jimmy the one
jimmy the one's Journal5 unfortunate submariners, 8000 other americans died yday
Was sad the mini submarine imploded killing all 5 aboard, yday or day before.
Was sad 8,000 other americans died yday as well, mostly due old age I suppose.
Of the people who died in the submarine tragedy, their ages were 58, 77, 19, 48, 61.
Was sad 25,000 people died yday in India, mostly due old age I suppose.
Was sad last month, and prior month after month, dozens, hundreds of people died trying to escape persecution by sailing across the Mediterranean sea seeking asylum in friendly countries. These deaths were met with scant coverage & shoulder shrugs.
8,000 more americans will die today, tomorrow, and likely every day for the rest of our lives, and only a tiny fraction will get national recognition or saturation TV coverage, or examining the way they died, how much money they made, or how important they were or were not.
This submarine tragedy is a novelty for TV producers and TV audiences, why it has gotten so much attention the past 4 days, a novelty which cable networks are exploiting for bizarre reasons, imo,
It was sad sure, but pardon me for not getting too emotional or distressed or dwelling upon the particulars. I heard all I needed to hear in 30 minutes tv coverage. They died instantly no pain no suffering, which is far better than most of the other 8,000 americans & hundreds of thousands of earthlings who died some in agony, others in some sort of discomfort.
People die every day, this was simply a novel way to go.
McCy Mouth, Mouth of the Houth
McC----y aka McCy aka Mickey
I think a great gift would be a colostomy bag for under his chin to catch what spits out of his big mouth regularly.
Ditto for trump and 2/3 republicans in congress and state legislatures.
Deck the halls with dolls of donald
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Ukrainian Invasion Celebration Spectacular - SNL
Finally! after a long time, Saturday Night Live comes up with a really good 8 minute long political satire.
Live from New York, it's hilarious:
Do not trust Real Clear Politics polling average
Rasmussen & Trafalgar are both crap polls (Computer Responsive Automated Polling), as well as another sense of crap. Automated telephone polls, no human interaction. They both are republican pollsters and pad to the right.
When trump was pres, rasmussen padded his approval numbers by 6 to 8 pts above the rest of the field average. While Biden's been president, rasmussen has counter padded his approval by 8 to 10 pts lower. This is corroborated by nate silver's 538 poll website, which includes rasmussen in its presidential approval poll average, but anti-biases rasmussen, currently by 8 pts.
Real Clear Politics (RCP) also has a presidential approval poll average, but does not ant-bias pollster results, it lists all polls at face value, including rasmussen which skews the poll to the right consistently.
Here is the mar 04, 2022 rasmussen poll from '538' pollsters: :
Rasmussen 1,500LV 42% .. 55% /// adjusted:-44% .. 49%
Note rasmussen's face value 42% approval for Biden, with 55% dissapproval; so 55 - 42 = - 13 net difference. Note the adjusted value which '538' assigns as 44% approval to 49% disapproval, for a -5 net difference. So rather than -13 net disapproval, 538 adjusts rasmussen to only -5 disapproval, which is what is included in their daily poll average. On the RCP polling average, the -13 net diff is what they include for rasmussen. Biden bashing rasmussen padded 8 pts to biden's disapproval, according to 538's historical analysis of rasmussen (note: even tho other reputable polls currently have bidens' net approval ratings worse than rasmussens, is because rasmussen strategically pads to try to appear reputable when other pollsters are showing poor results for dems). https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-approval-rating/?ex_cid=rrpromo
Here's the mar 04 2022 marist poll which showed an 8 pt biden bump after sotu address:
Marist: 47% appr ... 50% disapproval /// adjusted 48% .. 50%
Marist has a -3 net disapproval for biden, which 538 anti-biased by 1 (marist leaned 1 to R, actually pretty fair pollster) to 48 to 50 for an adjusted net diff of -2.
The adjusted net difference is what 538 includes in it's presidential poll averages. RCP includes face value, which allows crappy pollsters like rasmussen and trafalgar and harris (R) to cheat and skew RCP average to the right, by about 1 or 2 pts better for republican and worse for democrats in the poll average (since there are usually a dozen or so polls in the polling average, it doesn't reflect as a larger comparative difference thanks for that anyway)
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Rasmussen also is included in EVERY SINGLE PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL POLL done by 538 and RCP. That is because rasmussen is a tracking poll and posts a (padded) presidential poll result every working day as it averages a rolling 3 day track.
Most reputable pplls post a presidential approval poll only once a month, like pew, gallup, quinn, nbc, cbs, abc and yes fox in this case. However, the daily RCP and 538 polling average only includes polls within a drop-back period of approx 18 days, wherein if the poll is older than 18 days it is no longer included in the polling average. Thus more reputable polls are excluded after 18 days and are not included almost half the time, while the padding rasmussen is included EVERY SINGLE POLL.
