“Cultural heroin.” JD Vance on Donald Trump

Ten years ago today, JD Vance published an essay that called Donald Trump “cultural heroin” and “an opioid of the

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Wannabe Dictator Gets Scraped Off a Wall

Donald Trump’s dictatorial hopes just got scraped off a wall, literally. Yesterday, on orders from a federal court, crews

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The Nerd Reich Is Coming

Things have been a bit quiet here at FrameLab. That silence has a reason: I have been finishing a book.

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'Unhumans': Why is J.D. Vance endorsing the language of genocide?

Gil Duran Aug 8, 2024

photo of J.D. Vance — J.D. Vance wrote a promotional blurb for a disturbing book that dehumanizes Democrats.

In the latest example of his dangerous extremism, J.D. Vance is promoting a book that uses genocidal language to stoke hatred toward both liberals and progressives.

Unhumans, by far right conspiracy theorists Jack Posobiec and Joshua Lisec, is a field manual for hate and dehumanization. And J.D. Vance says every Republican should read it. Click the link below to learn more: