At this point in history, "fact checks" are just vouching for Trump's lies. Fact checkers should step up or step off.
New from me in @gilduran and @georgelakoff's FrameLab.
Pope Francis on Thursday appealed for Catholics in Indonesia to engage with people from other faiths in a message of religious unity to an open-air stadium mass of nearly 80,000 people.
voanews.com/a/pope-imam-make-j…
#voanews
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"In Kenya, the average salary is around $200 per month. So the big cash prizes and sponsorship deals landed by top athletes often attract partners who want to control the athlete’s wealth."
God damn it.
Gift link: wapo.st/3TjucYp
#domesticViolence
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Ruh-roh. Among those unhappy with the corporate media and their lie-telling in favor of one Donald Trump is the Almighty Deity:
"In their obsession with treating both sides as equally bad, corporate media has once again gone full evil. They scrutinize whatever they can invent about Kamala. They totally ignore Donold’s constant crimes."
#KamalaHarris #Trump #media #BothSidesism #FalseEquivalence
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"Organizations like CNN, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, Politico and more are all doing everything they can to act as if Kamala is just as suspicious as Donold.
Every new effort to attack Kamala Harris and Tim Walz is treated with grave seriousness, whilst Donold’s never-ending immorality, criminality, and insanity are immediately swept under the carpet."
#KamalaHarris #Trump #media #BothSidesism #FalseEquivalence
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"The assassination attempt? Zero follow-up on the motives of the shooter, or how crazy it is that he was a registered Republican, or how exactly Donold’s ear magically healed within one week without so much as a scar. ...
BURN IN HELL, CORPORATE MEDIA!
THE LORD HAS SPOKEN!
Can I get an amen?"
#KamalaHarris #Trump #media #BothSidesism #FalseEquivalence
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"While it was just six weeks ago that another presumptive nominee was forced out of the race due to concerns about his advanced age and declining mental acuity, the mainstream media no longer seems all that interested in the other party’s 78-year-old candidate sundowning before our very eyes."
~ Justin Baragona
#KamalaHarris #Biden #Trump #media #BothSidesism #FalseEquivalence #age
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Debbie Goldsmith 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈⧖ reshared this.
"As has been the case since he first rode down that golden escalator nearly a decade ago, Donald Trump continues to be graded on a curve by our national media."
#KamalaHarris #Biden #Trump #media #BothSidesism #FalseEquivalence #age
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Why do journalists ignore Trump's mental decline when it's so obvious to the rest of us? Paul Waldman's answer:
"They think Trump acts crazy, but they have decided it’s all an act, and that’s as far as they need to probe. …
Yet for the last couple of years, they were positively obsessed with Joe Biden’s mental acuity."
#KamalaHarris #Biden #Trump #media #BothSidesism #FalseEquivalence #age #MentalDecline
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Debbie Goldsmith 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈⧖ reshared this.
"So it turns out that reporters do not hold a universally applied principle saying that presidents and presidential aspirants should be constantly assessed for their mental capacity. That was just a Biden thing, because reporters create a unique set of criteria to judge each candidate, always claiming that they are applying the same standards to all."
Putting thumbs on scales much?
#KamalaHarris #Biden #Trump #media #BothSidesism #FalseEquivalence #age #MentalDecline
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“'We have a damaged, delusional, old man who again might get reelected to the presidency of the United States,' Mike Barnicle, who served as a longtime columnist for The Boston Globe and other newspapers, said on Morning Joe early Wednesday."
#KamalaHarris #Biden #Trump #media #BothSidesism #FalseEquivalence #age #MentalDecline
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"Barnicle continued that Trump frequently says 'deranged' things in public that “you wouldn’t repeat” on 'American television' or 'in front of your children.'
'How did we get here?' Barnicle asked. Then he pointed a finger at his media colleagues."
#KamalaHarris #Biden #Trump #media #BothSidesism #FalseEquivalence #age #MentalDecline
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Kevin Kruse rightly skewers New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger's claims that the media's obligation in political campaigns — even when Donald Trump wants to claim the White House — is to remain "fair and balanced" and "neutral."
This despite his own newspaper endorsing Biden in 2020….
#KamalaHarris #Biden #Trump #media #BothSidesism #FalseEquivalence #NewYorkTimes
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Kruse writes,
"I’d actually welcome an even-handed approach from Sulzberger because under his leadership the coverage in the New York Times has not been evenly balanced at all.