Since 538 'adjusts', it compensates, but Real Clear Politics (RCP) does not adjust or anti-bias and allows it's poll to be skewed by rasmussen. That is because real clear politics is better pronounced real queer politics.
Proof: Mar 4 presidential polling avg from '538': 52.4 disappr, 42.6 appr = net 9.8 disapproal
........ Mar 4 pres polling avg Real Clear Politics: 53.5 disappr, 41.6 appr = net 11.9 disapproval
That, ladies and gentlemen, is the rasmussen padding effect.
(both poll averages often are closer & infrequently RCP will even do better for dems, since they might be using different pollsters for that time period, but when the same pollsters are used in the avg, RCP sucks for dems)
Having a bias of 1 or 2 pts is pretty normal. But 8 pts is abnormal. Trafalgar was 5 pts R, there is one pollster 4 D, I forget which.
Gun laws were everywhere in early America: CNN sun aug 29, 9pm
Gun laws were everywhere in early AmericaI've been saying that for decades..... jimmy
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Elephant murder done by the LaPierrre-heads - sick
Warning: if you love elephants like me and most all of us on this board and across america, this video will be very disturbing. If you abhor watching animals be killed for no reason, watch at your own peril - disgust and tears likely to occur.
It shows two elephants being murdered, for fun, for trophy, for a thrill, one quick one slow, by the demented leader of the national rifle association, and his demented wife. She actually thinks cutting off the elephants tail for identification, is 'cool'.
The judas iscariot guides are not much better, egging on the demented pair with when to wait, where to shoot, and back slapping with sickening praise afterwards, as if they had just stopped a mass shooting in the Okavango Delta.
This is not hunting, it is shooting big fish in a barrel, and giggling about it.
https://www.thetrace.org/2021/04/nra-wayne-lapierre-shoot-elephant-lawsuit-bankruptcy/
https://www.thetrace.org/2021/07/nra-ceo-lapierre-elephant-hunt-taxidermy-photos/
After guides tracked down an elephant for her, Susan killed it, cut off its tail, and held it in the air. “Victory!” she shouted, laughing. “That’s my elephant tail. Way cool.”
Sick video, elephant murder with the LaPierre-heads
Warning: if you love elephants like me and most of us on this board and across america, this video will be very disturbing. If you abhor watching animals be killed for no reason do not watch it. It shows two elephants being murdered, for fun, for trophies, for a thrill, one quick one slow, by the demented leader of the national rifle association, and his demented wife. She actually thinks cutting off the elephants tail for identification, is 'cool'.
https://www.thetrace.org/2021/04/nra-wayne-lapierre-shoot-elephant-lawsuit-bankruptcy/
https://www.thetrace.org/2021/07/nra-ceo-lapierre-elephant-hunt-taxidermy-photos/
Maybe something we can all agree on. This is sick. It is not hunting. It is shooting fish in a barrel, and giggling about it.
(cross post from GCRA)
Sick video, elephant murder-hunting with the LaPierre-heads
Warning: if you love elephants like me and most all of us on this board and across america, this video will be very disturbing. If you abhor watching animals be killed for no reason do not watch it. It shows two elephants being murdered, for fun, for trophies, for a thrill, one quick one slow, by the demented leader of the national rifle association, and his demented wife. She actually thinks cutting off the elephants tail for identification, is 'cool'.
https://www.thetrace.org/2021/04/nra-wayne-lapierre-shoot-elephant-lawsuit-bankruptcy/
https://www.thetrace.org/2021/07/nra-ceo-lapierre-elephant-hunt-taxidermy-photos/
MSNBC's egregious misrepresentation of 'BREAKING NEWS'
MSNBC is one of my favorite shows, typically watch it for hours daily. What I do not care for is their annoying habit of fabricating BREAKING NEWS, emboldened in red at the screen bottom, for ordinary daily events, dated stories, continuances of a status quo, or for what the guest of the hour has to say about something. This is simply ‘fake’ breaking news.
BREAKING NEWS, properly, is a newsworthy event which is breaking during the day, or broke during the overnight, with leeway for further new developments during the following days. A mass shooting in progress, a notable death, a notable court decision, a bombing these days, a natural disaster, something truly newsworthy and just happening often in the moment, or a continuance of something important which is ongoing, such as taliban takeover in Afghanistan. Usually after a day or two ‘breaking news’ should be substituted with ‘updates’.
BREAKING NEWS is NOT what about half MSNBC news hour hosts generally put up as BREAKING NEWS. Here are some examples I’ve seen the past year., in their totality:
1. BREAKING NEWS; Gymnasts go maskless in Miami. Then a short video of ~50 gymnasts riding exercise bikes, most all maskless. This is insulting. No more breaking news than a parking lot fender bender.
2. BREAKING NEWS: Republicans divided on vaccine push. Whee. On Trump as well, but this was well known for months, not BREAKING NEWS.
