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MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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On Thursday, more than 100 newspapers will publish editorials decrying Trump's anti-press rhetoric. The # of participating papers keeps growing. Here's my full story https://t.co/OAGkQqtzTp
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) August 11, 2018
The intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow has precedent
— Hanna Notte (@HannaNotte) February 29, 2024
Russia's hosted such meetings in the past, most recently Feb 2019
Russia has long lamented the US' "monopolization" of the peace process & tried to carve out a niche for itself: mediating among the disunited Palestinians/2
Here's what I told them: https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force https://t.co/pCoDg05irX
— Gareth Harris (@garethharr) December 28, 2023
Location: U.S. Embassy and residential compounds
Events: Heavy gunfire is occuring around the area of the U.S. Embassy and residential compounds adjacent to the Trutier area of Tabarre. All Embassy personnel have been instructed to remain indoors and shelter-in-place until further notice. All others should avoid the area.
Actions to take:
- Avoid the area;
- Avoid demonstrations and any large gatherings of people;
- Do not attempt to drive through roadblocks; and
- If you encounter a roadblock, turn around and get to a safe area.
By The Editorial Board @ Bloomberg.com, December 8, 2023
A mass expulsion of Afghan migrants could destabilize the region and fuel radicalization. The West should pressure Islamabad to change course.
All eyes on #Chad right now
Chad has two internet trunks coming into the country: One from the Red Sea via Sudan; the other from Cameroon. Not possible for the totality of the country's internet network to be shut unless done centrally. A lot of rumors swirling; few facts. https://t.co/N6bDJZ2ixO
BREAKING: Three loss prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed, one of them has died from stab wounds, @PhillyPolice sources tell me. Police converged on the store as the three workers were rushed to Jefferson Hospital. pic.twitter.com/4U1eKycL4W
Former US Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba https://t.co/LDwo4ZJI1K
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 4, 2023
[Chapter I news is HERE, Oct. 7 til today]
You don’t get it.
— George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) December 2, 2023
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
It’s all about how for 75 years you have destroyed the future of generations of Palestinians, including my family.
My cousins in Arab countries are still not citizens - not even the… https://t.co/nv6anubGhc
Note 'Community Notes' attached to UNWRA's statement.
Imperialism for me but not for thee?
It's wild that Venezuela is now holding a vote on whether 2/3 of Guyana actually belongs to them! Analysts suggest that Modoru may want military action to pump up his sinking popularity.
Could we have a war in South America?!?
"The people who live in Essequibo are largely… pic.twitter.com/QvMEjkkgwy
The lack of a cohesive delegation has allowed attention-seeking lawmakers to act on their own.
McCarthy: “You have [Rep. Matt] Gaetz, who belongs in jail…”
Gaetz: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”https://t.co/LctPuz6Pcf
By Martinn Pengelly in Washington DC for TheGuardian.com, Nov. 30
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells Ryan Grim life in Congress ‘completely transformed’ after Democratic leader stepped down
"Both the AU and the intl community place more weight on whether elections are held than whether they are free and fair. Sanctions/expulsions occur when there is a coup but not necessarily when elections are rigged or if an “institutional coup” occurs." https://t.co/m9dNimJP0D
— Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) November 28, 2023
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Comments
Jack Shafer thinks it's a bad idea:
America’s Newspapers Just Played Right Into Trump’s Hands @ Politico.com, Aug. 14
by artappraiser on Wed, 08/15/2018 - 1:04am
Jack Shafer thinks income taxes are a bad idea, drug laws are a bad idea, gun laws are a bad idea, social security is a bad idea, along with any federal program to aid the poor or those with low income. Jacks Wiki page, Jack Shafer:
"I agree with the Libertarian Party platform: much smaller government, much lower taxes, an end to income redistribution, repeal of the drug laws, fewer gun laws, a dismantled welfare state, an end to corporate subsidies, First Amendment absolutism, a scaled-back warfare state. "
by NCD on Thu, 08/16/2018 - 5:10pm
lol! thanks, I didn't know all of that about him, I just knew about him as a commentator on journalistic issues
by artappraiser on Thu, 08/16/2018 - 6:35pm
In 3 minutes 80% of the not the usual regulars/well known,.... "opinion havers".... on the internet can often be discovered to be delusional wackanoodles with all sorts of crazy ideas and opinions.
Lulu had one last week, to a guy with an awesome sounding membership on the Task Force on the Americas.org...!! Posting at....drum roll....Counterpunch..!!
It was praising Maduro, blaming US. The Task Force turned out to be a bunch of lefties in California whose claim to Task Force fame was sending an old lady to Caracas in 2016 with bags of seeds for the poor to grow food on balconies to avoid starvation. They called it.... Seeds of Solidarity.
by NCD on Thu, 08/16/2018 - 6:57pm
Another great video by John Oliver on astroturfing.
https://slate.com/culture/2018/08/john-oliver-on-astroturfing-on-last-we...
by ocean-kat on Thu, 08/16/2018 - 8:28pm
Thanks, amazing, this was predicted by Orwell of course, The Ministry of Truth etc, except he didn't foresee capitalist oligarchs running things.
I like Elizabeth Warren's new ideas on making corporations legally responsible to workers and the community and nation, and requiring a 75% vote of shareholders/boards before any campaign money spent. Of course, the Roberts court would probably say any such plan is property siezure and unconstitutional.
by NCD on Thu, 08/16/2018 - 9:12pm
imo John Oliver is perhaps the greatest political satirist of our time. When ever I read a bizarre story like the Seeds of Solidarity I immediately think astroturfing. it's not always the case but pretty often that's what's happening.
