On the surface, all seems well in MAGA media world today. But there are questions large and small that could reshape the conservative landscape for years to come. Some questions may seem crazy, but in a world where Matt Gaetz was nominated as the country’s Attorney General, anything is possible.
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A User’s Guide to Leaving X and Loving Bluesky
Social media refugees fleeing X after Musk’s takeover were looking for a home — enter decentralized social media platform Bluesky. Between the left’s growing disdain for Musk and his overhaul of X, combined with an election year now in full swing, the timing for the adoption of a new social media town square was perfect.
This Right Wing Vintner Serves Up Conservatism One Glass at a Time
Republican Red Wintery features Trump-inspired labels like “Drain the Swamp” chardonnay and “45 + 47” pinot. noir. The California-based company markets its wine as 100% woke-free.
Meet the MAGA Billionaire Pro-Trump Women Who Bankrolled Hate
By Kimberly Rhodes: This is the stuff nightmares are made of – Miriam Adelson, Linda McMahon, Diane Hendricks, Liz Uihlein, and Kelly Loeffler used their vast wealth, not to uplift women or defend democracy, but to elect a maniac who brags about grabbing women by the pussy and setting women’s rights back half-a-century and openly aspires to be a dictator.
Wall Street Yawns at Right Wing Media Companies Clinging to Trump’s Coattails
By David Lieberman: Investors’ reacted poorly to the publicly traded companies we track: Truth Social parent Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), social video platform Rumble, e-retailer PublicSquare, and radio power Salem Media. Stock prices for all four declined between Election Day and November 15 – a period when the overall market was up 2.7 percent.
Readers Respond to Trump’s Return to Power
Many of you wrote in and expressed heart-felt feelings about the direction of the country and the need to take a break from the news.
Wall Street Yawns at Right Wing Companies Clinging to Trump’s Coattails
Investors reacted poorly to the publicly traded conservative companies we track: Truth Social parent Trump Media and Technology Group, social video platform Rumble, e-retailer PublicSquare, and radio power Salem Media. Stock prices for all four declined between Election Day and November 15, a period when the overall market was up 2.7 percent.
Trump Voters, Explained
In the age of Trump, there’s one central question: why would anyone vote for Donald Trump? Our contributor Joe Hagan provides some answers.
Author Bill Adair Tells the Truth About Lying in Politics
Bill Adair has built a stellar career based on lying. But he’s no liar. Far from it. He is one of the country’s foremost experts studying lying in politics. And his new book “Beyond the Big Lie,” which examines the epidemic of political lying, was just published.
Right Wing Media Lose Luster on Wall Street
By David Lieberman: You can add Wall Street investors to the pollsters and prediction market gamblers who believe Kamala Harris has begun to derail Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
Meet the “Radical Feminist” Who Stoked Gender Controversy About Olympian Imane Khelif
On July 27, Anna Slatz published a story about Khelif competing in the Olympics as a woman despite an earlier disqualification.The story took off on social media, garnering retweets from conservative podcaster Allie Beth Stuckey and SheWon.org, a website that catalogs female athletes who have lost to trans competitors.
Three Possibilities to Replace JD You-Know-Who (Satire)
To: Donald J. Trump: The bearded guy you selected seems to be tanking bigly in the polls. As you did in The Apprentice, there seems to be no reason why he should not be shown to the elevator for the long ride down.
News Websites Endure Traffic Tailspin in May
Many news websites, especially on the right, suffered significant audience losses from May 2020 to May 2024: The Federalist (-95%), Breitbart (-90%), Townhall (-89%) and The Washington Examiner (-88%) were among the biggest losers between May 2020 and May 2024. “News audiences seem to be vanishing,” said TheRighting’s Howard Polskin
Trump Links Most to Fox News and RSBN
Former president Donald Trump linked to Fox News Channel more than any other news source in May, according to TheRighting’s first-ever analysis of his May 2024 link activity. TheRighting studied dozens of links and ReTruths on his Truth Social account and his website DonaldJTrump.com and found that Trump linked 56 times last month to content from Fox News Channel.
Wall Street Sours on Right Wing Companies
Wall Street appears to be tiring of the sector. Over the last 12 months — a period when the benchmark Standard & Poor’s 500 rose 21.8 percent — Rumble shares fell 35.1 percent, Public Square’s down 69.1 percent, and Salem (which no longer trades on one of the major stock exchanges) dropped 71.3 percent.
March Traffic Craters at News Websites, But Trump’s Truth Social Soars
News websites representing both sides of the political spectrum suffered huge drops in unique visitors in March 2024 compared to March 2020. But Donald Trump’s Truth Social generated 5 million unique visitors in March, its largest traffic volume ever since its February 2022 launch.
Trump’s Truth Social Stock Deal May Not Bail Him Out
By David Lieberman: Trump’s managerial shortcomings are legendary. They include a parade of bankruptcies (e.g. Trump Taj Majal and Trump Entertainment Resorts) and failures (e.g. Trump Shuttle, Trump University, Trump Vodka, Trump Mortgage, GoTrump.com, and Trump Steaks).
TheRighting Unveils Exclusive 2020-2024 Election Year Traffic Comparison
Results Show Steep News Audience Erosion in the Four Years Since Last Election. This new feature, which will be released monthly throughout 2024, examines traffic to 15 right wing news websites from 2020 and contrasts it with their 2024 traffic. TheRighting will also run a similar comparison to the three mainstream news brands it has followed regularly since 2019: CNN, The New York Times and The Washington Post.
Look Who’s Kraken: Sidney Powell Flips, Right Wing Media Catches Her
By Kevin Howley: Sidney “release the Kraken” Powell’s plea deal was big news last week unless you read conservative news media, where there was precious little original reporting, and even less opinionating from the hot air crowd.
Even Right Wing Media Shocked by Chaos Over Speaker Fight
By Kevin Howley: We ignore the nihilism of House Republicans at our own risk. Despite their best efforts to do just that, right wing media can’t help but mirror the politics of dysfunction and distraction that defines today’s GOP.
Gloo Could Become Bigger Force on the Right After Deal with Salem Media
By David Lieberman: The deal will have far-reaching implications for right wing media and messaging from both companies. And Salem, home to conservative commentators like Dinesh D’Souza, Sebastian Gorka, and Charlie Kirk, desperately needs the cash after the stock cratered earlier this year.
Summer Lane Might Be Right Wing Media’s Luckiest and Most Prolific Writer
By Michael Lovito: The born-again Christian has written 30 novels in nine years. But her biggest fan just might be Donald Trump, who has a habit of linking to her articles about him that she writes for RSBN. In September alone, she published more than 100 stories on the obscure right wing news site.
TV Star Kirk Cameron Pushes Books Promoting Christian Values to Kids
By Michael Lovito: Kirk Cameron, the “Growing Pains” star turned social conservative icon, announced a nationwide campaign titled “See You at the Library,” which encourages parents to reserve space at their local libraries on August 5 so that they can read books that promote Christian values.
Right Wing Outrage May Have Fueled Barbie’s Box Office Success
By Amanda Coopersmith: If anything, the right wing pushback only seemed to stoke Barbie supporters online and convert others who were initially uninterested in the big-budget corporate picture.