The Evening Blues - 5-10-24
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 05/10/2024 - 3:33pm
Diaries
Open Thread - 05-10-24 - Schoolin' Them Dice
Submitted by JtC on Fri, 05/10/2024 - 6:00am
Much of Donald Trumps victory in 2016 presidential election was attributed to the massive free publicity that was conferred upon him by the mainstream media.
Trump is a master of self promotion. He knows how to sell himself. He put on a show and the press ate it up.
He and the press were locked in a symbiotic dance of a vote seeking parasite feeding on a money seeking ratings driven host, and vice versa.
Well folks, they're doing it again.
What it's really all about.
The Evening Blues - 5-9-24
Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 05/09/2024 - 3:02pm
Open Thread - Thurs 09 May 2024 - Is the Economy Really Good?
Submitted by Sima on Thu, 05/09/2024 - 5:00am9 May 2024 - Is the Economy Really Good?
People's perceptions seem to be that the economy isn't that great. David Sirota, amongst others, did an article about this last month: 'Why Are Biden’s Economic Poll Numbers So Bad?'. The subtitle basically says it all: Economic policy has been erased from the political discourse, which is a problem for Biden — and for democracy.
I think this bit from the article says a lot:
American politics of late is a forum almost exclusively for the culture war, and rarely if ever a forum to discuss — or combat — the class war.
Ain't that the truth?!
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The Evening Blues - 5-8-24
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 05/08/2024 - 4:20pm
OT WED 8 MAY 24 ~ Doing the math
Submitted by QMS on Wed, 05/08/2024 - 5:00am~
In a world of outsized influence on global policies by a few large nations,
consider the balance of power if two of the three superpowers join forces.
The Evening Blues - 5-7-24
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 05/07/2024 - 3:11pm
What the college protests aren't
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 05/07/2024 - 10:48amRarely in history have we seen the MSM go to such extreme levels to lie and smear a social movement as we have concerning the current antiwar protests on colleges. I want to set the record straight (so far).
Stunned
Submitted by earthling1 on Tue, 05/07/2024 - 9:37am
What is happening in Gaza is a crime. I am at a loss for words.
As reports come in, I can't help but feel extreme sorrow for what America has become.
A nation of cowards, no longer the home of the brave. Cowed by a little nation of inhuman extremists bent on world domination through deceit, wholesale violence, and infiltration.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous white moderate speaks!
Submitted by Cassiodorus on Tue, 05/07/2024 - 7:28amThe white moderate's message today: I am the adult in the room. Unfortunately for the rest of you, however, I did not bother to read the room.
