It looks like we aren’t the only ones to notice this. Political blog Electoral-vote.com has an item up today titled, “Only 4 Days Left for the Media to Preemptively Kowtow to Trump”. Here’s an excerpt: One of the most depressing storylines of the last few months has been the various media outlets falling all over themselves to curry favor with Donald Trump, prior to his re-inauguration.… Read More
Alabama Governor orders flags at full mast for inauguration Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, breaking with the tradition of honoring the passing of a past President, has ordered that the flags in the state be raised to full mast for the inauguration of Donald Trump. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, breaking with the tradition of honoring the passing of a past President, has ordered that the… Read More
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
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
Lester Holt urges President Biden to “lower the temperature of the rhetoric” In a sit-down interview with President Joe Biden, Lester Holt of NBC News challenged him on making claims that Donald Trump was an “existential threat” to democracy. He implied, in the wake of the assassination attempt on Trump, that this “rhetoric” could “incite people who are not balanced.” Biden rightly responded by pointing out that… Read More
The Supreme Court ruled that Trump has immunity for “official acts” By Donald Trump’s hand and otherwise, the United States Supreme Court has formed to be majority Conservative. Trump appointed three judges to the court throughout his first tenure: Neil Gorsuch (2017), Brett Kavanaugh (2018), and Amy Coney Barrett (2020). The conservative wing of the bench has arguably since served to enable his agenda. But that… Read More
TikTok Flip-Flop Like most positions he takes, Donald Trump’s stance on TikTok‘s potential security threat is purely transactional. After threatening to ban the app for most of his first term, including an attempted executive order, Trump is suddenly keen on the social media platform, once millionaire donors have come into the mix. This all despite a looming… Read More