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09/03/2021

Ok, I’m this installment we’ll look at the subtle ways the media uses words to divide and inflame. As usual the headline is the key: “Iowa governor signs GOP-forced voting changes bill into law”. do you see it? “Forced.”

Now the last time I looked at a civics book I was told that bills are written, debated and amended, then voted on and the results become law. Then when it comes time to apply that law, it is “followed.”
In a way you could say a law forces you to do or not do something buts the same as shining laws FORCE you to not kill people take their stuff.

No it’s incendiary language for the purpose in this case of angering people on the left to make them think they are being forced to do something by those on the right.

Subtle, effective, insidious.

https://news.yahoo.com/iowa-dems-ponder-strategies-amid-164326604.html

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Monday signed into law a Republican-backed bill that makes it harder to vote early, potentially eroding a key aspect of Democratic campaigns. Republicans in the House and Senate quickly approved the changes over the opposition of all Democratic legislators. Republicans said...

02/02/2021

This one needs no explanation...
https://www.foxnews.com/media/msnbc-broadcast-networks-skip-cuomo-turmoil-ny-health-officials

Much of the mainstream media continues to downplay the growing turmoil plaguing Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

22/01/2021

So, since the announcement that President Biden planned on vaccinating 100 million people in 100 days, the media went ballistic. CNN questioned if had bitten off more than he could chew "Isn't he risking a failed promise right at the start of his administration" Anderson Cooper asked one of his panel "experts." Most news outlets said it couldn't be done, but they all knew it could, because it is.

The 70 day rolling average of vaccinations is around 912 million doses administered according to Bloomberg. Nobody really knew that though did they, because nobody TOLD them. On 1/20/2021 in fact, more then 1.6 MILLION doses were given out...the's ONE day under the "Failed Trump Operation Warp Speed" In fact it will be hard for Biden to NOT make his quota, he would actually have to slow things down! Trump got almost 100 million people shots in the first 40 days!!!

Now this page isn't about political Bashing. It IS about the media lying to you for the sole purpose of promoting the politicians they favor.
100 million in 100 days isn't just doable, it's already being done, even better actually!
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/biden-reporter-give-me-break-vaccines

https://news.yahoo.com/biden-admonishes-reporter-questioning-whether-211143831.html

President Biden pushed back on a reporter at a press briefing on Thursday, who questioned whether the new administration’s coronavirus vaccine goal is ambitious enough. Biden has set a goal to vaccinate 100 million Americans during his first 100 days in office. During the press conference, Biden c...

20/12/2020

What do you think when you read this headline: https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/19/politics/minnesota-state-senator-dies-covid-19/index.html

A Minnesota state senator died Friday following his diagnosis and hospitalization from Covid-19.

29/09/2020

This one isn't so much a lie as it is a further example of how the media uses headlines to steer their narrative. This headline is from The Independent: "Biden news: Democrats prepare for doomsday scenario where Congress called to decide President"

What's interesting is that in a story with 7 full paragraphs, only one is in reference to the headline. Obviously it's just an excuse to use that set of words for people to see because they know most people don't read the stories. Sad really.

https://news.yahoo.com/biden-news-live-trump-calls-074607773.html

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27/09/2020

WOW, two in onw weekend, the rhetoric is ramping up. Today's is an easy one. Again a headline lie...
HEADLINE: 'You're not wanted': Trump's proposed college student visa changes worry international students — again."

The partial quote is from a prospective student not Trump. Read the article below...

https://news.yahoo.com/youre-not-wanted-trumps-proposed-070108053.html

International college students say they feel unwanted after yet another Trump administration proposal to restrict U.S. student visa rules.

26/09/2020

Well, This weekends installment is provided by the Huff Post rag. It's another example of headlines created by piecing words together and leaving many out. The quick indicator is when they use the ' instead of the ". Read the headline, then the story, then you'll see how they work.

Disgusting.

https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/justin-trudeau-world-in-crisis-172528524.html

The Canadian prime minister argued in a U.N. speech that COVID-19 is a "wake-up call" that current global systems simply don't work anymore.

11/09/2020

Today's installment comes from just down the Thruway in Syracuse. During the NFL's opening game last night, boos were heard from the crowd during the "moment of unity" where all the players lined up on the field, arms locked in solidarity. Now you might as why would they do this? most that were there aren't really sure.