3. BREAKING NEWS: {Capitol riot] Jan 06 committee may subpoena GOP members. It becomes breaking news when actually subpoenaed, not just that some might be. This gem was on Nicole Wallaces show august 2, as if it wasn’t known subpoenas were possible for a couple months.
4. BREAKING NEWS: One on one with state dept spokesperson.. A dozen issues breaking NOW! On our show! From a govt official whose name you would not recognize!
I have seen simply the names of guests as BREAKING NEWS, as in BREAKING NEWS: Bernie Sanders. I waited 30 seconds to see what the breaking news from good man Bernie was, when they cut to commercial. Came back on, did not change for 10 seconds when they dropped it. This is sensationalism. It is annoying, deceptive, and MSNBC is doing it for self serving reasons. Maybe MSNBC saw a nielson or gallup survey which noted that when BREAKING NEWS appeared on screen, it attracted viewers and retained viewers and made ratings spike. So some genius said ‘why don’t we put up BREAKING NEWS, ALL THE TIME? We will attract viewers, retain viewers, and our ratings will spike!“ Sorry chaps, not supposed to work that way.
Some hosts, or their producers, evidently forbid fake breaking news. I rarely see it on Morning Joe/Mika or Rachel Maddow, tho on occasion is not a stigma. I have seen it to varying annoying degrees from 9am Stephanie to 11pm Brian Wms, including Todd, Melber, Mohedin, Joy, O’Donnell, plus Nicole Wallace who seems to be the biggest offender. A typical Nicole show, not counting commercials or actual breaking news, is 75% or more fake breaking news. She’s a fine lady and announcer, but she really should stop and apologize. Whoever thought up this fake policy should be fired or demoted. Hosts must condone and know this is ongoing, how could they not? Nicole Wallace substituted for Rachel Maddow august 3rd & 5th, and not a fake breaking news did I see on Rachel’s 9pm hour, tho it abounds on Nicole’s 4 - 6 pm show.
One way to determine if a headline is truly BREAKING NEWS is to corroborate it with another major reputable TV station, my favorite is CNN. CNN is good with it, generally reserves BREAKING NEWS for truly breaking news. Often MSNBC calls it BREAKING NEWS while CNN calls it a New Development, or Update etc. This does not corroborate BREAKING NEWS, at least two reputable stations must specifically call it breaking news. Even FOX would do (tho FOX too often stands for Full Of X-crement). CNN does not employ fake breaking news, tho sometimes it inadvertently lists some I would call fake, but that is understandable and excusable if not done on a regular basis. If I see fake breaking news on MSNBC I will change the channel quickly, unless the issue is of particular interest.
A continuance of status quo is generally not breaking news. A common MSNBC ploy is to refer to old dated stories and use the word ‘continue’ in some form, to segue into their next discussion topic and to present to viewers a constant barrage of ‘new’ breaking news. Such as:
1. BREAKING NEWS: Arizona GOP vote audit continues. (tweaking a 4 month old story, yawn)
2. BREAKING NEWS: McConnell continues to oppose Jan 06 committee.
3. BREAKING NEWS: The fight to protect voting rights continues.
4. BREAKING NEWS: Jan 06 defendants continue to appear in court.
5. BREAKING NEWS: Trump and allies continue push to…..
Some others:
BREAKING NEWS: Congress has yet to make headway on other major issues - ‘No News’ can be ‘good news’, but is rarely ‘breaking news’.
BREAKING NEWS: Republicans refuse to listen to hearings. - DItto. Exploitation of the hearings.
BREAKING NEWS: Cohen says he {weisselburg] will flip. - Conjecture, is Cohen psychic? You could win the lottery, but it's not breaking news. PS- so far cohen is wrong.
BREAKING NEWS: Millions of Americans refusing to be vaccinated - aug 05. Duh, we know, Joy.
BREAKING NEWS: aug 05: Only 4.1% of Jamacains are vaccinated - Now do Borneo. Joy had a Jamaican guest on.
BREAKING NEWS: Tokyo Olympics to hold closing ceremonies sunday - Nicole. Oooh, you mean they’re not going to last forever?
The half hour evening news shows 6:30 pm, CBS, ABC, and NBC, all engage fake breaking news but to a smaller extent and usually constrained to the first 15 minutes. They thereby corroborate 'fake breaking news' frequently. This does not qualify to make it truly breaking news. Recent example august 2021:
1 NBC: BREAKING NEWS: What's next for US women superstars? - you asking us or telling us, Lester? Obvious this is not breaking news, but just a story line with flashing red lights ‘Look here! Look here!’
Ordinary events, tweaked stale news, mundane quotes from interviewed guests, even concoctions, just about anything to break up a boring news day by sensationalizing, is all par for the course on a typical day on MSNBC.
Please stop it.
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