A debt tracker? 😂 That is AWESOME! And kudos to Gavin Newsome...he's a class act and smart, too. I'm glad I canceled the NYT. I havent missed their bullshit one bit. And Fuck my home state of Missouri. I remember when it was blue...my "Democrat all her life" Grandmother would be disgusted. My sicko father was slapping my mother around while she was pregnant with me, so I have been told. The mid-50's, and she had no other options. Claire McCaskill, we need you!
Susan I canceled my subscription to the NYT Thursday or Friday.
I’ve had a subscription for many years.
After every one was saying they canceled their subscription I realized I never even read the NYT anymore.
I suppose it’s me but they make you jump through hoops to cancel their subscription.
Thanks for the timely reminders over the last few weeks. I was paying for something I never read.
This is some bs though about divorce, or no divorce in particular States, what is happening?
I feel as if the Wayback Machine has thrown us onto a bus and I’ll be damned I feel like it took us back to the fifties. Just how has the misogynist’s , hardcore makeup of The Patriarchy, just doing what ever the frig they want, this has gone too far. For real for real…
Especially their trans-reporting they have some real TERF writing their bs propaganda. Nothing makes me more livid than using fake-feminism to shit on others.
Hawley is more than an embarrassment, he’s an insurrection supporter, & a wrecking ball for democracy. In addition, I heard when he ran for office, he didn’t even live in MO.
My L.A. born mother divorced my violent father in 1960, very much against his wishes. We were all SO much better off without him (albeit poor). I love my state, and will continue to do whatever is necessary to keep the Republican population down to a manageable but rather disgusting inconvenience - kind of like when ants invade the kitchen during the summer, but can be easily wiped up with 409 and a paper towel.
I follow Johnny on Threads and I saw his post and link to the tracker. He is awesome! I don't think the guy ever sleeps. He is definitely a warrior for democracy and deserves a medal for his unwavering efforts.
Eh, Newsome has some baggage that I think will sink him in key swing states. We are probably a generation or two before a Californian will be a viable Presidential candidate again.
I live in California, and I like Newsome fine, but he will struggle nationally. Wish it weren't true, but alas, it is what it is.
What baggage? He had an affair after he was divorced with a friend’s wife. Isn’t adultery no longer baggage to the GQP? Oh wait, he’s a democrat and they must live a pristine existence.
Speaking of Arnold... I wish so much he would come out as a surrogate for POTUS. He grew up in Austria during Nazi occupation. His own father served as a Nazi soldier. When Russia invaded Ukraine, Arnold recorded a video to the people of Russia , drawing connections between the Nazi invasion of Russia (WWII) and Vladimir Putin. He spoke so eloquently and powerfully in that video and would not want a dictator in power in the US. I know he's GOP. I know he's proud to be from the "party of Lincoln", but this isn't that party and I think it would be powerful if he would speak out now about trump and his plans for autocracy in the US. I don't know if he would go so far as to endorse President Biden, but I believe his voice would be powerful against the dictatorship voting for trump would mean.
Precisely my question too! Why have people written her off? She has more national and international experience under her belt than anyone! Pisses me off!
And she's a hell of a prosecutor, I remember her toasting Jeff Session's little testicles over the Russia connections, she and Al Franken, got him to recuse from that case. They got Al for that, with a Fox-News associated bimbo, (who even said she was in on the'joke', but once Fox has a propaganda story), which stunk to high hell. Maybe the smears are from the R's are about that. That and she's everything they don't want to suceed woman, lawyer, Asian, oh, and black.
Yes, you are correct.The luggenpresse is our enemy.They were in 2016 too but we couldn’t see it or didn’t want to believe it. But it’s right there front and center and we will have to spread the truth ourselves.What really gets to me about all of this is that the wannabe dictator will come after the media if they haven’t sufficiently flattered him or if he deigns that they are sabotaging him even if it is just in his own demented mind.No one is immune from his ire. I cancelled my subscription to the NYT and am boycotting CNN for starters.I have seen the enemy and know who he is. I am infuriated with all of this but sure as hell know that the press IS NOT MY FRIEND.
Yes, once Sally Buzbee got hired as executive editor (it is said he told her "No woke stuff", and she agreed). Her influence has been "both sides" and normalizing the far right. No thanks! That maternity ranch forced birther puppy-mill story sent me right over the edge.
Great expose on the journalists—-what the hell is their point? They must love chaos and confusion so much, they lie and twist the facts. Disgusting and scary. And EXCUSE ME SOUTHERN STATES OF THE USA…….WHAT THE HELL IS WITH YOUR ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING LAWS AGAINST WOMEN!
May all of these dumb asses get voted out of office! Whew….I’m done.
Damn journalists are just as bad as the twisted orange asshole they keep putting up on a pedestal. Just goes to show us that these dirtbags with the poison pens don't give a shit about reporting reality and facts. If only they were only willing to do damage control but once again, it's all about the fucking money and not the horrific future we would face if led by a anti democracy, deranged Christo-fascist president.
