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Great Replacement Theory
July 18, 2024
Melissa Gira Grant
J.D. Vance Really Is the Key to Understanding the American Right
The V.P. pick claimed to be decoding Appalachian politics in “Hillbilly Elegy.” But it’s the cynicism of his sexual politics that offers true insight into the right-wing mind.
July 17, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Mike Johnson Pushes Wildly Racist Conspiracy During RNC Speech
The House speaker promoted the “great replacement theory.”
June 13, 2024
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The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent
In Texas, Right-Wing Rage Takes a Dark Turn: “War On White America”
With a far-right conference in Texas set to promote Christian nationalism and “great replacement theory,” a leading scholar of the right sheds light on the darker MAGA pathologies this reveals.
May 23, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Mike Johnson Embraces Racist Conspiracy Theory Loved by Mass Shooters
The House speaker is openly embracing the “great replacement” theory.
April 30, 2024
Podcast
The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent
Elon Musk’s Weird Obsession With “Low Birth Rates” Takes an Ugly Turn
When the tech billionaire promoted a virulent speech by a Dutch white nationalist, it opened a window on a far-right movement to get people (some people, anyway) to have more babies.
March 21, 2024
Greg Sargent
Elon Musk Pushes a Vile, Toxic Hate Video—and Exposes His Own Scam
The great replacement theory video that Musk pinned to the top of his feed is sick. And it shows that he’s turning X into a safe space for far-right propaganda.
February 12, 2024
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The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent
Elon Musk’s Unhinged Pro-MAGA Tweets Expose Tech Oligarchy’s Dark Side
A new class of tech barons hopes to create a flourishing information space for “red-pilled” far-right ideologies, and the billionaire Musk is their model leader.
February 8, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Republican Lawmaker Warns the “Great Replacement” Is Coming
Michigan state Representative Josh Schriver still hasn’t deleted his post.
April 12, 2023
Tori Otten
Nebraska Republican Says Six-Week Abortion Ban Is Necessary Because White People Are Being Replaced
Fun little one-two punch of misogyny and racism
December 3, 2022
Jason Linkins
The GOP’s “New Direction”: More Extremism
If you think that Republicans have learned any lessons from their disappointing midterm election showing, think again.
May 17, 2022
Alex Shephard
The Great Replacement Theory Is Just Republican Orthodoxy Now
The vile conspiracy that led to a mass shooting in Buffalo has been normalized by leaders on the right.
May 16, 2022
Michael Tomasky
The Buffalo Shooting Is the Latest White Rage Backlash, Brought to You by the GOP
The gunman was angry about “replacement theory.” Gee, where do we think he might have first heard about that?
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