"Feels" vs. "is": the corporate media's on- going sabotage --
Happy 2024. Since we're still pretzeling ourselves to explain why folks think the economy is bad despite all the data, here's the latest update of media coverage of inflation/recession vs unemployment/recovery, thru 12/31/23. The truly astounding imbalances persist even in Q423. pic.twitter.com/WPr4L04qkB
— Mark Copelovitch (@mcopelov) January 1, 2024
On #PandemicSociologoy https://t.co/2eoD5QTxNs & #EpochEnd in 2022. Now? "Whatever Americans may say to pollsters, they’re behaving as if they live in a prosperous, fairly safe country — the country portrayed by official stats, tho not by opinion polls." https://t.co/yb4JPG7RUf
— Michael D. Kennedy (@Prof_Kennedy) January 1, 2024
Nikki Haley: "What do you want me to say about slavery? And rebellion? What rebellion?" --
RIGHT NOW in 1863, President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation takes effect. "All persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a state in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free." pic.twitter.com/bSzfWmGBzs
— Military History Now (@MilHistNow) January 1, 2024
Sentencing the insurrectionists: max him out! --
Justice Dept asks court to increase planned prison sentence in Jan 6 case of Chris Worrell, arguing he fled before prior sentencing hearing
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) December 31, 2023
They say "Worrell cut off his GPS ankle monitor in a Walmart parking lot & fled his residence" in August, faked drug overdose when captured pic.twitter.com/rjtlFsXtcH
Reminder --
New Year’s Reminder:
— Angry Staffer 🌻 (@Angry_Staffer) January 1, 2024
Voting is like driving — select “D” to go forward; select “R” to go backwards
Endless war has one beneficiary --
I'm beginning to believe Netanyahu doesn't want this to end because he knows when it does he will lose power. His own constituents are not happy with him and they were not before this started. https://t.co/NRUaZl2ml3
— Tim McBride (@mcbridetd on Bluesky) (@mcbridetd) December 31, 2023
New Year's Malignant Loser with wife #4 right behind him --
At least he has his attorney there last night since his wife couldn’t make it again. pic.twitter.com/jBqQBvHjHj
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) January 1, 2024
New Year's Green Day --
I’M NOT A PART OF A MAGA AGENDA!!! In front of an ACTUALLY MASSIVE Crowd in Time Square (not a high school gym like the smelly guy) Green Day updated their hit song "American Idiot" taking aim at MAGA and the CROWD WENT WILD!!https://t.co/WnnAu3CSwj
— Ben Meiselas (@meiselasb) January 1, 2024
Is Rooskie New Year! Please to make laughing, but stay away from windows and suspicious drinks! --
Take a peek at the grotesquely jolly way Russia welcomed the New Year, while it's genocidal invasion of Ukraine is in full swing. Of course, the main New Year's eve show in the country featured the Kremlin's favorite propagandists and various stooges.https://t.co/uufBVbdUhM
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) January 1, 2024
Cheers! Zzzzzzzz --
Cheers to health, happiness, and many park visits in 2024!#NewYearsEve pic.twitter.com/kaAoYGz6b9
— National Park Service (@NatlParkService) December 31, 2023