I'm probably on that list. I am a vocal antagonist again this administration. I'm not easy to lie to and I ask too many questions. I love going to the shooting range, value strong pro democratic elections and disageee vehemently with the citizen's united decision, as corporations are not people. Mmm oh, I also believe in a strong separation of church and state, as did the Founders. I think that checks all of their "terrorist" boxes.
Thanks for this important information and context. You are doing an important public service by revealing this sleazy memo and the complicity of the mainstream media.
Appreciate you publishing the full memo Ken. But really, with Alina Habba resigning and our president whining about weak Europeans etc. - how are these over worked news readers and document summarizing reporters supposed to report to us great unwashed masses while navigating the seismic changes in the media landscape. You bet there will be a bunch of coverage about the president's campaign style rally at, yes no joke, Mount Airy Lodge casino in the Poconos with its world famous champagne glass hot tubs. But thanks for trusting us Ken to read and think about the source material while providing your analysis.
"For months I’ve wondered why hair-raising developments around Trump’s NSPM-7 haven’t generated any mainstream media interest."
Yep. It feels kind of insane to keep screaming about this and have journalists who are supposedly dedicated to shining a light into the dark places stare on blandly without so much as blinking. I'm genuinely baffled. I said during Trump's first term that, in spite of all their public antagonism and theatrics, the media and Trump couldn't really be analyzed as enemies, they had to be analyzed as one and the same - they played off each other and needed to be performatively outraged by the other to generate the attention both sought.
This now is similar, but feels much deeper and darker. They still engage in the performative outrage, and if Trump wants to say anything particularly vile (e.g. calling Somalis "garbage"), they will still gleefully report on it. But they are careful now to avoid any actual exposure or critique of the real policies. The theatrics have become the totality of their substance. I don't know if this is because of billionaire/corporate ownership and control, because they are scared of being targeted, or simply because it is so damn easy to generate a viral headline from an offensive tweet, but so hard to do real investigative journalism.
I don't know if it really matters why, I don't have a solution in any case. But thank you for continuing to shine the light.
The legacy media thinking we can’t handle the truth. I’m so grateful for your perspective Ken. And for trusting the brains we were given at birth will suffice us to draw our own conclusions.
I'm probably on that list. I am a vocal antagonist again this administration. I'm not easy to lie to and I ask too many questions. I love going to the shooting range, value strong pro democratic elections and disageee vehemently with the citizen's united decision, as corporations are not people. Mmm oh, I also believe in a strong separation of church and state, as did the Founders. I think that checks all of their "terrorist" boxes.
Thanks for this important information and context. You are doing an important public service by revealing this sleazy memo and the complicity of the mainstream media.
Rest assure, they'll be hooting and hollering plenty when this all ends up biting them in the ass and one of their own is black bagged.
Appreciate you publishing the full memo Ken. But really, with Alina Habba resigning and our president whining about weak Europeans etc. - how are these over worked news readers and document summarizing reporters supposed to report to us great unwashed masses while navigating the seismic changes in the media landscape. You bet there will be a bunch of coverage about the president's campaign style rally at, yes no joke, Mount Airy Lodge casino in the Poconos with its world famous champagne glass hot tubs. But thanks for trusting us Ken to read and think about the source material while providing your analysis.
"For months I’ve wondered why hair-raising developments around Trump’s NSPM-7 haven’t generated any mainstream media interest."
Yep. It feels kind of insane to keep screaming about this and have journalists who are supposedly dedicated to shining a light into the dark places stare on blandly without so much as blinking. I'm genuinely baffled. I said during Trump's first term that, in spite of all their public antagonism and theatrics, the media and Trump couldn't really be analyzed as enemies, they had to be analyzed as one and the same - they played off each other and needed to be performatively outraged by the other to generate the attention both sought.
This now is similar, but feels much deeper and darker. They still engage in the performative outrage, and if Trump wants to say anything particularly vile (e.g. calling Somalis "garbage"), they will still gleefully report on it. But they are careful now to avoid any actual exposure or critique of the real policies. The theatrics have become the totality of their substance. I don't know if this is because of billionaire/corporate ownership and control, because they are scared of being targeted, or simply because it is so damn easy to generate a viral headline from an offensive tweet, but so hard to do real investigative journalism.
I don't know if it really matters why, I don't have a solution in any case. But thank you for continuing to shine the light.
I couldn't agree more...I'm so tired of the substance-free performative outrage.
Here we go again.
The legacy media thinking we can’t handle the truth. I’m so grateful for your perspective Ken. And for trusting the brains we were given at birth will suffice us to draw our own conclusions.
"Hey Mister. Cut your grass and keep your cat out of my yard or I will lie about you to the Feds!'
Oh dear me, such an old tactic but it works.
No-one is safe.
Drudge linked to it for two days straight.
Yes, I'm talking about corporate media
No question, Ken leaks are the best of all!
:)