When Fox News debuted it was crafted from scratch to be a partisan outlet for right-wing propaganda and a platform for advancing a conservative agenda. Its Internet community web s... moreWhen Fox News debuted it was crafted from scratch to be a partisan outlet for right-wing propaganda and a platform for advancing a conservative agenda. Its Internet community web site, Fox Nation, serves as the online gathering place for Fox viewers to absorb and spread the aggregated disinformation and conspiracy theories hatched by Fox News.The statement of purpose posted on the Fox Nation web site says that it is “committed to the core principles of tolerance, open debate, civil discourse, and fair and balanced coverage of the news.” However, a cursory glance at the site reveals that they have fallen wide of their stated purpose by several light years.This first volume of Fox Nation vs. Reality is a collection of some of the blatant falsehoods found on Fox Nation. These are not mere differences of opinion or discussions that might have varying degrees of perspective. They are obvious, provable, out and out lies. They are manifestations of a disconnect with the real world. But they are not the resu... less
Is it in the 3 digits yet?According to a new book about the administration of Donald Trump, longtime friend and NewsCorp executive Rupert Murdoch called the President a “f***... moreIs it in the 3 digits yet?According to a new book about the administration of Donald Trump, longtime friend and NewsCorp executive Rupert Murdoch called the President a “f****** idiot.”Michael Wolff’s book is called Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House and details a myriad of behind-the-scenes stories regarding the current White House and America’s controversial leader from Election Night 2016 until this past October.Mr Murdoch reportedly made the comment during a phone call on 16 December 2016, about one month before Mr Trump took office.Those on the call were discussing Mr Trump’s strategy towards H1B visa holders, a special category that allows select immigrants to stay in the country largely working in the technology sector and Silicon Valley.Mr Murdoch allegedly suggested that it might be difficult to reconcile the administration’s stance on building a roughly 2,000-mile long wall along the US-Mexico border with a favourable, more open stance towards H1B-based immi... less
Do you think that these days that's still an accurate description of what the average TV news broadcast gives to viewers, or do you think it is different? If different, is it... moreDo you think that these days that's still an accurate description of what the average TV news broadcast gives to viewers, or do you think it is different? If different, is it more than or less thanthose three items?~
at all, am I pointless, and if so, why not just congregate with those who are great or gravitate to those who are grave, or commiserate with those who are communists, or accumulate... moreat all, am I pointless, and if so, why not just congregate with those who are great or gravitate to those who are grave, or commiserate with those who are communists, or accumulate those who are late, but the point of punctuality is to be on time every time as many times as time will tell William Tell to tale the tale of a lot of tail-end tails that trail behind trials and tribulations of mutations in generations of crustaceans in oceans and oceans of lotions, potions and flotations of boviations (I made that up).It's time to quit, is it not?~ less
theres someone I've been friends with that lives in the apts next to mine, I didnt really know her that long, someone today came by and gave my... more theres someone I've been friends with that lives in the apts next to mine, I didnt really know her that long, someone today came by and gave my apt manager a note to give to me saying she was in the hospital with a stroke, theres only one hospital in the area so thats not the problem, the problem is i have no idea what her last name is,and the hospitals are not going to tell me so i cant just give them a first name to go see her. its considered confidential info to give out last names and i cant ask the person that gave the note cause i dont even know who she is, i did write a note and gave it to someone that lives in her apt building and asked her to tape it to her door so when she comes back she'll know i couldnt see her cause i couldnt get her last name and not cause i didnt want to visit, so how do i get that info? and yes i did try her phone on the off chance it was a cell one but noone answered, any suggestions? less
