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Does Big Dark Money buy elections?
Like a multitude of us, I’ve been worrying about this since Citizens United. But as I worked on How I Learned The Facts of Life, I picked up enough solid info so that I found myself backing away from what … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Government, How I Learned The Facts of Life, Impeachment, Koch Bros Final Solution to Democracy, political campaigns, Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged American Prospect, Big Dark Money, Citizens United, Joe Manchin, Karen Bass, Koch Machine, Neil Gorsuch, Neu Wannsee Conference
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Hey, what’s new(s)?
It’s dismaying to read so many comments by hyper-smart people, some of them specialists in analyzing the news media, criticizing, even screaming over, how news media report…the news. Headlines are a particular source of their irritation. Given the very few … Continue reading
Posted in Government, How I Learned The Facts of Life, Politics, The Facts of Life, War on Ukraine
Tagged Christopher Caldwell, factual information, Helene Cooper, MAGA, New York Times, newspapers, Russian Military, Ukraine
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I know I’m ignorant but am I wrong re Twitter?
(Warning: Parts of this piece of writing may ascend into sarcasm. Some people don’t like sarcasm while a bunch of us can’t help ourselves. We love it.) At times like this, I must contemplate how deep or shallow is my … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, How I Learned The Facts of Life, Politics, Propaganda, The Facts of Life, The filthy rich, Trumpism
Tagged "libertarian", computer mouse, Daily News, Elon Musk, Freedom of speech, New York Times, paranoia, sociopaths, Trump, Twitter, Washington Post
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