Compared: List of 20
A younger Trump, according to his first wife’s divorce filings, kept and studied a book translating and annotating Adolf Hitler’s pre-World War II speeches in a locked bedside cabinet. (more…)
Felon and Flakes and Fairy Tales, Oh My
Far-right Republican Congressman Mike Johnson, who is Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and second in line to the Presidency, is at it again in his role as Supreme Lackey, conveniently…
Narcissist Unhinged
Former occupant of the Oval Office who got booted out in 2020 said the civilian Medal of Freedom, like the one he gave to a billionaire donor, is better than the Medal…
Fact Checks, Ain’t They Somethin’
~ Can't Ya Just Be Happy For The Released and Their Families ~ Upon learning of the Biden Administration’s role in the ‘historic’ prisoner swap with Russia, which included, among 16 released…
It Was A Comedy Routine, Right?
Greene Compares Trump To Jesus WTF! Now, I'm not a religious person. Not a practicing any religion. If religious beliefs work for you, great. Not my business; until, of course, your belief…
The Pathetic Pathogen
Inside and Outside The Courtroom Fragile Little Manlet Reads Articles Praising Him Outside Courtroom From Crooks And Liars: The Twice-Impeached One stood outside the courtroom to read sections of praise-worthy articles.…
IS SCOTUS LISTENING TO THE ALARMS
The former President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump, lives in an otherworldly fantasy where he was King or at least Authoritarian Fuhrer while in office (2016-2020), which would…
Stunning. Disheartening. Dangerous.
••• A Story in Words and Images A stunning report by Thor Benson, staff writer at CommonDreams.org, reveals an absolute threat to the future of U.S. Democracy. Safe to say the piece…
Hey Dems, Look, There’s A Hole In The Wall. Save US.
Take The Traitors At Their Word(s). Go At Them Hard, Or They Will Find A Way To Close That Hole. To Trump, Johnson and the rest of the Republican traitors and…
Intel Leaks, With Death and Destruction
~ via Newsweek 2023/10/09 ~ Donald Trump’s Israel Intel Leak Under Scrutiny After Hamas Attack Donald Trump’s sharing of alleged classified intelligence to Russian officials in the White House has come under…
8 Cowards Plus 1 Disgusting Human Being
Well, they had their first gathering on a TV stage. Eight Republican candidates hoping for a shot at the nomination to be president of the United States of America. And they all…
Contrasting Views of America
The NATO Summit, Five Years After the US Was Embarrassed in Front of The Whole World The lines built steadily in the hours before Biden was set to take the stage at…
A First in U.S. History
The Indictment of a former President of the United States of America. Should the nation be celebrating this first? Only if We The People believe in the constitutional principles of U.S. justice;…
Lies, Tapes, and Cowardice
A Day In The Life of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz Hear Ted Cruz caught on tape plotting ‘step two’ of Jan. 6 Coup What we know about Ted Cruz and Fox…
Decisions. Decisions. GOP Choice, Charlatan or Genuine Fanatic!
GOP Crossroad – Choosing Their Führer Example in detail: via CrooksAndLiars.com Republican mega-donor Thomas Peterffy told the Financial Times that he, and a "bunch of friends," are pausing plans to fund…
It’s Not Me. It’s Them! So Give Me Your Money. UPDATED
UPDATED: 2023.04.04 Trump's campaign sent a fundraising email Tuesday morning with a note from the former president calling America "a Marxist Third World country that CRIMINALIZES dissent and IMPRISONS its political opposition."…
No, You Are Not
Donald Trump Indicted by Grand Jury Ex-president is expected to appear for his arraignment on Tuesday where he will be fingerprinted, photographed and processed for arrest
Emergency Call
Journalists in Ukraine Need Help
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Those who cover the frontlines need first aid kits, medical supplies, flak jackets, helmets. Those trapped in towns and cities under fire need safe passage, relocation and humanitarian assistance.
More at International Federation of Journalists.
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Journalists in Gaza need your help. Here’s how:
International Media Support (IMS), the Danish-based media development organisation, is collecting donations for:
- Food, clothes, blankets and other utilities for journalists and their families
- Safety equipment and gear for journalists, such as press vests, helmets, cell phones and cameras.
- Psychosocial support for journalists
- Ongoing support to keep as many media outlets as possible operating.
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THE TRACKER
Freedom of the Press Foundation
Court says First Amendment means less free speech
[WHAAAAT ?!?!?!?]
If it sounds backward to use the First Amendment to undermine a law meant to protect free speech, that’s because it is.
Yet that’s just what a federal court of appeals did in a recent decision on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act — the federal law that shields online services from legal liability for posts made by their users.
We explain on our website how the court’s nonsensical decision threatens online freedom of speech by journalists and everyone else.
Jobs & Events
Opportunity for Young Journalists
Rising D.C. reporters can apply for a yearlong reporting fellowship. The National Press Foundation is accepting applications for the 2025 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship.
Fellows will learn more about the White House, the Pentagon, the Supreme Court, the Capitol and other key Washington institutions. They’ll review politics and policy with regulators, lawmakers, experts and the best reporters in the business.
To apply, submit two recent work samples, a letter of support from an editor or supervisor and a brief autobiography. Application Deadline is Dec. 2
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Color Of Change, in partnership with the National Education Association, invites you to watch “Educating for Equity: Brown v Board of Education 70 Years Later,” a short video featuring a range of young and older thought leaders talking about the groundbreaking case and the challenges facing our public education system today. Participants discuss what we need to do to protect education moving forward.
Issues
The Reading List
Lie Machines
How to Save Democracy from Troll Armies, Deceitful Robots, Junk News Operations, and Political Operatives
by Philip N. Howard
Lie Machines is full of behind-the-scenes stories from the world’s biggest and most damagingly successful misinformation initiatives.
Howard, not only shows how these campaigns evolved from older propaganda operations but also exposes their new powers, gives us insight into their effectiveness, and explains how to shut them down. Howard is a sociologist and communication researcher who studies the impact of information technologies on democracy and social inequality. Book Here:
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The ReMindEr
Speakables
The New Normal? ~ The first tool of authoritarian regimes is always informational control—both in the gathering of information on the public through surveillance and the filtration of information to the public through owned media. In its early days, the Internet seemed to pose a challenge to authoritarian regimes, but with the advent of social media, we are watching the construction of architectures that fulfill the needs of every authoritarian regime: surveillance and information control. Authoritarian movements are possible only when the general public becomes habituated to—and numbed by—a new normal. Christopher Wylie.
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What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer: a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless; your denunciations of tyrants, brass fronted impudence; your shouts of liberty and equality, hollow mockery; your prayers and hymns, your sermons and thanksgivings, with all your religious parade, and solemnity, are, to him, mere bombast, fraud, deception, impiety, and hypocrisy — a thin veil to cover up crimes which would disgrace a nation of savages. ‘What to a slave is the 4th of July’. 1852. Frederick Douglass.
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The First ~ Jessie Tarbox Beals (1870 – 1942)
The first published female photo-journalist in the United States and the first female night photographer. She is best known for her freelance news photographs, particularly of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, and portraits of places such as Bohemian Greenwich Village. Her trademarks were her self-described “ability to hustle” and her tenacity in overcoming gender barriers in her profession.
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Repeat After Me
And it gets you elected
