Do you trust the media?

[Hansen88]

Re: Do you trust the media?

Ivermectin has been used for 70+ years to treat horses and horses asses like yourself.

You are quick to throw the Republican hero of the Senate under the bus because he speaks the truth and saw the truth with his own eyes on Jan 6th because he was there.

I very much dislike Mitch McConnell but without him there would not be several Republican leaning Supreme Court judges.

Everybody knows the court is supposed to be full of left leaning supreme court judges. It would be a shame for there to be republican judges. It should not even matter what side they are on. they are not supposed to judge by party lines.

[Copier Addict]

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Everybody knows the court is supposed to be full of left leaning supreme court judges. It would be a shame for there to be republican judges. It should not even matter what side they are on. they are not supposed to judge by party lines.

It's too bad that they do though.

[SalesServiceGuy]

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In America's partisan carnival, Justin Trudeau is now on display


Canada's Prime Minister has become punching bag of the American right in wake of crackdown on convoy protests.


Canada's diplomats in the United States have a recurring fear: that our country might become ensnared in America's bitter partisan wars.

Take oil pipelines as an example: Democrats win power and cancel a project, Republicans get back power and reverse the policy, Democrats replace them, and on and on it goes, ad infinitum. It's what happened with Keystone XL.

Now, imagine the entire national government of Canada becoming an object of polarization, disdained and detested by one-half of the major political parties in the United States.

We need not imagine it anymore: A swath of the American public now bubbles with enmity toward Canada's prime minister and delights in mockery.

Justin Trudeau is now a beloved punching bag on Fox News, and Republican politicians have taken their swings — with an unforeseen plot twist being that the political party of former president Donald Trump now accuses Canada of authoritarianism.

A former diplomat who worked in Barack Obama's White House said it's not so much that Americans care about happenings in Canada; it's that they find Canada a useful talking point.

Vaccine mandates. Cancel culture. Protest crackdowns. All are central issues in America's domestic debates. And in the court of public opinion this week, Canada was Exhibit A.

Former White House official Brett Bruen said he wouldn't be surprised to see Trudeau appearing in Republican election ads this year, as the party campaigns on easing COVID-19 restrictions.

"He's been dragged into a really dirty fight here in the U.S.," said Bruen, who worked for the White House on diplomatic branding.

"In many ways, [Trudeau has] become the poster child for political leaders trying to impose public health measures on their citizens."

Republicans see these issues as a winner

The context is Republicans feeling growing optimism that loosening restrictions is a political winner — a club to pound Democrats with in this year's midterms.

With perfect timing, in rolled the convoys. The three-week-long protests against vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions got hours of coverage on conservative cable news and prompted talk of copycat convoys to Washington to protest President Joe Biden.

When Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act, the same cable shows pivoted to another favourite storyline, cancel culture — and again, Trudeau was the villain.

They argued that this was worse than Trump's allegedly authoritarian response to Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. Never mind his attempt to undo the 2020 election.

One conservative writer, Rich Lowry, argued that one thing Republicans love about this story is it unites all the factions of their fractious party — from the small-government ideological establishment to the elite-disdaining Trumpian populists who can all find something to loathe in Ottawa.

So what does the actual American public, as a whole, think of Canada's convoy protest against COVID-19 measures?

What American opinion says about Canada's convoy

Well, it's polarized, of course. According to a new poll, it's not perfectly split down the middle, but close to it, in the valley of public opinion where so many American debates go to die.

An Economist/YouGov poll of 1,500 Americans from Feb. 12 to 15 found that nearly 80 per cent of Americans had heard of the convoys, which, again, is an extraordinary number for a Canadian news event.
Respondents were asked about truck drivers protesting vaccine mandates — and in the process blocking traffic, including on a vital trade artery.

Forty per cent replied that they supported such protests, and 44 per cent opposed them. That included 71 per cent support among Republicans and 18 per cent among Democrats.

Do Americans support or oppose requiring COVID-19 vaccination for truck drivers to cross the border? Forty-six per cent said yes, 38 no.

