Much as I'm enjoying the Schadenfreude of the Trump/Musk feud along with everyone else, I'm also starting to think the degree we focus on things like this is part of the problem. Politics is not supposed to be just about celebrity personalities. It's supposed to be about policies and representing all the people. We can't get better if we keep getting high off the dopamine supply of news like this. We have to choose to pay attention differently.
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Ronnie Dugger, founding editor and longtime publisher of the Texas Observer and for many years the crusading conscience of the progressive movement in Texas and beyond, died of complications of dementia at a hospice center in Austin on May 27. He was 95. https://www.texasobserver.org/ronnie-dugger-1930-2025/
#politics #USpol #journalism #RIP #Texas #media #history #news
⛔️⚠️Russia has changes terms and will not end its illegal invasion of Ukraine until NATO pulls from all Baltic States - MFA (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4002882-russia-not-to-end-ukraine-war-until-nato-pulls-from-baltic-states-mfa.html #Ukraine #Brussels #Poland #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Moldova #Romania #Finland #Sweden #Mastodon #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState #TrumpIsARussianAsset
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⛔️🇺🇸Hegseth says under oath Trump and his administration will pursue policies on Ukraine that pro-Ukrainians will find “not preferable” when asked who they want to win in Ukraine (CBS News VIDEO) #Ukraine #Mastodon #SHAPE #Brussels #Netherlands #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #TrumpIsARussianAsset
https://youtu.be/WGyT7rLs1bA
⛔️🇺🇸'I don't believe' Putin will stop in Ukraine: Top general contradicts Trump’s Russia narrative (MSNBC VIDEO) #Ukraine #Lithuania #Latvia #Estonia #Romania #Bulgaria #Moldova #SHAPE #Brussels #NukesForUkraine #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState #TrumpIsARussianAsset
⛔️🇺🇸Trump’s silence and inaction signal Americans abroad are ‘fair game’: American humanitarian killed in Russian attack on Kyiv came to help clear rubble – NYT (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/4006329-american-killed-in-russian-attack-on-kyiv-came-to-help-clear-rubble-nyt.html #Ukraine #Mastodon #NukesForUkraine #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState #TrumpIsARussianAsset
⛔️⚠️Billionaire South African A Major US Security Risk: Musk given top-secret access and now has all American’s personal data may defect to Russia (more)
https://kyivindependent.com/russian-party-asks-asylum-for-musk/ #Ukraine #Mastodon #BoycottTesla #BoycottMusk #Musk #ElonMusk #Mastodon #Tesla #X #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine
The convicted fraud withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal because of spite, ignorance, or both.
Trump created the problem. The single reason Iran was so close to obtaining a nuclear weapon is that Trump destroyed the diplomatic agreement that put major, verifiable constraints on their nuclear program.
"MSM doing a bang-up job right now of ignoring the fact that a criminal POTUS unilaterally declared war and instead focusing on Iran’s nuclear capabilities which had a deal w/USA until same criminal pulled out of it because it was achieved under Obama. Trump is a threat to peace everywhere."
https://t.me/warriorsukrainian/57498
⛔️🇨🇳China launches open attack on German aircraft: The Chinese military has targeted a German aircraft in the EU operation ASPIDES with a laser. The endangerment of German personnel and the disruption of the operation are completely unacceptable. The Chinese ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Office today. #Ukraine #Germany #France #Mastodon #Italy #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion
#ChinaIsTheEnemy
⛔️🇨🇳China responds to detention of its spies caught engaging in espionage in Ukraine (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4013587-china-responds-to-detention-of-its-citizens-in-kyiv.html #Ukraine #Brussels #Mastodon #WashingtonDC #NukesForUkraine #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState #TrumpIsARussianAsset
#ChinaIsTheEnemy
⛔️🇨🇳Chinese spies arrested while engaged in espionage on Ukraine’s Neptune missile system for Beijing’s intelligence services (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4013148-chinese-nationals-caught-spying-on-ukraines-neptune-missile-system-for-beijings-intelligence-services.html #Ukraine #Mastodon #Brussels #London #Denmark #SHAPE #WashingtonDC #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState #TrumpIsARussianAsset
RIP Paramount+ —
“To meet requirements set under pro-Trump FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, Skydance said it would ensure diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs remain dead at the new company...”
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#media #streaming #trump #DEI #Paramount #ParamountPlus
~ Paramount and Skydance Expect Deal to Close Aug. 7 ~
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/paramount-skydance-deal-close-date-1236470440/
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‼️🇺🇦2000 Meters To Andriivka - Official Documentary Trailer - Coming in August (Dogwoof VIDEO) #Ukraine #Mastodon #Brussels #SHAPE #Andriivka #Kyiv #WashingtonDC #NukesForUkraine #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
I think seeing captured film reels from WWII in grade 10 social studies of bodies being bulldozed into mass graves by Nazi labourers and hearing classmates gasp, several of them breaking down, openly weeping, was a turning point in my view of humanity; I expect parents today would be outraged at such shocking material being put before schoolchildren...
