The bright side of when some in the corporate media and certain pundits lose their minds over stuff like the Hunter pardon is that it gives you quick insight into who to stop listening to/watching/following.
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Good point. I’ve been giving myself a break from watching any cable news. So I actually have no idea who’s saying what about whom. Can anyone fill me in who’s losing their minds over Biden pardoning his son?
The point should be made that circumstances have changed since Joe made that promise. We were moving towards a more normal America. But with Trump winning, and the sheer irrational hatred Republicans have for Hunter, his very life was in danger not just his freedom.
I fear for my kids, grandkids and great grandkids as American citizens. I can only imagine the fear Joe has for his son with the incoming clown show. I applaud Joe and his courage to do the right thing for his family.
Absolutely. I mean, there's a disaster headed in our direction called Trump 2.0 & here they are whining about Hunter's pardon. Get over it! It's done. Not reviewable by courts. Explicit power of POTUS that previous Presidents have used in any way they saw fit.
Immediately blocks have been earned today. Too many MSM folks and old normies have no clue what is at stake. They’ve been MAGA-like and deserve the hell they enabled.
Great point. I stopped watching since the election. I was tuning in before work, but i find the posts you and your brothers make in the morning fill me in, and I'll catch @stephaniemiller.bsky.social on my commute. Win Win
Are you freakin kidding me!!!
Lights out for corporate media and pundits,we are at the threshold of the dissolution of our constitution and you're worried about Hunter being pardoned??? Get a life, better yet get another profession. You suck @ Journalism.
Yep, and gives great insight of those bowing to Drumph already. Dem politicians especially. Just unfollowed/unfriended Jared Polis after he showed his colors. All he had to do was not say anything. Screw him.
As they chase ratings, they do it by doing things that made people turn them off in the first place. I really don’t understand the reasoning. It’s not going to sway Trump voters to watch and it turns off everyone else. Crazy.
And long gone are the days of true journalists...Walter Cronkite, Eric Sevareid, Peter Jennings, Huntley and Brinkley, et al. (I know.. I'm dating myself)🤣
Sadly Joe Walsh, Tim Miller, Glenn Kirschner, and others ranted about a pardon that we all knew Biden would provide to his son...because it was the only way to protect him from trump and his cronies. Misplaced angst.
NPR is now on my shit list and I can’t believe it. I had to turn it off. What universe do these people live in where the Hunter pardon is in a vacuum totally separate from the universe where Trump repeatedly promised to go after the “Biden crime family” and Hunter specifically.
Absolutely. NPR has been at best “not helpful” in this regard since at least the first horror show began in 2017. It’s not quite a total write-off but something’s not quite right for sure. I’m not sure if each news outlet is just going soft or if we’re seeing media capture in real time
That's a refreshing take on the media's tendency to sensationalize and amplify divisive opinions. It's good to be discerning about what we consume and prioritize fact-based reporting.
I hate Trump. Let's get that straight right now. Beyond the chaos that will be our lives for the next four years, I do not look forward to the fake outrage from the media that every petty act & word Trump issues will be dissected & overanalyzed. They focus on faux pas and ignore actual injustices.
I don‘t think that pardon is so unambiguous. A president pardoning his son sets a precedent and weakens the institutions, no matter how justified it may be.
After the election I stopped Twitter and all corporate news…unbiased reporting isn’t telling the actual truth, I was blown away how they reported trump and Harris, they treated as candidates and completely forgot the criminal grifter part…but Harris apparently didn’t have policies.
Amen!! Media is pitching self-righteousness over Pres Biden's action, so what he broke a personal promise, not a legal one. Where was their ire when then quit reporting DJT and his illegal actions? Why is media feigning indignation over a compassionate act of love? There was no victim.
Right? I'm just devastated at Steve Schmidt and his squalling about it. It is crushing me to see this from pundits I thought would help me get through this four year nightmare. I guess this pardon is serving as a really good line of demarcation over who I should and shouldn't follow.
Yesterday, a CNN morning reporter (I don’t usually watch & don’t know the name) said the decision to pardon Hunter came “after huddling with his family over the weekend…”
When did the tradition of families gathering together at Thanksgiving become “huddling?”
