HE BROKE THE GOP

Submitted by ub on Sat, 04/01/2023 - 20:49

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Please know that I have no political affiliation and that Republican POTUS George once recruited me to head a division at USIA-TV.

Look back at the history of the Republican party, from its noble roots with Abraham Lincoln to wannabe strongman Donald.

The path of Democrats became more of a party of the people, while the GOP was led astray by a media conglomerate and its leader:

Faux News and Rupert, Roger. Tucker, Laura, and Sean are some of the world's guilty who had already broken the Republican party before Donald took hold, but he pushed them over the cliff.

MY BRONX TALE

Submitted by ub on Sat, 04/01/2023 - 10:08

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I was curious about the following phrase throughout my early years as a young journalist, first in Miami, then in NY, DC, and LA.

‘When the going gets tough, the tough get going” idiom emphasizes that when conditions become difficult, strong people take action. Strong-willed, adamant, aggressive go-getting, grittily, gutsy, pertinacious, pigheadedly, and purposefully.

FAUX VIEWS

Submitted by ub on Fri, 03/31/2023 - 21:25

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92 year old Keith Rupert Murdoch took direct role in Fox News 2020 election call, filings reveal, according to court filings.

Faux Views Sees a Setback in Defamation Case

A judge reportedly ruled the suit would go to trial, for a jury to decide whether the network knowingly spread false claims about Dominion Voting Systems, and to determine the amount of total damages.

FLY AWAY

Submitted by ub on Fri, 03/31/2023 - 18:20

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Twitter says on April 1, users who had a blue check verifying their notable account will lose that validation unless they pay today.

Users must now pay $8 monthly for that digital brass ring. It is an inflection point in journalists' love-hate relationship with the platform since its inception nearly decades ago.

WOMEN RULE

Submitted by ub on Fri, 03/31/2023 - 14:01

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As the proud father of two highly accomplished ladies and four granddaughters, they all rule in honor of Women's History Month.

Nikkei Asia: Banks

Submitted by ub on Fri, 03/31/2023 - 12:44

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Venture capital tries to find a way in the post-SVB era. Southeast Asia aspires to host the next startup financing ecosystem.

The effects of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse could ripple through the innovation economy for years.

TRUMP INDICTED

Submitted by ub on Fri, 03/31/2023 - 08:33

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A NY DA named Bragg made sure March ended with a lying braggadocious guy named Trump in on the lamb in Florida?

DEFENDANT DONE

Submitted by ub on Thu, 03/30/2023 - 18:51

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The former guy is now an indicted criminal defendant in New York City on charges related to an alleged illegal $130,000 payment.

His former attorney Michael Cohen reportedly made the payment to adult film star Stormy. Daniels, in the final days of the 2016 presidential campaign, money allegedly paid to prevent the actor from publicly saying she had an affair with Trump.