Happy Holidays

Seems especially critical given the piece is part of a fundraising effort.

Control what they think, you’ll control what they do. It’s the NAZI way.

I am loving the Celtics, pleasantly surprised with the Bruins, happy to see the Red Sox doing something - and we won't talk about the Pats!

Hoping their experience carries them over Cleveland into the finals this year. They don't need any acquisitions or trades; they're good to go, though I do think they should rest Tatum more and maybe not rely quite so much on 3-pointers.

Yeah, the Bruins have responded well to that coaching change -- which surprised me, especially after how they had responded to Montgomery in his 1st year. I really didn't think the coach was the problem.

The Sox lost my interest in the last few years as they let talent go, understandably given the salaries, but a pretty drastic let down overall.

And the Pats -- Maye has got me back paying attention. I even streamed the Buffalo game -- minus the turnovers, they played really well. So yeah, looking forward to improvement next year.

I'll be 74 next week. Left MA permanently in 75, but have never stopped being a fan. And still love New England, though I gotta say, Oregon is pretty special too -- my wide and I have been here and raised our kids here since 88.

Go Celtics!

I love it here and have been here since ‘03 but we’re not immune to posting misinformation. The good thing is that it’s usually called out but not always.

Thanks for this info.
Yesterday, I read in The Daily Beast that the head of Netflix made his way to Florida to kiss the fat ass. I canceled my Netflix subscription and what they asked why, I stated these actions. I will have nothing to do with trump freaks.

I'm going to unsubscribe to Netflix also.

I realized that in our eyes, they are already tarnished, but they’re not paying the price for doing what they did and bending the knee

I find the a reliable source for news the US MSM won't cover. I don't have a sub but donate frequently. It helps that they are owned by a trust instead of a corporation.

They are fact-based, up-to-the-minute, and committed to freedom of the press and informing Americans of what secures or endangers their freedoms.

The Guardian and ProPublica are the only investigative news organizations I donate to. All the rest can kiss my...........Trump. 😁

Also couldn't agree more about ProPublica.

Gotta say that along with The Guardian and ProPublica, the goal of free world knowledge by Wikipedia also gets big yearly donations from me. They've gotten better every year and these days Wikipedia is getting better and more up-to-date faster than most corporate media.

Amen to those who expand our map of reality.

I usually support media. With the exception of ABC, NYT, WAPO, (and the obvious right wing propaganda streams) I have been a defender of our media, especially those media to the left of center. But I’ve had it with the media blaming the Harris campaign and the Democrats for the election and taking no responsibility themselves. The truth is, it wouldn’t make any difference how flawless a campaign TFG’s opponent executed, or how hard grassroots Dems fought. The billionaires like President Musk bought the election and the media helped put him across the threshold in the EC. Our elections are fucked up because of the money involved and the power those influences have over the media. I feel like we’re on our own here, with only independent media to keep us informed. We have to keep our guard up not to end up in our own echo chamber unless we want to end up like the crazies on the right.

Their coverage has been pretty excellent all along, IMO, highlighting corporate control and the impending oligarchy.

and they became Putinistas. Their root raison d'etre was always left/Socialist-leaning but this thing they have been doing with current Putin oligarchical Russia is sickening.

so if you can afford it send them a little money. I transferred my NYT and WAPO funds to them.

Rec. Rec. Rec

that I also sub to - and especially for David Corn.

https://www.motherjones.com/

that's a Koch website. Probably deliberate.

I recommend Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman and Al Jazeera English for world news.

And curate all my subscriptions.

...I subscribed. One of the things I've pointed out is how outlets like Faux and The New York Post are used as loss-leader propaganda channels for the right-wing and The Guardian is the only left-leaning media outlet that tries to level the playing field by providing many of its stories outside of a paywall.

Imagine if the filthy rich, and getting richer, billionaire Jeff Bezos decided to see a fearless, independent Washington Post as a counter to the Murdoch factories of lies. This country today has many cowards of historic proportion, but Bezos easily resides among the top five.

for the first time. Also subscribed to The Atlantic and renewed my membership in the ACLU.

Don't trust any major newspapers in the US anymore now that they are run by dictators.

Has a U. S. live political blog that runs daily

Or weekly?

We have subscribed to the Guardian for the last few years.
Along with reading Pro Publica, for there excellent in depth articles.
Some other ones to check in on is the BBC, Australian Broadcast Company & DW from Germany.
PBS plays half hour news broadcast's from the above news sites, France24 and NHK.
I like getting information from other countries, gives me more diverse viewpoints.