🚨MUST WATCH:
President Barack Obama was recently asked "We hear democracy is in danger; we are more divided than ever, is it? are we?"
Listen to every word carefully then you will understand why Trump hates Obama.
🚨MAGA IMMEDIATELY regrets calling Jack Smith to testify as he reaffirms Trump’s 100% GUILT:
SMITH: The evidence established…Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the 2024 results…and illegally kept classified documents…in a bathroom." BOOM.
We will never see anything like this again in our lifetimes.
If you have a few minutes, watch it. Probably the greatest music video ever made.
Michael Jackson - Thriller (1983)
Republicans still haven't answered this question regarding the lack of accountability for a traitorous piece of shit who committed the worst crime against his country in American history. 😳👇
Seniors voted to gut Social Security.
Men voted for their wives and daughters to die from miscarriages.
Immigrants voted for deportation raids.
Poor people voted for tax cuts for billionaires.
Women voted to have fewer rights than men.
Police voted for a convicted felon.
BREAKING: Stephen Colbert just demolished main stream media for their hypocrisy in how they are covering President Biden’s every word and completely ignoring anything Donald Trump says. Retweet so every American knows main stream media has lost its way. https://t.co/ZkLa1vzbha
Make this one go viral, folks.
It takes a full 2 minutes and 51 seconds to fact-check *28* of Donald Trump’s lies (and I’m sure they missed several), and everyone needs to see it.
Remind them of what a truly dangerous liar Trump is.
If I may, there’s something I need to get off my chest.
As democracy remains under siege, it has been frustrating to watch how the press covers politics these days.
I am reminded by lessons that came to me during the Nixon years as a CBS News correspondent, which I’ll add here:
1. Enough with Both-sides-ism
When one side lies intentionally and repeatedly, they are no longer entitled to the benefit of the doubt. They should be held to account, right away. Do not simply repeat the narratives they spew.
2. Prioritize Live Fact-Checking
Rigorous and robust fact-checking is the best defense against misinformation, intentional lies, and deflection.
If Trump says the sky is green, the story isn’t that the sky is now green; the story is that the sky is still blue and Trump got it wrong.
3. Ask Lawmakers Hard Questions
Ask about the fundamental principles of democracy. Push them to go on the record that Biden won the 2020 election.
Ask if they support the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
This writing is not to offer any claim of knowing it all. Your correspondent has made his share of mistakes, but after more than seven decades I believe I have picked up a few useful guideposts.
Good journalism is always worth it. Our democracy depends on it.
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Hey @cratejoy! I just ordered a Christmas gift. It’s going to be delivered in 2-9 days to the giftee. That’s a little soon for Christmas! It would be nice if there was a CS phone number or an email that actually got to someone so I could FIX THIS!!!! 😠😠