Noah VanDowe
@vandowe.bsky.social
Media analyst @MMFA // Second fastest hedgehog on the planet
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Noah VanDowe
@vandowe.bsky.social
· Oct 21
Calling their opponents “demonic,” some right-leaning online shows are embracing “spiritual warfare” rhetoric
Some right-wing and right-leaning podcasters have embraced the extreme rhetoric of “spiritual warfare” against their political opponents, accusing political and cultural figures they disagree with of ...
www.mediamatters.org
"Deep state is demonic"
"Satanic world order"
"Media is a form of black magic"
New from me and @paytonarmstrong.bsky.social for @mmfa.bsky.social: Calling their opponents “demonic,” some right-leaning online shows are embracing “spiritual warfare” rhetoric
www.mediamatters.org/steve-bannon...
"Satanic world order"
"Media is a form of black magic"
New from me and @paytonarmstrong.bsky.social for @mmfa.bsky.social: Calling their opponents “demonic,” some right-leaning online shows are embracing “spiritual warfare” rhetoric
www.mediamatters.org/steve-bannon...
Reposted by Noah VanDowe
Six Democratic lawmakers released a video encouraging members of the military and intelligence community to “refuse illegal orders,” as they are required by law. Right-wing media figures claimed that they're committing “treason,” and trying to “trigger a military coup."
Right-wing media figures are calling a recent video from Democratic lawmakers “treason” and “sedition”
After six Democratic lawmakers released a video encouraging active members of the military and intelligence community to “refuse illegal orders,” as they are required by law, many right-wing media fig...
www.mediamatters.org
November 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Six Democratic lawmakers released a video encouraging members of the military and intelligence community to “refuse illegal orders,” as they are required by law. Right-wing media figures claimed that they're committing “treason,” and trying to “trigger a military coup."
Tensions rising
Tucker Carlson: “Ben Shapiro just does not care about you at all. He's not even pretending to care about you.”
Carlson: “A guy like that, he really needs censorship and bullying to succeed” and “will not be a factor in America in five years”
www.mediamatters.org/tucker-carls...
Tucker Carlson: “Ben Shapiro just does not care about you at all. He's not even pretending to care about you.”
Carlson: “A guy like that, he really needs censorship and bullying to succeed” and “will not be a factor in America in five years”
www.mediamatters.org/tucker-carls...
Tucker Carlson: "Ben Shapiro just does not care about you at all. He's not even pretending to care about you"
www.mediamatters.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Tensions rising
Tucker Carlson: “Ben Shapiro just does not care about you at all. He's not even pretending to care about you.”
Carlson: “A guy like that, he really needs censorship and bullying to succeed” and “will not be a factor in America in five years”
www.mediamatters.org/tucker-carls...
Tucker Carlson: “Ben Shapiro just does not care about you at all. He's not even pretending to care about you.”
Carlson: “A guy like that, he really needs censorship and bullying to succeed” and “will not be a factor in America in five years”
www.mediamatters.org/tucker-carls...
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“would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” -Jeffrey Epstein
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
“would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” -Jeffrey Epstein
Reposted by Noah VanDowe
Can we circle back to the part where the NY Times never disclosed that they have incriminating information on Donald Trump from sent by Epstein that's been sitting on their email servers for nearly a decade?
Stuff like this makes me wonder why there hasn't been any reporting about Trump having affairs during his presidencies
November 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Can we circle back to the part where the NY Times never disclosed that they have incriminating information on Donald Trump from sent by Epstein that's been sitting on their email servers for nearly a decade?
Welp, this is pretty on-brand for TYT in 2025
November 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Welp, this is pretty on-brand for TYT in 2025
Reposted by Noah VanDowe
The official USDA site is blaming trans people for SNAP benefits expiring.
October 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The official USDA site is blaming trans people for SNAP benefits expiring.
Reposted by Noah VanDowe
UFC fighter Bryce Mitchell rescinds his support for Trump, suggesting he’s the biblical Antichrist.
October 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
UFC fighter Bryce Mitchell rescinds his support for Trump, suggesting he’s the biblical Antichrist.
"Open insurrection" and "conquered by antifa" --
Right-wing media say Portland is a war zone under siege. On-the-ground coverage paints a different picture.
www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/rig...
Right-wing media say Portland is a war zone under siege. On-the-ground coverage paints a different picture.
www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/rig...
