John Knefel
Senior Writer at Media Matters for America
senior writer @mmfa, jknefel at mediamatters dot org. Tweets are my own opinion, favs are bookmarks
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3 weeks ago |
mediamatters.org | John Knefel |Sophie Lawton
As Republicans in Congress negotiate a budget expected to deliver massive tax cuts to the wealthy while decimating the social safety net, right-wing media figures are perpetuating the myth that large numbers of Medicaid recipients are able-bodied people who refuse to work and therefore should be removed from the program. The messaging from conservative pundits echoes rhetoric from the Trump administration, which denies that its proposals will kick millions of people off of Medicaid.
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1 month ago |
mediamatters.org | John Knefel
A guest on former Trump adviser Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast argued that if the Supreme Court doesn’t limit the federal judiciary’s power to issue nationwide injunctions, then President Donald Trump must suspend the writ of habeas corpus to accelerate his mass deportation plans. Bannon later fully agreed with the assessment.
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1 month ago |
nationalmemo.com | John Knefel
Right-wing media figures are telling their audiences that proposed work requirements for Medicaid will be targeted at men who are unwilling to look for a job, when the actual population most likely to be affected is poor, rural women who are taking care of elderly parents or adult children.
Contrary to right-wing media claims, the GOP's Medicaid cuts are for far more than "able-bodied men"
1 month ago |
mediamatters.org | John Knefel |Sophie Lawton
Right-wing media figures are telling their audiences that proposed work requirements for Medicaid will be targeted at men who are unwilling to look for a job, when the actual population most likely to be affected is poor, rural women who are taking care of elderly parents or adult children.
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1 month ago |
mediamatters.org | John Knefel
If former Trump adviser Steve Bannon has it his way, the Supreme Court will decide whether the president can unilaterally suspend the writ of habeas corpus before the justices leave for their recess at the end of June. Habeas corpus refers to an incarcerated person’s right to appear before a judge to challenge their imprisonment.
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