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- Democratic Party Purges Progressives And Makes Lobbyists Superdelegates
- 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
Recent Comments
- Ron Chusid: Typical comment from a right-wing er, attacking people without addressing the topic or making any coherent arguments. It is a good thing when people from the left and right join toget...
- sandiegostate: Greenwald and Carlson are best buddies now. Gree nwald, who i s desperatel y trying to remain relevant,& nbsp;has become a Fox fool where he apparently belon...
- 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...
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...
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Quote of the Day
April 22, 2013 — Ron Chusid
Posted in Humor and Satire, John Boehner, Television. Tags: Bill Maher, Gun Control, John Boehner, North Korea. No Comments »
Reality Check
April 22, 2013 — Ron ChusidDoes Maureen Dowd realize that The American President is a movie, The West Wing is a television show, and that real life doesn’t work that way?
Posted in Barack Obama, Congress, Entertainment & Leisure, Op-eds, Television. Tags: Gun Control, Maureen Dowd, The West Wing. No Comments »
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