Fred’s Weekly Note Archive

Rising Suppression: Voices. Voters. Books.

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Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | April 27, 2023 Attacks on our democracy are rising, led by efforts to suppress voices, voters, and even books. Voices […]

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The Damage Fox News Has Done To Our Democracy

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Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | April 20, 2023 After former President Donald Trump, Fox News apparently did more than anyone else to promote and spread the false […]

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A Dangerous Anti-Democracy Movement In The U.S. Is Growing Stronger

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Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | April 13, 2023 A dangerous anti-democracy movement is rapidly growing in the ranks of Republican officeholders and activists. It was […]

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From Trump To Tennessee — Democracy Under Attack

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Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | April 6, 2023 Our democracy is under attack and seriously threatened. These attacks crystallized in 2020 when then-President Donald Trump […]

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Why Political Money Corruption Thrives In Washington & How To Fix It

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Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | March 30, 2023 Presidential and congressional candidates from both parties, a feckless Federal Election Commission (FEC), and a Supreme Court […]

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The House GOP’s Efforts To Obstruct, Obfuscate, Politicize, & Interfere In The Trump Investigations

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Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | March 23 , 2023 With the support of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, extremist House Republicans are out to defend former President […]

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Trump Faces A Slew Of Civil & Potential Criminal Court Cases

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  Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | March 16 , 2023 Former President Donald Trump tried to steal the 2020 presidential election and in the process […]

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Fox News & House Republicans Want To Rewrite Jan. 6 History. They Will Fail.

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Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | March 9 , 2023 Dominion Voting Systems has provided a public service for the American people. As a result of […]

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The Problem With Tucker Carlson

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Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | March 2, 2023 Kevin McCarthy got the votes he needed to become House Speaker in January by giving the extremist […]

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Welcome to The Insurrection: Part II

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Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | February 23, 2023 The Trump-led insurrection that culminated in the January 6 attack on the Capitol did not end with […]

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