I saw it on Facebook. So it *must* be true. Betsy DeVos’s days are numbered, she’s on her way out, the swamp won.

The rumor was given a big boost when Salon.com ran an Alternet story about it.

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Last December I noted the fear I’ve seen voiced among progressives, particularly on Facebook, that Donald Trump was making Ted Cruz acceptable, Is Overton Window wide open for Ted Cruz?:

I noticed this Facebook comment on...

(I’m just going to post an excerpt of this. There is nothing I could add that would make it any more satisfying to read. So I will not put my own thoughts between Thomas Frank at Salon.com playing the sad trombone and the readers.)

Thomas Frank: “We are such losers”:

….Barack Obama...

@Salondotcom was a brilliant parody account mocking Salon.com (@Salon), run by a couple of libertarian guys.

The parodies were pitch perfect, making it difficult to tell if it was the real thing, or not.

Apparently the parody account upset someone, because it has been kicked off Twitter.

I just pulled some recent...