Leave it to Syracuse.com to feel the need to embellish the agenda with a little mediocre Photoshop work...
https://www.syracuse.com/resizer/rACmzIUDtSI852MBLCmxIlgsf5E=/1280x0/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/7JSQAEGJ6BHXHBMWE55SAPGD4A.jpg

Need proof? I added two identical arrows to the photo. I don't know about you, but I've never seen a digital scoreboard that had a problem keeping text level, LMAO... see below.

08/09/2020

Here's another one for the "I read the headlines only" crowd...
The headline reads: "Woman calls police on Black man using his phone, falsely claims he had gun."

Substitute the word "mistakenly" for "falsely." Enough said.
https://news.yahoo.com/woman-calls-police-black-man-145834658.html

Darren Cooper had arrived early for a meeting, but someone reported to local cops that he was sitting in his car armed. An Akron, Ohio man recounted the events that led to officers from the Ravenna Police Department pulling guns on him as he sat in a parking lot on Aug. 13. Cooper told the Akron Bea...

25/08/2020

OK here's today's installment of "half the truth all of the time" Today brought to you y Reuters...

KENOSHA, Wis. (Reuters) - Wisconsin's governor called out the National Guard on Monday, and police in the city of Kenosha skirmished with protesters during a second night of unrest over the wounding of a Black man shot in the back by police as his three children looked on.

NOW, yes this is a factual lead paragraph. A person (black) was shot by officers with his kids in the car. But do you realize the following lead in would be just as accurate?...

KENOSHA, Wis. (Reuters) - Wisconsin's governor called out the National Guard on Monday, and police in the city of Kenosha skirmished with protesters during a second night of unrest over the wounding of a Black man shot in the back by police as he --wielded a knife and ignored police instructions to stop as he walked to his car to retrieve what may have been a weapon.

There ya go, you decide, but it's ALL true.

22/08/2020

This is an easy one folks. Republicans want you to go hungry???? LMFAO no, but SOME people will/do believe this crap...

https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/martha-mcsally-fast-meal-money-mark-kelly-arizona-065201902.html

The senator who gave tax cuts to billionaires is "making Marie Antoinette look good," snaps a critic on Twitter.

16/08/2020

An easy one today campers. Trump never said she isn't a US citizen. Again, if you only read the headline, you are seriously misinformed..

Trump exact quote: “I heard it today that she doesn’t meet the requirements,” he said. “And, by the way, the lawyer that wrote that piece is a very highly qualified, very talented lawyer. I have no idea if that’s right. I would’ve — I would have assumed the Democrats would have checked that out before she gets chosen to run for Vice President.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/lindsey-graham-breaks-trump-no-181850257.html

Trump stoked an untrue theory that Harris isn’t eligible to be vice president.

09/08/2020

Apparently, "People of color" means Black, period. Now while I'm not a fan of the term in the first place (how about just saying people?) I've always assumed that it included much more than just African Americans. That holds true for the most part until you need to somehow spin the news against Trump...

https://news.yahoo.com/trump-said-people-color-just-004023589.html

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the unemployment rate for Black Americans "showed little change over the month."

05/08/2020

Everybody remember this guy? Martin Gugino. Activist, protester and fake.
He’s been out of the hospital for over a month, yet has never, not once, directly spoken to the press or the public.

Now tell me why a guy SO gung-ho to protest and create awareness of the issues surrounding the over-bearing government, finally gets his chance to tell the entire world what he thinks and his slips into the night, not a word said (Every “quote” you see came through other people)?

I have a theory, the longer this guy stays in hiding, the longer he takes to file suit against the City of Buffalo which he surely will, the higher the probability that he faked to whole thing, blood and all.

Amazing stuff huh?

https://www.syracuse.com/state/2020/07/buffalo-protester-martin-gugino-released-from-hospital-nearly-4-weeks-after-police-shoved-him.html

Gugino, 75, suffered a fractured skull and a brain injury.

18/06/2020

Today's headline from ABC no less... "New York City mom plans $10 million lawsuit against police after arrest for improperly wearing face mask."

Sounds horrible right? Well the charges included Harassment (She threatened to cough on the officers), Resisting arrest (She didn't comply, and even struck one of the officers) and disorderly conduct. NOTHING about not wearing a mask. People, PLEASE take the time to READ these stories before posting your rage on social media. It gives the media power over you, and it makes you look dumb.

