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Alcindor Laments Biden Didn't Tie Ukraine to 'Voting Rights' in SOTU
On Wednesday morning’s MSNBC Reports, Washington correspondent Yamiche Alcindor pushed the view of leftist Democrats who were unhappy that President Biden did not use his State of the Union address to tie Ukraine’s fight for national survival to the fight for democracy here at home.

CNN's Bash Defends Biden Against Russia Criticism From Reynolds
Immediately after Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds gave the GOP response to President Biden’s Tuesday night State of the Union address, CNN chief political correspondent Dana Bash defended Biden from attacks from Reynolds on his Russia record.

'Uncle Joe Is Back,' CNN Gushes Over 'Quintessential Biden' SOTU
CNN didn’t waste any time heaping praise on President Biden for his State of the Union address on Tuesday night with Jake Tapper proclaiming his performance was “quintessential Biden” and Van Jones declaring that “Uncle Joe is back”

DirecTV Drops Russia’s RT America — Months After Refusal to Renew OAN
DirecTV dropped Russian propaganda outlet RT America on Tuesday as a belated response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. DirecTV absurdly refused to renew One America News Network earlier this year while RT’s programming was only suspended after Russia invaded Ukraine.

Meacham Lumps Jackson Nomination in With Ukraine, WWII, Democracy
Presidential historian, sometimes Biden speechwriter, and frequent MSNBC Jon Meacham joined The 11th Hour on Friday to recap what turned out to be a very eventful week. For Meacham, the week both the defense of Ukraine and the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court are critically important for democracy, just like winning World War II.

Pretzel Man: Heilemann Gives Contorted Argument Blaming GOP for Russia
Along with his co-hosts for Showtime's The Circus, MSNBC’s John Heilemann traveled over to CBS's The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Wednesday night to falsely claim in a twisted train of thought that Republicans and the 2016 election are to blame for Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and that Russian President Vladimir Putin is using the moment to weaken President…

Joy Behar Frets Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Will Harm Her Vacation
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine was still underway, the cackling coven of ABC’s The View flaunted just how low-class they are by openly worrying about how the assault could put a dampener on their European vacation plans. They also suggested all conservatives and Republicans were “on Putin’s side” of the conflict.

Morning Joe Blames Trump For Russian Invasion of Ukraine
As Russia continued preparations to invade Ukraine on President Biden's watch, on Tuesday, MSNBC’s Morning Joe bizarrely tried to point a finger of blame at former President Trump instead. Hosts and pundits claimed the only reason Vladimir Putin didn’t further dismember the eastern European nation during Trump's presidency was because the Republican already gave Putin everything he…

Morning Nets Play Biden Defender, Refuse to Blame Him for Invasion
In the morning after Russian President Vladimir Putin all but annexed two Ukrainian provinces, the major broadcast network newscasts largely chose Tuesday to absolve President Biden and his team for Putin feeling emboldened to take another step in what he views as reclaiming the old Russian empire.

Meta Questions If Regs Could Shut Down Instagram, Facebook in Europe
Meta reportedly predicted that regulations covering online data could prevent the company from offering Facebook and Instagram in Europe.

Scarborough's Violent Fantasy: Will Trump 'Bleed Out' Like UK Boris?
Is the strain of Joe Biden's pitiful polling numbers getting to Biden fanboy Joe Scarborough? The Morning Joe host has long been a leading Trump hater but Thursday morning seemed to be the first time he indulged in violent fantasies about the former president. It happened during a segment on Boris Johnson's woes in the UK and Scarborough hoped Trump would "bleed out politically" like…

CNN Hack Harwood Defends Biden's Pitiful Press Conference Performance
On CNN's New Day, pro-Biden hack John Harwood defended the President's disastrous press conference performance, including his questioning the legitimacy of the midterm elections and his comment about a "minor incursion" into Ukraine ordered by Putin not meriting a full-blown US response.

Scarborough On Ukraine: Not Saying Biden Is Chamberlain, But...
While claiming that he wasn't comparing Joe Biden to Neville Chamberlain, Joe Scarborough says that Chamberlain was so "desperate for peace" that he appeased Hitler, leading to WWII. Scarborough suggested that Biden might also be "desperate for peace" in suggesting at his press conference that Putin ordering a "minor incursion" of Ukraine wouldn't merit a full-blown US response.

ABC REFUSES to Cover Biden Delegitimizing Midterms If His Agenda Fails
ABC’s Good Morning America chose on Thursday it wouldn’t share with viewers one of if not the top takeaway from President Biden’s marathon Wednesday press conference, which was that he signaled he would wage a campaign to delegitimize and question the results of November’s 2022 midterm elections if he doesn’t get his way on voting rights.