Peter Montgomery, Author at Flux https://flux.community/creator/peter-montgomery/ A platform for change Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Viktor Orbán’s defeat will remove a powerful model, ally, and funder for U.S. far right https://flux.community/peter-montgomery/2026/04/viktor-orbans-defeat-will-remove-a-powerful-model-ally-and-funder-for-u-s-far-right/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:41:36 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=14950 When Hungary’s voters toppled Viktor Orbán, the country’s proudly “illiberal” leader, they not only delivered a stunning rebuke to the Trump administration, they cost the MAGA movement in the U.S. a model for authoritarian right-wing governance, a culture war ally, and an inspiration to MAGA-aligned far-right nationalist movements in Europe. Right Wing Watch has been […]

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]]> The Right now demands Supreme Court nominees have a ‘Biblical worldview’ https://flux.community/peter-montgomery/2023/09/the-right-now-demands-supreme-court-nominees-have-a-biblical-worldview/ Thu, 21 Sep 2023 04:14:34 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=14286 You might think religious-right leaders would be more than satisfied with the Trump Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe v Wade and invited the criminalization of abortion nationwide, but you would be wrong. Religious-right activists are delving deep into the religious views, church attendance, and families of conservative judges considered possible Supreme Court nominees under a future […]

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]]> Moms for Liberty joyfully declare war on just about everything https://flux.community/peter-montgomery/2023/07/moms-for-liberty-joyfully-declare-war-on-just-about-everything/ Sat, 15 Jul 2023 17:35:14 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=14022 A parade of MAGA-minded presidential candidates drew cheers at the recent Moms for Liberty national summit with conspiracy theories, anti-LGBTQ smears, and calls for authoritarian policies to purge “wokeness” from American schools, businesses, and government agencies. It was a heady moment for a group that was founded by a handful of Florida mothers in 2021 […]

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]]> Party of ‘law and order’ seems to care little for either https://flux.community/peter-montgomery/2023/05/party-of-law-and-order-seems-to-care-little-for-either/ Tue, 16 May 2023 16:50:38 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=13469 The revelations about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failing to report financial favors given to him and his family by billionaire and Republican mega-donor Harlan Crow just keep coming. Given how central Thomas has been to the right-wing effort to gain ideological dominance of the federal courts—and use that dominance to return the U.S. to a pre-New Deal constitutional order—it’s not surprising […]

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]]> DeSantis continues to purge Florida schools https://flux.community/peter-montgomery/2023/05/desantis-continues-to-purge-florida-schools/ Mon, 01 May 2023 19:28:45 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=13336 The book-banning right-wing Moms for Liberty also promotes school board takeovers, which are often followed by the firing of school superintendents, even in school districts with high educational ratings. Now Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is using a Moms for Liberty complaint as cover for a political attack on the career of another Florida school superintendent who has been critical of the governor, according to […]

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]]> MAGA media figures threaten civil war after Trump indictment news breaks https://flux.community/peter-montgomery/2023/04/maga-media-figures-threaten-civil-war-after-trump-indictment-news-breaks/ Mon, 03 Apr 2023 17:43:34 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=13086 When news broke Thursday that a Manhattan grand jury had voted to indict former President Donald Trump, Trump and his supporters were quick to portray him as an innocent victim and to suggest that his prosecution spelled the end of democracy in America. The charges follow an investigation into a hush money payment made to […]

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]]> Far right seeks to control classroom content by taking over school boards https://flux.community/peter-montgomery/2022/10/far-right-seeks-to-control-classroom-content-by-taking-over-school-boards/ Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:35:21 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=12678 Weeks before the Nov. 8 elections, a gaggle of far-right pundits are helping raise money for the 1776 Project PAC, one of the right-wing groups that is investing millions to take over school boards across the country. The group, founded in May 2021 by activist Ryan Girdusky, has endorsed 300 candidates in November’s elections. While not all far-right […]

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]]> How ​Christian nationalism fueled the insurrection and threatens democracy https://flux.community/peter-montgomery/2022/10/how-christian-nationalism-fueled-the-insurrection-and-threatens-democracy/ Wed, 05 Oct 2022 18:00:03 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=12512 Public hearings by the House ​select committee investigating the Jan​. 6, 2021, insurrection have given Americans a much clearer understanding of all the ways ​then-President Donald Trump and his allies tried to keep him in power by overturning the results of the presidential election. Another public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 28, with the committee’s final […]

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]]> Pro-Confederacy, anti-equality, Christian nationalist extremist Michael Peroutka wins GOP primary for Maryland Attorney General https://flux.community/peter-montgomery/2022/07/pro-confederacy-anti-equality-christian-nationalist-extremist-michael-peroutka-wins-gop-primary-for-maryland-attorney-general/ Mon, 25 Jul 2022 13:00:23 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=11834 Far-right extremist Michael Peroutka became the Republican Party’s nominee for Maryland state attorney general with a victory in Tuesday’s primary. Peroutka’s victory is a fiery red flag about the increasing extremism of the Republican Party’s base—as is the gubernatorial primary victory of Trumpist Dan Cox. In April, both Peroutka and Cox appeared at a gathering of QAnon […]

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]]> House passes bill to protect marriage equality, angering anti-equality activists https://flux.community/peter-montgomery/2022/07/house-passes-bill-to-protect-marriage-equality-angering-anti-equality-activists/ Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:00:22 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=11782 In the wake of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ call for the Supreme Court to review its “demonstrably erroneous” marriage equality ruling, the U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to enshrine marriage rights for same-sex and interracial couples in federal law. Anti-equality activists and leaders fumed that 47 Republicans joined House Democrats to support the Respect for Marriage Act. […]

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