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Joinfortmill
Joinfortmill's Journal
Joinfortmill's Journal
March 24, 2024
'Soon, every detail around what happened inside the executive suites at NBC/MSNBC around the hiring, backlash and disappearance of Ronna McDaniel from MSNBC before she could tell her first lie, will be known...Agents, anchors and reporters will work their iPhones, texting and spinning their version of the moment they found out credibility didn’t matter to the executives.
There comes a moment when something terrible is going to happen. It will shock our conscience and hearts. Perhaps it will terrify us, and maybe people will lie about the matter to seek advantage in a way that could hurt all of us. Maybe, just maybe, there will be an hour of grave danger during which a terrible menace bears down on democracy. Imagine a lawless president who tries to intimidate the media, or shut down a broadcast network. That could never ever happen in America, right? It is as crazy as a president triggering an insurrection, or inciting violence, or calling for a campaign of revenge. Nothing like that could ever happen because in the United States the news would tell us, right?..
Lester Holt matters in America, and so does Savannah Guthrie, because they have over many long years established the credibility necessary to lead global news coverage from a desk in New York City to tell the American people what is happening upon the occasion of the darkest hours. It is a great responsibility and a profound public trust. This is why the vapid, dishonest disgrace that dared say the following on Meet the Press as an NBC News employee, responding to why she stayed silent and indifferent as the chairwoman of the third oldest political party in the world when Trump promised to release scores of violent felons who staged a coup: When you are the RNC chair, sometimes you have to take one for the whole team, right?
McDaniel should never appear on television with a serious NBC journalist as a colleague...Yet, the mix of stupidity, cynicism and incompetence that led to the hiring, and Jones’ ability and agility to scramble away from it has left NBC News holding a giant steaming pile of, well…Heads will roll, as they say."
My words: I did my best to print the gems, but read the entire piece, folks. It's worth it. Note: Bold is mine.
Crisis at NBC News: Steve Schmidt
https://steveschmidt.substack.com/p/crisis-at-nbc-news'Soon, every detail around what happened inside the executive suites at NBC/MSNBC around the hiring, backlash and disappearance of Ronna McDaniel from MSNBC before she could tell her first lie, will be known...Agents, anchors and reporters will work their iPhones, texting and spinning their version of the moment they found out credibility didn’t matter to the executives.
There comes a moment when something terrible is going to happen. It will shock our conscience and hearts. Perhaps it will terrify us, and maybe people will lie about the matter to seek advantage in a way that could hurt all of us. Maybe, just maybe, there will be an hour of grave danger during which a terrible menace bears down on democracy. Imagine a lawless president who tries to intimidate the media, or shut down a broadcast network. That could never ever happen in America, right? It is as crazy as a president triggering an insurrection, or inciting violence, or calling for a campaign of revenge. Nothing like that could ever happen because in the United States the news would tell us, right?..
Lester Holt matters in America, and so does Savannah Guthrie, because they have over many long years established the credibility necessary to lead global news coverage from a desk in New York City to tell the American people what is happening upon the occasion of the darkest hours. It is a great responsibility and a profound public trust. This is why the vapid, dishonest disgrace that dared say the following on Meet the Press as an NBC News employee, responding to why she stayed silent and indifferent as the chairwoman of the third oldest political party in the world when Trump promised to release scores of violent felons who staged a coup: When you are the RNC chair, sometimes you have to take one for the whole team, right?
McDaniel should never appear on television with a serious NBC journalist as a colleague...Yet, the mix of stupidity, cynicism and incompetence that led to the hiring, and Jones’ ability and agility to scramble away from it has left NBC News holding a giant steaming pile of, well…Heads will roll, as they say."
My words: I did my best to print the gems, but read the entire piece, folks. It's worth it. Note: Bold is mine.
March 24, 2024
How Far We Have Fallen...my words
'I placed the concession call for John McCain to Barack Obama. It was my honor to do so. The result was clear in a free and fair election. Here is what John McCain said that night in a speech written by Mark Salter:
My friends, we have come to the end of a long journey. The American people have spoken, and they have spoken clearly. A little while ago, I had the honor of calling Sen. Barack Obama — to congratulate him on being elected the next president of the country that we both love.
