TL;DR: remember the outrageous bullshit the corporate news media, including NYT and WaPo pulled in 2016? They not only learned nothing, they like being fascism’s cumrag.
You’d have thought the insane chaos that resulted, culminating in horrifying infectious death for hundreds of thousands of Americans - millions around the world -, would have given them a small measure of resolve to report relevant facts and feature important stories such that we never need to weather that again, but, dear reader, you’d be wrong.
MOSCOW, June 23 (Reuters) - Russia said on Sunday that the United States was responsible for a Ukrainian attack on the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula with five U.S.-supplied missiles that killed at least five people including three children and injured 124 more....
Snowden said he does expect Melania Trump to show face throughout the campaign and to make key speeches, but that he also thinks that the former president would “continue to be very protective of her.”...
It’s because they got away with this shit with Reagan. Now they think it’s just “something they do” to “honor” shit presidents who made everything much, much worse because they ran with an R next to their name.
Go ahead. Open up the Trump presidential library. Do it. DO IT.
When former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon goes to prison, he won’t be serving time at what’s known as a “Club Fed,” the most comfortable type of facility in the federal system, as he had wanted, according to people familiar with the arrangements....
The 90-minute debate will include two commercial breaks, according to the network, and campaign staff may not interact with their candidate during that time....
Arturo Casadevall is a professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He has spent four decades investigating how fungi can both improve and devastate life as we know it. His new book, What If Fungi Win?, charts how we might overcome the rising threat....
Hubris eh? Let me introduce you to our Qultists. There’s Marge, Billy Jo Willabobber, Frank the Beard, (Other) Frank the Beard, Stinky Jim, The engineering department of Fitz Construction Processors, and . . well there are alot of them. They’re hubris as fuck. They laugh in the face of established science.
LLLLLLLEEEEETS GET READY TOOOO RUMBUUUUUUUUUUUUULLLLLLE!
LOS ANGELES – President Biden on Saturday night said he expects the winner of this year’s presidential election will likely have the chance to fill two vacancies on the Supreme Court – a decision he warned would be “one of the scariest parts” if his Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump, is successful in...
I mean, it depends on how many we whack, doesn’t it.
Uh . . that is . . . how many . . . um . . others . . . uhhhhh . . . that is, to say - in a, in a manner of speaking, if y’know . . . ummm. . . . y’know life is a . . a fleeting . . it’s, it’s very . . . so. . . Yeah.
Instead of asking humans who they would vote for, try to understand the nuances of their thoughts and concerns, let those messages bubble up to candidates so they can adjust their campaign to meet voters' demand, instead of that, why not just segment humans into a bunch of shallow stereotypes (the socialist Millennial, the...
You good? All of your pressing concerns addressed? Everything to your meme satisfaction? Need some more documentation? Can we let the service workers go home now?
Lawyers representing state legislative leaders were in court Thursday in Raleigh, arguing to throw out an anti-gerrymandering lawsuit that targets the state’s new political districts....
Vladimir Putin has demanded that Kyiv cede more land, withdraw troops deeper inside its own country, and drop its Nato bid in order for him to end Russia’s war in Ukraine....
How Cult Leaders Use Provocatively Loaded Language to Control Their Followers (laughingsquid.com)
I’m hoping it’s obvious why this is related to politics . . ....
Broken records: How WaPo and the NYT are recklessly spinning false political narratives (www.rawstory.com)
Russia says U.S. is responsible for deadly Ukrainian attack on Crimea (www.reuters.com)
MOSCOW, June 23 (Reuters) - Russia said on Sunday that the United States was responsible for a Ukrainian attack on the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula with five U.S.-supplied missiles that killed at least five people including three children and injured 124 more....
Donald Trump complains about being called "cognitively impaired" (www.newsweek.com)
Gov. Burgum defends claims that US is a ‘dictatorship’ under Biden | CNN Politics (edition.cnn.com)
Melania Trump stays out of the public eye as Donald Trump runs for president - ABC News (abcnews.go.com)
Snowden said he does expect Melania Trump to show face throughout the campaign and to make key speeches, but that he also thinks that the former president would “continue to be very protective of her.”...
