The Trump-Russia Saga and the Death Spiral of American Journalism ~ Chris Hedges

February 25, 2023February 25, 2023Leave a comment

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De-Pressed – by Mr. Fish

The media caters to a particular demographic, telling that demographic what it already believes — even when it is unverified or false. This pandering defines the coverage of the Trump-Russia saga.

Reporters make mistakes. It is the nature of the trade. There are always a few stories we wish were reported more carefully. Writing on deadline with often only a few hours before publication is an imperfect art. But when mistakes occur, they must be acknowledged and publicized. To cover them up, to pretend they did not happen, destroys our credibility. Once this credibility is gone, the press becomes nothing more than an echo chamber for a selected demographic. This, unfortunately, is the model that now defines the commercial media.

Read more from Chris Hedges on Substack: The Trump-Russia Saga and the Death Spiral of American Journalism

Paul Manafort Seemed Headed to Rikers. Then the Justice Department Intervened. – The New York Times

June 17, 2019February 24, 2023Leave a comment

Paul J. Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman who is serving a federal prison sentence, had been expected to be transferred to the notorious Rikers Island jail complex this month to await trial on a separate state case.

But last week, Manhattan prosecutors were surprised to receive a letter from the second-highest law enforcement official in the country inquiring about Mr. Manafort’s case. The letter, from Jeffrey A. Rosen, Attorney General William P. Barr’s new top deputy, indicated that he was monitoring where Mr. Manafort would be held in New York.

And then, on Monday, federal prison officials weighed in, telling the Manhattan district attorney’s office that Mr. Manafort, 70, would not be going to Rikers.

Instead, he will await his trial at a federal lockup in Manhattan or at the Pennsylvania federal prison where he is serving a seven-and-a-half-year sentence for wide-ranging financial schemes, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Hillary Clinton’s McCarthyite rant – World Socialist Web Site

April 26, 2019Leave a comment

The Democrats’ warmongering and attack on democratic rights come together in the persecution of WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange, whose enduring contribution to the population of the world was the exposure of the crimes of American imperialism. For this, Assange is currently imprisoned in Britain, facing imminent rendition to the United States. The courageous whistleblower Chelsea Manning is in jail for refusing to testify against him.

Such is Clinton’s defense of “our democracy.”

All of this further demonstrates that in the conflict between Trump and the Democratic Party there is no progressive or democratic faction. The anti-Russia narrative has not been challenged by any section of the Democratic Party, including Bernie Sanders, who is again seeking to cover up this warmongering party with a thin veneer of social reforms that it has no intention of implementing.

Source: Hillary Clinton’s McCarthyite rant – World Socialist Web Site

RT on Twitter: “Democrats’ Russia obsession a ‘huge gift’ to Trump for 2020 – Noam Chomsky

April 20, 2019Leave a comment

Yup.

Democrats’ Russia obsession a ‘huge gift’ to Trump for 2020 – Noam Chomsky https://t.co/FNBLQQnHm0

— RT (@RT_com) April 21, 2019

VIPS Fault Mueller Probe, Criticize Refusal To Interview Assange – Consortiumnews

April 17, 2019February 25, 2023Leave a comment

The bug in Mueller’s report to be released Thursday is that he accepts that the Russian government interfered in the election. Trump should challenge that, says VIPS.