Because they didn't tell that trump was under fbi investigation before the 2016 election. they yelled Hillary Benghazi, and "But her Emails". They did not cover his criminality.
"When the right-wing political consultant Peter Schweizer published his 2015 book, Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich, the Times made an “exclusive” deal to pursue one of his story lines. As one reader put it: “I’m very unsettled that the Times is hyping a book by an extreme partisan.” The paper in time published a front-page story, “Cash Flowed to Clinton Foundation amid Russian Uranium Deal,” a solidly reported piece that nonetheless became catnip for right-wing politicos. Sean Hannity of Fox News distorted it, implying that it proved that the U.S. secretary of state was corrupt, that she had risked national security for a quid pro quo deal.
Them covering that hack of a writer gave it legitimacy it did not deserve.
About her emails:
The main takeaway was that the Times had been too hasty in publishing, especially since the story was based on anonymous sources. “We got it wrong because our very good sources had it wrong,” one ranking editor, Matt Purdy, told me. For many readers, those were infuriating words, reminding them of the disastrous coverage that preceded the Iraq War: unskeptical, anonymously sourced reporting by the Times, and many others, on the supposed weapons of mass destruction in Iraq...
Then came the infamous Comey letter. Just days before the presidential election, FBI director James Comey reopened the bureau’s emails investigation. The Times coverage went overboard. Editors devoted the entire top of the print front page to this development: three articles and a photograph, all “above the fold.” In just six days, the Times published as many prominent stories about Hillary Clinton’s emails as about all policy issues combined in the two months before the election, according to Columbia Journalism Review.
What about the FBI investigation into Trump’s connections to Russia? The pre-election coverage was far quieter. Less than two weeks before the election, for example, the Times published a story on an inside page: “Investigating Donald Trump, F.B.I. Sees No Clear Link to Russia.”
Years later, the Times and the Washington Post won Pulitzer Prizes for their revelations about Russian interference in the election and Russian connections to the Trump campaign and administration. Obviously, this turned out to be far more important story than Hillary Clinton’s email practices.
So why didn’t campaign coverage reflect that? The answer is maddening.
Excellent information and summary. It really does feel that there is "evil under the sun" taking place in the media. Maybe the orange sadist won't have to do anything about them if (God forbid) he becomes the fascist dictator of our then-to-be very, very sad country.
They knew Clinton would tax the rich and their grossly overpaid, higher-up staff knew their masters would not like that. Also, it takes a lot of money to run media company the size of the NYT. I suspect they have been funded by various bad actors for years, They tend to 'both-sides the shit out of anything where the republicans look bad.
Jesus Christ!! Is Kristen Welker actually worse than Chuck Todd? That bullshit yesterday was ridiculous. She also inferred that it was irresponsible for the Democratic party to have Biden on the ticket because of his age. Fuck you, Kristen.
Her very first interview, on her very first "Meet the Press," was with Trump. That's really all I needed to know about her. Actual presidents are interviewed once in a while, but she didn't seem to know that. To be honest, I haven't watched ANY "Sunday shows" for a very long time. They became all the shitty political news super-condensed into an hour a week, and they're so dishonest and mind numbing, I'd rather not. Ugh, no, I'd rather start going to church again. 🤣
Stephani Ruhle, Alex Wagner and Nicolle Wallace don't rake any crap from liars and propagandists, either. They all expose the right wing fringe perfidy and contempt for democracy and their constituents.
I was totally pissed that they fired Medhi. I guess the bosses just couldn’t take him speaking out about the massive death & destruction being perpetrated in Gaza AND the West Bank by the IDF & Netanyahu’s admin.
I mean how dare he have empathy for millions of innocent civilians being shuffled around like dominos & cut off from medication, food, water, electricity, & cell service!!
Glad to hear he’s writing for The Guardian; I have a subscription, I’ll go look for his articles.
He is a very intelligent man The panel discussion he did on anti-semitism not being the equivalent of anti-zionism, several years ago, was one of the best discussions I've seen, one is a policy and the other is hate for an identifying characteristic. He and his fellow panelist stated it brilliantly, using facts , history, and logic .
Wow! That last line was hilarious! Rather than watch one of these pointless, bland network Sunday 'politics update' shows, "I'd rather start going to church again"!
When she called him “Mr. President”, that’s when I shit it off. Newsom talked circles around her. It’s sad to me that she was once a competent reporter.
Only watched once and never watched again. Was hopeful when Todd left, but Meet The Press is more like Meet the Mess now. I didn't see it, but understand she pushed Senator Klobuchar, kept interrupting her and asking over and over again if it wasn't time to seek another another candidate.
I agree, Jeff's write-ups, and all of you, has really helped me in these trying times. I live in AZ, my parents are in CO, and now we have a Sunday tradition. We call it "A Dramatic Reading". My parents put me on speaker phone and I read Jeff's Sunday edition. 💙🩵💙🩵
The title could be The Sound and the Fury. There is no copyright on titles. Jeff is doing what William Faulkner did in literary fiction. He is fragmenting and delivering a profound message.
