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PIERS MORGAN IS WHAT MURDOCH THINKS IS A LEGITIMATE JOURNALIST
It’s important to note that the Murdochs are constantly bitching that Britain’s media regulations won’t let them bring a Fox “News” clone to Britain, which is a tribute to the superior wisdom of British media policy compared with ours–long may … Continue reading
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NO EVIDENCE OF VISIONARY GENIUS FROM ELON MUSK
In his written pitch to the Twitter board, all we hear are technocratic, corporate cliches of thought, manipulation, and hype. Incredible that this is what America considers a leader.
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ORGANIZED RESISTANCE TO DESANTIS MUST START NOW
Before he tries to turn the entire country Fascist. The Democrats must not retreat to their usual disengagement, hoping that a Republican circular firing squad will take care of everything.Instead, to coin another metaphor entirely, we can be sure that … Continue reading
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SASHA COOKE AND WENDY BRYN HARMER (AND ETIENNE DUPUIS): GREAT DAYS
From a correspondent: “I returned for the last performance of Elektra at the Met for one last chance to luxuriate in Lise Davidsen’s magnificent artistry pitted against Nina Stemme’s fearlessness only to notice a little white slip in the program … Continue reading
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THE MORE TREASON HOPPED-UP DON JR. IS FOUND TO HAVE COMMITTED–
the more outlandish accusations he levels against his imaginary “Antifa” organization.
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I H HOPE THIS BOOK IS MORE NUANCED THAN ITS TITLE
“The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned How to Act” would in all honesty be better titled “How the Twentieth Century Learned How to Method Act.” The twentieth century knew how to act long before Method became orthodoxy.
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TRUMP IS JUST SUCH A POISONOUS, PETULANT PILL
You look at him in the tease for the Piers Morgan interview and think, Who would want to be in the same room with this, let alone worship this man and follow him into the abyss? Masochism has become a … Continue reading
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JOSH HAWLEY BEGAN SUPPORTING DOMESTIC TERRORISM AS A TEEN
At Daily Kos, Joan McCarter reviews Sen. Hawley’s decades-long terrorist sympathies.
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BIDEN KISSES OFF THE YOUNG VOTERS WHO GOT HIM ELECTED
Continuing the determination of Democratic presidents to bomb in the midterms by abandoning their progressive campaign promises, Biden simply will not take Executive Action on climate or relieving student debt. In 2020, Biden’s strongest support came from voters under 30. … Continue reading
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IN THE “DON’T MISS” CATEGORY
For Air Mail, I squib on the Met Opera’s Le Nozze di Figaro.
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