One of the hallmarks of an authoritarian regime is to attack independent media and to replace it with state-run media. No one has been more relentless in attacking the news media than the demamgogue Donald Trump. First Amendment Watch reports, The Alarming Rise in Verbal and Physical Threats to the Press: “[T]he animosity towards the … Read more
The “official” unemployment rate fell to 8.4% in August as businesses continued emerging from broad shutdowns imposed early in the coronavirus pandemic, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported earlier this month. But CNBC explains Why the real unemployment rate is likely over 11%: That’s the lowest rate since unemployment exploded in April, to levels unseen … Read more
So I read today that Twitter to label or remove misleading claims on vote results: starting September 17 it will label or remove misleading claims that try to undermine public confidence in elections. Does this include @realDonaldTrump and Trump campaign Twitter accounts, because “Dear Leader” is the worst purveyor of false and misleading claims about … Read more
A couple of recent reports deserve wider public attention. First, Politico reports on DHS draft documents: White supremacists are greatest terror threat: White supremacists present the gravest terror threat to the United States, according to a draft report from the Department of Homeland Security. Two later draft versions of the same document — all of … Read more
Let’s face it, there is no such thing as a “good” politician. But those who come to the dark art of politics later in life – those who are forced into the immoral world of politics out of a genuine, and often desperate necessity for change – are our best hope. Those who spend most … Read more