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Ed Nuhfer's avatar

If such are groomed by their party to be candidates that we vote on, why are we citizens kept uninformed about knowing the history of these people?

If an opposing party is seriously probing the competing party's candidate for weaknesses, why are such blatant lies and weaknesses left undiscovered and unrevealed?

If we actually have a free press with investigative reporters doing the job of the press to acquire and publish information about elections, parties, and government, then how could the lies, deceit, and misinformation been hidden for so long?

The situation screams a much larger and more critical question: "Who and what can citizens actually trust?"

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TCinLA's avatar

This sort of crap is so unusual, so previously unthought-of (really) that normal people look at these freaks the way French generals used to look at the German tanks fording the Sedan River during the blitzkrieg. Nothing in their experience prepared them to deal with it. But I think 2024 will see more thorough oppo research of the mendacious malicious morons.

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Joan Friedman (MA, from NY)'s avatar

A local newspaper ran the facts about George Santos during the election campaign. They were pretty much ignored.

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Gigi's avatar

Shocker! Why does faux fox get headlines and not MSNBC?

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Ed Nuhfer's avatar

Watch Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar...another independent news source. They hold Fox, MSNBC, NYT, and both parties accountable. Partisan stooges of all stripes hate their reporting. When they get something wrong, they apologize and admit it, which is something partisan Facebook sites and mainstream media never do.

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Suz-an's avatar

They do such an amazing job!! We are so impressed and appreciative after watching every show. And we never miss one. Grateful for their commitment and dedication to their work. Delighted to recognize and support what they're bringing to the world. Independent journalism!

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Ed Nuhfer's avatar

I finally discovered how to work their 1.5 hour uncut videos into my day by watching their show while I'm on a stationary bike. If I need to cut it shorter, I do the monologues first. They are so strong that they put everything on corporate mainstream media to shame.

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Suz-an's avatar

You know who else opens our minds with smart, new ideas that really challenge us? Glenn Greenwald, System Update on Rumble. He is so ahead of everyone in seeing the trends and calling them out before we do. This week, he's given my brain a total paradigm shift on things i saw and couldn't compute. Independent and authentic journalism. So appreciate it!

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Suz-an's avatar

Great idea!! Stationary bike!! We actually sit down and watch together ... often in parts during the day... or else nothing else would ever get done! And yes, those monologues are so very insightful and educational!! We learn something new every show. They really challenge us to think on different and deeper levels. Not looking at putting anyone to shame. That's not productive or constructive to us. Giving us new perspectives on what we've been seeing and not quite making sense.

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Bill Alstrom (MAtoMainetoMA)'s avatar

TC, you are on an alliteration tear: "mendacious malicious morons"! I love it.

The triple Ms. Or M&M&Ms...?

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TCinLA's avatar

Well, I are a riter. :-)

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Dave Smucker's avatar

In the case of fake resumes in Tennessee the reporters are all busy reporting about football. All the other reporters got pink slips when the papers were bought out by hedge funds.

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Virginia Witmer's avatar

We need more exposure of what hedge funds are doing. They seem to be another form of adverse corporate control.

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TCinLA's avatar

Running a hedge fund should be a 20 year felony.

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Virginia Witmer's avatar

Could it be that the free press is so busy trying to get the “good” candidates elected (which means also trying to fight the lies being spread about them - the list is long) that they don’t have time to check on the lying candidates.

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TCinLA's avatar

I wish that was the reason! The reason is they're too busy pushing the "common wisdom" and the "horse race."

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