Out of the Mouths of Bayes: An AI Primer on Media Appeasement in the Early Stages of Hitler’s Rise to Power OP: I am noticing that since Trump won the election that major media outlets are pivoting to be in line with him. Did this happen with German media when Hitler came to power? ChatGPT said: The dynamic between media and political power can vary greatly depending on the historical, cultural, and institutional context. Comparing the… Read More
Fetterman Minimizes Trump’s Fascist Threat After saying that fellow Democrats need to “stop freaking out” about Donald Trump’s fascist designs for the presidency, John Fetterman is now suggesting that Trump should be pardoned. It would seem that Fetterman is the first Democrat in Congress to appease Trump.… Read More
Op-Ed Writer Harry Litman Resigns from the Los Angeles Times Harry Litman chose to step down as Op-Ed contributor at the Los Angeles Times a few days ago. He cited the paper’s decision to not endorse any candidate and owner Patrick Soon-Shiong‘s pressure to shift towards more sympathetic coverage of Trump, despite outward objections by staff. Litman claimed this also led to the resignations of… Read More
Justin Trudeau is the first world leader to kiss the ring. But did his meeting break US law? Justin Trudeau opted to meet with President-Elect Trump before inauguration. Is this precedented? And does this violate the Logan Act, which prohibits private citizens from engaging in talks or negotiations with foreign governments without the permission of the US government. Meanwhile, unsurprisingly, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says he was denied a meeting with Trump, with… Read More
Trump intends to do an end-run around the Legislative Branch. Will a Republican-majority Congress allow him? Rachel Maddow warned that one of the trajectories on the transition from democracy to tyranny would be the “hollowing out” of Congress. The implied threat would be a concentration of power under the Executive Branch. For comparison, she noted, “There’s a reason actions of the Russian Duma never make news.” Could the powers of the… Read More
Washington Post: Biden should pardon Trump Marc Thiessen and Danielle Pletka of the Washington Post make the case why President Biden should pardon Donald Trump.… Read More
Politico: Can Trump Be the New Reagan? Politico normalizes Donald Trump, painting a picture of a second-term president that has more credibility on the world stage this time around.… Read More
SNL Post-Election Cold Open For the first episode of Saturday Night Live since the 2024 Election, the cast opened with an address that began with a serious tone about Trump’s attempt to forcibly overturn the 2020 Election results and his desire for vengeance against his political enemies. But they quickly pivoted to a joking-not-joking appeasement bit, where they introduced… Read More
Rachel Maddow warns of the 5 fronts in the transition to a “tin pot tyranny” On election night, Maddow gave an impassioned missive about the transition from democracy to tyranny, and what that looks like. She also conjured up visions of the American people rising up in resistance, but gave little sense of how that would manifest. Nonetheless, she shared important lessons from history where other nations pivoted from a… Read More
NY Times Opinion Column Warns: BELIEVE HIM In a last ditch plea to the American electorate just prior to the election, the New York Times makes a splash by concisely stating the dangers of a second Donald Trump presidency in a full-page spread with large font.… Read More