When protesters block public access to roadways, should law enforcement use force to remove them? Here there was a bigger gap: 43 per cent said yes, 28 per cent said no.

But really, when it comes to which side of the U.S. political spectrum revelled in this event, it was no contest: While the Democrats and the White House said almost nothing about Trudeau invoking the Emergencies Act, the Republican ecosystem sprouted thickets of indignation.

Fox News's top-rated host, Tucker Carlson, ran a segment headlined: "Trudeau has declared Canada a dictatorship." A segment on the same network on Friday began with the host saying: "Canadian dictator Justin Trudeau ..."

'Dictator,' 'ass,' 'Mooselini'

Sen. Marsha Blackburn accused Trudeau of abusing his power. Sen. John Kennedy appeared to refer to the prime minister as an ass. The notorious firebrand, Marjorie Taylor Greene, called him a dictator, too.
Trudeau's old quote about admiring the power of China's dictatorship resurfaced in Americans' social media feeds, including from Sen. Ted Cruz.

Donald Trump Jr. tweeted a reference to the prime minister as "Mooselini." A Trump ally compared the Canadian prime minister, unfavourably, to Vladimir Putin.

It wasn't just Americans criticizing the prime minister.

El Salvador's president, accused regularly of autocratic tendencies himself, seized on the news from Canada, tweeting: "Are these the people who like to give lessons to other countries about democracy and freedom? ... Your credibility on these topics is now worth 0."

But this convoy issue hits close to home in the U.S. Americans donated about half of all the money sent to the convoy organizers, according to leaked data from GiveSendGo.

And similar protests are planned in the U.S.

In one Fox News show, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte called what's happening in Canada frightening to people who love freedom. But when asked what he'd say if these convoys spread across the U.S., he offered some nuance.

"I support the ones doing that peacefully and not blocking transportation," he said.

A former high-level Canadian diplomat, asked Friday about recent events, expressed little concern about the longer-term implications for Canada-U.S. relations.

He conceded that Trudeau dealing with Republicans could get awkward — and it could get more awkward if Republicans regain Congress later this year.

But he said the longer-term bilateral challenges remain: modernizing defence co-operation, energy disputes, trade.

In America's partisan carnival, Trudeau won't be a permanent display. The culture war always finds new clickbait. And it showed signs of happening on Friday.

Tucker Carlson planned to lead his show with Trudeau's protest crackdown, which he called the most egregious human-rights violations by a Western government in memory and the end of Canadian democracy.

But he paused. He then announced he'd gotten his hands on a flattering biography of progressive congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and he had someone read excerpts in a British accent to mock it.

Another Fox News show this week featured Tammy Giuliani, the weeping owner of an Ottawa gelato shop who received verbal abuse for donating to the convoy.

The host, Jesse Watters, completed the segment by saying: "Tammy for Prime Minister of Canada. Next: Hunter Biden, haunted by a stripper."

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[Copier Addict]

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Do you remember when Carlson's legal team argued that his show was all lies so they could win a slander claim. Now tell us all who is stupid and uninformed.

[SalesServiceGuy]

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In America's partisan carnival, Justin Trudeau is now on display


Canada's Prime Minister has become punching bag of the American right in wake of crackdown on convoy protests.


Canada's diplomats in the United States have a recurring fear: that our country might become ensnared in America's bitter partisan wars.

Take oil pipelines as an example: Democrats win power and cancel a project, Republicans get back power and reverse the policy, Democrats replace them, and on and on it goes, ad infinitum. It's what happened with Keystone XL.

Now, imagine the entire national government of Canada becoming an object of polarization, disdained and detested by one-half of the major political parties in the United States.

We need not imagine it anymore: A swath of the American public now bubbles with enmity toward Canada's prime minister and delights in mockery.


A former diplomat who worked in Barack Obama's White House said it's not so much that Americans care about happenings in Canada; it's that they find Canada a useful talking point.

