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April 21, 2021

Tucker Carlson's college yearbook, he listed himself as a member of the "Dan White Society."

Never has the German word Backpfeifengesicht – roughly meaning "a face just begging to be punched" – been so applicable

BTW, Dan White was the guy that killed Harvey Milk and Mayor Moscone then blamed it on eating too many twinkies.

April 19, 2021

Kyrsten Sinema Got Mocked For Posting A Picture Of Her Brunching While Wearing A Ring That Reads...

‘Fuck Off’

Kyrsten Sinema has become one of the least popular Democrats in Congress, not only for so often siding with those on the other side of the aisle but for doing so in sometimes flamboyant fashion. In March, she became persona non grata on social media after footage making a goofy — and, many charged, cartoonishly insensitive — show out of voting down a bill to raise the minimum wage for the first time in 12 years. Now it’s a picture that’s driving people mad.

https://twitter.com/MZanona/status/1383881855708012545

The Arizona Senator posted it in her Instagram stories, but it found its way to Twitter thanks to a screengrab. It finds Sinema at what looks like a gawdy Sunday brunch, at a table, emphatically sipping from what appears to be a Sangria. Her pink hat matches her pink glasses, but there was another fashion accessory that jumped out at people: a ring that bears the words “F*ck off.”

People had a lot of fun mocking her get-up, but most dwelled on the latter. It was a reminder that Sinema rarely toes the party line, seeing herself as an individual, not someone who could help her fellow Democrats achieve some real goals that could help people, like a substantially raised minimum wage. It was also reminiscent of Melania Trump’s infamous jacket bearing the words “I really don’t care do u?”, which was seen as a big middle finger to her husband’s countless critics (and all the people whose lives he ruined or made difficult).

So when people zoomed in on Sinema’s “f*ck you” ring, it seemed like it was directed towards constituents stuck with a low minimum wage.

https://uproxx.com/viral/kyrsten-sinema-instagram-stories-pic-ring-twitter-reactions/

April 15, 2021

FULL EVIDENCE: Climate scientist Michael Mann at the Australian Senate Media Diversity Inquiry

On Monday 12 April 2021, Michael Mann fronted the Senate Media Diversity Inquiry.

I recommend you take a look at his comments, especially on News Corporation's disinformation campaign over climate science.

Rupert Murdoch is a threat to Australia's democracy and our action on climate change.



April 14, 2021

FULL TESTIMONY: Editors Bruce Guthrie, Peter Fray and Andrew Jaspan at the Media Diversity Inquiry



On Monday 12 April 2021, newspaper editors Bruce Guthrie, Peter Fray and Andrew Jaspan fronted the Senate Media Diversity Inquiry.

I recommend you take a look at their remarks, and their chilling reflections on News Corporation's tactics.
April 14, 2021

Malcolm Turnbull's full evidence to the Australian Senate Media Diversity Inquiry



On Monday 12 April 2021, the former Liberal Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull, fronted the Senate Media Diversity Inquiry.

We may not see eye-to-eye on many things, but I encourage you to view these remarks on Murdoch's monopoly and their "mafia gang" tactics.

Murdoch is unquestionably a threat to our democracy.

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