Tiffany Cross Cheryl Dorsey Brittany Packnett Cunningham MSNBC The Cross Connection 6-26-21

MSNBC Is Sick: Guest Blames Crime Surge on 'Cowardly, Butt-Hurt' Cops

Appearing on Tiffany Cross's MSNBC show, former LAPD cop Cheryl Dorsey turned self-styled "social advocate" blames the police for the current crime surge, calling them "butt-hurt" and "cowardly."  Cross and Dorsey float a conspiracy theory that the police are intentionally inflating crime statistics in order to stave off de-funding efforts. 

Mark Finkelstein
June 26th, 2021 7:00 PM

TikTok’s Chinese Parent Company Has Unlimited Access to American Data

Former TikTok employees have disclosed that the popular social media platform is largely controlled by its Chinese parent company.

Autumn Johnson
June 26th, 2021 4:37 PM

Breaking News and the Collapse of Media Trust

Over here in NewsBusters, my colleague Tim Graham has taken note of a story at Hot Air on a report on trust in the media. The report is discussed by Rick Edmonds of the Poynter Institute. Tim quotes it thusly: 

Jeffrey Lord
June 26th, 2021 4:00 PM

At the Border, Politico Replaces Republicans 'Pounced' With 'Seized'

Politico has used "Republicans pounced" so much that it must have embarrassed them enough to change gears slightly and switch to "Republicans seized."

P.J. Gladnick
June 26th, 2021 2:23 PM

Must Watch: Joe Rogan Completely Deconstructs Hollywood Liberalism

Joe Rogan wasn’t always a podcast superstar. The host of The Joe Rogan Experience became a household name thanks to twin TV smashes -- NewsRadio and Fear Factor. That background, plus decades as a touring comic, gave him an insider look at Hollywood. It wasn’t pretty, he recalls. It’s why he essentially left the industry to build his own media empire.

Christian Toto
June 26th, 2021 1:30 PM

FLASHBACK: The American Media's DOOM Predictions on Brexit Were Wrong

Five years ago on Wednesday, the British people shocked the liberal media and the political establishment by voting to leave the European Union. It wasn’t just outlets like the BBC in Britain that promoted panic over the decision of June 23, 2016. American networks freaked out and predicted doom. They were all wrong.

Scott Whitlock
June 26th, 2021 12:15 PM
Joe Biden MSNBC Morning Joe 6-25-21

Mika Covers for Biden's Weird Whispering Act: 'Practicing ASMR'

When Morning Joe opens with a Tonight Show of Biden's weird whispering act, Mika Brzezinski finds a way to  cover from him, literally laughing it off in a loving way. Biden wasn't losing it. It wasn't weird. Not at all! "President Biden was practicing some ASMR, perhaps," said Mika ASMR is an unproven notion that various events, including listening to people whisper, can…

Mark Finkelstein
June 26th, 2021 10:22 AM

ABC Offers Paltry 13 SECONDS on the Vice President's El Paso Trip

ABC News continued its tendency to ignore (or almost ignore) the controversy over Vice President Kamala Harris waiting for more than 90 days to visit the border after being handed the border "issue" by President Biden. On Friday night's newscast, David Muir offered a paltry 13 seconds to the story. Blink, and you might miss it. PBS did 58 seconds, while CBS and NBC offered about two minutes.…

Tim Graham
June 26th, 2021 7:23 AM

NYT Skips Dem Crime Crisis: 'Opportunity to Beat GOP on Law-and-Order'

On the New York Times front page Thursday, national political correspondent Alexander Burns spun frantically for the Democrats in his news analysis under a “have your cake and eat it too” headline, “Why Choose? Democrats Seek To Fund and Reform the Police.” The text box skipped the desperation and division of the current Democratic Party on crime and police issues and skipped…

Clay Waters
June 25th, 2021 7:30 PM

YouTube Blocks Channel Highlighting China's Human Rights Violations

A video channel dedicated to highlighting human rights violations in China has been blocked by YouTube.

Autumn Johnson
June 25th, 2021 6:12 PM

Trans Track Star Deemed Ineligible to Compete in Olympic Trials

One small step for women, one giant hurdle for women’s sports. Transgender track star CeCe Telfer was just deemed ineligible to participate in the United States Olympic trials as a woman due to his testosterone levels being too high. Of course, any real doctor that doesn’t feed into the woke mob mentality will tell you that it’s impossible for a man to become a woman just because they lower…

Abigail Streetman
June 25th, 2021 5:40 PM

NEW NewsBusters Podcast: Biden's Whispers and Gaffes Are Skipped

The networks touted Biden's alleged bipartisan triumph on an infrastructure deal on Thursday night. But did you see the clips of President Biden breaking out the whispers repeatedly when he talked to the press? Even Stephen Colbert told him he was creepy. He whispered “it’s a little creepy.”

Tim Graham
June 25th, 2021 5:25 PM

Truth-Spinner Krugman Frets About ‘Economics in a Post-Truth Nation’

The New York Times economist Paul Krugman has a knack for being allergic to the truth and is whining about how economics can survive in a “post-truth nation.”

Joseph Vazquez
June 25th, 2021 5:20 PM

TRIGGERED: Trump Drives Latino Nets' Coverage of Kamala Border Tour

It took three long months for Vice President Kamala Harris to wander close to the southern border after being tasked by President Biden to deal with the Administration's mammoth immigration crisis, but in the Spanish-speaking media, it was their former nemesis, Donald Trump, who drove the news content about the visit.

Kathleen Krumhansl
June 25th, 2021 4:10 PM