In a contest as long and difficult as this campaign has been, his success alone commands my respect for his ability and perseverance. But that he managed to do so by inspiring the hopes of so many millions of Americans, who had once wrongly believed that they had little at stake or little influence in the election of an American president, is something I deeply admire and commend him for achieving.
This is an historic election, and I recognize the special significance it has for African-Americans and for the special pride that must be theirs tonight.
A century ago, President Theodore Roosevelt's invitation of Booker T. Washington to visit — to dine at the White House — was taken as an outrage in many quarters. America today is a world away from the cruel and prideful bigotry of that time. There is no better evidence of this than the election of an African-American to the presidency of the United States. Let there be no reason now for any American to fail to cherish their citizenship in this, the greatest nation on Earth.
Sen. Obama has achieved a great thing for himself and for his country. I applaud him for it, and offer my sincere sympathy that his beloved grandmother did not live to see this day — though our faith assures us she is at rest in the presence of her Creator and so very proud of the good man she helped raise.
Sen. Obama and I have had and argued our differences, and he has prevailed. No doubt many of those differences remain. These are difficult times for our country, and I pledge to him tonight to do all in my power to help him lead us through the many challenges we face.
I urge all Americans who supported me to join me in not just congratulating him, but offering our next president our goodwill and earnest effort to find ways to come together, to find the necessary compromises, to bridge our differences and help restore our prosperity, defend our security in a dangerous world, and leave our children and grandchildren a stronger, better country than we inherited. '
'Attention NBC News: MAGA doesn't need an interpreter'
https://steveschmidt.substack.com/p/memo-to-nbcmsnbc-maga-doesnt-needHow Far We Have Fallen...my words
'I placed the concession call for John McCain to Barack Obama. It was my honor to do so. The result was clear in a free and fair election. Here is what John McCain said that night in a speech written by Mark Salter:
My friends, we have come to the end of a long journey. The American people have spoken, and they have spoken clearly. A little while ago, I had the honor of calling Sen. Barack Obama — to congratulate him on being elected the next president of the country that we both love.
In a contest as long and difficult as this campaign has been, his success alone commands my respect for his ability and perseverance. But that he managed to do so by inspiring the hopes of so many millions of Americans, who had once wrongly believed that they had little at stake or little influence in the election of an American president, is something I deeply admire and commend him for achieving.
This is an historic election, and I recognize the special significance it has for African-Americans and for the special pride that must be theirs tonight.
A century ago, President Theodore Roosevelt's invitation of Booker T. Washington to visit — to dine at the White House — was taken as an outrage in many quarters. America today is a world away from the cruel and prideful bigotry of that time. There is no better evidence of this than the election of an African-American to the presidency of the United States. Let there be no reason now for any American to fail to cherish their citizenship in this, the greatest nation on Earth.
Sen. Obama has achieved a great thing for himself and for his country. I applaud him for it, and offer my sincere sympathy that his beloved grandmother did not live to see this day — though our faith assures us she is at rest in the presence of her Creator and so very proud of the good man she helped raise.
Sen. Obama and I have had and argued our differences, and he has prevailed. No doubt many of those differences remain. These are difficult times for our country, and I pledge to him tonight to do all in my power to help him lead us through the many challenges we face.
I urge all Americans who supported me to join me in not just congratulating him, but offering our next president our goodwill and earnest effort to find ways to come together, to find the necessary compromises, to bridge our differences and help restore our prosperity, defend our security in a dangerous world, and leave our children and grandchildren a stronger, better country than we inherited. '
March 22, 2024
My words: The press owes this woman and her family an apology.
London CNN
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'Catherine, Princess of Wales, revealed Friday she has been diagnosed with cancer and is in the “early stages” of treatment.
The princess described the diagnosis as a “huge shock” in a video statement released on social media. The news comes two months after she had temporarily stepped away from public life following what Kensington Palace said at the time was surgery for a non-cancerous abdominal condition.'
Catherine, Princess of Wales, announces she has cancer
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/22/uk/kate-princess-of-wales-cancer-diagnosis-intl-gbr/index.htmlMy words: The press owes this woman and her family an apology.
