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The chaos is the point: Matt Gaetz and the mainstreaming of conspiracy, xenophobia and antisemitism

JL;DR SUMMARY The article examines the political antics of Congressman Matt Gaetz, highlighting his role in the ousting of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his history of promoting conspiracy theories and antisemitic rhetoric. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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George SorosConspiracy TheoriesHouse Of RepresentativesMedia AttentionXenophobiaKevin MccarthyReplacement TheoryMatt GaetzPolitical Chaos

Places mentioned

Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"Rep. Matt Gaetz speaks to the press outside the U.S. Capitol as the House votes on a continuing resolution"
Florida, United States
"Matt Gaetz, the Republican representative from Florida who led the charge to oust Kevin McCarthy"
Buffalo, New York, United States
"a shooter penned a manifesto that included replacement theory and killed 10 Black people in Buffalo"
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
"This was three years after a shooter who blamed Jews for bringing in invaders killed 11 Jewish people in a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania."
Hungary
"Gaetz suggested that George Soros, the Hungarian-born billionaire Jewish philanthropist and favorite bogeyman of the right"

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