Daily Show Faux-Debates 'America's Greatest War Criminals'

Comedy Central’s tempt host of The Daily Show, Michelle Wolf welcomed correspondents Ronny Chieng and Michael Kosta for a “debate” on who is “America’s greatest war criminal” after the death of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. As Chieng and Kosta fake fought over Kissinger and former Vice President Dick Cheney, Wolf offered up President Andrew Jackson.

Alex Christy
December 1st, 2023 9:55 AM
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MSNBC Blithely Reports Biden Making Sign of the Cross Mocking Boebert

MSNBC blithely reports that Biden made the sign of the Cross at the mention of the name of Lauren Boebert, the Republican congresswoman from Colorado. According to Catholic doctrine, the sign of the Cross is made when someone is afraid, or to ward off the Devil.

Mark Finkelstein
December 1st, 2023 9:01 AM

Column: Media Mourn the End of Biden-Big Tech Censorship Partnership

In 2020, Big Tech crushed damaging stories about Hunter Biden and “conspiracy theories” about COVID origins. It doesn’t matter now that the “suppressed” side was correct, and the “misinformation” actually came from the Left. They're mad that legal action put a stop to it. The Washington Post expressed alarm under the headline: “U.S. stops helping Big Tech spot foreign meddling amid…

Tim Graham
December 1st, 2023 6:00 AM

'UNFILTERED': NBC Nightly News' Disjointed Hit Against Elon Musk

NBC Nightly News presented an oddly cobbled together news item on Elon Musk that, more than anything, seemed intent on extending the controversy over a recent post and further instigating an ad war against X.

Jorge Bonilla
December 1st, 2023 12:06 AM

Damning New Files Reveal Gov’t Efforts to Spy on, Silence Speech

New files reviewed by independent journalists Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger reveal that data scientists and defense and intelligence veterans allegedly conspired to censor Americans via an “‘anti-disinformation’” group called the Cyber Threat Intelligence League (CTIL).


 

Autumn Johnson
November 30th, 2023 6:27 PM

PBS in Thrall: Israel's ‘Decades-Long System…Producing This Bloodshed'

PBS’s Amanpour & Co. show hosted journalist and anti-Israel activist Nathan Thrall, author of the non-fiction book A Day in the Life of Abed Salama. His ostensible subject was a Palestinian father whose son who died in a bus accident, and emergency response was delayed by Israeli security bureaucracy, but of course the story was twisted to symbolize the plight of the Palestinians…

Clay Waters
November 30th, 2023 6:26 PM

Twitter Files Journalist Offers Solutions to Free Speech Crisis in US

Twitter Files journalist Michael Shellenberger called government censorship efforts “profoundly un-American” in his Congressional testimony Thursday.

Catherine Salgado
November 30th, 2023 5:44 PM
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Gauche Scarborough: 'Shape-Shifter' Kissinger vs. Resolute Brzezinski

On Morning Joe, on the occasion of the death of Henry Kissinger, Joe Scarborough makes an invidious comparison between Kissinger and Zbigniew Brzezinski, the late father of Scarborough's wife and co-host Mika Brzezinski. Scarborough described Kissinger as a "shape-shifter" who retained influence for 50 years after leaving the White House because he was good at "ingratiating" himself with…

Mark Finkelstein
November 30th, 2023 4:23 PM

NBC’s Kotb, NYT’s Sorkin on Musk Interview: We Saw His ‘Demonic Side’

Reacting Thursday morning to Wednesday night’s bombshell Elon Musk interview at The New York Times DealBook Summit, NBC’s Today co-host Hoda Kotb and CNBC’s Squawk Box co-host Andrew Ross Sorkin, The Times columnist who interviewed Musk, described it as an illustration of Musk’s “demonic side” and “version” as Musk blasted corporations who’ve pulled…

Curtis Houck
November 30th, 2023 3:40 PM

9 Tiny Things That Still Outnumber Sales of Brian Stelter’s Book

Former CNN media reporter Brian Stelter has been on a tour promoting his exciting new book about Fox News, but it looks like his efforts have been in vain. With just 3,807 copies sold in the first week, it’s safe to call this one a flop.

Bill D'Agostino
November 30th, 2023 2:06 PM

Brian Stelter Praises The View for Being 'Louder Than the Liars'

The sales of Brian Stelter’s latest anti-Fox News book were so low that he made an appearance with the liberal ladies of ABC’s The View on Thursday in an attempt to bump up his numbers. Of course, there were the usual back-slapping conversations for him going after one of their mutual hate objects, but Stelter also had sweet nothings to proclaim the cast: falsely claiming the show was…

Nicholas Fondacaro
November 30th, 2023 2:06 PM

Pro-Free Speech Pundits on Musk Telling Advertisers ‘Go F*** Yourself'

Elon Musk defiantly dismissed concerns over advertiser boycotts at X (formerly Twitter), emphasizing his commitment to free speech. In a November 29 interview, he told companies that attempt to "blackmail" him with advertising dollars to "go f*** yourself." His stance garnered support from free speech advocates.

Tom Olohan
November 30th, 2023 1:54 PM

VA School Includes Palestine While Excluding Israel From Fair

The Stafford County Public School District in Virginia hosted a multicultural fair where one middle school represented Palestine without including Israel in their presentation, despite ongoing Palestinian attacks on Israelis. The display's omission of Israel has sparked accusations of antisemitism amid broader concerns about rising antisemitism in the state. Governor Youngkin and Attorney…

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg
November 30th, 2023 12:56 PM

On CBS, Brinkley Pans 'Anti-Democratic' Kissinger

Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley joined Thursday’s installment of CBS Mornings to discuss the death of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and his “duality.” On one hand, Brinkley panned Kissinger as someone who “had a bad, anti-democratic record,” but on the other, he praised Kissinger for being the guy who set in motion Israeli-Egyptian peace and tried to argue that is…

Alex Christy
November 30th, 2023 12:15 PM