12:28pm EST

    pic.twitter.com/fMgmZPA1i0— The Daily Grifter (@DailyGrifter) January 12, 2021 We went through the Trump hangover in 2017. As recently as last week, millions of his followers still hadn’t accepted that the Trump Show was over and that he had lost the election. The worst is yet to come for the MAGA grassroots who set themselves on […]

  • FT: Even Richard Spencer Thinks The Right Has Gone Too Far

    Occidental Dissent - Jan 16th 2021 11:36am EST

    I can already hear it now. This is Richard Spencer being a “contrarian.” It is just another “hot take.” He is a libtard or racist liberal who voted for Joe Biden. That’s how it will be dismissed and waved away. FT: “I take Soufan’s view seriously. But I wanted to hear from someone on the […]

  • What Now? Where Conservatives Go After The Trump Presidency

    Occidental Dissent - Jan 15th 2021 10:10am EST

    LIVE NOW: What Now? A Conversation On Where Conservatives Go After the Trump PresidencyCo-hosted with @WSJ and featuring @GeraldFSeib, @oren_cass & @GeorgeWill Tune in: https://t.co/eMLHTlOXt4— American Compass (@AmerCompass) January 15, 2021 CLICK HERE. What is the future of Right Populism after the Trump presidency? Consider the following: Donald Trump is on the way out the […]

  • Joe Biden Unveils $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Package

    Occidental Dissent - Jan 14th 2021 6:43pm EST

    NEW on Biden $1.9T plan: — $2K checks (adds $1,400 to $600). Adult dependents IN — $400/week UI thru Sept, will push 4 “triggers.” Not retroactive— CTC to $3,000/yr per kid, fully refundable— $15/hr min. wage — Eviction moratorium thru 9/21https://t.co/mww4nQ470F— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) January 14, 2021 Other big pots of $:— Huge $ for […]

  • Ann Coulter: Most Disloyal Man In History Finally Finds a Cause Worth Fighting For

    Occidental Dissent - Jan 14th 2021 2:13pm EST

    This is great. For obvious reasons, Ann Coulter hates Trump more than I do. Breitbart: “Why, in the last 12 days of his presidency, did Donald Trump suddenly become the authoritarian of liberal fantasies? He sure wasn’t an authoritarian for the past four years — he was a spineless wonder. When it came to the […]

  • How Populism Got Such a Bad Name w/ Thomas Frank

    Occidental Dissent - Jan 14th 2021 1:24pm EST

    The answer is modernism. BTW, the Grift Right is doing an excellent job living up to the anti-populist stereotype of violent, reactionary, paranoid, anti-intellectual cranks and conspiratards. This is why I have criticized them for years and despise them with the burning hatred of a thousand suns. What has four years of Q prophecies and […]

  • Caleb Maupin on Huey Long

    Occidental Dissent - Jan 14th 2021 12:16pm EST

    If we could find a candidate who could fill the Huey Long lane in American politics (a true populist who is a moderate wealth redistributionist who is palatable to social conservatives and doesn’t take polarizing stands on culture war issues), he would win in a landslide in 2024.

  • Politico: Joe Biden’s Plan To Avoid Midterm Losses

    Occidental Dissent - Jan 13th 2021 3:31pm EST

    Until the Capitol Siege, I was optimistic that the next two years might not be a total waste and another polarizing shitshow of grandstanding and performance art politics. I thought that with a narrow Democratic majority in Congress that we might get some things like the $2,000 stimulus checks, the repeal of the Trump tax […]

  • Tucker Carlson Dumps Trump

    Occidental Dissent - Jan 8th 2021 10:38am EST

    Tucker Carlson deserves credit for not indulging the fraud narrative which was created solely to protect Trump’s brand, to retain control over his cult and the Republican Party and to grift off of his most deluded supporters. Fortunately, it appears that the Donald Trump show is finally over now. Note: Everything that Tucker says about […]

  • Trump Grifters Abandon Ship

    Occidental Dissent - Jan 8th 2021 9:37am EST

    To be honest, I’m relieved. I did not look forward to the next four years of watching Trump’s personality cult sop up & waste the inevitable populist backlash to Biden. Cutting his followers loose clears the way for more effective populist leaders to emerge. https://t.co/co3XbcjSCZ— Counter-Currents (@NewRightAmerica) January 8, 2021 This is good. We need […]

  • Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff Win Georgia Senate Races

    Occidental Dissent - Jan 6th 2021 10:46am EST

    Who could have predicted that? Who could have ever saw that one coming? The behavior of Turtle and the Republican Senate has been so awful since the 2020 election that even I was pushed off the fence into outright endorsing Ossoff and Warnock and making the case that a populist agenda stood a better chance […]

  • Live Thread: 2021 Georgia Senate Races

    Occidental Dissent - Jan 5th 2021 4:13pm EST

    The performance art “deficit hawks” are on the ballot. The choice is between $2,000 and Ted Cruz and Rand Paul speeches.