In the early months of 2024, and certainly after his disastrous debate performance in late June, the New York Times was on nothing less than a crusade to highlight the 'age issue' presented by the 81-year-old president’s candidacy,"
#KamalaHarris #Biden #Trump #media #BothSidesism #FalseEquivalence #age #NYTimes
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"taking every single opportunity to call out every stumble or verbal flaw as further proof that he was unfit to run again and to demand that he drop out of the race. …
According to Sulzberger, though, their coverage was merely part of their responsibility to present a 'full, fair and accurate picture” of what was going on with the campaign."
#KamalaHarris #Biden #Trump #media #BothSidesism #FalseEquivalence #age #NewYorkTimes
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"An elderly candidate’s struggles with memory and inability to grasp basic facts was alarming and they had a duty to press the issue, even aggressively.
But that argument collapses under the lightest scrutiny, because we still have an elderly candidate struggling with memory, unable to grasp basic facts. His name is Donald Trump."
#KamalaHarris #Biden #Trump #media #BothSidesism #FalseEquivalence #age
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His name is Donald Trump, and how the New York Times has chosen to treat him, his age, his mental decline and unsuitability for office, in contrast to how it's treated Biden, is glaringly different.
"So, no, the New York Times has not been treating both candidates equally.
Despite Sulzberger’s protestations, they’ve had a heavy thumb on the scale all along — it’s just that it’s been for Trump rather than against him."
#KamalaHarris #Biden #Trump #media #BothSidesism #NewYorkTimes
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"My blood boiled while I read this man’s [i.e., A.G. Sulzberger's] endless piece on what WE should be doing to protect press freedoms, when HIS own failing newspaper has abandoned the fight by very intentionally refusing to properly cover, and give proper editorial weight to Trump and his revolting party's ongoing attack on the truth, our vote, and our democracy."
~ D. Earl Stephens
#KamalaHarris #Biden #Trump #media #BothSidesism #FalseEquivalence #NewYorkTimes
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"Their despicable lack of reporting and absurd, both-sides bullshit on these critical issues has been absolutely breathtaking. They have literally surrendered wide swaths of their news hole each day in this “quiet war” to include authoritarian talking points, and right-wing conjecture that simply have no place in fact, and serve nobody but the fascist scoundrels who mean our democracy harm."
#KamalaHarris #Biden #Trump #media #BothSidesism #FalseEquivalence #NewYorkTimes
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And, in that same TNR, we have another article about the contempt for women that #Trump and #Vance have:
The Level of bias pro Trump is mindblowing🤯 as he shows with the altered headlines. It is so obvious for everyone to see. And I feel it gets worse with every day😵💫
Spot on. I’m amazed that the Egypt bribe story just … went away
Also, the complete lack of coverage of Thomas Crooks and why he shot at Trump. I guess it also gets thrown down the memory hole. WTF?!
A cleaned-up version of the JennysNumber #Python program for ease of visual comparison.
import os
import random
import time
def get_terminal_size():
rows, columns = os.popen('stty size', 'r').read().split()
return int(rows), int(columns)
def print_voxel(color_code):
# ANSI escape code to set the color
print(f"\033[{color_code}m \033[0m", end="")
def main():
# Mapping of color names to ANSI background color codes
color_codes = {
'red': '41', # Red background
'green': '42', # Green background
'blue': '44' # Blue background
}
primary_colors = list(color_codes.values())
rows, columns = get_terminal_size()
try:
while True:
for _ in range(rows):
for _ in range(columns):
print_voxel(random.choice(primary_colors))
print() # Move to the next line after finishing a row
time.sleep(0.5) # Refresh every 0.5 seconds
os.system('clear') # Clear the screen for the next frame
except KeyboardInterrupt:
# Reset terminal color and clear on exit
print("\033[0m")
os.system('clear')
print("Program exited.")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
ONDC s a protocol for designed to standardize digital commerce and it works with formal and informal transport! Let's show a little excitement, transport people!
#informaltransport #populartransport #opendata #opensource #publictransport #Asia #India #innovation #mobileapp #TrufiAssociation #ONDC
The end of CentOS 7 – what's next?
From June, CentOS 7 users will only have the choice of switching to the upstream version or looking at the OpenELA alternatives. A little decision aid.
heise.de/en/guide/The-end-of-C…
#centOS #OpenSource #LinuxDistribution #Oracle #RedHat #RedHatEnterpriseLinux #news
The OSI will be hosting a town hall in partnership with Mozilla AI this Friday to discuss the latest update to the Open Source AI Definition. Join us at: opensource.org/events/open-sou…
Feel like this comic is at the intersection of the
@rubenbolling / @pluralistic
Venn diagram
Also #AltText4u
mastodon.social/@rubenbolling/…
![Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling
News of the Times :
Accused Burglar Incorporates Self
When police caught Richie Tyner during a burglary, he quickly produced and executed a corporate charter
"Oh, hello officers. If you'll sign here, and here, as witnesses, Tynerco Inc will be a duly created corporation."
