Category Archives: Media Watch

Our Stupid Media: An Update

Fiction writing usually demands that you eschew “punch in the face” irony as too unsubtle to deploy. Life itself heeds no such constraints. Two Business Insider stories featured back-to-back on Althouse provide an example lesson. The “all in to destroy … Continue reading →

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John Simon, RIP

Via Dwight comes word that movie and theater critic John Simon has died. I found Simon an extremely valuable movie critic for National Review, because he seemed to hate 90+% of all movies. That meant you couldn’t take a negative … Continue reading →

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The Twitter Primary for November 2019

As I did in previous months, here’s an update on the number of Twitter followers of the Democratic presidential candidates, updated since last month’s update. Three months ago I started using a tool that gives me precise Twitter follower counts. … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for November 22, 2019

Another week of the impeachment farce, another week of an embarrassing nothingburger and bombing ratings for Democrats: Week one impeachment farce summary: “None of those three witnesses were have met with the President, none of them were on the July … Continue reading →

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Joe Rogan Interviews Matt Taibbi

Another interesting Joe Rogan interview, this one with Rolling Stone political reporter Matt Taibbi. Taibbi may be a lefty, but he’s willing to call bullshit when he sees it, including on the Epstein murder “suicide” and the lack of any … Continue reading →

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Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update for November 19, 2019

Patrick jumps in, Bloomberg is running Heisenberg’s Campaign, Buttigieg is up big in Iowa, Warren falls, Tulsi draws all the boys to the yard, and Biden won’t puff or pass. It’s your Democratic Presidential clown car update! Polls The Hill/Harris … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for November 15, 2019

Enjoy a Friday LinkSwarm filled with news from the impeachment farce: Summary of George Kent’s testimony: Kent is not a first-hand witness and much of his testimony is based off of second-hand knowledge. [Page 206-207] Kevin Bacon has fewer degrees … Continue reading →

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Bill Burr on ABC Spiking the Epstein Story

Enjoy comedian Bill Burr’s pungent take on ABC burying the Epstein story. Very little new information, but a good articulation of the outrage most of the nation feels over the story, at perhaps a slightly higher level of profanity. “Oh … Continue reading →

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The Permanent Coup and Its Media Enablers

Lovers of irony got a double dish this week when the Washington Post mused aloud whether Republicans would accept political outcomes they didn’t like: .@washingtonpost asking if Republicans can accept political outcomes they don't like is like @BillClinton asking @Mike_Pence … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for November 8, 2019

Welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! Trump is derailing the elite’s gravy train: Like the garbage French elite of long ago, our American garbage elite of today has learned nothing and forgotten nothing. For four years, it has been focused entirely … Continue reading →

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