Alberta Premier Danielle Smith kisses the ring again The Canadian media are reporting that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has made the journey to Mar-A-Lago to meet with Donald Trump in advance of his assumption of the Presidency next week. From the CTV coverage: Smith posted an update on social media Sunday, including photos of herself with Trump and Dragon’s Den star Kevin O’Leary. “We had… Read More
Meta to Drop Fact-Checking Program Because It’s ‘Too Politically Biased’ Variety is reporting that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and others, is dropping fact checking because it is allegedly too politically biased. Of course we’ve all heard the expression that the truth has a liberal bias. I am not sure that’s true so much as conservatism, and especially fascism, has a falsehood bias.… Read More
Jeff Bezos nixes cartoon depicting his pre-emptive obedience Jeff Bezos is not laughing after a cartoon slated for print in his own newspaper depicted him pre-emptively kowtowing to Donald Trump. Bezos owns the Washington Post, so he didn’t take kindly when his own editorial cartoonist depicted him being owned by Donald Trump. The cartoon, by long-time Washington Post editorial cartoonist, Ann Telnaes, shows… Read More
Trump sues the Des Moines Register Donald Trump has put his sights on yet another media outlet. In his efforts to suppress any media coverage that could be be seen in any way as oppositional, he has put forth a lawsuit against newspaper The Des Moines Register. The suit also targets parent company Gannett and pollster Ann Selzer. Of all things,… Read More
Now CBC news joins the obedience brigade I was listening to the top of the hour news on Canadian broadcast outlet CBC on Saturday, and was disturbed enough by something I heard that I had to go back and check it again. CBC reporter Michelle Song was telling a story about how India has accused a number of Canadian colleges and universities… Read More
Cardinal Dolan of New York to give inauguration opening prayer Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York will be delivering the opening prayer at Donald Trump’s second inauguration. Dolan painted a picture of a man who has rediscovered his faith and “takes [it] seriously, despite not being known for any kind of regular church attendance, or even being able to recount… Read More
Fetterman thinks he’s being the better man Sen. John Fetterman (D) minimized the threat of fascism with the coming 2nd presidential term of Donald Trump. I think we all wish we could embrace the values of “country first” and supporting the office of the President regardless of party affiliation again. But when the president-elect has demonstrated very plainly that he himself has… Read More
Sanders: Oligarchy is Here Senator Bernie Sanders discusses how Elon Musk threatened Republican Congressmembers into voting against an important healthcare bill.… Read More
Et Tu, Canada? From the BBC’s reporting today, it sounds like Canada is now giving Trump what he wants. From the BBC’s coverage: Canada has promised to implement a set of sweeping new security measures along the country’s US border, including strengthened surveillance and a joint “strike force” to target transnational organised crime. Announcing details of the plan,… Read More
Electoral-Vote.com Calls Out Premature Obedience From electoral-vote.com: Sometimes Trump doesn’t even have to threaten a lawsuit to get the media to fawn over him. Publications sometimes comply in advance voluntarily, consider The Wall Street Journal. It is owned by Rupert Murdoch, but was always an independent conservative voice. In the past, though, it had some integrity. It took positions that it thought were… Read More