Broadcast media changed first as the 24 hour cable news made the rush to report “the story” first without getting the facts straight. Simultaneously new ratings became important. The print media followed as the internet took away advertising revenue and the newspapers were googled up by corporate raiders. Newsrooms at local newspapers were closed so even large cities didn’t have local reporters. The these billionaire owners want the oligarchy. And thus bend knees.
Yes how he is always a half day or more ahead of the industry and provides facts is phenomenal truth telling. 50 years ago it was called journalism or the news.
America is currently a basket case in every sense. Every great American institutional invention (from a free press to the notion of a constitutional republic) has been trampled over roughshod by a gang of racketeers in the WH cosplaying an "administration". Your utter chaos is affecting the mental health of people around the globe.
It's actually not. No such thing as paradise on earth, but let me enlighten you in a small way:
Everyone here has treatment free of charge in public hospital. Nobody asks who you are and how much money you have in order to treat you. Not a cent is asked for treatment, from a scratch to cardiac and cancer medicine and including experimental treatments. We have not commodified human health into an insurance scam, and have not used human welfare as political football.
No Aussie says war is peace, and no prime minister would ever take it into their head to take a wrecking ball to a national government building (indeed a building of world cultural significance) without a shred of due process, let alone shut down a government and then leave the country to go cosplay at diplomacy.
One of our prime ministers lost an election for being on holiday in Hawaii during summer fire season a few years ago.
Nothing Orwellian here.
I can write volumes of specifics on my "platitudes".
I love America and its dynamism and what it's given the world. I wouldn't bother to say anything if I were apathetic. Instead I would gloat in glee and silence. But I'm not, I'm kind of grieving at what's happening there right now, and the daily fear friends and family I have living in America feel.
And no one can tell me how to feel about the world we're all living in.
Your country, my country. Your politics, my politics.
Etc etc
I don't do this divisive BS. Vive la difference. But we all need to breathe the same oxygen to stay alive.
CBS news is turning into trash news! The morning news program is basically fluff and more sports coverage. Norah O’ Donnell’s Rump interview on 60 minutes was pretty softball and highly edited. Excellent news reporters are being laid off. Don’t bother to watch cbs if you want the real truth.
Terrific post! You never cease to amaze the reader with your prolific writing. Mr. Cohen, a wonderful analysis of THE RUST and our need to restructure our approach to it. Interesting commentary on djt and the futility in arguing legality with him or reasoning with him. If he said he’s doing it…he is! I don’t understand why people don’t get it! He is making good on his threat of retribution on all who are perceived as enemies.We need to remember the enemy is the oligarchs pushing Trump and Project 2025.
Darn, I am sorry Ethan. Yesterday I addressed you in my post, but it was written by Liberty Lens! I thought I saw Michael Cohen’s name on this. I apologize! Hope you are resting …got 2 more commentaries of yours to read. 🙏🏻🇺🇸
So taxpayers money is being used to remodel a bunker under this ballroom that won’t be used by said taxpayers. Taxpayers get to send money to Argentina (probably will help out their universal healthcare) we pay to rip family’s(kidnap) apart. Build concentration camps, and pay for mango Mussolini to golf. But we get nothing. Cool
It’s easy to call this media capture, but what’s really happening is a slow auction of conscience. The headlines aren’t being written for clarity anymore, they’re being written for clearance—access over accuracy, profit over principle.
Ill be straight, even before media where on tv the house of editing and publishing where in the hands of unworthy fellow. Before that a similar corrupted extension existed. In résumé, media always were controlled at 90% approximatively. The 10% is when a new media open, at first its open, then with enough ground...they close and control
I personally support Aaron Parnas and have for some time. His multiple daily reports are something I count on for quick and concise reporting. I’m not always available to read the sometimes more knitted and visual reports.
It’s a bad look Ethan. I just joined here. I enjoy the way you are doing this but if not for writers like you and Aaron, we’d be fucked. Let’s not behave like them.
I appreciate your position and your personal response. I don’t want you to change a thing. I’m not asking that. Your first amendment right is much to important to me.
Broadcast media changed first as the 24 hour cable news made the rush to report “the story” first without getting the facts straight. Simultaneously new ratings became important. The print media followed as the internet took away advertising revenue and the newspapers were googled up by corporate raiders. Newsrooms at local newspapers were closed so even large cities didn’t have local reporters. The these billionaire owners want the oligarchy. And thus bend knees.