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/york-city-mom-plans-10-million-lawsuit-against-192800299--abc-news-topstories.html

A New York City mom who believes she was wrongfully arrested for not properly wearing a face mask while on the subway platform, intends to file a $10 million notice of claim against the city for excessive force, her attorney says.Kaleemah Rozier, 22, said she was on her way home with her 5-year-old....

12/06/2020

Busy day today, but I couldn't pass this one up. Think you're gonna live another 30 years? LOL so did I. Did.

This headline is based on 30 years of pension payments, how funny is that?

https://news.yahoo.com/even-derek-chauvin-found-guilty-142117822.html

Laws in 22 states prevent police officers from receiving pensions if they commit any felony related to their work. Minnesota has no such law.

12/06/2020

Hello Everyone! Here's today's installment: "CHAZ"

Headline:
Free Food, Free Speech and Free of Police: Inside Seattle's 'Autonomous Zone'

sounds good huh? They are gonna make it, Right? well.....

Some excerpts from the story.
"At the “No Cop Co-op,” people could pick up a free LaCroix sparkling water or a snack. No currency was accepted, but across the street, in a nod to capitalism, a bustling stand was selling $6 hot dogs. It was dealing in U.S. dollars."

Doesn't sound free to me!

"Harold Scoggins, the fire chief, was there Wednesday, chatting with protesters, helping set up a call with the Police Department and making sure the area had portable toilets and sanitation services."

So they can't provide sanitation on their own? I found 12 listing for port-a-potty companies in Seattle, Why do they need the city?

"But when a crew went to remove the barriers, some of the protesters objected. The crew stood down, and Rodney Maxie, a deputy director at the transportation department, told his team they might return later, after further talks with the demonstrators."

So who will these people call to protect the barriers? LMFAO!!!

And so it goes, the headline suggests Utopia, but couldn't be further from the truth...AGAIN.

09/06/2020

Today's gem is supplied by local TV station 13 WHAM's page. Seems they have completely forgotten about Covid-19 and the effect it had on the economy, not ONE mention of it! Another classic example of reporting HALF of the news, you can say you didn't lie, but are you telling the WHOLE TRUTH?...

https://13wham.com/news/coronavirus/recession-hit-us-in-february-ending-record-long-expansion

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U. S. economy entered a recession in February, a group of economists declared Monday, ending the longest expansion on record. The economists said employment peaked in February and fell sharply afterward, marking the beginning of the downturn. The economists make up a comm...

31/05/2020

Today's installment: STRONG woman carries dead body with one arm!

30/05/2020

Another example of a headline, a story, and the chasm between the two! You KNOW they could have fit the entire headline if they wanted to, but later today some old guy at the park with his buddies is going to proclaim “trump want to bomb Hong Kong!” And Yahoo will pat itself on the back for a job well done.

29/05/2020

26/05/2020

That hamburger costs HOW MUCH???

Been to the store to buy beef? Yeah, right? Here's a story on the current apparent gouging the meat packers/retailers are undertaking. 2 things to notice about this story:

1. Nowhere does it say anything about Chinese ownership of the "Big 4" meat companies. Smithfield is ENTIRELY Chinese owned. Shouldn't that be included???

2. Retailers are largely ignored in the story. THEY set the final consumer price, and what smart businessman isn't going to take advantage of hysteria to make a few more $. If you tell people the world is ending, they will act like the world is ending.

Thoughts?
https://news.yahoo.com/u-scrutinizes-meatpackers-beef-prices-223023287.html

One hundred years ago, U.S. antitrust prosecutors broke down monopolies in meatpacking. But can they do it again?

21/05/2020

OK Campers, Today's assignment? Gleaning truths from complicated stories that have been dumbed down by the media so much they become patently false. This one took me almost an hour of digging, but I think I figured it all out...

Headline: "Trump to end National Guard deployment one day short of threshold for benefits."
Seems like an as***le thing to do, right? On the face of it it would be, here are some truths from the situation...

1. Did you know the original date for ending deployment was May 31, 25 days short of benefits. I don't remember anybody hearing complain about that, do you?

2. Benefits include retirement, education and pension $$$. for 90 days of work helping hand out food and administer testing. Seems like a pretty good deal to me! Full retirement for 90 days of work.

3. The real crux of the debate is centered on getting these, admittedly heroic and good folks, on the Federal government's retirement system, and not so much about the great work they did, and the need for them to continue now that the curve is flat.

4. States have the option of taking these folks on as State employees, giving them access to all the retirement $$ afforded to state workers, why are Governors not being vilified for not taking this step?