I'm an agent for creatives, also now an Independent Book Publisher. Dramatic energy is important. I'm thinking about The Book of Jeff Tiedrich. Or a better title!
I know what you mean, I read these absolutely insane goings-on, and think "Isn't anyone paying attention? Does no one on the republican side want to do their job?" Am I in upside down world? Then WaPo and the NYT explain why it's "Bad news for Biden." that they are such fuck ups! And Jeff calls them on their bullshit, and I can breathe again.
The NY Times is digging around in their old tropes bag and will continue to run headlines BIDEN OLD. This while avoiding to mention exBLOTUS has slid much further down the unintelligible scale. WTF NY Times?
It’s totally true. My state also was the first to jump on the no abortions no exceptions bandwagon when TFG’s bought-and-paid-for SCOTUS appointees overturned Roe. Oh — and women must wear sleeves in the statehouse as of last year. This is the bullshit these teenie weiner men spend their days legislating with their super majority.
But guess what …
They lost ground in ‘22. They’ll lose more in ‘24. There are throngs of pissed-off women running for office, canvassing, meeting with reps, sharing their stories, etc. to tear down the patriarchy — one self-righteous republican at a time. I know because I’m one of them. And surprisingly, my anger has not abated with time. ✊🏼👊🏼👍🏼
I know “handicapped” is not acceptable as a term meaning disabled in some fashion, but the way you are using it: “teeny…..,” is hysterical, even if I would never, knowingly make fun of a disability, I admit to the hilarity of “teeny” described as a handicap, is quotable!
Can you imagine trying describe your disability to the official from whom you are trying to obtain the “handicap” parking sticker?
(I apologize ahead of time for the following XXX rating statement to, not so sensitive &other repupelicians)Especially on lover’s lane, otherwise known as “the pettting zone?” 😂🙀😻😳😳
Sometimes I get stuck on seemingly trivial things, but, "...women must wear sleeves in the statehouse as of last year," REALLY caught my eye. Is there a dress code for men? Can a man walk around the statehouse in short sleeves? WTF?
I had to check — big surprise men’s dress code went unchanged. In fact there’s no penalty for swingin frank around while their beans dangle if it’s to show some lady folk who’s boss. 🙄
It's ridiculous and sexist! If I were a woman, I'd parade through there with a sleeveless number on, and DARE anyone to show me how to dress! WTF? Morons!
So offensive. Btw: the “men” don’t complain about low cut blouses and dresses. They like to assess what they fantasize about: women’s breasts. But women’s arms ?? No way.
Well done! We should not support the people that pushed "But her emails" hundreds of times, long after it was proven to be a nothing-burger. They also 'forgot' to mention trump being under investigation.
Your comment reminded me of our former neighbors who were bible baptists. The wife always used stinkin, but the emphasis she put on it was the same as if it were fuckin.
Jeff, thank you for posting a link to Robert Reich this morning...I read his newsletter and was reminded how much I appreciate his knowledge and writing, so I signed up to receive his newsletter every day too!...you have been hugely important to my sanity every morning which is why I ultimately decided to pay for your newsletter, and it's totally worth it - and important - for my well being!...now I will have Robert to read every day to help that well being
my subscription to NYT is coming due and I think I will NOT renew!...all NYT does for me is make me fucking crazy every fucking morning with their "fair treatment" of a hitler quoting, dictator wanna be, vile, bloated, ignorant, putrid, disgusting and total fucking asshole!!!...I have written NYT about what they are doing, and I wrote them this morning with links to you and Robert and let them know that this is why I will not pay for NYT anymore after reading that paper most of my life!!
and I have a feeling that my life will improve as a result!
I am guessing that writing your newsletter each day helps YOU deal with the current insanity in this country, but I really want you to know just how important it is for me and probably everyone else here too...so thanks again and keep up the awesome work!!!
I simply cannot fathom what 'reasoning' the rethugs used to prevent a divorce decree while the woman was still pregnant? I know the real reason is all about imposing patriarchy, but women have really lost ground in the civil rights department over the last few years...
Fortunately, DNA tests have shut that support avoidance shit down, regardless of who the father is. So, Stupid Rebublicans, keep on talking about making birth control no longer available to women, you idiots can pay and shut the fuck up.
“I know the press only too well. Almost all editors hide away in spider-dens…plotting how they can put over their lies, and advance their own positions and fill their greedy pocketbooks by caluminating Statesmen.” —Sinclair Lewis (It Can’t Happen Here)
Do believe Sinclair Lewis really hit the nail on the head with assessing the media 😂😂
One has to really love rhetoric. My hat is off to Galvin Newsome. The comment I hear from some of my R’ friends (not MAGA)—I don’t have a Party anymore. Certainly some will hold their nose and stick with the Elephant. Many would never ride the Donkey. But for all the kvetching, all of us Dems will stick with Biden as long as he is in. In my observation, he assembled and manages an excellent Executive branch. His gaffes are a minor distraction, his leadership superior. And he doesn’t have a half billion dollar judgement facing him among other things.
