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Have the news media been corrupted and diminished?
It’s a crucial move for aspiring despots. They can fill the street with troops and terrify vulnerable people, but in order to dominate and control facts, news, thoughts and opinions, i.e., reality, they must shut down the rambunctious Fourth Estate. … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Culture, Fascism, Government, How I Learned The Facts of Life, Immigration, Journalism, Lawyers, News media, police violence, Propaganda, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged "Is he dead yet?", BlueSky, Daily News, ICE, Immodium, New York Times, Pepto Bismol, ProPublica, reading newspapers, The New Yorker, totalitarianism, Trump
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Who is digging up the deep dirt on Trump?
My experience with the news-driven media platform Bluesky (the blessed free refuge from TAFKAT*) has been revealing in a number of ways, the most significant of which is how much actual news I’ve been getting. Sure, there are plenty of … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Journalism, News media, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged Ars Technica, Associated Press, BlueSky, Daily News, Democracy Dockets, Financial Times, Mississippi Free Press, Mother Jones, New York Times, ProPublica, Raw Story, Reuters, Rolling Stone, TAFKAT, Tennessee Holler, the Guardian, The Independent, the Onion, Wired
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Any good things to pick up on? Yes. There are.
My optimism didn’t pan out, did it? But the good thing involves that quasi-religious-Jewish ritual, Kinahora phuh phuh phuh, a Yiddish invocation for warding off The Evil Eye. Reminder: As soon as somebody remarks on a good or hopeful upcoming … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, DOJ, Fascism, Good Things Happening, Government, Human rights, Immigration, Journalism, Judiciary, Kamala, Lawyers, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, voting and voting rights, War on women
Tagged "We Used To Have Money Now We Have You", ACLU, Brennan Center, Claremont Avenue, Claremont Hall, Corey Richardson, Gavin Newsom, kinahora poo poo poo, Morningside Heights, Planned Parenthood, ProPublica, Riverside Church, TAFKAT, the Evil Eye, toasted bialy, Union Theological Seminary, V8 juice
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