The right-wing media ecosystem is laying the groundwork for another January 6

My latest piece for MSNBC.com details the right-wing media ecosystem's repeated claims that only fraud could explain a future Trump defeat — and the horrific potential consequences of spreading those conspiracy theories:

The cycle of lies that drove the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection is again underway.

Five months before the 2024 election, claims that only fraud could explain a future Donald Trump defeat are already commonplace in the right-wing media ecosystem. Fox News stars and Trumpist influencers are priming their audiences to listen if Trump once again claims an election was “rigged” against him — and to come to his aid.

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The right-wing media ecosystem is laying the groundwork for another January 6

Daily Wire host calls for Republican candidates to “pledge to defend white men from the onslaught of racial discrimination that they will face if and when Democrats regain power”

Peter Brimelow tells Tucker Carlson “the things we were talking about 25 years ago on VDare” are “now in the public debate”

Voz News panelist says that among Hispanics, “there is some annoyance or discomfort with how the administration is pursuing its mass deportation policy”

Ben Shapiro: Trump “is not trying to grab Greenland because it is necessary for us to up our military presence. We can do that under current treaty obligations.”

The Fox-Trump fusion in two Fox & Friends segments

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