Wish? Fake news or do you need a dictionary?

 

Anyway, in news that could either make conservatives groan or cheer, Trump is planning on going to Davos later this month. Some staffers are saying that it's going to be the equivalent of unleashing a stink bomb at the elietes. https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/09/trump-davos-switzerland-economic-forum-331063

 

 

 

Somehow I think those expecting him to shake things up at Davos will be gravely disappointed. Given my knowledge of his antics one would have to try pretty damn hard to convince me otherwise that ultimately Trump seeks the approval of Koch brothers-types, to say nothing of the mainstream media itself in spite of vociferous claims to the contrary.

Edited January 10, 20188 yr by Agiel

 

 

And now Bannon steps down from Breitbart.

 

I was wondering what was going to happen with that

 

The comments on Breitbart are hilarious.

 

 

Like what comments?

 

He didn't just fly too close to the sun here, he dove straight into it, total self immolation. https://www.axios.com/behind-the-scenes-of-bannons-exit-1515533804-334c36b1-5af4-4ba8-a7ae-e63786a552b4.html

 

Just tried finding the more hilarious ones at the article, but many of them have gone. A large bunch of comments is apparently sympathetic to Bannon while earlier today everyone was screaming to lynch him for being the second coming of Judas, Betrayer of Trump, Great Prophet of MAGA.

Breitbart comments are always funny. Like the Mail or Sun

never been on Prietprat, never will

 

at least Mail & Sun have chicks

never been on Prietprat, never will

 

at least Mail & Sun have chicks

 

Absurdistan indeed.

Does anybody else think this looks ethically shady? http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/368406-trump-holds-sweepstakes-to-win-dinner-at-mar-a-lago Trump is holding a sweepstakes to win a private dinner with Trump at Mar-a-Lago. This is something I'd expect a businessman or celebrity to do, not a President. Seriously, if it's not legally corruption, it should be, because it feels wrong for a President to do.

 

I can't imagine Merkel, Macron (well, okay, maybe Macron), or Obama, or George Bush doing that. edit: Not the first time he's done a similar thing, but still....

Edited January 10, 20188 yr by smjjames

It's missing some stuff like TheHill, Vox, Axios, and Politico, AP, the various British papers/magazines....

 

Also, Huffington Post is way worse than Washington Post. Although Huff Post has a great election poll aggregator.

Edited January 11, 20188 yr by smjjames

The Blaze is a better title for a weed mag

I'm also noticing it shows a whole lot more liberal/progressive outlets than conservative ones, even missing some of the notable ones. It's also almost four years old.

Edited January 11, 20188 yr by smjjames

Well, it comes from a shady source.

Ha! It is pretty old thoughh

 

Source but here is where I found it

 

and here's another infographic from there just because

Edited January 11, 20188 yr by ShadySands

Well, it comes from a shady source.

 

Nice one.

 

Puerto Rico getting serious about statehood. I guess the hurricane was the proverbial straw that broke the proverbial camels proverbial back.

 

In a victory against gerrymandering, a NC court ruled the previous map drawn by Republicans as unconstitutional and are ordering NC to draw a new one up quickly.

It's missing some stuff like TheHill, Vox, Axios, and Politico, AP, the various British papers/magazines....

 

Politico is there, with the WP/ HuffPo. Beeb and Grauniad are there as well and are probably the most used British sites internationally apart from the Daily Fail which amazingly is the most visited 'news' website on the internet, apparently. And as a sad indictment on humanity.

 

The results are pretty weird though, I can't reconcile the Beeb and Economist being in the same position; nor Al Jazeera, even the US/ English version, being in the same position as The Daily Show.

Another from the same place. May be easier to parse

Got a link to the source or article you're getting them from?

I posted that on the last page but I'll put it here too

Source but here is where I found it

 

Missed that somehow, sorry.

 

Theres probably an updated one running around somewhere given that theres a whole bunch of renewed interest after 2016.

I was looking for an updated one and that's how I landed on the University of Michigan link but it was just reporting on the same 2014 study

 

It did link to a site called AllSides which seems interesting, at least a first glance. Haven't spent much time on it because I was playing with the new google fact checker which seems to have some people in a tizzy

Edited January 11, 20188 yr by ShadySands

Does anybody else think this looks ethically shady? http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/368406-trump-holds-sweepstakes-to-win-dinner-at-mar-a-lago Trump is holding a sweepstakes to win a private dinner with Trump at Mar-a-Lago. This is something I'd expect a businessman or celebrity to do, not a President. Seriously, if it's not legally corruption, it should be, because it feels wrong for a President to do.

 

I can't imagine Merkel, Macron (well, okay, maybe Macron), or Obama, or George Bush doing that. edit: Not the first time he's done a similar thing, but still....

 

Presidents have been having dinner with people who donate to them for ages. Some Presidents have been accused, with good cause, of far worse. e.g. Clinton was reputed to essentially rent out rooms in the White House for donations.

 

Ethically shady? Arguably yes, but it ranks low on the list of ethically shady things Presidents have been doing since well before your parents were born.

 

Given the climate I think it's actually arguably a good thing. It possibly allows the President to deflect some who would expect a dinner ("nope: you're entering the same contest as everyone else"), and (if he's genuinely interested) allows him to spend quality time with a random supporter. If I was President I would actually want to do the latter from time to time.

 

This is muchado about not much. Up there with the complaints that Obama golfed too much.

 

 

I do think you're right on one point: Neither Merkel, Macron, Obama, nor George would deign to have dinner with any of the 'little people'. They're too busy keeping up with the elite Joneses; suckling at the crotches of those who they perceive as 'elite' who bought and paid for their power.

 

Quite literally sold their souls they all did.

 

Edited January 11, 20188 yr by Valsuelm

The Blaze is a better title for a weed mag

 

Blaze on!

 

Missed that somehow, sorry.

 

Theres probably an updated one running around somewhere given that theres a whole bunch of renewed interest after 2016.

I also think it's interesting that even before the fake news era conservatives already distrusted the majority of news sources

 

Missed that somehow, sorry.

 

Theres probably an updated one running around somewhere given that theres a whole bunch of renewed interest after 2016.

I also think it's interesting that even before the fake news era conservatives already distrusted the majority of news sources

 

 

It's not as if it suddenly happened overnight, it was something that had been happening for decades now.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2018/01/11/trump-lauded-delivery-of-f-52s-to-norway-the-planes-only-exist-in-call-of-duty

One of those light hearted goofs