The thing about #HarryandMeghanNetflix outing how the media works with the royal family is that it’s similar to how some of our media works with certain favored politicians.

Whole narratives of hate and worship are crafted via access agreements.
Racism and misogyny are fed to the audience by the mostly white gatekeepers. It’s really the same story in countries that were also easily manipulated around 2016 by social media interference and deliberate division.
Can’t help noticing how certain people who were outraged by President Obama wearing a tan suit (his “scandal”) have counterparts in U.K. who are outraged by Meghan Markle wearing white and beige.

If this is what outrages you, it’s time to step away.
My best advice to anyone who finds themselves having been played by the media is to focus on actions. Ignore the spin.

Politicians: policies, bills, votes, and their words - who do they help?

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Nov 13
I was right about all of my calls re where the people are right now, so I’m adding this: the revolution the media thinks is coming from the Right is actually going to come from the Left — people fed up w/ billionaires, massive income inequality, guns, bigotry + theft of freedoms.
People are sick and tired of billionaires owning all media and force feeding self-serving narratives that don’t inform.

They are sick of their votes being treated like trash.

They are sick of active shooter drills in schools.

They are sick of relentless greed on their backs.
They are sick of their fundamental rights to freedom over their bodies+ what they do with them being controlled

They are sick of working two jobs, yet not being able to afford basic things

They are sick of men like Trump not being held to the same laws

They are so over it all
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Nov 11
The truth about Republican leadership infighting + why they performed so badly has nothing to do with Trump.

Decade +, Republicans have been led around by conservative media figures, and so they aren’t in control. They can’t lead. They serve the extremists who run their party.
Sure, Trump picked bad candidates, but so did tea party queen sarah Palin.

Guess who never took the party back? That’s right. Republican “leadership.” McConnell tries to dress it up while dancing w/ the devil, but still, in the end he kisses the ring so he can hold the ring.
Who drove both of those populist puppets? Conservative media.

Who has gotten so extreme only fake news will do? Conservative media.
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Nov 9
All of the Mastriano signs in my neighborhood have been taken down by the homeowners.

They have conceded.

Fetterman got 35% of the vote here, which is higher than Biden (this is a ruby red area). The old Trumpers here are dying off and the votes reflect that.
This county is an example of population shift accelerated by COVID and aging party base.

Republicans killed off large numbers of their base with their COVID conspiracies and partisan gap in vaccinations prices that.
Partisan gap in vaccination *proves*
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Nov 9
Good morning from Pennsylvania where once again, I called what was going on here better than the national media.

I told you Trump wasn’t popular here, even his own supporters didn’t want him to run again + they didn’t trust Oz. 1/
I was right about Fetterman having established his brand in PA so solidly that a stroke from which he will recover wasn’t going to matter to his voters.

Republicans tried to brand him as “Bernie Sanders” which was laughable.
The crime attacks on Fetterman by GOP and media carrying that water - even though not accurate- did probably erode some of the Republican Independent support he amassed in his many visits to ruby red areas.
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Nov 9
Reminder: 2022 was supposed to be a bloodbath for Democrats. House, Senate, governor…

Happens to most first term presidents, except W 2002 (due to war).

if Dems keep the Senate, that’s an accomplishment. If they get 4-5 gubernatorial races, that’s a win for democracy.
Don’t listen to finger pointing and blame ‘if only Dems had done what I told them’ - the truth is, Democrats aren’t just battling Republican election denialism,they’re also battling a tepid both sides media that is failing this country.

No one can fix that problem right now.
It will truly be a miracle when the media stops expecting Democrats to fix Republican attacks on democracy.
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Nov 4
Weird how no one wants to hear from those of us who actually live in red areas and instead will elevate someone’s take who flew in for a day.

Those reports have little insight to offer ob Trump voters know how they’re stereotyped, thus they lie to media.
Bottom line, don’t believe it when you read that these folks consume mainstream media. That’s a huge lie. They treat Babylon Bee like legit News even knowing it’s satire.
It’s not the “economic anxiety,” it’s that they’re conditioned everyday to hate Democrats. Within that hate, they reserve murderous rage for Black cities, trans issues, Brown borders.

They can also be “nice” people doing good in their community.

They’ve been radicalized.
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