An Insurrectionist Slush Fund And A Win For The Unreality of January 6

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The American right’s version of the American right’s January 6 insurrection cannot be made real in the end, or there will be other insurrections, maybe bloodier, deadlier ones, until there is no more reason to stage an insurrection, with power safely secured, cordoned off from those the American right sees as illegitimate leaders of the American government – namely, anyone who is not them. The president on Monday dropped his fake (bad-faith) lawsuit against the IRS and had his personal employees at the Justice Department “settle” the suit for $1.776 billion, an amount designed to troll those who oppose the most corrupt act in American history and a winking nod to those who support the creation of a veritable slush fund for January 6 insurrectionists (media outlets rounding up to $1.8 billion are missing the point entirely). The small business owners who stormed the Capitol, you see, were mere victims of the “weaponization” of the DOJ, every right-wing accusation being a confession. Read more at BadFaithTimes.com .