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that situation was unfortunate. nothing and no one are infallible. it would appear that CNN did not act maliciously, as the cite you supplied states: "Another video that surfaced days later provided additional context for the encounter" CNN has since settled. they should apologize. i'm hearing that this single incident has great weight for you in determining whether CNN should be trusted as a whole? it might be worth reviewing the Wikipedia page regarding Fox News... and all of the other news outlet pages as well. i really like the Fox News photo manipulations!

back to the OP. its prudent given Facebooks about face on fact checking... and since people are increasingly getting their "news" from social media platforms. Rohingya genocide 'The chairman of the U.N. Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar stated that Facebook played a "determining role" in the Rohingya genocide.' "Facebook...did not do enough to prevent the proliferation of anti-Rohingya hate speech because it was interested in prioritizing engagement."

what level of unlawfulness or corruption would you say is acceptable from our political leaders then?

in the eyes of the law. and in fact people often do outrageous things that are not against the law. so Trumps activities, as provided by his accomplices, but as of yet not guilty in the eyes of the law... were insufficient for you not to vote for him?

Cannon did not provide that Trump was not guilty of an offence. Whats your point here? you didn't comment on my previous post: "The Trump fake electors plot was a scheme to submit illegitimate certificates of ascertainment to falsely claim U.S. president Donald Trump had won the Electoral College vote in certain states, following Trump's loss in the 2020 United States presidential election. After the results of the 2020 election determined Trump had lost, the scheme was devised by him, his associates, and Republican Party officials in seven states,[1] and it formed a part of Trump and his associates' attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election. The intent of the scheme was to pass the illegitimate certificates to then-vice president Mike Pence in the hope he would count them, rather than the authentic certificates, and thus overturn Joe Biden's victory. This scheme was defended by a fringe legal theory developed by Trump attorneys Kenneth Chesebro and John Eastman, detailed in the Eastman memos, which claimed a vice president has the constitutional discretion to swap official electors with an alternate slate during the certification process, thus changing the outcome of the electoral college vote and the overall winner of the presidential race. The scheme came to be known as the Pence Card." participants in the scheme provided this information. is this a tabloid smear?

so, if people just discuss things in exaggerated terms then thats sufficient to not believe the merits? that just too easy.

i agree that comparisons of Trump to Hitler are overblown. Trump is not going to start killing Jews. its difficult for people when Trump follows an age old fascist populist program not to bring up... you know, the king of the fascists.

Trump fake electors plot "The Trump fake electors plot was a scheme to submit illegitimate certificates of ascertainment to falsely claim U.S. president Donald Trump had won the Electoral College vote in certain states, following Trump's loss in the 2020 United States presidential election. After the results of the 2020 election determined Trump had lost, the scheme was devised by him, his associates, and Republican Party officials in seven states,[1] and it formed a part of Trump and his associates' attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election. The intent of the scheme was to pass the illegitimate certificates to then-vice president Mike Pence in the hope he would count them, rather than the authentic certificates, and thus overturn Joe Biden's victory. This scheme was defended by a fringe legal theory developed by Trump attorneys Kenneth Chesebro and John Eastman, detailed in the Eastman memos, which claimed a vice president has the constitutional discretion to swap official electors with an alternate slate during the certification process, thus changing the outcome of the electoral college vote and the overall winner of the presidential race. The scheme came to be known as the Pence Card." What are your "other points of view" about these matters?

Freedom Caucus floats corporate tax boost in exchange for easing state, local deduction cap Chip Roy is a hero of the progressive tax regime!

Trump’s pick for budget chief echoes his ‘power of the purse’ dreams this was the guy who helped hold up Javelins for Ukraine... you know, the "talk to Rudy" thing. Trump believes the impoundment law protecting Congress’ “power of the purse” is unconstitutional.

i agree with all of what you say here. CNN and MSNBC do represent what they believe to be a socially conscious viewpoint. and that just reflects liberalism. you didn't actually answer my question though. do Democrats hate America? of course not. as far as radical... that is exactly what a Fox News viewer is tailored to believe. i would call promoting fascist concepts pretty far right radicalism. "Fascism is a cult of the leader, who promises national restoration in the face of supposed humiliation by immigrants, leftists, liberals, minorities, homosexuals, women, in the face of what the fascist leader says is a takeover of the country's media, cultural institutions, schools by these forces. And that's why you need a really macho, powerful, violent response. The fascist leader says he will solve the problem. Fascism is right-wing by nature. It's based on ultra-nationalism... the fascist mythic past. In the past, we were great. Wherein did our greatness consist? In our military. And in the past, the dominant racial group ruled over others. And then the fascist leader says, "That has been taken from you by the leftists and communists. They wanna weaken our military. They wanna weaken our greatness." " sound familiar? is the "left" radical? are they calling for the nationalization of the means of production? of course not. are they getting pushy about inclusion. yes.