Right-wing media say Portland is a war zone under siege. On-the-ground coverage paints a different picture.
Right-wing media claim that Portland’s protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement show a city “under siege” or “conquered by antifa,” but on-the-ground coverage, by both national media outle...
www.mediamatters.org
October 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"Open insurrection" and "conquered by antifa" --
Right-wing media say Portland is a war zone under siege. On-the-ground coverage paints a different picture.
www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/rig...
Right-wing media say Portland is a war zone under siege. On-the-ground coverage paints a different picture.
www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/rig...
"Deep state is demonic"
"Satanic world order"
"Media is a form of black magic"
New from me and @paytonarmstrong.bsky.social for @mmfa.bsky.social: Calling their opponents “demonic,” some right-leaning online shows are embracing “spiritual warfare” rhetoric
www.mediamatters.org/steve-bannon...
"Satanic world order"
"Media is a form of black magic"
New from me and @paytonarmstrong.bsky.social for @mmfa.bsky.social: Calling their opponents “demonic,” some right-leaning online shows are embracing “spiritual warfare” rhetoric
www.mediamatters.org/steve-bannon...
Calling their opponents “demonic,” some right-leaning online shows are embracing “spiritual warfare” rhetoric
Some right-wing and right-leaning podcasters have embraced the extreme rhetoric of “spiritual warfare” against their political opponents, accusing political and cultural figures they disagree with of ...
www.mediamatters.org
October 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"Deep state is demonic"
"Satanic world order"
"Media is a form of black magic"
New from me and @paytonarmstrong.bsky.social for @mmfa.bsky.social: Calling their opponents “demonic,” some right-leaning online shows are embracing “spiritual warfare” rhetoric
www.mediamatters.org/steve-bannon...
"Satanic world order"
"Media is a form of black magic"
New from me and @paytonarmstrong.bsky.social for @mmfa.bsky.social: Calling their opponents “demonic,” some right-leaning online shows are embracing “spiritual warfare” rhetoric
www.mediamatters.org/steve-bannon...
Asmongold on protests against ICE and Natl. Guard: "I think they should use actual ammo. And if anybody throws a rock or tries to harm one of the police officers, I think they should just use deadly force"
Then replies to a chatter, "Yeah, 'Shoot on sight?' Absolutely. Yeah."
Then replies to a chatter, "Yeah, 'Shoot on sight?' Absolutely. Yeah."
October 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Asmongold on protests against ICE and Natl. Guard: "I think they should use actual ammo. And if anybody throws a rock or tries to harm one of the police officers, I think they should just use deadly force"
Then replies to a chatter, "Yeah, 'Shoot on sight?' Absolutely. Yeah."
Then replies to a chatter, "Yeah, 'Shoot on sight?' Absolutely. Yeah."
Reposted by Noah VanDowe
I’m sorry but the fact that this is not everywhere is kind of malpractice
Trump on pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell: Haven't heard the name in so long. I’ll take a look at it. I’ll speak to the DOJ. A lot of people have asked me for pardons.
Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking
Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.
Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking
Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.
October 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I’m sorry but the fact that this is not everywhere is kind of malpractice
This is the kind of ad your parents and grandparents are seeing on Fox News
October 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This is the kind of ad your parents and grandparents are seeing on Fox News
Normal things are happening on the right
September 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Normal things are happening on the right
Reposted by Noah VanDowe
Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party
September 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party
Reposted by Noah VanDowe
In the wake of Kirk’s killing by an apparent leftist whose alleged motive was to stop Kirk’s “hate,” they are backfilling whatever explanations they can conjure up to avoid admitting the existence of political violence from the right. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/aft...
After Kirk shooting, right-wing media revive false narrative about attack on Minnesota legislators
www.mediamatters.org
September 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
In the wake of Kirk’s killing by an apparent leftist whose alleged motive was to stop Kirk’s “hate,” they are backfilling whatever explanations they can conjure up to avoid admitting the existence of political violence from the right. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/aft...
We're this deep into the campaign and people like Lawrence Jones on Fox News are still falsely claiming Zohran Mamdani is "a guy who ... talks about globalizing intifada"
September 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
We're this deep into the campaign and people like Lawrence Jones on Fox News are still falsely claiming Zohran Mamdani is "a guy who ... talks about globalizing intifada"
Reposted by Noah VanDowe
Right-wing outlets published unverified reporting that the alleged shooter engraved “transgender and anti-fascist ideology” onto the ammunition. In a familiar story, influencers ran with it.
www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...
www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...