Vaccine mandates. Cancel culture. Protest crackdowns. All are central issues in America's domestic debates. And in the court of public opinion this week, Canada was Exhibit A.

Former White House official Brett Bruen said he wouldn't be surprised to see Trudeau appearing in Republican election ads this year, as the party campaigns on easing COVID-19 restrictions.

"He's been dragged into a really dirty fight here in the U.S.," said Bruen, who worked for the White House on diplomatic branding.

"In many ways, [Trudeau has] become the poster child for political leaders trying to impose public health measures on their citizens."

Republicans see these issues as a winner


With perfect timing, in rolled the convoys. The three-week-long protests against vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions got hours of coverage on conservative cable news and prompted talk of copycat convoys to Washington to protest President Joe Biden.


They argued that this was worse than Trump's allegedly authoritarian response to Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. Never mind his attempt to undo the 2020 election.

One conservative writer, Rich Lowry, argued that one thing Republicans love
So what does the actual American public, as a whole, think of Canada's convoy protest against COVID-19 measures?

What American opinion says about Canada's convoy

Well, it's polarized, of course. According to a new poll, it's not perfectly split down the middle, but close to it, in the valley of public opinion where so many American debates go to die.

An Economist/YouGov poll of 1,500 Americans from Feb. 12 to 15 found that nearly 80 per cent of Americans had heard of the convoys, which, again, is an extraordinary number for a Canadian news event.

Forty per cent replied that they supported such protests, and 44 per cent opposed them. That included 71 per cent support among Republicans and 18 per cent among Democrats.

Do Americans support or oppose requiring COVID-19 vaccination for truck drivers to cross the border? Forty-six per cent said yes, 38 no.

When protesters block public access to roadways, should law enforcement use force to remove them? Here there was a bigger gap: 43 per cent said yes, 28 per cent said no.

But really, when it comes to which side of the U.S. political spectrum revelled in this event, it was no contest: While the Democrats and the White House said almost nothing about Trudeau invoking the Emergencies Act, the Republican ecosystem sprouted thickets of indignation.

Fox News's top-rated host, Tucker Carlson, ran a segment headlined: "Trudeau has declared Canada a dictatorship." A segment on the same network on Friday began with the host saying: "Canadian dictator Justin Trudeau ..."

'Dictator,' 'ass,' 'Mooselini'

Sen. Marsha Blackburn accused Trudeau of abusing his power. Sen. John Kennedy appeared to refer to the prime minister as an ass. The notorious firebrand, Marjorie Taylor Greene, called him a dictator, too.
Trudeau's old quote about admiring the power of China's dictatorship resurfaced in Americans' social media feeds, including from Sen. Ted Cruz.

Donald Trump Jr. tweeted a reference to the prime minister as "Mooselini." A Trump ally compared the Canadian prime minister, unfavourably, to Vladimir Putin.

It wasn't just Americans criticizing the prime minister.

El Salvador's president, accused regularly of autocratic tendencies himself, seized on the news from Canada, tweeting: "Are these the people who like to give lessons to other countries about democracy and freedom? ... Your credibility on these topics is now worth 0."

But this convoy issue hits close to home in the U.S. Americans donated about half of all the money sent to the convoy organizers, according to leaked data from GiveSendGo.

And similar protests are planned in the U.S.

In one Fox News show, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte called what's happening in Canada frightening to people who love freedom. But when asked what he'd say if these convoys spread across the U.S., he offered some nuance.

"I support the ones doing that peacefully and not blocking transportation," he said.

A former high-level Canadian diplomat, asked Friday about recent events, expressed little concern about the longer-term implications for Canada-U.S. relations.


But he said the longer-term bilateral challenges remain: modernizing defence co-operation, energy disputes, trade.

In America's partisan carnival, Trudeau won't be a permanent display. The culture war always finds new clickbait. And it showed signs of happening on Friday.

Tucker Carlson planned to lead his show with Trudeau's protest crackdown, which he called the most egregious human-rights violations by a Western government in memory and the end of Canadian democracy.

