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Everyone is right to be furious over this NYT headline
Here’s the headline and the equally skiddy sub-head: Jan. 6 Hearings Give Democrats a Chance to Recast Midterm Message With their majority at stake, Democrats plan to use the six high-profile hearings to refocus voters’ attention on Republicans’ role in … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order, Politics, Propaganda, The Facts of Life, voting rights
Tagged Annie Karni, Baltimore Sun, GOP, Hakeen Jeffries, January 6 hearings, Luke Broadwater, New York Times, Politico, Sean Patrick Maloney
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Texas. It’s always Texas. So why is there some good news out there?
Today, Mimi Swartz, the estimable Texas journalist, published an incisive opinion piece in the Times. She lays out the surreal realities of Texas politics and politicians, the reason why I find myself frequently muttering, “Texas. It’s always Texas.” For me, … Continue reading
Posted in Good Things Happening, Government, political campaigns, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, voting rights
Tagged GOP, Greg Abbott, MAGA, Mimi Swartz, New York Times, Texas, tyranny of the minority
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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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