Carole Cadwalladr:
A dark undercurrent connecting us online thru manipulation of our fears.
Apr 17, 2019
A TED Talk
Because sometimes, TED isn't just a buncha neo-liberal corporate mumbo jumbo trying to disguise evil duopoly apologetics.
Carole Cadwalladr:
A dark undercurrent connecting us online thru manipulation of our fears.
Carole Cadwalladr:
A dark undercurrent connecting us online thru manipulation of our fears.
A Thought
I'm really not interested in hearing people shit on the Dems for "not being as good at conveying their message as the GOP."
That sounds like you're bitching that real wrestling isn't as popular as the WWE.
One is legit and the other is just made-up show biz bullshit that has nothing to do with actual wrestling.
Today's Quote(s)
"Notre Dame is one of the world's great treasures, and we're thinking of the people of France during your time of grief. It's in our nature to mourn when we see history lost - but it's also in our nature to rebuild for tomorrow, as strong as we can."
"It was burning at a level you rarely see a fire burn. They say it was caused by renovation.
Renovation - what's that all about? So that puts a damper on what we were about to say, to be honest.
With that being said, I wanna tell you that a lot has been accomplished in our country in the last year and a half."
A Little Help
Part of our continuing efforts to be of help to voters who're busy living their lives and find it difficult to keep up with all the information they need to know about the various candidates.
Today, we present a Pronunciation Guide:
Kamala = comma′-luh
Beto = beh′-toe
Sherrod = shair′-uhd
Buttigieg = boot′-uh-judge
Trump = crim-i-nal
You're welcome.
hat tip = TrumpForPrison.org
Today, we present a Pronunciation Guide:
Kamala = comma′-luh
Beto = beh′-toe
Sherrod = shair′-uhd
Buttigieg = boot′-uh-judge
Trump = crim-i-nal
You're welcome.
hat tip = TrumpForPrison.org
Apr 16, 2019
Today's Tweet
Imagine a president.
Today, I saw a video clip of @PeteButtigieg playing classical piano. Another were he speaks in Spanish. And this one, were he tells Parisians, he shares their pain -in French. Just imagine having a President whose intellect exceeds that of a root vegetable...for a change. https://t.co/X9ZT0CrXMk— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) April 16, 2019
Another Sweep
Here's the list of recipients for this year's Pulitzer Prizes.
And of course, DumFux News - continuing its time honored tradition - remains Pulitzerless, Polkless, Peabodyless and Emmyless.
In its 24th year (launched in 1996), 0 awards
JOURNALISM
Public service
Staff of the South Florida Sun Sentinel
Breaking-news reporting
Staff of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Investigative reporting
Matt Hamilton, Harriet Ryan and Paul Pringle of the Los Angeles Times
Explanatory reporting
David Barstow, Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner of the New York Times
Local reporting
Staff of the Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.)
National reporting
Staff of the Wall Street Journal
International reporting
Maggie Michael, Maad al-Zikry and Nariman El-Mofty of the Associated Press, and the staff of Reuters, with notable contributions from Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo
Feature writing
Hannah Dreier of ProPublica
Commentary
Tony Messenger of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Criticism
Carlos Lozada of The Washington Post
Editorial writing
Brent Staples of the New York Times
Editorial cartooning
Darrin Bell, a freelance cartoonist
Breaking-news photography
Photography staff of Reuters
Feature photography
Lorenzo Tugnoli of The Washington Post
Special citation
Staff of the Capital Gazette
BOOKS, DRAMA AND MUSIC
Fiction
“The Overstory” by Richard Powers
Drama
“Fairview” by Jackie Sibblies Drury
History
“Frederick Douglass” by David W. Blight
Biography or autobiography
“The New Negro” by Jeffrey C. Stewart
Poetry
“Be With” by Forrest Gander
General nonfiction
“Amity and Prosperity” by Eliza Griswold
Music
“p r i s m” by Ellen Reid
Special citation
Aretha Franklin
Apr 15, 2019
Don't Get Fooled Again
There's a lot of hand-wringing going on in American media. There's a whiff of panic in the air - like maybe the bosses are sensing that the majority of us are finally coming to realize the standard Both Sides narrative they're constantly pushing is bullshit - that it's beginning to collapse - that the middle isn't holding.
The big squishy middle. Where all the profit is. The place they have to keep us if we're going to continue fighting each other in order to maintain a healthy bottom line for their corporate sponsors. Conservatives buy tampons and boner pills too, y'know.
We are divided, and we're being conquered.
And a quick Told-Ya-So plug: Driftglass and Blue Gal are looking more and more prophetic.
Republicans yell Willie Horton, and TrooperGate, and WMD, and Swift Boat, and Benghazi, and PizzaGate, and eMails - as loudly as they can. And it doesn't matter that none of it is true as long as it has the desired effect on election day.
Then Democrats yell, "They're lying. They're lying to you, and then stealing from you while you're busy rationalizing their lies".
And then the Press Poodles - often in the person of someone who's constantly being pimped as a "moderate" (eg: David brooks) - go to work to convince us that the only real problem is that everybody's yelling. If we'd all just stop being so polarized and tribal, we could solve these problems and blah blah blah.
And we're right back where we started. The big squishy middle.
And by the way, guys - always trying to make nice is a very well recognized failing of would-be peace-makers.
The big squishy middle. Where all the profit is. The place they have to keep us if we're going to continue fighting each other in order to maintain a healthy bottom line for their corporate sponsors. Conservatives buy tampons and boner pills too, y'know.
We are divided, and we're being conquered.
And a quick Told-Ya-So plug: Driftglass and Blue Gal are looking more and more prophetic.
Republicans yell Willie Horton, and TrooperGate, and WMD, and Swift Boat, and Benghazi, and PizzaGate, and eMails - as loudly as they can. And it doesn't matter that none of it is true as long as it has the desired effect on election day.
Then Democrats yell, "They're lying. They're lying to you, and then stealing from you while you're busy rationalizing their lies".
And then the Press Poodles - often in the person of someone who's constantly being pimped as a "moderate" (eg: David brooks) - go to work to convince us that the only real problem is that everybody's yelling. If we'd all just stop being so polarized and tribal, we could solve these problems and blah blah blah.
And we're right back where we started. The big squishy middle.
And by the way, guys - always trying to make nice is a very well recognized failing of would-be peace-makers.
Like I said - maybe we're starting to wise up, and that means the Press Poodles will be working extra hard to keep us docile and out of the fight.
Coulda Been A Lot Worse
John Oliver.
How fucked up is our "system" when millionaire Press Poodles working for billionaire media company owners barely touch on the real problems, and we end up having to rely on half-hour cable comedy shows to get a good look at what the Plutocrats and Rent-Seekers are doing to us?
How fucked up is our "system" when millionaire Press Poodles working for billionaire media company owners barely touch on the real problems, and we end up having to rely on half-hour cable comedy shows to get a good look at what the Plutocrats and Rent-Seekers are doing to us?
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