But he paused. He then announced he'd gotten his hands on a flattering biography of progressive congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and he had someone read excerpts in a British accent to mock it.

Another Fox News show this week featured Tammy Giuliani, the weeping owner of an Ottawa gelato shop who received verbal abuse for donating to the convoy.

The host, Jesse Watters, completed the segment by saying: "Tammy for Prime Minister of Canada. Next: Hunter Biden, haunted by a stripper."

... Hillary Clinton spokesperson repeated today that Hillary has no intention of running for political office in 2024 much to the disappointment of right wing media who needs a foil to rally their supporters against and increase advertising revenue.

Hillary Clinton, a lawyer, chose her words carefully when she warned Fox News opinion hosts that their constant egregious coverage of her bordered on malicious content.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortex similarly claimed that Fox opinion host Tucker Carlson engages almost every night in clear, targeted, libelous harassment that endangers his targets like herself and drives his viewers to make violent threats. What gives him the rights and protections to do this?

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NBC's Beijing Olympic ratings called a 'disaster' for network


NBC'''s Beijing Olympic ratings called a '''disaster''' for network: '''I'''m stunned ... There is karma in the world''' | Fox News

Through Tuesday, according to the Associated Press, an average of 12.2 million watched the Olympics in prime time on NBC, cable, or its Peacock streaming service, a 42-percent dip from the 2018 Winter Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Only 10 million watched NBC alone, a 47-percent drop from 2018, and through early last week, it was down 57 percent in the critical 25-54 age demographic from the Seoul games. That was even taking into account the Super Bowl viewership boost NBC got from airing the Olympics directly after the network aired the game on Feb. 13.

NBC's TV ratings didn't take into account that many watched the Olympics on social media or streaming services – saying the numbers were likely "stratospheric" with the proliferation of smartphones.


How that will affect how NBC sells its exclusive rights to the Games to advertisers in future years remains to be seen. "the reach of YouTube and TikTok is extending NBC’s viewership into the hundreds of millions might unintentionally send the network’s more lucrative broadcast audience into the sea of on-demand digital video consumption".

In widely panned remarks earlier this month, ESPN guest J.A. Adande said the U.S. had no place to criticize China because of, among other things, Republican voting laws.

"who are we to criticize China's human rights records when we have ongoing attacks by the agents of the state against unarmed citizens and we've got assaults on the voting rights of our people of color in various states in this country,"

... how broadcast TV ratings are counted is changing due to the proliferation of streaming media and smartphones. Fox likes to brag about how it dominates cable news but how those numbers are calculated can be questioned.

I have cable TV at home but rarely watch it except for some live sports. I get most of my news and opinion content from streaming media.

[SalesServiceGuy]

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What's Allowed on Trump's New 'TRUTH' Social Media Platform—And What Isn't


This is “Truth”?

https://time.com/6109038/donald-trump-truth-social/

Read the small print “terms”. Your post can be changed or deleted and you could be sued.

Free speech? This is a joke!

[Phil B.]

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Are you a member or just going by hearsay?

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[SalesServiceGuy]

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Are you a member or just going by hearsay?

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... reported by Time magazine where journalism is fact checked by editors and lawyers before published.

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Fact-checking fake videos of Ukraine conflict


The way the conflict in Ukraine has unfolded across social media has made it hard for many people to figure out what’s real and what’s not. Cell phone videos from locals have circulated on Twitter, Facebook and TikTok, but some of the videos alleging to depict the situation on the ground in Ukraine have turned out to be fake.

Many showcase old footage from elsewhere instead, while some even used scenes from video games.

To combat misinformation around Ukraine, Facebook set up a “Special Operations Center” Thursday afternoon to respond to war-related activity and “remove content that violates our Community Standards faster,” while Twitter shared tips for using its platform in conflict zones.

Texas A&M University professor Jennifer Mercieca, whose research focuses on propaganda and political rhetoric, said it’s not a surprise that a conflict involving Russia includes what she calls “information warfare.”

