What are we to make of this series of stories? Headlines: “Trump Wanted Tenfold Increase in Nuclear Arsenal, Surprising Military” [an NBC story] “Trump suggests challenging NBC’s broadcast license.” [from Politico] “‘I Hate Everyone in the White House!’: Trump Seethes … Continue reading →
Even though I’ve twice said that the Weinstein story fills me with a sense of exhaustion, I’m writing about it at least one more time—not because of Weinstein himself, but because of how much his tale says about the use … Continue reading →
In my earlier post about Harvey Weinstein, I wrote: I must admit this story fills me with a feeling of exhaustion. I guess I always assumed that Hollywood was rife with the kind of behavior of which Weinstein is accused, … Continue reading →
I haven’t reported on the rumors about Tillerson dissing Trump because, quite frankly, at this point I automatically tune such news out as gossip coupled with propaganda until it’s authenticated. That means I have about fifty major “news” articles a … Continue reading →
The MSM can hope for a Trump Katrina equivalent, can’t it? It can also try its level best to create one. There have been no shortages of natural disasters this year, after all. Maybe Puerto Rico will be the charm: … Continue reading →
Of course the majority of people would disapprove. One huge reason is that coverage of the bill has been uniformly negative since it was proposed. Yes, there have been a few relatively positive articles as well (I discuss them here … Continue reading →
It’s been reported that a great many Trump supporters, angered by his supposed DACA deal, have taken to burning their “Make America Great Again” hats. No doubt the MSM are happy as clams over this. I have noticed several types … Continue reading →
In the Trump era it’s gotten even more difficult to write about the news, for the simple reason that for the most part I distrust all prognostications and rumors, both of which have come to take up a larger and … Continue reading →
Sarah Palin’s defamation suit against the NY Times has been thrown out of court: This is a case where the NY Times Editorial author James Bennet claimed to be so ignorant, so uninterested in doing any research, and so oblivious … Continue reading →
Take a look at the headlines: “Black-clad antifa attack peaceful right-wing demonstrators in Berkeley,” and “Black-clad anarchists swarm anti-hate rally in California.” The first is from the WaPo and the second the AP; the first is more critical of Antifa … Continue reading →
All too predictably, there’s a call in the NY Times for the ACLU to “rethink” its support of freedom of speech for Nazis. It’s from a lawyer named K-Sue Park, who works as “a housing attorney and the Critical Race … Continue reading →
If you read the news at all, you noticed the explosion of the meme, but here’s are some examples. If you want to know what Trump actually said, take a look [emphasis mine]: OK. Good. Are we going to take … Continue reading →