#history #media #journalism #education #genocide
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With social and search traffic declining, publishers need new ways to connect with readers.
In this #DotSocial episode, @mike talks with @404mediaco's @jasonkoebler and @ProPublica's @ben about the benefits of decentralization.
"I think what's really missing is the human-to-human connection and the human curation ... Our informal tagline is 'by humans for humans.' We really just want someone to look at our stuff and send it to their friends in a group text or talk about it out loud or add it to a stream on the fediverse," Jason says.
https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/jason-koebler-and-ben-werdmuller/
#Podcast #DotSocial #Media #Journalism #ActivityPub #SocialMedia #SocialNetwork #Fediverse #OpenSocial
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#Trump Urges #Congress to ‘Kill’ #VoiceOfAmerica as Its *Leader* Defends Gutting It
In a heated hearing, #KariLake, the Trump [crackpot] ally in charge of the federally funded international broadcasting network, called the #media agency “a rotten piece of fish” that should be defunded.
#law #democracy #FreePress #SoftPower #journalism #independence #censorship #authoritarianism #dictatorship #tyranny #AmericanAutocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/us/politics/trump-lake-voice-of-america.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
#RIP to a great man and a fearless journalist. He was the best boss I ever had by a mile. I’d bet that he was the best boss any of us had ever had,
#media
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/media/bill-moyers-pbs-dead-obituary
Conservatives Get the #PBS & #NPR Cuts They’ve Wanted for Decades
The cuts speak to #Trump’s grip on his party but also to the sweeping changes in #media.
They tried under Ronald Reagan & George H.W. Bush & George W. Bush. Newt Gingrich gave it a go when he controlled the #House, & Bob Dole did, too, when he held power in the #Senate.
But for 5 decades, #Republicans failed time & again to choke off #federal #funding for #PublicBroadcasting.
#censorship #autocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/business/media/npr-pbs-funding-cuts-republicans.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
http://www.rferl.org/a/33451450.html
⛔️🇺🇸Kremlin points out how hypocritical Trump and America just violated international law, the UN Charter, and UN Security Council resolutions, which previously unequivocally classified attacks on nuclear energy as absolutely “unacceptable.” (More) #Ukraine #mastodon #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#America #EuropeanUnion
#RussiaIsATerroristState #TrumpIsARussianAsset
⛔️🇩🇪Russia just attacked a group of German Military trucks on German soil, Rutte and Trump attempting a cover-up as Putin see’s NATO’s impotence and fear (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-crime/4009134-german-police-investigating-arson-attack-targeting-bundeswehr-trucks.html #Ukraine #Berlin #SHAPE #NukesForUkraine #Germany #Mastodon #Brussels #Journalism #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState #TrumpIsARussianAsset
👋 🤔 In today's world there's a war on truth and now with AI it's often more difficult to differentiate a real news story from one that is fake.
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When I read a headline from a 'new to me', unfamiliar source, I try to remember to check it's credibility before I trust and share the article.
Here are steps I take to fact check a source and perhaps you might find this helpful:
1: Is this story reported elsewhere? (run a search)
2: If it is, and the additional sources are credible : more than likely it's true so, share✅ , if not then I proceed as follows:
If the story is Not reported elsewhere, I *combine* the following steps:
a) ask trustworthy friends if they've heard of the source
b) run a media bias check
c) check that source's previously published articles for credibility (see step #1)
d) Analyze the text/writing style and structure of the article--often AI generated print/writing appears "off", 'sterile'.
And a new step I just now discovered, thanks to @oliver_schafeld , is check the source to view information about the website using this link :
e) https://lookup.icann.org/en/lookup
f) trust my "gut feeling" (often our subconscious picks up clues something is amiss. )
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We’re proud to welcome to the Observer masthead @candicequestions and Mary Tuma as special investigative correspondents, joining @stevanzetti as freelance reporters helping us tackle the #environment, reproductive rights, and #extremism respectively: https://www.texasobserver.org/home/staff/
#ReproductiveRights #abortion #healthcare #ClimateChange #news #fascism #journalism #nonprofit #media #environment
"More than a hundred BBC employees have written a letter to the director general, Tim Davie, complaining that the Corporation has become a mouthpiece for Israel.
It was also signed by 300 other journalists and media professionals: one of them was yours truly"
Owen Jones
#BBC #Israel #Propaganda #Media
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BBC staff: we're forced to do pro-Israel PR
https://www.owenjones.news/p/bbc-staff-were-forced-to-do-pro-israel
