A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Here We Go All Over Again CNN announced that it will give a live, unfiltered, primetime platform to Donald Trump next week in the…
Damn, CNN. TFG is right about one thing—networks will choose ratings above ethical and civic considerations
I am so happy that I canceled cable last year.
Oh CNN. You can lead the media whores to water, but you can not make them think.
Texas
How a complaint over gun noise turned into a mass murder: What we know about Texas shooting (msn.com)
Obviously Bidens fault
Mr Garcia also revealed that the family had made five separate calls to police in the 10 to 20 minutes between the initial confrontation and the massacre unfolding.
During each call, Mr Garcia said police reassured them that help was on its way.
But officers had not yet arrived when Mr Garcia said he saw the suspect entering his family home and opening fire.
Nothing important going on
Paxton Launches Investigation into Gain-of-Function Research and Misrepresentations by Covid-19 Vaccine Manufacturers | Office of the Attorney General (texasattorneygeneral.gov)
Who leaves a loaded gun on top of their TV ? Texans
Loaded Gun On Shelf Falls And Kills 2-Year-Old Texas Boy | Crooks and Liars
The man told SAPD that his son was reaching for something on the shelf and accidentally pulled down a gun . When the weapon hit the ground, it went off and shot the child in the head one time.
Oh my god CNN, really? Utterly disgraceful but not at all surprising. This person is a criminal. He does not deserve a “Town Hall” just because he’s running for public office. Also isn’t this the guy who branded you as fake news over and over again?
Between that, Texas straight up ignoring immigration law and the supremacy clause, the failure of the media to properly present the debt ceiling hostage taking, and Chevron Deference being on the line, this has been a great start to the week!
Pretty sure that wasTuckers show time on Fox
Just a coincidence I am sure
Society apparently has the collective memory of a goldfish.
That’s why, more than ever, we deserve to see a president behind bars. TFG will do nicely. There is no noble reason to normalize TFG’s malignancy.
Lawrence O’Donnell is back at work and as always, he has something interesting to say.
Attention is Orange Mussolini’s oxygen. When will the clickbait-driven media learn?
Who I ask, who is it that mainstreams deviance everyday in sicker and stranger ways than our christo-fascist neighbors? Tabloid lives in soulless red state deadtowns.
I am so happy I’ve been cable free for more than 30 years! Why would I pay to have content full of commercials brought into my home? I can get that with a rabbit-ear antenna for free.
The media, or CNN at least, has learned nothing about covering trump. They are going to cover him like he’s a legitimate candidate and not like a criminal traitor who tried to overthrow our system of government. We are likely all fucked.
Yes!
Q: Have We Learned Absolutely Nothing About Covering Trump?
A: Well, apparently not, other than grifting is more important than anything for Trump and many in the media, including the national interest.
“The [Trump] adviser said CNN executives made a compelling pitch to Trump,” ABC reported.
CNN reached out to Trump to do this, the same way Fox News or Newsmax would.
Shorter version: CNN will do anything for numbers
Talking Feds Harry Litman of the MeidasTouch network has some information on the individual states’ investigation into voting irregularities, which ties in with a story from The Guardian about this clerk from Michigan.
He’ll no doubt finagle his own “prison cam” so his worshippers can watch him be victimized by other inmates, 24/7.