Only thing that comes to mind is when my Bears fan family decides to challenge the Lions fans family in the yard for a rematch. It gets ugly after a few beers post turkey dinner!
It’s why I do not watch any MSM. They have become ridiculous and no longer free and independent. They have become propaganda as they assisted that individual getting reelected
I would also note that the "damaged legacy" statements may stem from the same right wing lockstep media push as others have in the past. Wonder who's on that email list? Just search on which media outlets used that as a pushed talking point.
When a dictator dislike an opposing person or fears what someone may reveal, he makes sure they don't survive prison i.e. Epstein and Navalny...pay attention.
@stephruhle.bsky.social just started her show with the this "cede the moral high-ground" shit tonight. I had hoped for better from her.
Biden said he wouldn't do it back before Trump won, and before Trump appointed Patel, who would totally go after Hunter. Situation changes, response change.
It's clear abuse of the DOJ, why should hunter be pardoned for buying a gun whilst on crack years ago whilst banging loads of women ( what a ledge) and thousands of violent armed psychos who tried to overturn an election and caused one of the darkest days in US history..why don't these get a pardon?
It is not surprising! He is very centered. I listen to him everyday. He even pointed out that if 45 had promised a pardon when they had their little fireside chat that Biden had zero way of trusting him.
I do not see it that way. I am an independent - I am leaning far more left for the past nine years for obvious reasons but the DEMS drive me crazy with many things and it is ok to see that and understand it. He is very balanced in how he presents topics and that is very rare these days.
He was a pretty staunch right-winger, once upon a time. But hell, i was a Republican over half my life. The differece is that i couldnt understand why Clinton's economy was so good. I had to find out why Deocratic economies always seem to be so much better than Republicans.
I used to believe (~decade ago) that this was an "innocent" byproduct of left leaning journalists/editors being overly self conscious/ self policing in reaction to decades of claims about media bias.
But the current era has clarified that that too was my own false narrative.
I enjoyed listening to a 1954 history by @maddow.bsky.social regarding Senator Lester Hunt & how the GOP went after his son because they wanted his seat. Criminalizing morals crime that 1st timers only got warned. They wouldn't stop going after his son. LH killed himself they got his seat. Evil!
It's like they are mad at not having the opportunity to jail him for saying he wasn't on drugs on a form that hurts nobody... but taking national secrets, sexual assault, bribes, running an entire criminal ring, and everything else is fine. At least we know where they draw the line now...🤣🍿
>trump has lost his mind
>his advisors have lost their minds
>Republicans have lost their minds
>corporate media are losing their minds
>many pundits are losing their minds
My capacity to keep up with the daily political circus is shot. Maybe time to retreat to monthly briefs to maintain my sanity.
So many of these Never Trumper Republicans are crying for some reason. I think Jacobus and Sammarco are the only ones I saw giving support. I saw some Dems admonishing him too.
At least we know who our real allies are. This isn’t so bad.
Honestly I'm completely done with any corporate media. They are already State Media for the Fascists. I'll see headlines posted here to see how horrible they are, but that's it. They can all GTH as far as I'm concerned. Print, network, and cable. Fck 'em all.
It’s demonstrated also who is still clinging to their delusions of normality to the degree that they aren’t capable of doing what’s necessary to protect democracy.
And this is why I refuse to turn on MSNBC. Hopefully anyone else that was watching is finally giving this BS a rest. Hope they are all on the unemployment rolls for 2025.
Tired of the Americsn press false equivalent. Magas clutch thier pearls in outrage over Pardon so far 2 full days of Press. Roger Stobe, Pete Manifort, Trump pardon from impeachment. PRESS=CRICKETS!
You guys are one of the few networks I actually listen to or search for.
I'm from South Texas. And work in the same city we're stupid ass Elon put his HQ. Well guess what there is a lot of gay people here. Myself included. So jokes on him. Since he blamed trans laws in Cali. Yea right.
