Anti-poor shaming at Fox News is nothing new. But in recent years, with the rise of Trump and his more explicit brand of white nationalism, their tone on homelessness has grown more aggressive, exterminationist, and urgent. Tales of feces and liberal decay––peppered with immigrants, LGBTQ, an...
2019-09-11 14:46:02 +0000 UTC View Post
“As homeless people turn off visitors, San Francisco tourism senses threat” notes Travelers Weekly. “Seattle Is Dying: Drugs And Homelessness In Seattle,” laments KOMO Seattle. “Austin veteran fights off alleged homeless attacker after offering to help him,” exclaims...
2019-09-04 14:36:06 +0000 UTC View Post
In this Patreon News Brief we discuss the phony outrage at Sanders' claim the richest person in the world owning The Washington Post may inform their coverage of his campaign.
In this Patreon News Brief, we talk about Jake Tapper exceeding the already low expectations for the Detroit debate, with his goofy, flag-humping loaded questions designed to play gotcha with Warren and Sanders.
2019-08-02 17:52:59 +0000 UTC View PostHi all, thanks again for all your support. Here's this week's newsletter. Enjoy!
-- Nima, Marco, Adam, and Florence
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2019-07-30 18:26:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez taking to Twitter to criticize House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, we are told, “plays into the hands of Trump.” Russians are using Black Lives Matter and anti-fracking activists to “sow discord,” insists CNN. We must “be united” rather...
2019-07-24 14:54:51 +0000 UTC View Post
In this Patreon News Brief we breakdown Joe Biden's demagoguery on Medicare-for-All clearly meant to frighten old people.
2019-07-21 19:02:38 +0000 UTC View Post
In this wholesome, off-brand Patreon News Brief we talk about Chicago's beloved Humboldt Park gator and what it says about our longing to rally around a populist hero.
2019-07-18 14:34:02 +0000 UTC View Post
"Three Pinocchios!" rates The Washington Post. "Pants On Fire!" declares PolitiFact. “True, but misleading,” assess The New York Times.
In a media environment overwhelmed with information, misinformation, disinformation and so-called “fake news,” a cottage...
2019-07-17 14:47:06 +0000 UTC View PostHi all,
Hope your summer is going well. Here's this week's newsletter. Be sure to check out tomorrow's episode on the rise of the Almighty Fact-Checker. It's a fun one!
-- Florence, Marco, Adam, and Nima
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The term "Western civilization" has long been a staple of the American Right, but with the recent resurgence of white nationalism, it is having something of a comeback. Glenn Beck and Bill O'Reilly are hosting a two-week Mediterranean "cruise thru history" to "explore the roots of Western civiliz...
2019-07-10 16:40:58 +0000 UTC View Post
"A growing, and likely irreparable, rift between elite progressive environmentalists," Forbes tells us. "Environmentalists need to reconnect with blue-collar America," The Hill explains. "Labor anger over Green New Deal greets 2020 contenders in California," Politico re...
2019-07-03 15:09:56 +0000 UTC View PostHi all,
Thanks as always for your support, here's this week's newsletter. Be sure to look out for our latest episode tomorrow on US media's false choice between "labor" and fighting climate change.
And (if you're in the US and not forced to work) we hope you enjoy your holiday!<...
2019-07-02 18:39:17 +0000 UTC View Post
On this Patreon News Brief we discuss the backlash against Sanders' and Warren's plans to forgive student debt and make college free or close to it.
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Don't forget to join us on Discord tonight to chat with Adam and Nima.
We're holding a one-hour live audio and text chat with our Skeptic and Critic-level patrons (that's you!) tonight at 10pm ET / 7pm PT.
More information below and we've attached the directions to con...
2019-06-26 01:30:14 +0000 UTC View Post
In countless pop culture and media depictions, animal rights advocates and vegetarians in general, are viewed as effete weirdos, dirty hippies and humorless busybodies. Pop culture staples from "South Park" to "How I Met Your Mother" to "Six Feet Under" have used animal rights and those concerned...
2019-06-19 16:01:48 +0000 UTC View PostHi all,
Hope your summer is going well. (yes, we know it's not technically summer but whatever). Please see our newsletter below and, as always, thanks for your support!
-- Nima, Adam, Florence, and Marco
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In this Patron News Brief we breakdown how tawdry local Chicago media are using police-curated smears to demagogue bail reform.
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2019-06-14 17:48:15 +0000 UTC View Post
“Satellite Images Raise Questions About Iran Threat, Experts Say,” worries The Daily Beast. “Iran And Trading Partners Will Find Ways To Skirt Sanctions, Analysts Say,” frets NPR. “Iran uses proxies to punch above its weight in the Middle East, experts say,” declares...
2019-06-12 15:23:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Since the beginning of the so-called War on Drugs, authorities in the United States have viewed drugs not as a public health issue but one of crime, vice and violence, requiring the funding and mobilization not of medical officials but police, DEA agents and a sprawling network of paramilitary ac...
2019-06-05 16:00:48 +0000 UTC View PostHi all,
Hope your unofficial start of the summer is going well. Here's this week's newsletter for your enjoyment. Look out for our new episode that drops tomorrow!
--- Marco, Nima, Adam, and Florence
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“How this millennial saved $1 million by age 30,” The Washington Post writes. “A Millennial Saved $100,000 With This Simple Habit,” CNBC insists. “How to save for retirement when you're living paycheck to paycheck,” CNN confides in us. Everywhere in American media we are told if only ...
2019-05-29 15:35:39 +0000 UTC View Post
In the lead up to the 2020 presidential election, two of the Obama administration's most consistently hawkish advisors, former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes and former US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power have rebranded themselves as anti-war voices in a world turned upside down b...
2019-05-22 15:32:54 +0000 UTC View PostHi all,
Here's this week's newsletter. For those wondering if we have a new episode tomorrow all we can say is
Thanks again for all your support!
--Marco, Nima, A...
2019-05-21 16:29:25 +0000 UTC View Post
In this unlocked News Brief we discuss New York media's racist, factually incorrect coverage of the #Bronx120 and how Preet Bharara went from careerist "gang raid" general locking up poor black teenagers to woke MSNBC pl...
2019-05-09 21:51:21 +0000 UTC View PostHi all,
Hope you are well. The show is off this week but we do have a newsletter for you. Please enjoy!
Best,
Florence, Adam, Marco, and Nima
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2019-05-07 19:56:40 +0000 UTC View Post
In this Patron News Brief we discuss the (latest) attempted coup in Venezuela and American media's attempts to rebrand US-backed coups as something more wholesome and organic.
“Naked Florida man revealed on video sneaking into restaurant and munching on ramen.” “Florida man broke into jewelry store, cut himself on glass and bled all over everything, police say.” “Florida man arrested at Olive Garden after eating spaghetti with his hands.”
We’ve seen...
2019-05-01 15:24:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Joe Biden enters the 2020 race. The fight for most corporate-friendly, centrist candidate is officially on.
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Joe Biden Expresses Regret to Anita Hill, but She ...
2019-04-28 01:39:10 +0000 UTC View Post
"The United States believes any Palestinian government must renounce violence,” a U.S. official told Ha'aretz. When it comes to nonviolence, writes Barbara Reynolds in The Washington Post, “Black Lives Matter seems intent on rejecting the proven methods." "Violence Is Never ...
2019-04-24 15:34:08 +0000 UTC View Post