Counterpunch published an excellent piece earlier today by Jason Hirthler titled: Sorry, Not Sorry: Neither the Media Nor Their Owners are Going to Change. Here are my favorite excerpts: The leftist heretic and popular scourge of religion Christopher Hitchens wrote in his superb Bill Clinton takedown, No One Left to Lie To, that the essence of American politics is … Read more
We’re shut out now. There hasn’t been an op-ed in The New York Times or Washington Post editorial pages arguing that the United States is at least equally to blame for this new Cold War crisis. They simply will not accept those articles…So this is the problem. In a democracy we fight through discourse. If … Read more
Let me start this post by reiterating my view that a Trump Presidency carries various undeniable risks. Specifically, his stated views on civil liberties as well as a recent embrace of Wall Street, leaves much to be desired. That said, if you want to effectively push back against the real risks Trump presents, it’s important you live in reality. … Read more
On Monday, Markos “kos” Moulitsas, founder of the highly trafficked Daily Kos website penned an article that many have found deeply offensive titled, Be Happy for Coal Miners Losing Their Health Insurance. They’re Getting Exactly What They Voted for. Here’s some of what he wrote: Hillary Clinton won the election, but a system designed to let a powerful … Read more
I spent much of the morning ranting on Twitter about a group of people (largely comprised of Hillary Clinton cultists), who I refer to as the “fake left.” Before I show you today’s video, I want you to take a look at some of these tweets in order to gain some context. Stop calling them … Read more
In its recent hysterical tirades against the ambiguous plaque of ‘fake news,’ mainstream media outlets are engaged in a well known psychological practice known as projection. Here’s a quick description of Psychological Projection: Psychological projection is a theory in psychology in which humans defend themselves against their own unconscious impulses or qualities (both positive and negative) by denying their existence … Read more
The current controversy is different. Many people in Washington are irate over Wikileaks — not because the email were untrue but because they proved what many had long suspected . . . that Washington is a highly corrupt place full of truly despicable people. For people who make their living on controlling media and information, … Read more
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win. – Sun Tzu, The Art of War The ongoing battle between independent, alternative media and legacy corporate-government sponsored propaganda media is in full swing following Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 election. While I’m no … Read more
The European Commission looked into whether the tech giants were meeting a pledge to remove hate speech within 24 hours of it being reported. Only 40% of reports of hate speech are being removed within a day, it found. The pledge was made in May when the firms signed up to a “code of conduct” brokered by … Read more
I know this is a couple of days old, but bear with me. CNN reports: President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Elaine Chao, the former labor secretary and wife of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, to be his choice for transportation secretary, an official briefed on the matter told CNN on Tuesday. Chao served as secretary … Read more