Notices by UncleRico (shsbxheb@fosstodon.org)

“Remember that time—8 weeks ago—when Jeff Bezos defended not endorsing a presidential candidate because “most people believe the media is biased” and that not endorsing a candidate would boost the WaPost’s credibility?
So, what are we supposed to think 8 weeks later when Bezos makes a voluntary contribution of $2M to Trump? I think that the owner of the WaPost is squandering what little credibility is hiding in the nooks and crannies at WaPo’s headquarters in D.C.”

https://open.substack.com/pub/roberthubbell/p/the-billionaire-boys-club-surrenders?r=1uo829&utm_medium=ios

@dramypsyd @me Otherwise known as the law is for working people and not for the elite.

@mastodonmigration @JonChevreau A civilian felon also out on bail for other charges.

“Of course, I think of this veteran as we hear another round of appalling comments about veterans from Trump.
The comments Trump made the other day, and has made before, show that just under HIS surface is a shocking disrespect for those who serve our country. While our friend can’t help but relive his service as he recovers in a hospital bed, Trump’s lack of appreciation and respect runs so deep, he can’t help but having it constantly spill out. Privately. Publicly.”

https://open.substack.com/pub/davidpepper/p/a-veterans-story?r=1uo829&utm_medium=ios

“This was not a debate. It was Trump using a technique that actually has a formal name, the Gish gallop…It’s a rhetorical technique in which someone throws out a fast string of lies…and specious arguments, so many that it is impossible to fact-check or rebut them in the amount of time it took to say them. Trying to figure out how to respond makes the opponent look confused, because they don’t know where to start grappling with the flood that has just hit them.”

https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/june-27-2024?r=1uo829&utm_medium=ios

“So, the NYT conspiracy theory went down in flames. But the treatment of Karine Jean-Pierre was despicable. It was racist and sexist. The condescension and wild accusations of a cover up by white male reporters who were “miffed” that a Black woman would not do their bidding is reprehensible.
Each of the reporters who accused Jean-Pierre of a cover-up owes a public apology to her, as do the editors of the NYT and the other media outlets…”

https://open.substack.com/pub/roberthubbell/p/the-gop-plays-hide-the-ball-with?r=1uo829&utm_medium=ios

@GottaLaff Everyone should be “politically homeless “. It’s blind partisan loyalty that’s got us into this mess.

@deborahh @philip_cardella @TonyStark Does it really shock you or are you just trying to be snarky?

@deborahh @philip_cardella @TonyStark Thanks, it's hard to tell who is serious on social media anymore. We have a lot of huge problems with our version of democracy in the US that are starting to become apparent with the rise of fascism and authoratarianism in our politics. Judges are elected, and often run unopposed in general elections so are in practice elected in primaries.