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Reg,

Since inflationary monetary policy of the 5-year COVID-19 era have skyrocketed the price of eggs and the crunchy fetish for free range chicken has made them at risk for avian flu and RFK JR’s anti-vaxism puts them more at risk, this is a very timely but timeless video…if we are to have The Chicken of…[Read more]

Thanks, Reg!!

Have a great week!

Due to work getting in the way of life, today’s post is curtailed.

Robert: The country is chock full of “single issue” voters who align with one party or the other. I do not agree that hating Jews or supporting Hamas is “liberal” or “left”.

Classical liberalism. Agreed. Classical liberals i think are more apt to see a thing for what it is. They will be aghast at the sex slavery, FGM, absence of rights for…[Read more]

The country is chock full of “single issue” voters who align with one party or the other. I do not agree that hating Jews or supporting Hamas is “liberal” or “left”.

White Christian Nationals despise Jews. Israel is just a necessary piece of the prophecy that brings their Jeebus back. If Israel goes away without the rapture, so does the whole…[Read more]

I think i’ve made it clear how antiprogressive/far left i am. I can’t speak as intelligently on issues like DEI and wokeness. The Jew hating religion on other hand i am more than a little conversant.

Recently Gazans have at thier peril begun to protest in numbers against Hamas. Incidentally they have also called out Al Jazeera which is not…[Read more]

PopeBeanie,

That article emphasizes more than once, I’m paraphrasing, that “meaningful speech” requires payment of money in order to be heard, e.g. via media. No mention of the contra-coralary is made, of course, that by definition, this means that smaller money efforts automatically lose to bigger money efforts to exercise free speec…

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TheEncogitationer wrote:
[…]Citizens United was defending anyone’s right to express themselves via donations.

What It Takes to Speak Freely: A Defense of Citizens United Written By Eli Solomon https://hulr.org/fall-2024/what-it-takes-to-speak-freely-a-defense-of-citizens-united

That article emphasizes more than once, I’m paraphrasing, that “…[Read more]

Jake,

I take it you mean Jason Stanley from the other thread. Academia and NPR/CPB are just self-sabotagiing. You don’t even have to be Trump or MAGA to either help them along or enjoy it,

Trump and MAGA are also self-sabotaging with Signalgate. Except for the fact that Islamofascists, Russia, and Red China could be getting intel, this would…[Read more]

Enco,

I wasn’t going to bother responding to the ideologue. Just one more instance in which an ideologue is utterly blind to his ideology.

But he is a self-proclaimed patriot. Patriots high tail it out of the country
to Toronto when things get dicey. Right? I am good with him finding a home on the moon. I am gonna kill the fucking baar today.

Robert,

You do know that the biggest opponents of Citizens United v. The Federal Elections Commission were all corporations in the mainstrem media like The New York Timees, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Corporation for Public Brodcasting? And that the ruling sure didn’t make opposing politcians choosy about donations?

And you do know…[Read more]

Well, we allow billionaires who own mass media channels and social media websites to contribute hundreds of millions to political candidates.

Go ahead and tell me about “free” speech. What a crock of bullshit. Speech is not free…it is for sale and is owned by billionaires.

Having professional, educated people who are experts in their areas and…[Read more]

Robert,

The Big Lie didn’t start in 2015, nor did “Alternative Facts” start with Kellyanne Conway.

Basically, MAGA just looked at the Postmodern/Critical Theory/Identitarian students who’ve spent 60 years repeating: “Hey!-Hey! Ho!-Ho! Western Civ Has Got To Go!” and telling of “My Truth! His Truth! Her Truth!” and MAGA replied:

“Hold my…[Read more]

Jake,

When did Hannibal diversify into Davy Crockett’s territory of killin’ bar?

Reg,

The problems with news media started with the loss of local newspapers. . Many areas had 2 or more regular papers with opposing views. Local reporters kept local politicians and officials in check. In the last 20 years most of these have fallen victim to the mega corporations and local politicians “get away with more”. These “news deser…

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TheEncogitationer wrote:
Robert,

If you think any of that (some that were honest mistakes) even compares to today’s Fox news or Newmax, you are nuts. They tell more lies a day than the multi-decade events you posted. Just look at our president, what an honest guy…literally controlling the chicken-shit media, suing the crap out of them. No, you…

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The problems with news media started with the loss of local newspapers. . Many areas had 2 or more regular papers with opposing views. Local reporters kept local politicians and officials in check. In the last 20 years most of these have fallen victim to the mega corporations and local politicians “get away with more”. These “news deserts” were…[Read more]

Robert,

If you think any of that (some that were honest mistakes) even compares to today’s Fox news or Newmax, you are nuts. They tell more lies a day than the multi-decade events you posted. Just look at our president, what an honest guy…literally controlling the chicken-shit media, suing the crap out of them. No, you are dead wrong.

I nev…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:
Robert,

I remember the days when TV news agencies were not hype-driven profit centers. Newspaper reporting was serious business, and reliable sources were a requirement. Retractions were printed if mistakes were made. It’s almost like people had…….what’s that word…..it’s been so long…..Oh yes, “integrity”.…

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