Well said! The ignorance is astounding, even from non-maga republicans. I don’t even want to think about the amount of sleep I lose over this subject. As an immigrant from East Germany, the lack of awareness/acknowledgement of the truth really hits me hard.
The purpose of for-profit media is (surprise) to make profit for owners, not to tell the truth. These fantasies that they report are simply to try to get clicks and subscribers. It’s disgusting.
A debt tracker? 😂 That is AWESOME! And kudos to Gavin Newsome...he's a class act and smart, too. I'm glad I canceled the NYT. I havent missed their bullshit one bit. And Fuck my home state of Missouri. I remember when it was blue...my "Democrat all her life" Grandmother would be disgusted. My sicko father was slapping my mother around while she was pregnant with me, so I have been told. The mid-50's, and she had no other options. Claire McCaskill, we need you!
Susan I canceled my subscription to the NYT Thursday or Friday.
I’ve had a subscription for many years.
After every one was saying they canceled their subscription I realized I never even read the NYT anymore.
I suppose it’s me but they make you jump through hoops to cancel their subscription.
Thanks for the timely reminders over the last few weeks. I was paying for something I never read.
This is some bs though about divorce, or no divorce in particular States, what is happening?
I feel as if the Wayback Machine has thrown us onto a bus and I’ll be damned I feel like it took us back to the fifties. Just how has the misogynist’s , hardcore makeup of The Patriarchy, just doing what ever the frig they want, this has gone too far. For real for real…
Same here...I practically had to give a dissertation over the phone to cancel. I dont miss it one bit!
Sorry for repeating this, but when cancelling them, be sure to tell them it’s because of your concerns about the age of the editorial staff
I told them I thought their reporting was biased and inaccurate. 👍
me too.
Especially their trans-reporting they have some real TERF writing their bs propaganda. Nothing makes me more livid than using fake-feminism to shit on others.
Yup! They are too damn young to understand life after 50 does not mean doddering decrepitude.
Yeah, that's after your 40th felony or so.
HA! !!
Me three.
❤️I cancelled over the Tom Cotton editorial propaganda piece, back when.
Did you get the 90% off offer for one year if you dont cancel?
Yup.
Yeah I did! The NYT still has to bug the shit out of us while canceling. They’re relentless.
PS: you may want to check out Turkey
Large US expat community there.
Health Insurance is Cheap.
You can get by on 1k a month
And they keep sending me the copy every day to my inbox, and the Friday quiz
She's got a seven-figure gig with NBC. She's done in politics. Who is the guy running against Hawley? Oh, that's right, Lucas Kunz.
I think he's got a good chance to beat that asshole.
Hope so...Hawley is an embarrassment to say the very least. 🙄
Hawley is more than an embarrassment, he’s an insurrection supporter, & a wrecking ball for democracy. In addition, I heard when he ran for office, he didn’t even live in MO.
All true.
And his assigned wife is an anti-abortion lawyer. I do believe she is an arranged marriage.
what a dweeb.
I hope so... have been donating to his campaign.
My L.A. born mother divorced my violent father in 1960, very much against his wishes. We were all SO much better off without him (albeit poor). I love my state, and will continue to do whatever is necessary to keep the Republican population down to a manageable but rather disgusting inconvenience - kind of like when ants invade the kitchen during the summer, but can be easily wiped up with 409 and a paper towel.
I follow Johnny on Threads and I saw his post and link to the tracker. He is awesome! I don't think the guy ever sleeps. He is definitely a warrior for democracy and deserves a medal for his unwavering efforts.
I love Claire! I canceled NYT too a few months ago and also don't miss it at all. I just hope they don't fuck with Wordle!
Eh, Newsome has some baggage that I think will sink him in key swing states. We are probably a generation or two before a Californian will be a viable Presidential candidate again.
I live in California, and I like Newsome fine, but he will struggle nationally. Wish it weren't true, but alas, it is what it is.
What baggage? He had an affair after he was divorced with a friend’s wife. Isn’t adultery no longer baggage to the GQP? Oh wait, he’s a democrat and they must live a pristine existence.
And he got divorced from who? Kimberly Gargoyle?
THAT was a brilliant move!!
😂😂😂
Gargoyle 😂. She certainly upgraded, didn’t she? (Sarcasm)
Pretty Sad isn't it?
I saw pictures of her when she was married to Gavin Newsome.
Holy craps , what a travesty, from a beautiful woman to......
sex crazed coke whore?
She wasn't a full-blown gargoyle then.
She looks hideous
Too much bad plastic surgery, and the long coke benders don't help, either.
Maybe THAT'S his baggage!
