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Recent Posts
- Debunking Misinformation From Hillary Clinton On Wikileaks & The Mainstream Media On Russia
- New FBI Information Released On Russian Bribes In Uranium Deal
- FCC Chairman Stands Up To Trump’s Attack On First Amendment
- Anti-Russia Hysteria Leads To Increased Censorship Of Americans On Facebook
- Latest Russian Hysteria Says That Russian Trolls Studied House Of Cards
- SciFi Weekend: Star Trek Discovery; The Orville; Superhero Shows; Stranger Things; Runaways; Good Omens; The Man In The High Castle; Electric Dreams; Doctor Who: Shada
- Hillary Clinton’s Double Standard On Sexual Harassment
- Donald Trump Meets With The President Of The Virgin Islands & Other Briefs
- Now The Threat Is That Russia Used Pokémon Go
- Talk Of Impeachment From The Brookings Institution, A Democratic Congressman, And A Major Democratic Donor
Recent Comments
- Bob: Apparently Facebook and others are discourage d from irresponsi ble behavior through regulation and lawsuits: https://ww w.nytimes. com/2017/0 7/09/busin ess/media/ google-fac ebook-n...
- Ron Chusid: How exactly does one legally prohibit Facebook from pretending to be a news source. Freedom is messy. People will say things you don’ t like. People from all over the world,...
- Bob: Facebook probably can’ t solve the problem at all. It is not a news organizati on and should probably be legally prohibited from pretending to be one. Perhaps you missed the mentions of...
- Ron Chusid: From the ACLU’ ;s response to the law. The problems discussed above further show how trying to use Facebook to fix “fak e news” ; has turned out badly. But for Faceb...
- Bob: Too late: “Cou ntering Foreign Propaganda and Disinforma tion Act is a bipartisan bill which was introduced by the United States Congress on 10 May 2016. … In both the House and...
- Ron Chusid: While the First Amendment is neither absolute nor a suicide pact for democracy, in most cases allowing free expression is healthier for democracy than suppressin g free speech. The...
- Bob: The first amendment is not absolute nor is it a suicide pact for democracy. For now Facebook is being given the opportunit y to adjust its algorithms that determine news content. There&#...
- Ron Chusid: It is also dangerous to promote suppressio n of free speech based upon whether or not it meets journalist ic standards or whether there are accusation s of Russian involvemen t (espec...
- Ron Chusid: The fact that 67% get some news from social media has no bearing on this. That does not change the fact that the alleged Russian activities on social media have been extremely trivial...
- Bob: According to Pew research 67% of US adults get at least some news from social media. Until now Facebook and others could take money from anyone to post anything without the inconvenie nce of...
- Bob: This back and forth is becoming circular and pointless. I’ll try not to comment on this topic again until some results are in.
- Ron Chusid: Clinton is already making her claims and plenty of informatio n is already available. We do not have to wait until the investigat ions conclude to say there is currently no evidence of...
- Bob: We’l l know how limited the activity was after the various investigat ions wrap up. At least until then many who don’ t like Hillary will rationaliz e it away. In psychol...
- Mike Hatcher: As a somewhat tangential story, I know of a bank that once has a special phone number reserved just for congressio nal inquiries, so co ngressmen and senators, or their staff,...
- Ron Chusid: With all the noise already present on line, what makes you think that this rather limited activity from Russia is really going to make a significan t difference ? Clinton and her...
- Bob: “Has anyone ever changed their opinion based upon comments on news organizati on web sites?R 21; The purpose of political propaganda is not to “cha nge opinion 221; in a...
- Bob: Evidently you don’ t understand what the Mueller investigat ion is about. The main thrust is not how Clinton was affected. Her popularity is still low and her dead-end supporters are...
- Ron Chusid: Of course it makes it less important. The whole controvers y is over Clinton and her supporters claiming that Clinton would have won the election if not for Russia. It makes a huge...
- Bob: As far as we’r e likely to know that’ ;s true. The Russian social influence operation and the outcome of the election must be treated as separate issues unless proven otherwi...
- Ron Chusid: The bottom line is that Russia did not cause Trump to win as Clinton and her supporters claim.
Trackbacks
- BPI Campus: Campus Question – September 12, 2017
- 'One study earlier this summer suggested that it was her support for endless war which cost her the election' - Bernie Sanders Blog: ...
- Clinton Now Adds DNC To Long List Of Those She Blames For Losing – MassCentral, United States: 30;] Ron Chusid: It seems to make sense but I...
- Matt Taibbi On How The Democrats Need A New Message – The Anti-Capitalist: 30;] Matt Taibbi On How The Democrats Need A New Message […]
- MassCentral, United States: Shattered Shows How Clinton Quickly Decided To Blame Others For Her Loss
- » Democratic Party Stronger Without The Clintons – Kiwi Lead: 30;] Democratic Party Stronger Without The Clintons partySourc e: liberal...
