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SIGN THE PETITION: Boycott of MSNBC For Cancelling Keith Olbermann

The Media AdLib - January 22, 2011 31

You are invited to add your name to this petition to join a boycott MSNBC for their cancellation of Keith Olbermann's show.

KO: The Sacrificial Mutton

The Media Marion - January 22, 2011 30

Oh, the angst. Keith Olbermann leaves MSNBC. Well, he left "by mutual consent," which is a euphemism for getting the sack. And people expostulate....

Why Buy the Cow When You Can Get the Milk for Free?

The Media Marion - January 19, 2011 57

For everyone who watched Keith Olbermann's show last night and saw his and Arianna Huffington's wanton and deliberate misrepresentation of President Obama's opinion piece...

The Politics of Spanking

The Media Questinia - January 10, 2011 40

Dazed, I turned only to see said chorus approaching, grinning, with one of them rapping the words "Slam Slam Cinderella.” To add to the surreal quality of the event: I didn't feel humiliated.

Deficit Concern Run Rampant

The Media Chernynkaya - January 6, 2011 6

Just for the heck of it, I took a completely unscientific study and looked at how the major news outlets cover the federal deficit.

No Vote, No Voice

The Media Marion - December 13, 2010 16

My mother's oldest brother never voted in his life. He went to his grave, having never cast a vote for a single politcal candidate,...

Please Cancel My Hissy Fit

Huffington Post escribacat - December 2, 2010 49

I think the time I squander over on HP is having a negative impact on me. The atmosphere there has become so negative and...

Hackery Dickery Duped

The Media Marion - November 13, 2010 20

People just don't know and won't believe that the President doesn't legislate. This tax cuts brouhaha is another "death panel" debate. It's when someone takes...

He’s a Millionaire Celebrity Pundit, Not Your Boyfriend.

The Media Marion - November 6, 2010 91

A 51 year-old celebrity talking head, who earned upwards of $8 million dollars per year knowingly breached a clause in his contract and got handed his ass on a plate.

A Few Bad Memes

The Media AdLib - November 5, 2010 28

So many memes, so little truth! There's a wide divide between the "observations" and predictions that inundate us from the MSM and reality, especially around election time.

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Chaos at the V.A.: Inside the DOGE Cuts Disrupting the Veterans Agency

Clinical trials have been delayed, contracts canceled and support staff fired. With deeper cuts coming, some are warning of potential harms to veterans. [...]

Undocumented Workers, Fearing Deportation, Are Staying Home

Fearing roundups, many immigrants are staying home. Construction, agriculture, senior care and hospitality employers say labor shortages will worsen. [...]

How the Immigration Crackdown Threatens Elderly Care

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Trump Pulled $400 million From Columbia. Other Schools Could Be Next.

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How Would Peacekeeping Work in Ukraine? These Experts Gamed It Out.

The publication of the detailed analysis was a sign that a cease-fire has gone from a theoretical exercise to an urgent and practical issue. [...]

Plan to Return Russian Diplomats to U.S. Poses Espionage Risk

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Violence Sweeps Coastal Syria, Sowing Chaos: ‘We Have to Get Out of Here’

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Canada’s Liberal Party To Elect New Leader and Prime Minister to Replace Trudeau: What to Know

Front-runner Mark Carney and underdog Chrystia Freeland, both established, centrist policymakers, are vying to succeed Justin Trudeau amid grave threats to Canada from the United States. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

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The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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Margins of Error

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The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

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The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

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Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

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Syria leader calls for peace after hundreds of civilians killed

More than 700 civilians of the Alawite religious minority have been killed, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says. [...]

Iran criticises 'bullying countries' after Trump letter for nuclear talks

Trump says he offered Iran a chance to negotiate on their nuclear programme or face military action. [...]

DR Congo offers $5m bounties for rebel leaders

The M23 rebel group has seized large parts of the mineral-rich eastern DR Congo this year. [...]

Pope Francis thanks medical staff for 'thoughtful' and 'tender' care

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Mass blackouts in storm-hit eastern Australia

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Secret Service shoots armed man outside White House

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Torrential rain has forced more than 1,200 residents to leave their homes. [...]

Israeli tourist and homestay host gang-raped in India, police say

The two women were reportedly stargazing with three male tourists near a lake in Hampi, Karnataka, when they were attacked. [...]

European leaders back 'realistic' Arab plan for Gaza

The foreign ministers of France, Germany, Italy and Britain welcomed the plan, which calls for Gaza to be rebuilt over five years. [...]

Myanmar's military government says it will hold elections in next year

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SIGN THE PETITION: Boycott of MSNBC For Cancelling Keith Olbermann

KO: The Sacrificial Mutton

Why Buy the Cow When You Can Get the Milk for Free?

The Politics of Spanking

Deficit Concern Run Rampant

No Vote, No Voice

Please Cancel My Hissy Fit

Hackery Dickery Duped

He’s a Millionaire Celebrity Pundit, Not Your Boyfriend.

A Few Bad Memes

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