It's that double-standard -- that doesn't exist... eye roll.
Awnold Awnold Awnold!!! 😂
Speaking of Arnold... I wish so much he would come out as a surrogate for POTUS. He grew up in Austria during Nazi occupation. His own father served as a Nazi soldier. When Russia invaded Ukraine, Arnold recorded a video to the people of Russia , drawing connections between the Nazi invasion of Russia (WWII) and Vladimir Putin. He spoke so eloquently and powerfully in that video and would not want a dictator in power in the US. I know he's GOP. I know he's proud to be from the "party of Lincoln", but this isn't that party and I think it would be powerful if he would speak out now about trump and his plans for autocracy in the US. I don't know if he would go so far as to endorse President Biden, but I believe his voice would be powerful against the dictatorship voting for trump would mean.
Yes, agree, he should speak out "Lincoln Project & George Conway" style.
I totally disagree BTW There is no E on the end of his name.
California's record so far (in my lifetime at least) has been dismal: nixon and reagan. Have they ever sent anyone good?
There's an app version now for maximum lulz.
I just installed the Live Tracker app!
Great comment.
Remember his "recall?" It failed and was called that very afternoon. Newsom survived it by a landslide. Stupid republiKlans.
And they’re doing it again!
Yep they are. Orange County people. Say no more!
Same here. He gets trashed for nothing. Jealous.
Next presidential election, Newsom and Whitmer
WOW! YESSSS!!! (Though I'd prefer Whitmer and Newsom.)
We need him NOW. VP!!!!!!!!! At the least.
I wanted Kamala for PRESIDENT, what's YOUR problem ?
Why is everyone so negative about Kamala? Valid reasons?
Precisely my question too! Why have people written her off? She has more national and international experience under her belt than anyone! Pisses me off!
And she's a hell of a prosecutor, I remember her toasting Jeff Session's little testicles over the Russia connections, she and Al Franken, got him to recuse from that case. They got Al for that, with a Fox-News associated bimbo, (who even said she was in on the'joke', but once Fox has a propaganda story), which stunk to high hell. Maybe the smears are from the R's are about that. That and she's everything they don't want to suceed woman, lawyer, Asian, oh, and black.
Your last sentence….
Yes.
Fuck all. K-Hive!
Did you see where Orange County R’s have launched a recall against Newsom? Assholes!!
You can save yourself a few keystrokes here and there by just calling them the Trump Times as they're in solid lügenpresse territory right now.
Yes, you are correct.The luggenpresse is our enemy.They were in 2016 too but we couldn’t see it or didn’t want to believe it. But it’s right there front and center and we will have to spread the truth ourselves.What really gets to me about all of this is that the wannabe dictator will come after the media if they haven’t sufficiently flattered him or if he deigns that they are sabotaging him even if it is just in his own demented mind.No one is immune from his ire. I cancelled my subscription to the NYT and am boycotting CNN for starters.I have seen the enemy and know who he is. I am infuriated with all of this but sure as hell know that the press IS NOT MY FRIEND.
You can add the WAPO to that list. I’m so done with these “news” folks
Yes, once Sally Buzbee got hired as executive editor (it is said he told her "No woke stuff", and she agreed). Her influence has been "both sides" and normalizing the far right. No thanks! That maternity ranch forced birther puppy-mill story sent me right over the edge.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/11/washington-post-pregnancy-center-coverage-texas.html
And The Hill has been deep in the GOP doo doo mindset forever.
Yep they are full blown Vichy-Times mode, now.
TT, for short.
I might get in trouble if I go flashing TTs.
🤣🤣 that’s exactly what I meant, EN!
You knew the cat you were playing with.
👍🏼👍🏼😺
Great expose on the journalists—-what the hell is their point? They must love chaos and confusion so much, they lie and twist the facts. Disgusting and scary. And EXCUSE ME SOUTHERN STATES OF THE USA…….WHAT THE HELL IS WITH YOUR ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING LAWS AGAINST WOMEN!
May all of these dumb asses get voted out of office! Whew….I’m done.
Damn journalists are just as bad as the twisted orange asshole they keep putting up on a pedestal. Just goes to show us that these dirtbags with the poison pens don't give a shit about reporting reality and facts. If only they were only willing to do damage control but once again, it's all about the fucking money and not the horrific future we would face if led by a anti democracy, deranged Christo-fascist president.
I’m sure all the chaos and stress caused by the press is a ploy to wear the the public out
Not gonna lie, it's working on my nerves and I am tired. It pisses me off more
and anger is just motivation for me. The voting booth is my weapon.
Sure seems like it
This
I can't help wondering if a bunch of these media tycoons are bought off by pukin, et. al.
The NYT is for sure.
How do you know? (Seriously. I want all of the info that I can get. Thanks.)
Because they didn't tell that trump was under fbi investigation before the 2016 election. they yelled Hillary Benghazi, and "But her Emails". They did not cover his criminality.