Warren is coming up with a lot of good ideas like this. Novel solutions to problems we're facing that seem to bypass standard right left fights. I wonder if she's planning on running in 2012,
by ocean-kat on Thu, 08/16/2018 - 10:52pm
I have enjoyed Oliver's satire too. Maybe if I disagreed overall with his stand on some issue I could search for some single mistake in his presentation and claim it discredited everything he has said or might say in the future. Maybe I would even find a couple mistakes he had made. Here is an examination of an entire episode satirizing the Venezuelan government. It is funny. It is entertaining. It is satire. Is it accurate in its ridicule?
by A Guy Called LULU on Fri, 08/17/2018 - 6:43pm
Jay Rosen is simply "skeptical"
That said, it is interesting that he had a lot to say on Twitter about Sara Sanders press briefing today and after watching it, strongly reiterated his belief, originally stated right after Trump's inauguration, that media should "send the interns" to White House press briefings:
by artappraiser on Wed, 08/15/2018 - 1:13am
The White House press room is the closest thing in the US to Prime Minister's question time. And however ridiculous the latter is in theatricality and diversionary tactics and opportunism, it remains a half-decent expression of democracy and public accountability and debate. The US on the other hand has a press-flack deflecting a bunch of grandstanding attention-seekers. Presidents themselves are no longer expected to face hostile or skeptical questions at all, much less respond earnestly and respectfully. Nor ever explain or justify policy. Why send the interns? Just send whatever passing group of White House tourists if Sanders needs an audience to bounce her act off of.
by Obey on Thu, 08/16/2018 - 4:26pm
More than Jack Shafer and Jay Rosen, I'd like to hear what Artappraiser thinks about this situation
by Obey on Thu, 08/16/2018 - 4:29pm
But...Jack Shafer.....?
by NCD on Thu, 08/16/2018 - 5:11pm
I dunno precisely because: we have a troll in the office of president and he is unabashedly proud of his trolling skills! I still believe that the rule not to feed trolls works but that's only when they are pseudonymous commenters on the internet! When one has a Troll Uncle Rudy at the annual Thanksgiving dinner, that's a different, notoriously tough situation, precisely because he still feels free to troll even though he doesn't have the protection of anonymity. (I.E., he's an asshole.)
But when one has a troll occupying one of the most powerful offices in the world, it's vastly beyond my skill level to suggest anything. And the rules are being made up as we go along, what else can be done about it?
All that said, as first amendment fan (to the point of membership in PEN) I love being able to read and compare a lot of these essays, it's like the best competition evah with some of the best minds on topic. I don't know if it helps or hurts the immediate situation, but it's sure good for the history books.
by artappraiser on Thu, 08/16/2018 - 7:21pm
thinking back now to this May story about another fired "dog" who he didn't dare name call back with the dog thing, didn't call him a dog, just fired him, as if he didn't want to draw much attention
Rex Tillerson just majorly trolled Donald Trump by Chris Cizzilla @ CNN, May 16
An alpha thing is clearly involved as well. He feels free to troll beta males and women with name calling. But Tillerson called him a moron and he didn't name call back. Learned bully lessons long ago that you only pick on the weak? But it gets confusing because he's not that good of a judge about who is weak, he's often delusional about that?
Edit to add: he's real simplistic about who he thinks is weak. I.E., short guys like Sessions and Corker, he picks on them. Sooo not impressed with the idea of the NYTimes as the fourth estate. After all, back in the day, he liked using the NYPost Page Six gossip column for his own P.R. purposes and probably cackled in glee at the results. As if it mattered in the scheme of life...him, that's all that matters?
by artappraiser on Thu, 08/16/2018 - 7:48pm
NY Post joins outlets publishing anti-Trump editorials
By Justin Wise @ TheHill.com - 08/15/18 10:47 PM EDT
but as the story notes, they are also going to do the "both sides are doing it" and bash some Dems on the same thing, most notably Mayor DeBlasio, who really has been tinkering on the edge of first amendment issues with his constant screeds about them...some of those have been quite questionable, mho.
by artappraiser on Thu, 08/16/2018 - 1:44am
Yes, Virginia, it's frustrating having a troll for president and it's hard to decide what to do about it:
Hundreds of Newspapers Denounce Trump’s Press Attacks, Which Is Just What He Wants
By Adam K. Raymond @ NYMag.com, Aug. 16
by artappraiser on Thu, 08/16/2018 - 2:57pm
I would especially note the use of COLLUSION in all caps. Lately his technique strikes me like this: he projects like a 2 yr. old who has a lot of practice being caught at doing naughty things.
by artappraiser on Thu, 08/16/2018 - 3:01pm
After having a minute to think on the TrumpTweet retort, one thing that stands out: it's all about ratings to him. That is: good information has high ratings and monetary success. So what hurts him most is criticism from those who are "popular," though he won't admit it. So especially from something like a Murdoch media entity, a WSJ for the elites and a Fox News for the masses, that is what freaks him out the most, even if he tries to cover it with bravado. Also keeping in mind he thinks like this: liberals are a minority and that it's always about him, the narcissism, not an ideology of any kind. I think celebs like Schwarzenegger, who are both popular and not far left wing, really know how to get his goat and possibly even inspire him to rethink certain things, though once again he won't deviate from what he thinks is good for the adoration of #1. And to complicate it more, he is often self-delusional.
by artappraiser on Thu, 08/16/2018 - 7:18pm
Bomb threat made at Boston Globe after editorial condemning Trump
By Justin Wise @ TheHill.com, 08/16/18 05:17 PM EDT
by artappraiser on Thu, 08/16/2018 - 10:39pm
This should be here, I missed it; you can read PDF of full Res. at link:
Senate unanimously adopts resolution declaring "the press is not the enemy of the people"
@ CBSNews.com, Aug 16, 2018 11:39 PM EDT
by artappraiser on Sun, 08/19/2018 - 12:59am