NASA indefinitely delays return of Starliner to review propulsion data (arstechnica.com)
Another Boeing disaster
What went into RNC safety plan allowing guns blocks from convention (www.axios.com)
Trump will address influential evangelicals who back him but want to see a national abortion ban (apnews.com)
"We need morals back": Lauren Boebert preaches Ten Commandments on Bannon podcast (www.salon.com)
Trump ally Bannon asks the Supreme Court to delay his 4-month prison sentence on contempt charges (apnews.com)
Aileen Cannon to entertain Trump’s claim the special counsel is unlawful in Friday hearing | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
“Judge Aileen Cannon will begin three days of hearings that could determine the future of the charges against the former president....
Ah, no that was the captain of Deep Space 9. A real reactionary. (lemmy.world)
s5e25 “In the Cards”
House Ethics Committee releases statement regarding Representative Matt Gaetz (ethics.house.gov)
Key point seems to be:...
DJT shares tumble 13% as Trump Media stock sell-off accelerates (www.cnbc.com)
Misleading GOP videos of Biden are going viral. The fact checks have trouble keeping up. (www.nbcnews.com)
Donald Trump Airport? Trump on the $500 bill? Republicans can't stop honoring ex-president (www.usatoday.com)
Steve Bannon won’t be spending his prison term in a ‘Club Fed’ as he had hoped, sources say | CNN Politics (lite.cnn.com)
When former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon goes to prison, he won’t be serving time at what’s known as a “Club Fed,” the most comfortable type of facility in the federal system, as he had wanted, according to people familiar with the arrangements....
Judge rules that federal agency can't enforce abortion rule in Louisiana and Mississippi (apnews.com)
Biden and Trump campaigns agreed to mic muting, podiums among rules for upcoming CNN debate | CNN Politics (edition.cnn.com)
The 90-minute debate will include two commercial breaks, according to the network, and campaign staff may not interact with their candidate during that time....
Trump threatens to cut off aid to Ukraine 'prior to taking the White House as president-elect' (kyivindependent.com)
Surgeon General: Why I’m Calling for a Warning Label on Social Media Platforms (www.nytimes.com)
Sen. Tim Scott says he stands by vote to certify 2020 election - ABC News (abcnews.go.com)
Can you imagine Jan 6-redux with vp Scott…?
Prof Arturo Casadevall: ‘It is hubris to think a fungal pandemic can’t happen to us’ (www.theguardian.com)
Arturo Casadevall is a professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He has spent four decades investigating how fungi can both improve and devastate life as we know it. His new book, What If Fungi Win?, charts how we might overcome the rising threat....
Biden says the next president may get to name two Supreme Court justices (www.npr.org)
LOS ANGELES – President Biden on Saturday night said he expects the winner of this year’s presidential election will likely have the chance to fill two vacancies on the Supreme Court – a decision he warned would be “one of the scariest parts” if his Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump, is successful in...
Harvard Scholars Suggest Pollsters Ask Questions to AI Simulations of Voters Because Real People Won't Answer The Phone (futurism.com)
Instead of asking humans who they would vote for, try to understand the nuances of their thoughts and concerns, let those messages bubble up to candidates so they can adjust their campaign to meet voters' demand, instead of that, why not just segment humans into a bunch of shallow stereotypes (the socialist Millennial, the...
Chinese cars are pouring into Mexico — and the U.S. is worried - Autoblog (www.autoblog.com)
CEOs at Trump meeting: Ex-president ‘meandering’ and ‘doesn't know what he's talking about’ (www.cnbc.com)
Ron DeSantis cuts stormwater flooding funding amid Florida deluge (www.newsweek.com)
Voters have no right to fair elections, NC lawmakers say as they seek to dismiss gerrymandering suit (www.wral.com)
Lawyers representing state legislative leaders were in court Thursday in Raleigh, arguing to throw out an anti-gerrymandering lawsuit that targets the state’s new political districts....
Vladimir Putin issues fresh demands to Ukraine to end war (www.theguardian.com)
Vladimir Putin has demanded that Kyiv cede more land, withdraw troops deeper inside its own country, and drop its Nato bid in order for him to end Russia’s war in Ukraine....