TransWalterKronkite [none/use name]

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Joined 1 year ago
Cake day: November 9th, 2023
  • TransWalterKronkite [none/use name]tonews•Bulletins and News Discussion from May 27th to June 2nd, 2024 - The Virgin France vs the Chad Sahel - COTW: Chad
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    6 months ago

    News Bulletin from Washington DC

    Former president Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 felony counts of Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree in the state of New York. For the purposes of sentencing, charges do not stack and Trump faces a maximum of 4 years in prison. Sentencing will most likely take months and will be decided by a judge. Given that the 45th president had a legally clean record before this, the innocous nature of these felonies, and his status as a former president he will most likely receive probation and perhaps a fine

    For his part, former president Trump claims the trial was a "disgrace" and "rigged" by Joe Biden. This felony does not prevent Trump from running or holding office, and he will be able to vote in Florida as long as he avoids jail time

    Polls show that over 50% of voters say they won't vote for Trump if he is a convicted felon, but the reality of that will be seen

  • TransWalterKronkite [none/use name]tonews•Bulletins and News Discussion from April 29th to May 5th, 2024 - Césaire's Boomerang - COTW: United States
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    7 months ago

    I visit a variety of lib subreddits to keep on an eye on what the libs are thinking and feeling. With a doubt, the smartest of them are r/neoliberal users. They are the theory readers of the liberals, their theory being Milton Friedland speeches, the FT, and German GDP reports. They view the world through an ideological framework, have mostly consistent politics in their heads, and are the mostly likely to criticize Brandon and US economic and foreign policy. They are still Democrat partisans, but more level headed than most other libs. They are also the most willing to read criticism of Israel as long as it comes from mainstream, "credible" news sources since they are all news junkies. They are the most rational about China of all libs, but this is by the standards of libs

    The hogs of liberals are r/destiny. Slop addicts whos only driving force is to make marvel quips about palestinians being murdered and being terminally online about getting mad at streamers. They are blue chuds who's only interested is seeing their enemies getting owned. There is no discussion of value on r/destiny, there is no news coverage of Israel, good or bad, at best their is brief twitter clips. they consume no news or information, only pure streamer slop. They are the id of liberal reddit

  • TransWalterKronkite [none/use name]tonews•Bulletins and News Discussion from April 22nd to April 28th, 2024 - The Scramble For Africa: Green Edition - COTW: Democratic Republic of the Congo
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    7 months ago

    The New York Times has released a short statement criticizing Biden for "actively and effectively avoid[ing] questions from independent journalists" calling the impact on democracy "troubling"

    Full statement

    For anyone who understands the role of the free press in a democracy, it should be troubling that President Biden has so actively and effectively avoided questions from independent journalists during his term. The president occupies the most important office in our nation, and the press plays a vital role in providing insights into his thinking and worldview, allowing the public to assess his record and hold him to account.

    Mr. Biden has granted far fewer press conferences and sit-down interviews with independent journalists than virtually all of his predecessors. It is true that The Times has sought an on-the-record interview with Mr. Biden, as it has done with all presidents going back more than a century. If the president chooses not to sit down with The Times because he dislikes our independent coverage, that is his right, and we will continue to cover him fully and fairly either way.

    However, in meetings with Vice President Harris and other administration officials, the publisher of The Times focused instead on a higher principle: That systematically avoiding interviews and questions from major news organizations doesn’t just undermine an important norm, it also establishes a dangerous precedent that future presidents can use to avoid scrutiny and accountability. That is why Mr. Sulzberger has repeatedly urged the White House to have the president sit down with The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, CNN and other major independent news organizations that millions of Americans rely on to understand their government.

    https://www.nytco.com/press/a-statement-from-the-new-york-times-on-presidential-news-coverage/