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Tucker Carlson’s firing from Fox News was a victory in the fight for sanity and the struggle against fascist politics and white supremacy. Still, questions remain about why Carlson was cut loose from the network in relation to the Dominion Voting Systems legal settlement. We know Carlson was at the forefront of fueling “Big Lie” election propaganda, resulting in the massive $788 million legal settlement between Fox and Dominion. But as The New York Times reports, Carlson’s own private use of misogynistic slurs, and efforts to keep them out of the public view, may have played a major role in his dismissal. More

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This content originally appeared on CounterPunch.org and was authored by Anthony DiMaggio.

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