Prosecutors were perplexed by the development
"That scumbag Tyner would go straight to jail... but how do we imprison a corporation?"
"The CEO of Tynerco is offering full cooperation"
(Tyner giving press conference)
"We regret the incident and I assure you this does not reflect the ideals and standards here at Tynerco. Sure we could find out who at Tynerco did _this_ or approved _that_, but isn't it more important that we have _systems_ in place to ensure this wont happen again?"
News program narration continues:
The victims are also chiefly concerned about changing the corporation's culture
"No we're not!"
"He's still got like $10,000 of our stuff!"
The case was resolved with a $2,000 fine
[Tyner] "Plus, we were given a million-dollar tax incentive not to outsource our van-driving and meth-purchasing operations to India!"](https://social.trom.tf/photo/preview/640/15454581 "Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling
News of the Times :
Accused Burglar Incorporates Self
When police caught Richie Tyner during a burglary, he quickly produced and executed a corporate charter
\"Oh, hello officers. If you'll sign here, and here, as witnesses, Tynerco Inc will be a duly created corporation.\"
Prosecutors were perplexed by the development
\"That scumbag Tyner would go straight to jail... but how do we imprison a corporation?\"
\"The CEO of Tynerco is offering full cooperation\"
(Tyner giving press conference)
\"We regret the incident and I assure you this does not reflect the ideals and standards here at Tynerco. Sure we could find out who at Tynerco did _this_ or approved _that_, but isn't it more important that we have _systems_ in place to ensure this wont happen again?\"
News program narration continues:
The victims are also chiefly concerned about changing the corporation's culture
\"No we're not!\"
\"He's still got like $10,000 of our stuff!\"
The case was resolved with a $2,000 fine
[Tyner] \"Plus, we were given a million-dollar tax incentive not to outsource our van-driving and meth-purchasing operations to India!\"")
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" If you give someone a hammer everything looks like a nail "
- #JoeRogan #Podcast
( QUOTE 2 Time = 49.28 )
⬆️ Joe Rogan Show clip
🔗 invidious.jing.rocks/watch?v=n…
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"A police officer does not get to execute a begging crying unarmed citizen because he supposes without proof he has some hidden handgun. "
( QUOTE 1 Time = 46.06 )
⬆️ Attorney Susie Charble said during Murder case against Police
🔗 invidious.jing.rocks/watch?v=n…
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Source Video title:
Arizona Cop Ends Life of Man Begging For His Life: Widow Gets $8 Million Settlement
#Police shoot 🔫 5 times 🔫 man on floor from distance
Wrongful Death / Excessive Force 🔫
The police shooter also engraved "you're fucked" and "come and take them" on his weapon which is breach of policy.
Office #PhilipBrailsford =➡️ #Criminal let go by jurors who also were denied bodycam footage showing very clearly needless death.
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Copy YOUR 📋 #Amendments IT'S YOUR #HUMANRIGHTS #LEGAL DEFENCE
IT'S HOMEWORK BUT GOOD PREPARATION
#LEARNING = #EMPOWERMENT
(NOT BEING #SCARED)
#NoCrime = #NoID
#Police #Cops have #noidea
#Police Officer - excessive force
#Police + #Legal #Education #Lessons #Citizens #Journalists #Law #ACAB #Authority #Audit
How Russian operatives covertly hired U.S. influencers to create viral videos (NPR)
npr.org/2024/09/05/nx-s1-51008…
memeorandum.com/240905/p30#a24…
#Gaza #Palestine
#IsraelWarCrimes
Nearly 60 percent of Israelis believe social media posts showing sympathy for civilians in the Gaza Strip should be restricted, according to a poll published by Haaretz newspaper on 5 September.
59% of Israelis “think posts expressing sympathy for civilians in Gaza should be restricted, while 41% think posts criticizing the government should be censored,” according to the poll.
thecradle.co/articles/majority…
✡️ 🇵🇸 ☮️
"To beat the heat, an Arizona man offers free water. His HOA is fining him."
Gift link: wapo.st/47efCHj
#HOA
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Not the day to talk about safety?
When is that day? When the NRA stopps funding you?
Disgusting.
Did the reporter follow up with "When is the day?"?