- » American Association for Public Opinion Research Casts Doubt On Clinton’s Claims That James Comey Cost Her The Election – Kiwi Lead: 30;]...
- Trump Returns To Madman Role In Tweets Accusing Obama Of Wiretapping His Phone: 30;] attempts to portray Donald Trump as a sane president in his...
- Liberal Progressive Democrat News: Mike's Blog Round Up
- BPI Campus: Our New Reality TV Show: ‘Government’
- | Eye on the Republic: Liberal Democrats and the Electoral College
- Urban Newsletter: MEDIA WAR ON TRUMP=> Top 28 of 35 US News Stories on Tuesday were Anti-Trump Hit Pieces
- MEDIA WAR ON TRUMP=> Top 28 of 35 US News Stories on Tuesday were Anti-Trump Hit Pieces: 30;] nor Bolton would get his vote for secretary of...
- Magazineclick: MEDIA WAR ON TRUMP=> Top 28 of 35 US News Stories on Tuesday were Anti-Trump Hit Pieces
- BankNXT: A world turned on its head
- | Eye on the Republic: The utter hypocrisy of the “Christian Right”
- SciFi Weekend: Doctor Who Season Finale, Death In Heaven – The Moderate Voice: 30;] Who followed up last week’ ;s Black Water with an...
- Speak Up Speak Out 1: Learning more about the political process and my own beliefs – Personal Development 2016: 30;] source […]
- American Static: The AM News Digest 1/20/2016
- Global Nurses United News round up – PASONOP: 30;] http://lib eralvalues blog.com/2 015/11/21/ nations-la rgest-orga nization-o f-nurse...
- Republican Edge Grows Slightly In Latest Polls – The Moderate Voice: 30;] Further last minute poll results and prediction s posted here....
- Republican Edge Grows Slightly In Latest Polls – The Moderate Voice: 30;] Saturday’s post on the prospects for the Democrats to hold onto...
- Hill No!: Hill No! Hillary Clinton Trying To Steal Nomination?
- Armory of the Revolution: Sanders Warns That His Supporters Will Not Automatically Support Clinton
- greenenvscithr: 124 ♠♣♠ Hillary Clinton’s Environmental Record: International Fracking, KXL and Alberta Clipper Toxic Tar Sands Pipelines and...
Recent Tweets
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With all the talk about fake news, keep in mind that two of the biggest sources of false information are Trump & Clinton. #p2 #p21 #topprog
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New FBI Information Released On Russian Bribes In Uranium Deal #p2 #p21 #topprog liberalvaluesblog.com/2017/10/17/new…
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FCC Chairman Stands Up To Trump's Attack On First Amendment -#p2 #p21 #topprog #UniteBlue liberalvaluesblog.com/2017/10/17/fcc… liberalvaluesblog.com/2017/10/17/fcc…
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Anti-Russia Hysteria Leads To Increased Censorship Of Americans On Facebook #p2 #p21 #topprog #Facebook #UniteBlue liberalvaluesblog.com/2017/10/16/ant…
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Facebook's recent censorship of political discussion is a far greater threat to democracy than the Russians.
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Latest Russian Hysteria Says That Russian Trolls Studied House Of Cards #p2 #p21 #topprog liberalvaluesblog.com/2017/10/15/lat… liberalvaluesblog.com/2017/10/15/lat…
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SciFi Weekend: Star Trek Discovery; The Orville; and other genre news of the week. liberalvaluesblog.com/2017/10/15/sci…
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Hillary Clinton's Double Standard On Sexual Harassment #p2 #p21 #topprog liberalvaluesblog.com/2017/10/14/hil…
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Donald Trump Meets With The President Of The Virgin Islands & Other Briefs #p2 #p21 #topprog #UniteBlue liberalvaluesblog.com/2017/10/13/don…
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Which organization is more wracked in scandal and chaos,The Weinstein Co. or the White House? #p2 #p21 #topprog #UniteBlue
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Quote of the Day
June 29, 2011 — Ron Chusid
Posted in Humor and Satire, Sarah Palin, Television. Tags: Bristol Palin, Conan O'Brien, Sarah Palin. No Comments »
Neil Gaiman on Craig Ferguson
June 29, 2011 — Ron ChusidNeil Gaiman on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson last night. Includes a discussion of Doctor Who including the episode written by Gaiman, The Doctor’s Wife.
Posted in Science Fiction, Television. Tags: Craig Ferguson, Doctor Who, The Doctor's Wife. No Comments »
Obama Beats Palin In Hypothetical Alaska Match Up
June 29, 2011 — Ron ChusidObama beats Palin in by nine points in Alaska in hypothetical match up. (Palin supporters question this poll, asking what “hypothetical” means.)
Posted in Barack Obama, Politics, Polls, Sarah Palin. Tags: Barack Obama, Polls, Sarah Palin. 3 Comments »
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