London CNN
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'Catherine, Princess of Wales, revealed Friday she has been diagnosed with cancer and is in the “early stages” of treatment.
The princess described the diagnosis as a “huge shock” in a video statement released on social media. The news comes two months after she had temporarily stepped away from public life following what Kensington Palace said at the time was surgery for a non-cancerous abdominal condition.'
March 22, 2024
My words: What the Holy F*ck? Didn't NBC do enough damage with the f*ing Apprentice and it's castoff series for a goddamn decade?
'NBC News was hit with widespread criticism for hiring former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel as a commentator....'
'What a disgraceful move': NBC scorched for hiring 'nonstop liar' Ronna McDaniel
https://www.rawstory.com/ronna-macdaniel-nbc/My words: What the Holy F*ck? Didn't NBC do enough damage with the f*ing Apprentice and it's castoff series for a goddamn decade?
'NBC News was hit with widespread criticism for hiring former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel as a commentator....'
March 17, 2024
'Trump demands immunity for 'events that cross the line' hours after 'bloodbath' comments'
'Hours after he set off a firestorm when he insisted during an Ohio rally there would be a "bloodbath" if he is not re-elected, Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform to post an all-caps rant demanding complete presidential immunity once again....
In his all-cap screed, he began, "A PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES MUST HAVE FULL IMMUNITY, WITHOUT WHICH IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM/HER TO PROPERLY FUNCTION. ANY MISTAKE, EVEN IF WELL INTENDED, WOULD BE MET WITH ALMOST CERTAIN INDICTMENT BY THE OPPOSING PARTY AT TERM END. EVEN EVENTS THAT 'CROSS THE LINE' MUST FALL UNDER TOTAL IMMUNITY, OR IT WILL BE YEARS OF TRAUMA TRYING TO DETERMINE GOOD FROM BAD. THERE MUST BE CERTAINTY."
He then added, "EXAMPLE: YOU CAN’T STOP POLICE FROM DOING THE JOB OF STRONG & EFFECTIVE CRIME PREVENTION BECAUSE YOU WANT TO GUARD AGAINST THE OCCASIONAL 'ROGUE COP' OR 'BAD APPLE.' SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH 'GREAT BUT SLIGHTLY IMPERFECT.' ALL PRESIDENTS MUST HAVE COMPLETE & TOTAL PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY, OR THE AUTHORITY & DECISIVENESS OF A PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WILL BE STRIPPED & GONE FOREVER."...Aiming his final comment at the court, he ended, "HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE AN EASY DECISION. GOD BLESS THE SUPREME COURT!"
Wow! Trump is scared, very, very scared...
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-immunity-rant/'Trump demands immunity for 'events that cross the line' hours after 'bloodbath' comments'
'Hours after he set off a firestorm when he insisted during an Ohio rally there would be a "bloodbath" if he is not re-elected, Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform to post an all-caps rant demanding complete presidential immunity once again....
In his all-cap screed, he began, "A PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES MUST HAVE FULL IMMUNITY, WITHOUT WHICH IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM/HER TO PROPERLY FUNCTION. ANY MISTAKE, EVEN IF WELL INTENDED, WOULD BE MET WITH ALMOST CERTAIN INDICTMENT BY THE OPPOSING PARTY AT TERM END. EVEN EVENTS THAT 'CROSS THE LINE' MUST FALL UNDER TOTAL IMMUNITY, OR IT WILL BE YEARS OF TRAUMA TRYING TO DETERMINE GOOD FROM BAD. THERE MUST BE CERTAINTY."
He then added, "EXAMPLE: YOU CAN’T STOP POLICE FROM DOING THE JOB OF STRONG & EFFECTIVE CRIME PREVENTION BECAUSE YOU WANT TO GUARD AGAINST THE OCCASIONAL 'ROGUE COP' OR 'BAD APPLE.' SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH 'GREAT BUT SLIGHTLY IMPERFECT.' ALL PRESIDENTS MUST HAVE COMPLETE & TOTAL PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY, OR THE AUTHORITY & DECISIVENESS OF A PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WILL BE STRIPPED & GONE FOREVER."...Aiming his final comment at the court, he ended, "HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE AN EASY DECISION. GOD BLESS THE SUPREME COURT!"