"When the right-wing political consultant Peter Schweizer published his 2015 book, Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich, the Times made an “exclusive” deal to pursue one of his story lines. As one reader put it: “I’m very unsettled that the Times is hyping a book by an extreme partisan.” The paper in time published a front-page story, “Cash Flowed to Clinton Foundation amid Russian Uranium Deal,” a solidly reported piece that nonetheless became catnip for right-wing politicos. Sean Hannity of Fox News distorted it, implying that it proved that the U.S. secretary of state was corrupt, that she had risked national security for a quid pro quo deal.
Them covering that hack of a writer gave it legitimacy it did not deserve.
About her emails:
The main takeaway was that the Times had been too hasty in publishing, especially since the story was based on anonymous sources. “We got it wrong because our very good sources had it wrong,” one ranking editor, Matt Purdy, told me. For many readers, those were infuriating words, reminding them of the disastrous coverage that preceded the Iraq War: unskeptical, anonymously sourced reporting by the Times, and many others, on the supposed weapons of mass destruction in Iraq...
Then came the infamous Comey letter. Just days before the presidential election, FBI director James Comey reopened the bureau’s emails investigation. The Times coverage went overboard. Editors devoted the entire top of the print front page to this development: three articles and a photograph, all “above the fold.” In just six days, the Times published as many prominent stories about Hillary Clinton’s emails as about all policy issues combined in the two months before the election, according to Columbia Journalism Review.
What about the FBI investigation into Trump’s connections to Russia? The pre-election coverage was far quieter. Less than two weeks before the election, for example, the Times published a story on an inside page: “Investigating Donald Trump, F.B.I. Sees No Clear Link to Russia.”
Years later, the Times and the Washington Post won Pulitzer Prizes for their revelations about Russian interference in the election and Russian connections to the Trump campaign and administration. Obviously, this turned out to be far more important story than Hillary Clinton’s email practices.
So why didn’t campaign coverage reflect that? The answer is maddening.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/10/but-her-emails-behind-the-new-york-times-maddening-hillary-clinton-coverage
They are either piss-poor journalists or somebody had an agenda that just happened to align with Putin's.
Excellent information and summary. It really does feel that there is "evil under the sun" taking place in the media. Maybe the orange sadist won't have to do anything about them if (God forbid) he becomes the fascist dictator of our then-to-be very, very sad country.
They knew Clinton would tax the rich and their grossly overpaid, higher-up staff knew their masters would not like that. Also, it takes a lot of money to run media company the size of the NYT. I suspect they have been funded by various bad actors for years, They tend to 'both-sides the shit out of anything where the republicans look bad.
Bravo Tess!
Same here. Substack has introduced me to so many excellent writers and journalists…. Who are real and not afraid to share facts.
100%"Right!
I meant correct , sorry for the confusion.
And 10 years ago, who would have dreamed that we'd tune out the NYT and the WaPo?!
Jesus Christ!! Is Kristen Welker actually worse than Chuck Todd? That bullshit yesterday was ridiculous. She also inferred that it was irresponsible for the Democratic party to have Biden on the ticket because of his age. Fuck you, Kristen.
I stopped listening to Kristen Welker for the same reasons I stopped listening to Chuck Todd. Did they have to take lessons in how to kiss ass?
I’ve decided this morning that I will call her Kristen Wanker from now on…
😆😆😆
Maybe it's her.
Maybe it's Maybelline.
😆😆
It sure seems that way.
Pretty sure they just have a natural talent for it...
Her very first interview, on her very first "Meet the Press," was with Trump. That's really all I needed to know about her. Actual presidents are interviewed once in a while, but she didn't seem to know that. To be honest, I haven't watched ANY "Sunday shows" for a very long time. They became all the shitty political news super-condensed into an hour a week, and they're so dishonest and mind numbing, I'd rather not. Ugh, no, I'd rather start going to church again. 🤣
Steve: "I'd rather start going to church again" made me snort. I totally agree. Thanks for the laugh.
Yes, lol, that was funny 😂
I watch Ali Velshi. I'm still pissed about Mehdi Hasan.
I like him, too, and Rachel and Lawrence, but that's really all I can take if I tune in.
Ari Melber is on that list.
When he doesn't rap!
I think his connection to the music industry is what sets him apart.
Stephani Ruhle, Alex Wagner and Nicolle Wallace don't rake any crap from liars and propagandists, either. They all expose the right wing fringe perfidy and contempt for democracy and their constituents.
Nicole is excellent. Alex and Stephanie book a lot of Washington bubble journalists that get on my nerves.
Nicole Wallace is back!
I'm watching it right now. She has Ruth Ben Giatt and Anthea Butler on.😃😃
He is at the Guardian now!
Me too, Medhi's the best interviewer !
Somebody told me that he joined up with the Guardian.
well, the Guardian actually does journalism. Not that many places left in the US who do.
They are British-based. But I know what you mean.
