Barbara Iverson
@biverson.bsky.social
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Professor Emerita Digital Journalism - Columbia College Chicago. Emerta Director at Voqal. Org. Interests: Democracy, biking, swimming, painting, progressive politics. Like Persephone, I split my time between Chicago and Florida.
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They do dance around corporate/billionaire ownership a very little bit, but never actually get to the heart of it. That we don't talk much at all about media consolidation (especially the last 30ish years) is part of the reason why we're at where we're at.
Holy shit. Friends, here is a panel on the question "why don't Americans trust the media?'
I scrolled ... scrolled ... increasingly amazed ... scrolled ...
Nope. No one so much as *mentions* the 6-decade, billionaire-funded campaign by the right to destroy trust in media! Not even in passing!
I scrolled ... scrolled ... increasingly amazed ... scrolled ...
Nope. No one so much as *mentions* the 6-decade, billionaire-funded campaign by the right to destroy trust in media! Not even in passing!
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It's not a distraction, it's a message
Obama: The weird videos of a U.S. President with a crown on his head flying a fighter jet and dumping poop on protesting citizens… All of that is designed to distract you from the fact that your situation has not gotten better.
From an Evanston resident filming an arrest at Oakton/Asbury ~an hour ago:
"He was being very violent with her, I said ‘You got to stop that,’ and he said, ‘Step back or I’ll fucking shoot you.‘ I step back, and then I continue to record, at which point he turned around and pointed a gun at me.”
"He was being very violent with her, I said ‘You got to stop that,’ and he said, ‘Step back or I’ll fucking shoot you.‘ I step back, and then I continue to record, at which point he turned around and pointed a gun at me.”
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Loads of families are currently trick or treating from business to business and parking lot to parking lot along 26th Street in Little Village. There’s also loads of rapid responders with vests and whistles patrolling making sure families can enjoy the holiday in peace.
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Vice President JD Vance has declared that only a “really terrible person” would mistreat a dog, apparently forgetting that his cabinet colleague Kristi Noem bragged about executing a puppy in her memoir just last year.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
JD Vance says only ‘really terrible’ people mistreat dogs, forgetting Noem scandal
Vice President overlooks Homeland Security Secretary Krisi Noem’s notorious execution of her puppy, Cricket in a discussion on animal cruelty and personal morality
www.the-independent.com
Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth — have taken up residence in housing on U.S. military bases in the D.C. area. The shift is causing strain on military housing stock but more alarming to know these are officially ONLY for "senior uniformed officers" (3- or 4-star generals).
Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases
Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers.
www.theatlantic.com
www.cato.org/blog/lawmake... Kristi Noem describes violence against DHS agents as “anything that threatens them and their safety, so it is doxing them. It is videotaping them where they’re at.”
There's a Right To Record ICE Raids--and There's No Blanket Immunity for Raiders
Notwithstanding pronouncements from leading officials of the Trump administration, the consensus of federal courts is that the Constitution protects the right to record immigration raids, and federal ...
www.cato.org
Kristi Noem: "No American citizens have been arrested or detained.”
Except for the ones that were.
Except for the ones that were.
They broke the ribs of a 67-year-old man at a kids Halloween parade in Chicago. Kristi Noem followed it up by promising to send ICE "full force" after trick-or-treaters.
Sending men in military gear into Chicago neighborhoods with guns drawn while children go door to door for candy? Beyond evil.
Sending men in military gear into Chicago neighborhoods with guns drawn while children go door to door for candy? Beyond evil.
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“This isn’t about deportations. It’s about obedience...and once proven effective, it won’t stay in immigration long….The internal message Is discipline over discretion…”
www.jackhopkinsnow.com/p/the-most-d...
www.jackhopkinsnow.com/p/the-most-d...
The Most Dangerous Quiet Night in Federal History
How the New ICE Chain-of-Command Model Will Be Used Everywhere Else.” This isn’t about deportations. It’s about obedience...and once proven effective, it won’t stay in immigration long.
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the maker of Tylenol.
The lawsuit comes as the Trump administration has promoted unproven claims linking Tylenol use to autism.
The lawsuit comes as the Trump administration has promoted unproven claims linking Tylenol use to autism.
Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Tylenol manufacturer amid Trump’s pressure campaign
The lawsuit comes as the Trump administration has promoted unproven claims linking Tylenol use to autism.
www.politico.com
Dressing up like a Tylenol©️ Extra Strength Rapid Release Gel™️ and running around the Capitol grounds like a spectre to scare off the maga.
It’s like sage but not appropriative.
It’s like sage but not appropriative.