I doubt it. Media is complicit.
No prayers
Can bring back what's no longer there
The silent
Are damned
The body count is on your hands
It is never the day to talk about safety. That is because there are more mass shootings in America every year than there are days in the calendar. And until we talk safety and DO SOMETHING about it, it will never be the day to talk safety.
Really smart! This is how Republicans create time for themselves to solve the real problems facing America, like books they don't want kids to be able to read.
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I could not say that without snickering. Which would be inappropriate. How he manages to say that while keeping a straight face is probably why he is elected and I'm not
They are the True Synagogue of Satan. The First Church of Chthulhu Christ .
Perverts and Blasphemers raping the sacrament of prayer
"Need thoughts and prayers"? That sort of statement should disqualify someone from office.
"We tried to stop school shootings, but we couldn't do it because Mrs Vera Green from Tallulah Falls had better things than to send her thoughts and prayers today."
@lisamelton
There Gov, I fixed your statement.
The same old Republican strategy.
“We don’t want to talk about gun control so soon after a tragedy. We don’t want to “politicize” the shooting”
Of course they say this during a political speech with their worthless #ThoughtsAndPrayers knowing full well that the next mass slaughter is just a day or two away.
Meanwhile the fat envelopes delivered by the NRA keep arriving.
I said this yesterday and it bears repeating:
To politicians who consistently vote against helping children to /not/ be shot to death at school, I have a honest, heartfelt message for you from me:
Fuck you, fuck your thoughts and, especially, fuck your prayers. 
great minds, something something. 😉
The daughter of my oldest and most dear friend in the world graduated from that school last year. This keeps getting closer and closer... 😨
GTFO.
I've got a wooden nickle that says if this conversation were framed as, "Labor pipeline disrupted by violence," we'd have a solution before the end of the year.
Fuck this guy and fuck the people who worship guns.
Guns are tools and weapons. They don't belong on a pedestal.
Makes me fracking wonder when is the day to talk about safety?? According to that governor it will probably always be “the day after tomorrow”.. for every day… 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
It’s a disgrace to the victims to not talk about safety, and horribly also for all future victims who sadly will exist if nothing is done. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
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The day to talk about safety was the day before the shooting. Or the day before that. Or any of the thousands of days since Columbine. Or all the way back to the tower shooting at the University of Texas in 1966.
But they haven't talked about it yet, at least not in any serious way, so today is as good as any. Better than tomorrow.
I think the conversation should be about the fact that after years of rising deaths due to mass shootings, they are still happening because state and national leaders keep blocking attempts to take any action at all, with the follow up of , "so when are you going to resign, since this shooting happened on your watch and all your prior actions have been <details of prior non-actions/blocks>.
Could media just stop letting these political leaders brush off the question?
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"A police officer does not get to execute a begging crying unarmed citizen because he supposes without proof he has some hidden handgun. "
( QUOTE 1 Time = 46.06 )
⬆️ Attorney Susie Charble said during Murder case against Police
🔗 invidious.jing.rocks/watch?v=n…
======= NEXT QUOTE ===============
" If you give someone a hammer everything looks like a nail "
- #JoeRogan #Podcast
( QUOTE 2 Time = 49.28 )
⬆️ Joe Rogan Show clip
🔗 invidious.jing.rocks/watch?v=n…
Source Video title:
Arizona Cop Ends Life of Man Begging For His Life: Widow Gets $8 Million Settlement
#Police shoot 🔫 5 times 🔫 man on floor from distance
Wrongful Death / Excessive Force 🔫
The police shooter also engraved "you're fucked" and "come and take them" on his weapon which is breach of policy.
Office #PhilipBrailsford =➡️ #Criminal let go by jurors who also were denied bodycam footage showing very clearly needless death.
====================
Copy YOUR 📋 #Amendments IT'S YOUR #HUMANRIGHTS #LEGAL DEFENCE
IT'S HOMEWORK BUT GOOD PREPARATION
#LEARNING = #EMPOWERMENT
(NOT BEING #SCARED)
#NoCrime = #NoID
#Police #Cops have #noidea
#Police Officer - excessive force
#Police + #Legal #Education #Lessons #Citizens #Journalists #Law #ACAB #Authority #Audit
lolgop
in reply to lolgop • • •Fact checks in the Trump era operate like “Community Notes” on Twitter.
Sure, you occasionally get a gem, like a faked Trump rally photo or a Republican bragging about an infrastructure program he opposed.
But they’re never on Elon’s tweets. So they’re vouching for every lie he spreads.