19/05/2020

Today's food for thought... Hydroxychloroquine.

The media are now in a frenzy about this drug, mostly because Trump likes it and nothing else, but this page is about the Media and not politics. Here's today's Yahoo news story, a short read if you have a few seconds.

https://news.yahoo.com/kill-heres-people-saying-trumps-003853729.html

In the article there is this:
Fox's Neil Cavuto said:
"The fact of the matter is though, when the president said 'what have you got to lose?', in a number of studies, those certain vulnerable population has one thing to lose: their lives," Cavuto said. He continued, "I cannot stress enough. This will kill you.
Folks, Mr. Cavuto is a NEWS ANCHOR. let that sink in, and the 10's of thousands that DO take it might disagree. LMAO.

NEXT:
"Congressman Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, who briefly ran to be the 2020 Democratic nominee, warned followers to not self-medicate with the drug."
People, you CANNOT self-medicate with this drug, it's available by PRESCRIPTION. your DOCTOR has to give it to you! The suggestion that you can just go buy it is a lie.

You are being deceived, stop it! In the words of the late George Carlin "It's bu****it, and it's bad for you."

A few studies have shown the drug has not been effective against COVID-19, and some point to an increase in heart problems.

18/05/2020

Fact checking the fact checkers! One of the things internet debaters like to do is steer people to fact check sites as a definitive step to tell them they are wrong or right.

Have you ever gone to one of these sites just to surf around rather than being linked to a specific story?

I did! www.factcheck.org is widely touted as trustworthy, and in this day and age it probably is about as neutral as you can find. I came upon a story regarding the much debated "Obama left empty shelves" argument the Trump has been claiming.

Seems the initial gist of the report was that this is false, until you read further!

It's a long article (which I recommend reading) but in a nutshell it states that the National Stockpile is and has been well stocked, with full shelves making the Trump claim untrue.

BUT.

The article goes on to qualify that the "The inventory includes millions of doses of vaccines against bioterrorism agents like smallpox, antivirals in case of a deadly flu pandemic, medicines used to treat radiation sickness and burns, chemical agent antidotes, wound care supplies, IV fluids and antibiotics."

NONE of which have anything to do with fighting COVID-19! In fact the article goes on to say that;

"It’s true that some of the supplies in the stockpile that governors are currently asking the government to send to states were not completely restocked during Obama’s presidency.

For example, the Washington Post reported on March 10 that the reserves of the N95 respirator masks were not “significantly restored” after tens of millions of the devices were distributed from the stockpile during the H1N1 influenza pandemic of 2009.

“We didn’t receive funds to replace those masks, protective gear and the anti-virals that we used for H1N1.”

“We had to trade off those funds that we had, and we chose to invest in those lifesaving drugs that would not be available from any other source, in the quantity needed, and in time.

In other cases, the Obama administration’s attempts to add more equipment, such as ventilators, to the stockpile were not successful."

So we have a paradox, while the shelves are full of stuff, it's stuff we don't need. And the stuff we DO need WAS there but wasn't replaced. How can this been construed as misinformation by the so-called "Neutral" Fact checkers???

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17/05/2020

OK, I'll start things off. Regarding the opening of Florida and the media's reports of almost immediate spikes in cases...

this morning's story on Yahoo: https://news.yahoo.com/newly-reopened-south-florida-seen-as-emerging-coronavirus-hotspot-223903143.html The headline is scary huh? Then you get to paragraph 6... "The information in the document is attributed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and was collected on May 12, which means cases were rising even before the county began to reopen on May 11. Other parts of the state had begun to reopen earlier, on May 4." Read the headline only? You are deceived. Read the first 5 paragraphs? You are deceived. Yesterday there was another story about a spike in a different county with the words "Beaches open" in the headline. The spike was in a local prison. Discuss.....

Federal officials responding to the coronavirus pandemic are concerned about the rapidly rising number of cases in Palm Beach County, Florida, according to an internal Trump administration document reviewed by Yahoo News.

17/05/2020

OK, the Media is a very general moniker for a large and powerful entity in our lives. Left or Right leaning there are outlets that you love, and outlets that you might want to firebomb 😀. DON'T!!! come here and state your case either way. BE PREPARED to back up your assertions with CREDIBLE information. I encourage you you fact check people here, but BS will be deleted!!!! This could be fun, informative, and a release of stress, and I hope it will remove some of the vitriol from your pages.

Now...Have at it!!!