I was totally pissed that they fired Medhi. I guess the bosses just couldn’t take him speaking out about the massive death & destruction being perpetrated in Gaza AND the West Bank by the IDF & Netanyahu’s admin.
I mean how dare he have empathy for millions of innocent civilians being shuffled around like dominos & cut off from medication, food, water, electricity, & cell service!!
Glad to hear he’s writing for The Guardian; I have a subscription, I’ll go look for his articles.
He is a very intelligent man The panel discussion he did on anti-semitism not being the equivalent of anti-zionism, several years ago, was one of the best discussions I've seen, one is a policy and the other is hate for an identifying characteristic. He and his fellow panelist stated it brilliantly, using facts , history, and logic .
Charlie, Medhi has started his own media company, independent and uncensored it is called:Zeteo.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyella/2024/02/28/mehdi-hasan-says-his-new-digital-media-company-will-allow-him-to-speak-bluntly-about-the-news/?sh=7fec5c864265
I saw an ad for it yesterday.
Wow! That last line was hilarious! Rather than watch one of these pointless, bland network Sunday 'politics update' shows, "I'd rather start going to church again"!
And on top of that they call themselves Journalists.
When she called him “Mr. President”, that’s when I shit it off. Newsom talked circles around her. It’s sad to me that she was once a competent reporter.
Only watched once and never watched again. Was hopeful when Todd left, but Meet The Press is more like Meet the Mess now. I didn't see it, but understand she pushed Senator Klobuchar, kept interrupting her and asking over and over again if it wasn't time to seek another another candidate.
Meet the Mess! Yes! 🤣🤣😞
She did. The media wants a horse race. That translates to ratings and 🤑🤑.
Yes, Walker is worse than Todd. Higher ups must have known, so..>
It is so satisfying to read all the papers and then read Jeff's Cliff Notes with expletives, rage, and accuracy added. Go, Tiedrich!!
I agree, Jeff's write-ups, and all of you, has really helped me in these trying times. I live in AZ, my parents are in CO, and now we have a Sunday tradition. We call it "A Dramatic Reading". My parents put me on speaker phone and I read Jeff's Sunday edition. 💙🩵💙🩵
The title could be The Sound and the Fury. There is no copyright on titles. Jeff is doing what William Faulkner did in literary fiction. He is fragmenting and delivering a profound message.
I'm an agent for creatives, also now an Independent Book Publisher. Dramatic energy is important. I'm thinking about The Book of Jeff Tiedrich. Or a better title!
❤️
I know what you mean, I read these absolutely insane goings-on, and think "Isn't anyone paying attention? Does no one on the republican side want to do their job?" Am I in upside down world? Then WaPo and the NYT explain why it's "Bad news for Biden." that they are such fuck ups! And Jeff calls them on their bullshit, and I can breathe again.
The NY Times is digging around in their old tropes bag and will continue to run headlines BIDEN OLD. This while avoiding to mention exBLOTUS has slid much further down the unintelligible scale. WTF NY Times?
I'd heard about the Missouri news but didn't want to believe it. Fuuuuuuuuccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk.
It’s totally true. My state also was the first to jump on the no abortions no exceptions bandwagon when TFG’s bought-and-paid-for SCOTUS appointees overturned Roe. Oh — and women must wear sleeves in the statehouse as of last year. This is the bullshit these teenie weiner men spend their days legislating with their super majority.
But guess what …
They lost ground in ‘22. They’ll lose more in ‘24. There are throngs of pissed-off women running for office, canvassing, meeting with reps, sharing their stories, etc. to tear down the patriarchy — one self-righteous republican at a time. I know because I’m one of them. And surprisingly, my anger has not abated with time. ✊🏼👊🏼👍🏼
I’m totally stealing “teeny wiener men”! OMG!🤣🤣
I like referring to it as TIPS - Two Inch Penis Syndrome.
😂😂😂
I know “handicapped” is not acceptable as a term meaning disabled in some fashion, but the way you are using it: “teeny…..,” is hysterical, even if I would never, knowingly make fun of a disability, I admit to the hilarity of “teeny” described as a handicap, is quotable!
Can you imagine trying describe your disability to the official from whom you are trying to obtain the “handicap” parking sticker?
(I apologize ahead of time for the following XXX rating statement to, not so sensitive &other repupelicians)Especially on lover’s lane, otherwise known as “the pettting zone?” 😂🙀😻😳😳
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It gives a new meaning to "Short-man syndrome" like Ron DeathSantis has.
New word.
EVANGENITALS:
Fundamentalist Christians
who are constantly
interested in what's in
someone else's pants.
That is perfect, so descriptive
Excellent!!
You know Skepti? She's been calling them that for years, that and Evilgenitals, and Crotch Christians, as in they are obsessed with everyone else's.
Just looked “evangelize” up and the second definition is, “to convert to christianity”. Sounds rather extremist to me.
