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Martha's avatar

I appreciate your candor. There is no “both sidesism” when it comes to the media ecosystem. And yes, I have subscriptions to all your columns. They are my sanity!

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Christie's avatar

HE doesn’t know REBELLION, but if he continues listening to the hateful ear whisper, Miller, he will find out, like the British did in 1776, EXACTLY WHAT REBELLION looks like, and it isn’t going to be pretty!!

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Kevin Lee's avatar

Hopefully this is the end of the beginning. My hope is that Trump will screw over the maga voters so bad they will just crawl back under the rocks they came from. I don't expect many will ever admit their error, best we can hope for is that they just disengage. Gotta remember, 3 years into the depression with no end or hope in sight, Hoover got almost 40% of the popular vote.

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Laura Havranek's avatar

I am so glad that you called out the platforms and their enablers on FB, Fox News and Twitter because they all have blood on their hands whether they are held accountable for it in this life or the next. The podcast that Maya Wiley did today with Tim, a Christian Evangelical follower who has become a force for changing the narrative of the “Christian Nationalists” was revealing although they covered the recurring theme of religious conservatism aligned with oppression. I am praying for the victims and their families in MN targeted and stalked by this killer. And am relieved that he is in custody

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Laura Havranek's avatar

He had a roommate who reported he followed taRUMP and listened to Alex Jones’ “Info Wars”.

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Doc Blase''s avatar

Extremely dislike the jump cuts. Please stop. Please.

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Penny Laneheart's avatar

The billion dollars assessed against Fox clearly was nowhere near high enough to teach them to stop spreading lies that cause their unbalanced viewers to commit murder. Next judgment should be about $5 billion, just to provide them some discouragement against further murderous lies.

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Penny Laneheart's avatar

FOX HAS TO GO. ANONYMOUS, IF YOU EXIST: TAKE THAT SHIT DOWN NOW

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CatChex's avatar

Did they ever pay that?

Nothing seems to have changed with their behavior since that judgment - also see regime ignoring all sorts of other court orders.

Would LOVE to see something in place to stop them from spreading lies

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Penny Laneheart's avatar

If Anonymous could just interfere with their broadcasting or online site some way!! Keep making it have interference or something. MAGAs couldn’t stand that, they have no patience!

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HaS's avatar

💙💙💙🇺🇸👍🙌💪

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virginia arthur's avatar

Great video, Rick. You are correct about the Right Wing media. FOX and the rest are the enemy. I wish we could get them off of the air. They try to act like a news network, but all they do is spew hatred out on the air waves. Unfortunately, people believe what they hear and don’t bother to check it out for themselves. It amazes me that people are so gullible.

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vsm's avatar

Now that Orangey has declared there will be no ICE raids at farms, restaurants, and hotels (in red states anyway) – won’t that encourage those ‘illegals’ to move to the newly declared sanctuary jobs in the red states? Love to see Stephen Miller's head burst with that.

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CatChex's avatar

Alternate theory (following mobster behavior): arrangements will be made with those who pay for protection. It would follow previous behavior patterns (which are the best predictors of future behaviors, often and frequently).

AND does anyone, seriously believe or trust ANYTHING the orange one says on any given day, time of day? He declares a lot of things.

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Victoria Woodhead's avatar

I usually NEVER read what is quoted from Donnie!

It’s just a waste of time, for Democrats AND Republicans!

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CatChex's avatar

Good choice

I continue to find it amazing that every word uttered is repeated as ‘truth’, no analysis, no context, etc. The fact that it’s only relatively recently that certain outlets have been willing to call what he says “lies” is mind boggling.

And the we get “but he SAID…. blah, blah, blah” - yes, he says and has said a lot of things - most of them aren’t true.

But then - oh, because he’s POTUS - the roller coaster is boarded, the ride restarts and things get repeated over and over and over again.

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Victoria Woodhead's avatar

Well said & I would think by now that most Americans know to check the sources of Trump‘s decisions and announcements!

Check check and triple check !!!

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CatChex's avatar

Victoria, I have been checking for more than a decade.

It is astounding to me that I know too many people, then it is suggested that they check, come but with (add a whining tone or not)

“BUT HE SAID…. “

Of course, I think Sarah Kendzior and others who have been sounding the alarm, doing the analysis deserve apologies that they’ll never get.

Her description holds: “"a transnational crime syndicate masquerading as a government.”

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Victoria Woodhead's avatar

I’d like to see Stephen Miller’s head burst for ANY legitimate reason!!!

AND I am sure there are many such reasons…

(I must admit, I feel extremely sorry for his wife & children. Those people are the ones that will suffer in the future!!)

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Christie's avatar

That would be great…

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Geoff Anderson's avatar

Eh, I think Katie is just fine with Elon Musk...

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Maxine Hunter's avatar

Thanks, Rick. The Enemy List is where MAGA MEDIA belongs. On a positive note: The NO KINGS RALLIES were great. Felt "happy" at the one I attended but do realize the fight is not over. Safe Travels. Take care.

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Sharon Heidē Ward's avatar

I’m so old I remember when most people shared one reality. In the before times, reality was cheaper (so were eggs) — before billionaires bought and paid for it. “Ten Years of Evil (And Redemption)” is an amazing essay. Redemption stories are kind of a BFD. I hope this is the beginning of the end of the evil regime. Or the end of the beginning. Oh, hell I don’t know where we are in this story, I’m crawling into a wardrobe for the rest of the day. I’m sorta, kinda supposed to be watching my ten-year old granddaughter, but she’s very self-sufficient. She’s doing art. We’ve already had a discussion about how big fox kits are. She insists they’re the size of Labrador pups and I told her the interweb says they weigh about 4 ounces when born… Tallyho! 🦊

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