2000

2000-01-01 Trump frequently uses demeaning nicknames and banter to degrade his opponents.

2000-01-01 Trump said Epstein had “stolen” one of his spa employees; Virginia Giuffre would have been 16 at the time.

2000-01-01 Larry Elder wrote, “Women know less than men about political issues, economics, and current events”.

2001

2001-01-01 Stephen Miller reportedly called into Larry Elder’s radio show while in high school. Larry Elder referred to Trump sexual assault allegations as “child’s play”, wrote that women knew less about politics than men, and claimed systemic racism was lie.

2001-01-01 Trump helped Melania Trump obtain an Einstein Visa to enter the United States. This type of Visa is generally reserved for individuals with extraordinary ability in science, art, education, business or athletics requiring sustained national or international acclaim.

2001-01-01 Stephen Miller invited David Horowitz to speak at his high school and started a group called “Horowitz’s Students for Academic Freedom”.

2000-11-07 George Bush lost the national popular vote to Al Gore, but he won because he secured 271 electoral votes to Gore’s 266.

2001-09-09 Republicans restricted federal funding for STEM cell research, limiting life-changing possibilities for regenerative medicine and destroying the path to curing things like Parkinson’s, diabetes, and heart failure.

2001-09-04 Then, in 2001, Larry Elder published “Ten Things You Can’t Say in America” where he wrote, “Smart women simply overlook some boorish behavior by men. Off-color jokes and stupid remarks may be irritating, but a smart woman deals with this”.

2001-09-11 On 9/11, Trump remarked that 40 Wall St. would now be the tallest building.

2001-09-11 The World Trade Center towers were struck by aircraft. Bin Laden saw the US as the protector of Israel, the guarantor of the Saudi monarchy, and the occupier of Islamic holy lands by way of military bases.

2001-09-11 Alex Jones decried that 9/11 was a “false flag”.

2001-10-01 Iran helped the US locate the Taliban.

2002

2002-01-29 Bush called Iran the Axis of Evil during a speech.

2002-03-27 Stephen Miller wrote an article in the Santa Monica Lookout, “I suppose then that our country would have been better off if our soldiers never killed anyone, and we watched as our nation was obliterated by the evil in the world, as we sung songs of peace and love. Or, better yet, we could have lived with the Indians, learning how to finger paint and make tepees”. He also ranted about his school translating documents into Spanish or giving attention to Mexican holidays.

2003

2003-01-01 This is the year the Epstein birthday book was compiled, including a letter from Trump of a naked woman’s outline and the following, “Voice Over – There must be more to live than having everything. Donald – Yes, there is, but I won’t tell you what it is. Jeffrey – Nor will I, since I also know what it is. Donald – We have certain things in common, Jeffrey. Jeffrey – Yes, we do, come to think of it. Donald – Enigmas never age, have you noticed that? Jeffrey – As a matter of fact, it was clear to me the last time I saw you. Donald – A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday – and may every day be another wonderful secret”.

2003-01-01 Janet Porter founded the conservative Christian ministry Faith 2 Action, which was classified as a hate group in 2018. She authored HB493 Ohio “Heartbeat Bill”, claimed gay marriage caused Noah’s floods, and was the director of the Center for Reclaiming America which is a far-right organization bent on returning society to a “biblical worldview”.

2003-04-09 The collapse of the Iraqi state facilitated the rise of groups like ISIS and Al Qaeda.

2003-05-06 Palantir was founded by Peter Thiel after 9/11 for defense intelligence. Critics warned that its surveillance and AI capabilities could enable predictive policing, warfare, and civilian targeting. In 2025, the DOD added a $113M contract to Palantir’s existing $795M contracts, while ICE paid $30M for immigrant tracking tools.

2004

2004-10-28 The Center for Public Integrity reported that more than 95% of Sinclair Broadcasting Group’s contributions go to Republicans.

2005

2005-01-01 RFK Jr. published, “Deadly Immunity”, claiming government health agencies colluded with big pharma to hide the dangers of vaccines.

2005

2005-01-01 A seven-part series of conspiracy-theory films about 9/11 called Loose Change was released.