Sometimes I get stuck on seemingly trivial things, but, "...women must wear sleeves in the statehouse as of last year," REALLY caught my eye. Is there a dress code for men? Can a man walk around the statehouse in short sleeves? WTF?
I had to check — big surprise men’s dress code went unchanged. In fact there’s no penalty for swingin frank around while their beans dangle if it’s to show some lady folk who’s boss. 🙄
It's ridiculous and sexist! If I were a woman, I'd parade through there with a sleeveless number on, and DARE anyone to show me how to dress! WTF? Morons!
So offensive. Btw: the “men” don’t complain about low cut blouses and dresses. They like to assess what they fantasize about: women’s breasts. But women’s arms ?? No way.
I question your spelling.
Nor should your anger diminish over time. If anything it should be increasing!
That was for the people who thought women would settle in to their designated handmaid roles 😉
Yeah, Riiigght?? NEVER !!!!
I thought women had to wear sleeves in the US Senate, too. *GAG*
❤️❤️❤️More power to you, and all our sisters, to throttle the patriarchy back to the stone-age where it belongs, (and anyone else on our side.)
There's a reason it's pronounced "Misery."
I like that the states with similar laws are exactly the three states I would have guessed as having the highest wifebeating rates.
No, I'm not going to check. I don't think I want to know.
(On second thought I might have picked Alabama over Arizona. Tough call.)
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I saw that counter last night and lmao. I plan to check it every day.
When Fox News outdoes you in the reality department it’s time to rethink your position. Nope, money beats truth.
Missouri: The Show Me who can be the bigger asshole State.
Never thought I would be cheering for Brett Baier! Kudos to GreatHair Gavin! I am so glad I canceled my NYT subscription.
Well done! We should not support the people that pushed "But her emails" hundreds of times, long after it was proven to be a nothing-burger. They also 'forgot' to mention trump being under investigation.
I like Jeff because some people wouldn’t say “shit” if they had a mouth full of it.
The fuckers.
Your comment reminded me of our former neighbors who were bible baptists. The wife always used stinkin, but the emphasis she put on it was the same as if it were fuckin.
Charlotte;
Kind of like, “Gosh Darnit”
Jeff, thank you for posting a link to Robert Reich this morning...I read his newsletter and was reminded how much I appreciate his knowledge and writing, so I signed up to receive his newsletter every day too!...you have been hugely important to my sanity every morning which is why I ultimately decided to pay for your newsletter, and it's totally worth it - and important - for my well being!...now I will have Robert to read every day to help that well being
my subscription to NYT is coming due and I think I will NOT renew!...all NYT does for me is make me fucking crazy every fucking morning with their "fair treatment" of a hitler quoting, dictator wanna be, vile, bloated, ignorant, putrid, disgusting and total fucking asshole!!!...I have written NYT about what they are doing, and I wrote them this morning with links to you and Robert and let them know that this is why I will not pay for NYT anymore after reading that paper most of my life!!
and I have a feeling that my life will improve as a result!
I am guessing that writing your newsletter each day helps YOU deal with the current insanity in this country, but I really want you to know just how important it is for me and probably everyone else here too...so thanks again and keep up the awesome work!!!
I simply cannot fathom what 'reasoning' the rethugs used to prevent a divorce decree while the woman was still pregnant? I know the real reason is all about imposing patriarchy, but women have really lost ground in the civil rights department over the last few years...
Fathers don’t want to pay child support.
Fortunately, DNA tests have shut that support avoidance shit down, regardless of who the father is. So, Stupid Rebublicans, keep on talking about making birth control no longer available to women, you idiots can pay and shut the fuck up.
I still think it is about forcing consequences for sex onto women.
Yes—— definitely
“I know the press only too well. Almost all editors hide away in spider-dens…plotting how they can put over their lies, and advance their own positions and fill their greedy pocketbooks by caluminating Statesmen.” —Sinclair Lewis (It Can’t Happen Here)
Do believe Sinclair Lewis really hit the nail on the head with assessing the media 😂😂
One has to really love rhetoric. My hat is off to Galvin Newsome. The comment I hear from some of my R’ friends (not MAGA)—I don’t have a Party anymore. Certainly some will hold their nose and stick with the Elephant. Many would never ride the Donkey. But for all the kvetching, all of us Dems will stick with Biden as long as he is in. In my observation, he assembled and manages an excellent Executive branch. His gaffes are a minor distraction, his leadership superior. And he doesn’t have a half billion dollar judgement facing him among other things.
Well said! The ignorance is astounding, even from non-maga republicans. I don’t even want to think about the amount of sleep I lose over this subject. As an immigrant from East Germany, the lack of awareness/acknowledgement of the truth really hits me hard.
And he has been proven innocent of EVERY single Maga bullshit accusation, to date.
The purpose of for-profit media is (surprise) to make profit for owners, not to tell the truth. These fantasies that they report are simply to try to get clicks and subscribers. It’s disgusting.
When it comes to domestic violence, don’t mess with Texas.
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Oye!