might i suggest learning about fascism as well. this pretty well defines Trumps message. in fascist rhetoric, "the other are fundamentally opposed to the nation". ie. they hate the nation The 10 tactics of fascism

let me ask you a couple questions... do Democrats hate America? do Democrats want to destroy America? this is kind of the pinnacle of the political argument for Fox News. there are tonnes of ridiculous detailed claims that lead to that conclusion and so i'm identifying just the most striking. this is communicated in those very words constantly. CONSTANTLY. its the same old model... repeat, repeat, repeat. its not news. its brain washing. not even CNN and MSNB say that Republicans hate America and that they want to destroy their own country. and really, this is probably the reason why Democrats lost the last election. Because they aren't scaring people enough. Everyone Who Hates America (According To Fox News)

great topic. and something i've been thinking about a lot because i am reading Yuval Harari's latest book, "Nexus". a must read. its about information networks. the institutions that have made Western culture the most successful in history are democratic elections, the judiciary, and journalism. these are successful pillars when they are self correcting. if elections are secure and fair then they correct political power and policy. the judiciary polices itself. judges are supposed to be embarrassed when told by higher courts that they "erred". people used to go to school for journalism. they learned ethics. public reporting has always had its bad actors but usually it was self correcting because when on outlet got it wrong then another outlet would identify it and the outlet that "erred" would lose credibility. additionally, you have institutions like the CDC and the National Science Foundation. science polices itself through peer review. thousands of individuals work at these establishments. we live in an era here in the west where these institutions are under attack. traditional news TV has been degrading since the Reagan FCC dropped the Fairness Doctrine. Broadcasters are no longer required to give equal airtime to political parties or countering opinions. i watch Fox, CNN and MSNBC. CNN actually has both GOP and Democratic representation at the table. And boy does that ever keep both from saying crazy stuff. Fox and MSNBC are both biased. They rarely have political representation on the other side. i will say though that MSNBC tries to make a logical case while Fox... just makes shit up. and thus their huge payments for false reporting. In fact Fox has even said in court that their "opinion news" hosts should not be believed. and the internet is further to blame. 20% of participants make up 80% of all political content. there is NO SHAME when they spread outright lies because their audience is caught in an echo chamber. social media makes more money when outlandish lies are spread! and so we have a new world. what is truth is being challenged by new forces.

its worth a whole thread... i'm not left. i'm not going to accuse you specifically... but everyone should look at their own opinions and if one feels that if others don't agree with them then... they are "the other side"? thats a religion. religions are not rational. and it doesn't matter what Clinton and what Democratic Senators believe. if others are guilty then that does not justify the same actions. thats when things really go to HELL. when voters are OK with politicians breaking the law or whatever... because "the other side" does it.

i did edit my post to be clear in case you would fish for it. fair and square. period.

Gore lost the election. Clinton lost the election. all "fair and square". Now i have a question for you. Did any of Bidens nominees claim that Trump stole the election in 2016?

That president Biden won the 2020 election. Trump has such a thin skin. He's mentally so weak. Hear Bondi's answer when asked who won the 2020 presidential election Bondi just claims to never have heard any of Trumps statements. And then after being informed of his statements... responds that they are not familiar. i also particularly love how all nominees refuse to answer "hypothetical" when in fact they are answering questions regarding "if they are confirmed to the position" so every question is a hypothetical.

Trump vows to create ‘External Revenue Service’ to gather tariff income looks like this is really going to be a thing. of course, Trump consistently makes it sound like its something else... like its not the American people who pay tariffs. "I am today announcing that I will create the EXTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE to collect our Tariffs, Duties, and all Revenue that come from Foreign sources,” tariffs and duties don't come from "foreign sources". not sure what "revenue" he's talking about.

its all ok. Christians are allowed to sin because they are always subsequently redeemed by Jesus. specifically, he says so at 2:55 into the following video 'You were still married, correct?': Kaine grills Hegseth on past affair

Hegseth Won't Answer If He Would REFUSE Trump ILLEGAL Order its a simple question... he refused to answer.

Tariff war is coming. CEOs are bracing for Trump tariff disruption: survey 'We need to be prepared' for tariffs, Alberta premier says after Trump meeting so much for maybe helping Canadian Conservatives if they get in in the spring. they will be inheriting a nightmare that they won't be able to get out of. this is going to cause a lot of pain on both sides of the border. Trump clearly only sees the regressive tax as financing his tax cuts for corporate America. i am preparing my US equities to be as resilient as possible to the tariffs. i'll even have some cash to pick up some deals when the market implodes. ideally, the ruling party would start to implement counter tariffs NOW. no need to be in "ally" of a bully. no need to spend 2% of GDP on NATO. drop NATO and develop our own nuclear deterrent. join the EU, BRICS, whatever...

Cannon allows for release of Smith report on Trump election interference “Volume I of the Draft Report falsely asserts, without any jury determination, that President Trump and others ‘engaged in an unprecedented criminal effort,’ was ‘the head of the criminal conspiracies,’ and harbored a ‘criminal design,’” Trump’s legal team wrote in the letter. so i guess its just "jury determination" thats missing as far as Trumps lawyers are concerned.

let me know when you wake from your dream state. you're so deep in it. "Income inequality can be detrimental to a country's wellbeing, leading to financial instability, poorer economic growth, and lower government investment in services like healthcare and education. Countries with higher Gini indexes also tend to have higher household debt." even Google AI is a "leftist" plot! ahahaha!