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...
After the killing of Renee Good, right-wing media rallied behind ICE, repeatedly and falsely accusing Good of ramming the agent with her car -- and even calling her a “murderer"
www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/new...
www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/new...
New York Times video analysis says there’s “no indication” Renee Good ran over an ICE agent. Right-wing media have been claiming she nearly “slaughtered” him.
After the January 7 killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, right-wing media figures rallied behind the agency, saying they are “100% on ICE’s side,” repeatedly accusing Good of ramming ...
www.mediamatters.org
January 16, 2026 at 10:53 PM
After the killing of Renee Good, right-wing media rallied behind ICE, repeatedly and falsely accusing Good of ramming the agent with her car -- and even calling her a “murderer"
www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/new...
www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/new...
Tucker Carlson says the US taking Greenland would end NATO, calls it a “huge victory for the world and for the United States”
Carlson: “NATO was going out anyway. Is it really bad that NATO's going away?”
Carlson: “NATO was going out anyway. Is it really bad that NATO's going away?”
January 15, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Tucker Carlson says the US taking Greenland would end NATO, calls it a “huge victory for the world and for the United States”
Carlson: “NATO was going out anyway. Is it really bad that NATO's going away?”
Carlson: “NATO was going out anyway. Is it really bad that NATO's going away?”
On immigration: "Heartless," "horrific," "insane"
On Epstein: "Do you think we're babies?"
On Ukraine/Russia: "A big failure"
New from me @mmfa.bsky.social: Joe Rogan has mixed feelings on Trump after endorsing him in 2024
www.mediamatters.org/joe-rogan-ex...
On Epstein: "Do you think we're babies?"
On Ukraine/Russia: "A big failure"
New from me @mmfa.bsky.social: Joe Rogan has mixed feelings on Trump after endorsing him in 2024
www.mediamatters.org/joe-rogan-ex...
Joe Rogan has mixed feelings on Trump after endorsing him in 2024
Podcaster Joe Rogan, who endorsed President Donald Trump following their interview just before the 2024 election, has voiced disapproval with the administration on a number of high-profile political i...
www.mediamatters.org
January 14, 2026 at 8:51 PM
On immigration: "Heartless," "horrific," "insane"
On Epstein: "Do you think we're babies?"
On Ukraine/Russia: "A big failure"
New from me @mmfa.bsky.social: Joe Rogan has mixed feelings on Trump after endorsing him in 2024
www.mediamatters.org/joe-rogan-ex...
On Epstein: "Do you think we're babies?"
On Ukraine/Russia: "A big failure"
New from me @mmfa.bsky.social: Joe Rogan has mixed feelings on Trump after endorsing him in 2024
www.mediamatters.org/joe-rogan-ex...
Reposted by Noah VanDowe
Matt Walsh watching YouTube for 3 year olds and getting furious
January 14, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Matt Walsh watching YouTube for 3 year olds and getting furious
Without a shred of irony, floundering conservative "influencer" Kyle Rittenhouse joined Infowars to suggest the left "like to see brutal murders against people who vote the right way"
He also attacked Renee Good as a "crazy lesbian freak"
He also attacked Renee Good as a "crazy lesbian freak"
January 13, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Without a shred of irony, floundering conservative "influencer" Kyle Rittenhouse joined Infowars to suggest the left "like to see brutal murders against people who vote the right way"
He also attacked Renee Good as a "crazy lesbian freak"
He also attacked Renee Good as a "crazy lesbian freak"
Fox brought on noted geopolitical expert Julianna Pena to discuss the removal of Maduro
January 12, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Fox brought on noted geopolitical expert Julianna Pena to discuss the removal of Maduro
Fox anchor Sandra Smith on potential "investment" by US oil companies in Venezuela:
"Certainly there's a huge opportunity here and a huge opportunity for the people of Venezuela to benefit from the natural resources on which they sit."
"Certainly there's a huge opportunity here and a huge opportunity for the people of Venezuela to benefit from the natural resources on which they sit."
January 5, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Fox anchor Sandra Smith on potential "investment" by US oil companies in Venezuela:
"Certainly there's a huge opportunity here and a huge opportunity for the people of Venezuela to benefit from the natural resources on which they sit."
"Certainly there's a huge opportunity here and a huge opportunity for the people of Venezuela to benefit from the natural resources on which they sit."
Reposted by Noah VanDowe
The Trump administration's statements echo white nationalist streamer Nick Fuentes, who has repeatedly called for a shutdown of all immigration and boasted of the right's shift “against mass migration.”
Trump's calls for "remigration," a form of ethnic cleansing, echo Nick Fuentes' calls to roll back immigration
www.mediamatters.org
December 5, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The Trump administration's statements echo white nationalist streamer Nick Fuentes, who has repeatedly called for a shutdown of all immigration and boasted of the right's shift “against mass migration.”
Candace, Tucker, Brand all getting chummy with a guy best known for praising Hitler and getting choked out in front of Trump
December 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Candace, Tucker, Brand all getting chummy with a guy best known for praising Hitler and getting choked out in front of Trump
Megyn Kelly on WaPo's reporting that the US launched a second strike on a boat in the Caribbean, killing two survivors of the initial one:
"I’d really like to see them suffer"
"Make it last a long time, so that they lose a limb and bleed out a little"
"I’d really like to see them suffer"
"Make it last a long time, so that they lose a limb and bleed out a little"
December 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Megyn Kelly on WaPo's reporting that the US launched a second strike on a boat in the Caribbean, killing two survivors of the initial one:
"I’d really like to see them suffer"
"Make it last a long time, so that they lose a limb and bleed out a little"
"I’d really like to see them suffer"
"Make it last a long time, so that they lose a limb and bleed out a little"
"I’d really like to see them suffer ... lose a limb and bleed out a little"
"International laws aren’t real"
"I really don’t care"
Right-wing media praise & defend Trump's legally questionable boat strikes in the Caribbean
New from me @mmfa.bsky.social
www.mediamatters.org/national-sec...
"International laws aren’t real"
"I really don’t care"
Right-wing media praise & defend Trump's legally questionable boat strikes in the Caribbean
New from me @mmfa.bsky.social
www.mediamatters.org/national-sec...
Right-wing media continue to praise Trump's legally questionable boat strikes in the Caribbean
Right-wing media have continued to defend and even praise the Trump administration’s military actions in the Caribbean as questions linger over the legality of the recent boat strikes, including after...
www.mediamatters.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"I’d really like to see them suffer ... lose a limb and bleed out a little"
"International laws aren’t real"
"I really don’t care"
Right-wing media praise & defend Trump's legally questionable boat strikes in the Caribbean
New from me @mmfa.bsky.social
www.mediamatters.org/national-sec...
"International laws aren’t real"
"I really don’t care"
Right-wing media praise & defend Trump's legally questionable boat strikes in the Caribbean
New from me @mmfa.bsky.social
www.mediamatters.org/national-sec...
Reposted by Noah VanDowe
Yes where else could men possibly receive this scorching insight
December 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Yes where else could men possibly receive this scorching insight
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...
Reposted by Noah VanDowe
“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."