March 17, 2024
DeSantis signs legislation to authorize the release of Jeffrey Epstein grand jury documents
“The public deserves to know who participated in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking,” DeSantis said in the news release Thursday. “Nobody should be protected from facing justice due to their wealth or status, and those who harm children should be exposed and punished to the fullest extent of the law.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/04/donald-trump-teenage-rape-accusations-lawsuit-dropped
Woman who accused Donald Trump of raping her at 13 drops lawsuit
'...A woman who had accused Donald Trump of raping her when she was a 13-year-old dropped her lawsuit against the Republican nominee...This week she abruptly canceled a plan to speak publicly about the allegations, and another attorney, Lisa Bloom, cited “numerous threats” against her client...“She has been here all day, ready to do it, but unfortunately she is in terrible fear,” Bloom said on Wednesday. Bloom’s mother, Gloria Allred, is an attorney representing several women who have accused Trump of sexual misconduct...'
Trump, DeSantis and the Jeffrey Epstein Papers (in case you're wondering why Trump is attacking DeSantis)
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4498582-florida-desantis-legislation-authorize-the-release-jeffrey-epstein-documents/DeSantis signs legislation to authorize the release of Jeffrey Epstein grand jury documents
“The public deserves to know who participated in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking,” DeSantis said in the news release Thursday. “Nobody should be protected from facing justice due to their wealth or status, and those who harm children should be exposed and punished to the fullest extent of the law.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/04/donald-trump-teenage-rape-accusations-lawsuit-dropped
Woman who accused Donald Trump of raping her at 13 drops lawsuit
'...A woman who had accused Donald Trump of raping her when she was a 13-year-old dropped her lawsuit against the Republican nominee...This week she abruptly canceled a plan to speak publicly about the allegations, and another attorney, Lisa Bloom, cited “numerous threats” against her client...“She has been here all day, ready to do it, but unfortunately she is in terrible fear,” Bloom said on Wednesday. Bloom’s mother, Gloria Allred, is an attorney representing several women who have accused Trump of sexual misconduct...'
March 16, 2024
Boeing: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
My words: This video was previously posted by 'littlemissmartypants'. It didn't seem to be getting the visibility it should. Please watch it. We have an aviation problem, dare I say, crisis.
Beware of the Boeing 737 Max..among others
&t=585sBoeing: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
My words: This video was previously posted by 'littlemissmartypants'. It didn't seem to be getting the visibility it should. Please watch it. We have an aviation problem, dare I say, crisis.
March 15, 2024
Harry does an excellent analysis of the ruling. Well worth the 15 minutes.
'Judge McAfee issues WEIGHTY ORDER on motion to disqualify Fani Willis' Harry Litman - 16 min
&t=617sHarry does an excellent analysis of the ruling. Well worth the 15 minutes.
March 15, 2024
'...the following US carriers aren't using the Boeing 737 MAX on their flights:'
Allegiant Air*
Delta*
Frontier Airlines
Avelo Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines
JetBlue
Spirit Airlines
Sun Country Airlines
*Allegiant has 50 orders of the Boeing 737 MAX - deliveries were expected to begin in 2023.
*Delta Air Lines has 100 orders of the Boeing 737 MAX - deliveries to begin in 2025.
'Which Airlines are Not Flying the Boeing 737 MAX?'
https://www.alternativeairlines.com/airlines-not-flying-boeing-737-max'...the following US carriers aren't using the Boeing 737 MAX on their flights:'
Allegiant Air*
Delta*
Frontier Airlines
Avelo Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines
JetBlue
Spirit Airlines
Sun Country Airlines
*Allegiant has 50 orders of the Boeing 737 MAX - deliveries were expected to begin in 2023.
*Delta Air Lines has 100 orders of the Boeing 737 MAX - deliveries to begin in 2025.
March 12, 2024
My words: Yup, dissembling before our eyes.
'WHO OWNS TRUMP AND HOW SICK IS HE? (HE MISPRONOUNCED 'PUTIN') Countdown with Keith Olbermann'
&t=120sMy words: Yup, dissembling before our eyes.
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