“Information warfare was always going to be a part of this,” Mercieca said.

“Obviously the Russians have been highly evolving their information war operations over the last five or six years. We certainly have seen the effects of that on US politics, on Brexit, on other kinds of campaigns around the world.”

While information warfare is not new, according to Mercieca the extent to which misinformation currently is being spread is a consequence of the sheer volume of information about the situation in Ukraine available across different forms of media.

“What’s different now is that there are so many more nodes for the distribution of propaganda,”

“We have the problem that we always have on social media of having too much information and not being able to sort through that and filter it to say what is real and what is not real. One thing that we always observe when there’s a crisis or a natural disaster is that people will circulate content that they know is fake.”

This has proven especially true for the current conflict. Journalists have debunked several viral videos of old footage often from other conflicts being shared on social media and even in one case on TV as if they reflect the situation on the ground.

Here are three such examples:

• NBC News reporter Ben Collins who covers disinformation debunked a video of a parachuting soldier with over 20 million views on TikTok, where the top comment suggested he was “recording an invasion.” The same video was posted in August 2015 by an Instagram account with the same username and what looks to be the same profile picture as the TikTok account. The original poster has since made his TikTok account private but videos by other accounts which include clips of the original video are still viewable, including one which has over 31,000 likes where the text overlaid on top of the original video implies the footage is of the ongoing conflict, with the individual expressing shock that they’re “watching a war on TikTok.” That shock would be understandable, except in this case, they aren’t actually watching footage of war.

• Multiple videos have claimed to show Russian aircraft flying in formations over Kyiv, but a reverse image search of screenshots from the videos suggest it’s footage from a flyover in Moscow ahead of a Russian holiday celebration. Clips from the posts also match a YouTube compilation of military planes entitled “Flyby Moscow (May 04, 2020).” The videos, which were initially fact-checked by USA Today, are now flagged as false information on Facebook. One of the videos was captioned “Russian Jets in the skies of Kiev,” another “Russian planes are flying over the skies of #Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.” Both videos had over 700 views.

• On Newsmax’s “National Report” Thursday, host Shaun Kraisman said, “You’re seeing some of that thermal imaging there just of tanks, troops on the ground as this is just getting underway.” However, the video Newsmax aired is not of Ukraine but of Syria in 2020. Christiaan Triebert, who is part of The New York Times visual investigations team, noted on Twitter that the footage was a mirrored version of a 2020 video showing a Syrian convoy of tanks destroyed by UAVs. Newsmax cited the source of the video as “Ukrainian Armed Forces.” Though a Twitter account with a similar name did share the footage on Thursday, the 2020 video was originally from the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and posted by Clash Report.

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I wonder how long it will take for him to show that he is as much a pervert as the rest of CNN?
New CNN President Picked Following Zucker Scandal - Truth Press

[SalesServiceGuy]

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Multiple Russian media websites are hacked and show anti-Putin messages


Several Russian media websites appear to have been hacked and at least three are currently displaying an anti-war message.

“Dear citizens. We urge you to stop this madness, don’t send your sons and husbands to certain death. Putin makes us lie and puts us in danger,” a message written in Russian on the Forbes Russia, Fontanka, Takie Dela websites and seen by CNN says.

“We have been isolated from the whole world, oil and gas are no longer traded. In a few years, we will be living like in North Korea,” it added.

The message is signed by Anonymous, the hacking collective, and by a group who say they are “journalists who care.”

“This message will be deleted and some of us will be sacked or even jailed. But we can’t put up with this any longer,” they said.

State news agency TASS, Kommersant and Izvestia also had their websites hacked and are currently down. Reuters reported that the TASS website was also displaying the same anti-war message. Social media users, reported seeing the same message on the Kommersant and Izvestia websites.

CNN cannot independently verify the Reuters and social media reports as the message appears to have been taken down.

[copiertec]

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Did Fox news really post Ukrainian civilians with wooden guns??