Yes how he is always a half day or more ahead of the industry and provides facts is phenomenal truth telling. 50 years ago it was called journalism or the news.
America is currently a basket case in every sense. Every great American institutional invention (from a free press to the notion of a constitutional republic) has been trampled over roughshod by a gang of racketeers in the WH cosplaying an "administration". Your utter chaos is affecting the mental health of people around the globe.
Get a grip. Please!
Signed: an America loving Aussie 😥
Your country is an Orwellian hellscape
You are in no position to criticize the USA
And as usual just platitudes
No specifics
It's actually not. No such thing as paradise on earth, but let me enlighten you in a small way:
Everyone here has treatment free of charge in public hospital. Nobody asks who you are and how much money you have in order to treat you. Not a cent is asked for treatment, from a scratch to cardiac and cancer medicine and including experimental treatments. We have not commodified human health into an insurance scam, and have not used human welfare as political football.
No Aussie says war is peace, and no prime minister would ever take it into their head to take a wrecking ball to a national government building (indeed a building of world cultural significance) without a shred of due process, let alone shut down a government and then leave the country to go cosplay at diplomacy.
One of our prime ministers lost an election for being on holiday in Hawaii during summer fire season a few years ago.
Nothing Orwellian here.
I can write volumes of specifics on my "platitudes".
I love America and its dynamism and what it's given the world. I wouldn't bother to say anything if I were apathetic. Instead I would gloat in glee and silence. But I'm not, I'm kind of grieving at what's happening there right now, and the daily fear friends and family I have living in America feel.
And no one can tell me how to feel about the world we're all living in.
Your country, my country. Your politics, my politics.
Etc etc
I don't do this divisive BS. Vive la difference. But we all need to breathe the same oxygen to stay alive.
Cheers from Melbourne
CBS news is turning into trash news! The morning news program is basically fluff and more sports coverage. Norah O’ Donnell’s Rump interview on 60 minutes was pretty softball and highly edited. Excellent news reporters are being laid off. Don’t bother to watch cbs if you want the real truth.
Terrific post! You never cease to amaze the reader with your prolific writing. Mr. Cohen, a wonderful analysis of THE RUST and our need to restructure our approach to it. Interesting commentary on djt and the futility in arguing legality with him or reasoning with him. If he said he’s doing it…he is! I don’t understand why people don’t get it! He is making good on his threat of retribution on all who are perceived as enemies.We need to remember the enemy is the oligarchs pushing Trump and Project 2025.
Darn, I am sorry Ethan. Yesterday I addressed you in my post, but it was written by Liberty Lens! I thought I saw Michael Cohen’s name on this. I apologize! Hope you are resting …got 2 more commentaries of yours to read. 🙏🏻🇺🇸
So taxpayers money is being used to remodel a bunker under this ballroom that won’t be used by said taxpayers. Taxpayers get to send money to Argentina (probably will help out their universal healthcare) we pay to rip family’s(kidnap) apart. Build concentration camps, and pay for mango Mussolini to golf. But we get nothing. Cool
Question-what is the questionable funding of Parnas about?
Thanks for your prompt response. I read the link, answered question.
Media vs AMERICA
It’s easy to call this media capture, but what’s really happening is a slow auction of conscience. The headlines aren’t being written for clarity anymore, they’re being written for clearance—access over accuracy, profit over principle.
Worthless cultural clones
Ill be straight, even before media where on tv the house of editing and publishing where in the hands of unworthy fellow. Before that a similar corrupted extension existed. In résumé, media always were controlled at 90% approximatively. The 10% is when a new media open, at first its open, then with enough ground...they close and control
Ethan -when I tried to join the Rebuttal I got message it could not be found…I’m using safari as browser…should I be using different one?
As far as I’m concerned, Aaron Parnas is a national treasure.
I personally support Aaron Parnas and have for some time. His multiple daily reports are something I count on for quick and concise reporting. I’m not always available to read the sometimes more knitted and visual reports.
It’s a bad look Ethan. I just joined here. I enjoy the way you are doing this but if not for writers like you and Aaron, we’d be fucked. Let’s not behave like them.
I appreciate your position and your personal response. I don’t want you to change a thing. I’m not asking that. Your first amendment right is much to important to me.