MSNBC In ‘Full-Blown Freakout’ Over Bernie Sanders

By Jake Johnson/Common Dreams

As it became clear Saturday evening that Sen. Bernie Sanders would run away with the Nevada caucus and secure his position as the frontrunner in the Democratic presidential primary, MSNBC anchors and contributors lashed out at the senator and his supporters in bizarre and sometimes hysterical fashion, descending into what one observer could only describe as a “full-blown freakout.”
Earlier in the Democratic primary process, the Comcast-owned network was notorious for ignoring the senator from Vermont, and covering him negatively when it covered him at all.
But Saturday marked a clear escalation in hostility from MSNBC’s on-air personalities as Sanders’ diverse coalition of supporters propelled him to a landslide victory in Nevada, the third consecutive state in which the senator has won the popular vote.

Posted on February 23, 2020

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Posted on February 21, 2020

We’re Fucked, Mate

By Jonathan Pie, TV Reporter!

“Can we all at least concede that chopping down the most biodiverse areas on the planet for palm oil plantations so that we can enjoy essential products like face wash, instant noodles and twiglets is a bizarre way for a species to behave?”

Posted on February 18, 2020

When CNN Introduces Pundits Only as ‘Former,’ CNN Is Lying To You

By Jeff Cohen/Common Dreams

CNN and CBS do it. NPR and PBS do it. They all do it.
It’s a “gentlemen’s agreement” between elite media and their establishment guests – a courtesy major news outlets bestow upon former officials who get to pontificate and editorialize about today’s events with no worry they’ll be identified by their jobs today.
On Wednesday night, CNN’s Don Lemon hosted ubiquitous Bernie Sanders-basher Jim Messina – solo, without an opposing view – to slam Sanders and his Medicare for All proposal.
Messina was introduced and repeatedly identified only by his former positions: “Former Obama Campaign Manager” and “Former Deputy Chief of Staff, Obama Administration.”
As is typical, viewers weren’t told what Messina’s current job is – perhaps far more relevant information than his positions many years ago.

Posted on February 14, 2020

The Sinister Realities Of Google’s Tear-Jerking Super Bowl Commercial

By Joelle Renstrom/New America

After Google’s “Loretta” Super Bowl commercial aired, my friend grabbed his phone and started texting his parents, both of whom are in their late 70s.

“This is so perfect for them,” he said excitedly, undoubtedly imagining a future in which his parents can ask Google about personal details they’ve forgotten.”What’s my sister’s favorite food?” his dad might ask while grocery shopping. “When’s my youngest son’s birthday?” his mom might ask, without having to worry about anyone’s reaction to the fact that she forgot it.
Losing the ability to remember memories and details about people you love is a special form of hell. That’s why it’s hard to oppose anything that genuinely brings comfort to people with dementia. As a society, we outsourced our memories and our knowledge to Google a long time ago. Why remember something when we can look it up online? But the commercial disturbed me because while we’ve already given Google access to our dearest memories, there’s something scary and dehumanizing about letting Google dictate what happens with them.

Posted on February 6, 2020