  • Poll: 65% of Americans Now Support Monthly $2,000 Stimulus Checks

    Occidental Dissent - Jan 4th 2021 10:31pm EST

    $2,000 Monthly pic.twitter.com/dLjXqDnnVn— Hunter Wallace (@MisterBlackPill) January 5, 2021 It appears that the performance art “deficit hawk” act has backfired in a major way. Data for Progress:

  • The Case Against The Republican Senate Majority

    Occidental Dissent - Jan 4th 2021 8:08pm EST

    “Vote for Dems in Georgia and you get the $2,000 checks ASAP” is such an effective campaign message that even Dems can’t screw it up— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) January 4, 2021 I’m hoping they both lose. Even though I would prefer to stay out of it, I’ve even been pushed to the extraordinary lengths of […]

  • America’s Forgotten Populist History

    Occidental Dissent - Jan 3rd 2021 12:37pm EST

    This is what authentic populism sounds like, unlike conservatism masquerading as populism pic.twitter.com/sUPDliUbWJ— Hunter Wallace (@MisterBlackPill) January 3, 2021 Economic fairness has been the core of American populism since the 1890s. It was precisely this element of Trump’s MAGA agenda that conservatives like Mitch McConnell refused to tolerate. They were happy to give him wins […]

  • Washington Examiner: Man In The Arena

    Occidental Dissent - Jan 2nd 2021 5:38pm EST

    Glad to see more Senators joining the fight on #JAN6. I hope many more will listen to their constituents and act https://t.co/cqifv6u3gH— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) January 2, 2021 It’s time to STAND UP— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) January 2, 2021 After four years of Donald Trump, I would like to think we have learned some important […]

  • Mitch McConnell’s Home In Louisville Has Been Vandalized

    Occidental Dissent - Jan 2nd 2021 1:02pm EST

    JUST IN – Louisville home of @senatemajldr Mitch McConnell vandalized with ‘WERES MY MONEY’, just one day after Speaker Pelosi’s home was vandalized with a pig’s head, fake blood, and graffiti, according to @WDRBNews. pic.twitter.com/UffIzyMlDX— Disclose.tv ? (@disclosetv) January 2, 2021 Mitch McConnell is not trying to appeal to anyone but about 14 people to […]

  • Huey Long (Ken Burns Documentary)

    Occidental Dissent - Jan 2nd 2021 10:30am EST

    In 2016:75% felt “America needs a strong leader to take the country back from the rich and powerful.”72% agreed “the American economy is rigged to advantage the rich and powerful.”76% believed “the mainstream media is more interested in making money than telling the truth.”— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) January 2, 2021 Now watching. Huey Long (PBS […]

  • Senate Overrides Trump’s NDAA Veto

    Occidental Dissent - Jan 1st 2021 2:48pm EST

    SENATE OVERRIDES TRUMP VETO — 81-13.— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) January 1, 2021 #BREAKING: Congress overrides Trump NDAA veto https://t.co/0C6oc3W3RO pic.twitter.com/leP8bHGRjh— The Hill (@thehill) January 1, 2021 No days off. Let’s start 2021 right with a win on Tuesday. #HoldTheLine pic.twitter.com/LHkhLHCOTO— The Senate Majority (@NRSC) January 1, 2021 #HoldTheLine The cupboard is bare. Israel needed that […]

  • Senate Republicans Block $2,000 Stimulus Checks a Third Time

    Occidental Dissent - Jan 1st 2021 1:22pm EST

    Editor’s Note: This is a work in progress. Sen. Mitch McConnell: “A huge chunk would be socialism for rich people, money going to households well into six figures who did not lose any jobs or income last year. The House Democrat bill is just simply not right approach.” pic.twitter.com/A2Up8JkWNv— The Hill (@thehill) January 1, 2021 […]

  • Mitch McConnell Slams $2,000 Checks As “Socialism For Rich People”

    Occidental Dissent - Dec 31st 2020 1:28pm EST

    JUST IN: Sen. Mitch McConnell blasts #CASHAct, refutes Sen. Bernie Sanders: “Our colleague from Vermont is dead wrong on this… Borrowing from our grandkids to do socialism for rich people is a terrible way to get help to families who actually need it.” pic.twitter.com/k6QfgDdNxq— The Hill (@thehill) December 31, 2020 Sen. Bernie Sanders: “Kentucky is […]

  • Why 2K?

    Occidental Dissent - Dec 31st 2020 11:24am EST

    If anyone inside the beltway was curious how 2020 #GASen #Runoff voters feel about #stimuluschecks – our latest @trafalgar_group #poll finds the $2k as popular as #BBQ, #CollegeFootball, & #SweetTea: 75.3% raise to $2000 7.4% remain $6009.5% No checks 7.8% No opinion— Robert C. Cahaly (@RobertCahaly) December 31, 2020 PredictIt odds for Republicans to control […]

  • Sen. John Cornyn Eats $125 Tenderloin While Texas Starves

    Occidental Dissent - Dec 30th 2020 9:47pm EST

    Great tenderloin dinner from ?@PeriniRanch? Highly recommend. pic.twitter.com/kKjLjNAmeh— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) December 30, 2020 Sen. Bernie Sanders: “What’s your problem with bringing that up as a single stand-alone bill?”Sen. John Cornyn: “I would say to our colleague from Vermont, this money is not targeted to people who suffered financial losses.” pic.twitter.com/3HC0juAHqr— The Hill (@thehill) […]