Right-wing media rushed to blame killing of Charlie Kirk on trans people
After the September 10 killing of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, right-wing pundit Steven Crowder and The Wall Street Journal separately reported on an internal law enforcement bulletin cl...
www.mediamatters.org
September 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Right-wing outlets published unverified reporting that the alleged shooter engraved “transgender and anti-fascist ideology” onto the ammunition. In a familiar story, influencers ran with it.
www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...
www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...
Tucker Carlson and Lee Strobel have a totally normal conversation about how the TV show Friends is "the kind of thing that Satan would love to inculcate into American culture"
September 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Tucker Carlson and Lee Strobel have a totally normal conversation about how the TV show Friends is "the kind of thing that Satan would love to inculcate into American culture"
Tucker Carlson claims "supernatural forces" caused World War 1
"There's no explanation ... for why that war started. Oh, you know, Archduke Ferdinand got shot to death in Sarajevo. Really? Okay, that's not a real explanation, actually."
"There's no explanation ... for why that war started. Oh, you know, Archduke Ferdinand got shot to death in Sarajevo. Really? Okay, that's not a real explanation, actually."
September 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Tucker Carlson claims "supernatural forces" caused World War 1
"There's no explanation ... for why that war started. Oh, you know, Archduke Ferdinand got shot to death in Sarajevo. Really? Okay, that's not a real explanation, actually."
"There's no explanation ... for why that war started. Oh, you know, Archduke Ferdinand got shot to death in Sarajevo. Really? Okay, that's not a real explanation, actually."
Reposted by Noah VanDowe
As soon as I saw the headline I wondered how many paragraphs it would take him to endorse the Great Replacement Theory and the answer is 10.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/o...
September 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
As soon as I saw the headline I wondered how many paragraphs it would take him to endorse the Great Replacement Theory and the answer is 10.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/o...
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Owen Shroyer quit Infowars (maybe fired) and did a call in show and it really shows that he didn't have anyone screen the calls. A regular listener of @knowledgefight.bsky.social asked him about the Sandy Hook lawsuit.
September 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Owen Shroyer quit Infowars (maybe fired) and did a call in show and it really shows that he didn't have anyone screen the calls. A regular listener of @knowledgefight.bsky.social asked him about the Sandy Hook lawsuit.
“You can't just deport the ones with face tattoos. You do, kind of, have to deport abuela.”
“If America is just a passport, then America is dead.”
New from me: MAGA media try to redefine what it means to be American - and call to deport citizens
www.mediamatters.org/immigration/...
“If America is just a passport, then America is dead.”
New from me: MAGA media try to redefine what it means to be American - and call to deport citizens
www.mediamatters.org/immigration/...
MAGA media figures argue some Americans are not really American
As the Trump administration continues to expand immigration raids, arrests, and mass deportations, right-wing media have pushed for a more exclusionary America, calling for targeted deportations of no...
www.mediamatters.org
August 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
“You can't just deport the ones with face tattoos. You do, kind of, have to deport abuela.”
“If America is just a passport, then America is dead.”
New from me: MAGA media try to redefine what it means to be American - and call to deport citizens
www.mediamatters.org/immigration/...
“If America is just a passport, then America is dead.”
New from me: MAGA media try to redefine what it means to be American - and call to deport citizens
www.mediamatters.org/immigration/...
Alex Jones is already rushing to exploit the Minneapolis school shooting
"Trans people have a crime rate of mass murder of 10x or more the most dangerous young Black thugs."
"This is literally a satanic, MI6, CIA-controlled cult"
"Trans people have a crime rate of mass murder of 10x or more the most dangerous young Black thugs."
"This is literally a satanic, MI6, CIA-controlled cult"
August 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Alex Jones is already rushing to exploit the Minneapolis school shooting
"Trans people have a crime rate of mass murder of 10x or more the most dangerous young Black thugs."
"This is literally a satanic, MI6, CIA-controlled cult"
"Trans people have a crime rate of mass murder of 10x or more the most dangerous young Black thugs."
"This is literally a satanic, MI6, CIA-controlled cult"