Welcome, Secular FAM, to the post-truth era of America. Well, to be fair, truth has never really been our strong suit, America, amirite? Especially not in the last 20 years or so.
The concept of “truthiness,” coined by Stephen Colbert in 2005, encapsulates the kind of “news” reporting done by the likes of Fox News or NewsMax. And now that half of the Fox News correspondents are in the Cult 47 cabinet, our government is now being run by, well, by a bunch of big, fat, liars (as well as drunks, domestic abusers, adulterers, and pedophile protectors – and that’s just Hegseth!).
The Trumpers for Truthiness can be found at every level of government from school board to the White House and everywhere in-between! Just look at what happened last week when all-around badass and State Senator Analise Ortiz (D-LD24) was targeted by the Libs of TikTok account on Xitter. As someone who had that pedo-protecting ghoul harassing me a few years back, I know how violated Senator Ortiz may have felt, but she responded in her usual, badass way.
I’m not sure if Chaya Raichik, the Libs of TikTok account manager, is dumb or if she’s just leaning into her truthiness tendencies. Her behaviors have earned her a page on the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)’s website as an anti-LGBTQ bigot.
JEANNE CASTEEN has a bachelor’s degree in human communication and history from the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at ASU and a master’s in education, also from ASU. Jeanne has over 11 years of experience teaching in Maricopa County’s public schools. In 2011, Jeanne completed the Emerge Arizona program and in 2012 became a school board member of the Creighton School District. She served as Board President from 2016 through 2020. In 2020, Ms. Casteen ran for Maricopa County School Superintendent, and came within 12,000 votes of winning. She has been awarded the Arizona School Public Relations Association Award for Excellence in Advocacy and Political Contributions to Education as well as the Arizona School Board Association’s All-Arizona School Board Member Award.
Author: Jeanne Casteen, Secular AZ Executive Director
JEANNE CASTEEN has a bachelor’s degree in human communication and history from the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at ASU and a master’s in education, also from ASU. Jeanne has over 11 years of experience teaching in Maricopa County’s public schools. In 2011, Jeanne completed the Emerge Arizona program and in 2012 became a school board member of the Creighton School District. She served as Board President from 2016 through 2020. In 2020, Ms. Casteen ran for Maricopa County School Superintendent, and came within 12,000 votes of winning. She has been awarded the Arizona School Public Relations Association Award for Excellence in Advocacy and Political Contributions to Education as well as the Arizona School Board Association’s All-Arizona School Board Member Award. View all posts by Jeanne Casteen, Secular AZ Executive Director →