What's funny is he said it was for Trans laws being too soft or some bs. Truth is he came down here to pay lesser wages and polute our beautiful beaches. A couple weeks back he did a test and there was a sonic boom that went like an hour away from the actual testing launch. Not cool!! Felt ugly AF.
I'm sick to death of all the know-it-all pundits. The world needs more Dark Brandon. Do your worst Joe. Do whatever you can especially since SCOTUS says Presidents can do whatever they want. When they go low we need to go lower. I'm so fucking angry!
Nobody with half a brain could fault Biden for doing what he did. Hunter has become an unfit target since they couldn’t get to Joe. Even the duplicitous GOP know it was the right move and everyone of them would’ve done the same.
It was bound to happen what father wouldn't.Trump was way more liberal with his pardoning.Not for me to say but maybe going forward guidelines need putting on it
The one thing the media is incapable of doing is read the room. Even on IG, the comments overwhelmingly supported Biden doing this, because everyone knows had he not done this, the incoming administration wouldn’t have stopped until Hunter was in jail.
And the greatest thing about Joe Biden pardoning his son is: They can't do a damn thing about it. It's completely legal and within a President's power even without the Supreme court immunity ruling!
Including Tim Miller from @thebulwark.bsky.social ? Hope we're not already at the stage on Bluesky where we stop listening to opinions we don't like to see if they raise points we may not have considered. Not exactly a great advert for "independent" media @bmeiselas.bsky.social ?
MSNBC - wall to wall coverage and “President Biden said he wouldn’t pardon Hunter and I don’t like that he changed his mind.”
A lot has changed since he said he wouldn’t pardon him. I applaud him for doing it and I think he should pardon any and all people Trump said he would come after.
Damn right! Biden should pardon all press and all people that has said anything bad towards Trump. How will crazy eyes Patel prosecute anybody after that.
2/ Yes, he repeatedly said no, but what president or other elected officials have not used the same tactics. Trump has been normaized so much that we have almost given up. Joe Biden has been in a virtual no-win since his inauguration as President.
Right the Never Trump Republicans seem to be losing their s*** over it right now. They may have been our allies before the election, but now they're showing themselves again.
They’re the same ones who said he was too old, and who whined about BenGazzzzzza as if both sides over there haven’t been slaughtering each other for DECADES.
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Lights out for corporate media and pundits,we are at the threshold of the dissolution of our constitution and you're worried about Hunter being pardoned??? Get a life, better yet get another profession. You suck @ Journalism.
They are all chasing ratings and not focused on what’s important
And local news was always reliable.
The TV "news" only serves profit. Starve them.
Change.
The.
Channel.
We have to break the rage bait cycle and get back to positivity!
Like an obese person watching others exercising, hoping that they fail.
We expect this from the right.
It's sad coming from smartish people of the left, who should know better. Switch off and move on now 👍
And that includes politicians too.
No.
Yes.
When did the tradition of families gathering together at Thanksgiving become “huddling?”
Like when Joe and Mika made their pathetic pilgrimage to that place in FL to huddle with clump cuz they are afraid of the bad orange man?
Pathetic they are...smh.
Biden said he wouldn't do it back before Trump won, and before Trump appointed Patel, who would totally go after Hunter. Situation changes, response change.
"Oooh, that's a shit take. Guess I don't need that person cluttering my timeline anymore."
But the current era has clarified that that too was my own false narrative.
twitter is almost palatable.
For other discussions, I come here.
>his advisors have lost their minds
>Republicans have lost their minds
>corporate media are losing their minds
>many pundits are losing their minds
My capacity to keep up with the daily political circus is shot. Maybe time to retreat to monthly briefs to maintain my sanity.
At least we know who our real allies are. This isn’t so bad.
It’s demonstrated also who is still clinging to their delusions of normality to the degree that they aren’t capable of doing what’s necessary to protect democracy.
I'm from South Texas. And work in the same city we're stupid ass Elon put his HQ. Well guess what there is a lot of gay people here. Myself included. So jokes on him. Since he blamed trans laws in Cali. Yea right.
A lot has changed since he said he wouldn’t pardon him. I applaud him for doing it and I think he should pardon any and all people Trump said he would come after.