Some comments from me here on propaganda in the Iran war. www.aol.com/news/iran-wa...

The racism is pretty clear here, of course, in the depiction of America as an exclusively White country. The conflation of racism, militarism and religion, and the confounding of all of them with Trump's ego makes this one of the most revealing of all Trump's memes!

An open threat of genocide! This is the mentality of Trump and Netanyahu. Amazing that we have come to this place where such people are in power!

Exclusive: Brendan Carr's latest warning to local TV station license-holders didn't come out of nowhere. It came out of Mar-a-Lago. Carr was at the president's Palm Beach resort on Saturday and was seen talking with Trump there 👇🏼👉🏼 cnn.it/4rDZaZD

The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled. A truly extraordinary moment. We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. Act like it.

Must be nice to live in a functioning democracy governed by the rule of law...

Why did the American audience apparently hear different audio of JD Vance's appearance at the Olympics than the audio heard by the rest of the world? NBC denies muting. But it's part of overall disturbing developments in the US corporate media world.

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The best one yet

The New York Times long story on Dick Cheney refers to the claims about weapons of mass destruction that justified the Iraq war as an "intelligence failure." I would characterize them as a propaganda success, and it was one in which the Times played a central role.

Looks as if Trump is saying no Democrat will be allowed to win another national election—and he will use the FBI, the DOJ, and the CIA to make sure of that. This is a full-scale attack on American democracy, and every Republican, CEO, and conservative mouthpiece who doesn't object is complicit.

Israel Widens Attacks Against Iran, Striking Broadcaster www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/w... The Times apologizes for Israel's attack on journalists, justifying it by Iran's poor record on press freedom; ignoring Israel's frequent attacks on journalists.

Hands Off San Diego!

Inside the Explosive Meeting Where Trump Officials Clashed With Elon Musk www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/u... Nice to get the inside story. But it's awfully gullible reporting to swallow whole the claim that "what Musk set out to do" was "reducing waste, fraud and abuse in government."

In this JRP Research Update, Dr. @danhallin.bsky.social joins Mariam Kourabi to talk about the objectivity norm in journalism, the dramatic changes in the U.S. media system, and how news consumers can identify skewed coverage. Check out the full episode: jrpcanada.ca/blog/2025/01...

I'm only doing the egregious ones now. This qualifies. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/b...

Just published, a new overview of media systems in Latin America.

Very bad judgement on Biden's part once again--this just legitimates Trump's view of justice. www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...