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Dean Betz #🟦May 14, 2023

“Researchers at Boston University concluded that over the course of an American’s lifetime, the likelihood of knowing someone killed or injured by gunfire is nearly 100 percent.” Free link.

Mass killings leave Americans fearful, numb and wondering: Am I next? https://wapo.st/44PKfBk

Mass killings leave Americans fearful, numb and wondering: Am I next?

As the country confronts a fresh string of mass killings in everyday places, the unrelenting violence is exacting a psychological toll.

The Washington Post
Dean Betz #🟦May 13, 2023
Jamison FoserMay 12, 2023

I wrote about Anderson Cooper's dishonest, disgraceful, cowardly, and hypocritical attack on critics of CNN's Trump rally.

Cooper falsely claimed critics of the rally want to silo themselves away from anything they disagree with. Incredibly, he did it in a *monologue,* rather than in conversation with a critic who could respond and disagree with him. Talk about a silo!

More here: https://findinggravity.substack.com/p/anderson-cooper-company-man

Anderson Cooper, company man

CNN's response to critics of its Trump rally makes one thing clear: The cable channel hates its viewers

Finding Gravity
Dean Betz #🟦May 13, 2023
Steve SilbermanMay 12, 2023
Audience at Chris Licht's MAGA freakshow on #CNN was instructed not to boo or express disapproval of #Trump. Licht should be immediately fired. He has gravely damaged #CNN's brand. https://www.mediaite.com/politics/republican-at-trump-town-hall-says-many-in-audience-were-disgusted-or-bewildered-by-ex-president/
Republican at Trump Town Hall Says Many in Audience Were ‘Disgusted’ or ‘Bewildered’ By Ex-President

Many audience members at CNN's Trump town hall were "disgusted" by the president but were told not to boo, according to one Republican who attended.

Mediaite
Dean Betz #🟦May 12, 2023
Jeff JarvisMay 12, 2023
I repeat: Chris Licht is vying to be the second most dangerous influence from media on democracy under Rupert Murdoch. CNN is borked.
https://puck.news/lichts-dispassion-punch/
Licht’s Dispassion Punch

Inside CNN, the reverberations from Wednesday’s town hall are still being profoundly felt, further testing the long-strained relationship between the network’s anchors and journalists on one side and their newly dispassionate boss on the other. As one insider put it: “It’s Chris Licht’s fucking CNN now.”

Puck
Dean Betz #🟦May 12, 2023
Steve YelvingtonMay 12, 2023

Guy who crashed an airplane on purpose in a YouTube stunt may get up to 20 years in prison.

What's the penalty for the guy who's tying to crash the global economy?

Dean Betz #🟦May 12, 2023
Back when I used to watch CNN, I couldn't understand why Trump's campaign was buying ads on a news channel he hated so fiercely. On Wednesday night it all became clear. #Trump #MAGA #CNN #MediaFail
Dean Betz #🟦May 12, 2023
This jackoff is getting just what he deserves — up to 20 years in prison. Brought to you by Ridge Wallet, the wallet of douchbags. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-11/youtuber-pilot-trevor-jacobs-admits-plane-crash-destroyed-evidence?fbclid=IwAR3GV3UvI_7bRc3YMmPWMryOzzLWfcMkWH1e-lC4oAPWk80VYDNO3uJvVCQ&mibextid=Zxz2cZ
YouTuber admits he crashed plane in Santa Barbara, destroyed evidence

Trevor Daniel Jacob agrees to plead guilty to obstructing a federal investigation by destroying the wreckage of an airplane that he intentionally crashed in Santa Barbara County for a YouTube video.

Los Angeles Times
Dean Betz #🟦May 11, 2023

“The point here is that there is quite literally nothing companies can do to appease the right. And influential people on the right know this.”

From: @parkermolloy
https://masto.ai/@parkermolloy/110351326419114019

Parker Molloy (@[email protected])

Had some thoughts on the disaster that was CNN's town hall with Trump. No paywall on this one: https://parkerm.co/wtfcnn #byPM #readTPA

Mastodon
Dean Betz #🟦May 11, 2023
Randahl FinkMay 11, 2023

Imagine a country on the way to a presidential election.

Presidential candidate A is criticized for lying constantly, trying to overturn the last election, stealing top secret documents from government, being involved in financial fraud, and having sexually abused a woman.

Presidential candidate B is criticized for being 4 years older than candidate A.

Then imagine, that this presidential election is a toss-up, because candidate A is really entertaining to watch on tv.

This is where we are.

Dean Betz #🟦May 11, 2023
Low Quality FactsMay 11, 2023
"You do not have to like the fires we started, but you can't say that we didn't put them out," the fire chief tells the townsfolk, many of whom are angry about the arson. "We set stuff on fire again and again and put them all out. Put a LOT of fires out. And that is our job."