2005-01-30 Evangelical Christian Nationalist and political activist David Barton was named by Time Magazine in 2005 as one of the nations “25 Most Influential Evangelicals”. He believes the separation of church and state is a myth, is a founder of WallBuilders, and is an author.

2005-12-06 Stephen Miller published “Attack of the Secularist Scrooges” in The Duke Chronicle, promoting the “war on Christmas” narrative.

2006

2006-01-01 The lobbyist group Christians United for Israel was founded and would become a very powerful force in American government, promoting pro-Israel including advancement in Israel’s interests.

2006-04-01 A research study found that Republicans gain points in districts that broadcast Fox News.

2006-06-28 Courts ruled that States can redistrict as many times as they want (see Leage of United Latin American Citizens v Perry, Governor of Texas).

2006-10-10 Stephen Miller wrote in the Duke Chronicle, “Affirmative action places a false and pernicious label on every black person in our country as being part of a special class of people needing special assistance. It advances students beyond their levels of academic preparation and, in condescendingly lowering the bar for millions of people, so too lowers motivation and achievement”.

2006-10-10 Stephen Miller wrote, “Women’s Studies…seems to be an effort to indoctrinate students in radical feminism”. He wrote a lot of racist stuff too.

2007

2007-01-01 Stephen Miller accused universities of censorship because they refused to run an ad that claimed “Muslims have problems living peacefully with their neighbors”.

2007-02-25 In a Duke Chronicle article, Stephen Miller wrote “..majority of whites in America are not racist…” and cited two rape cases, suggesting the white assailant was victim to a “witch hunt” while the Black assailant somehow received preferential treatment.

2007-03-01 According to the book “Hatemonger”, Stephen Miller organized an immigration debate with Richard Spencer, who became a well-known white nationalist and invited editor of VDARE.com Peter Brimelow.

2007-05-01 Trump launched his own Trump Steaks.

2008

2008-01-01 Many people don’t know the Waze Navigation App was bought by Google but managed by a team in Israel where they monitor US traffic and record personal data. According to Terms and Services, If customers file complaints or sue they must travel to Tel Aviv to handle cases.

2008-01-01 Trump pushed the “birther” conspiracy about Obama, claiming he was ineligible to run for presidency.

2008-03-11 Democrat Geraldine Ferraro was interviewed on the Daily Breeze (Torrance CA) and stated, “If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman (of any color) he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept”.

2008-07-01 Justice Samuel Alito – the person who helped overturn Roe v. Wade – took luxury fishing trips with GOP mega donors Leonard Leo and Paul Singer. Alito wrote an opinion article in the Wall Street Journal claiming ProPublica misleads its readers and that he didn’t have to report on the luxury trip. After the trip, Alito did not recuse himself from a case before the Supreme Court involving Paul Singer, or from a 2023 tax case involving an attorney who interviewed him for articles in the Wall Street Journal. It wasn’t until 2026 when Alito did recuse himself from an oil industry case due to a discovered conflict with his ConocoPhillips stock.

2008-08-24 Three white supremacists attempted to assassinate Obama. The alleged motive was a belief that an African American should not be elected President.

2008-10-27 Two white supremacists were arrested after plotting to murder Obama and then carry out a racially motivated killing spree.

2009

2009-01-01 Linda McMahon holds limited credentials in education. She only served one year on the Connecticut Board of Education and holds a degree in French.

2009-02-23 “Buy when there’s blood in the streets, even if the blood is your own”.

2009-03-13 A study showed that income inequality is directly related to health and social problems, but more importantly that the wider the inequality gap in the country, the more likely those health problems reach the wealthy. Inequality doesn’t just hurt the people at the bottom; it degrades the entire system.

2009-04-13 Peter Thiel wrote in The Education of a Libertarian that expanded welfare and women’s suffrage made “capitalist democracy” an oxymoron, adding that he no longer believed “freedom and democracy are compatible.”

2009-05-29 Trump supporter, podcaster, and pastor Shane Vaughn was arrested on bank and insurance fraud.

2009-05-30 In 2009 Republicans lost their minds when the Obamas attended a Broadway play.