MyPillow Goblin Tries to Take Down Democracy, Fails
That a man who made a fortune hocking pillows on Fox News could ring the death knell of democracy speaks to both the fragility of our political system, the poisonous right-wing media ecosystem, and the utter banality of our moment. Yet here we are. MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell had himself a year. Between selling pillows to own the libs, he also managed to produce a conspiracy theory “documentary;” scooped up hours of time on far-right OAN to screen it; got sued by Dominion for $1.3 billion due to defamatory and easily disproven claims; launched a failed social media platform; and, during an attempt to salvage the failed launch, had to answer hard-hitting questions from Gizmodo live about whether there are knives in his pillows. He refused to provide a straight answer so take away from that what you will.
While Lindell did not succeed in overthrowing democracy in 2021, let us once again tap the sign: Things can always get worse.
