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Bill Carter

@wjcarter

10 months

Bottom line is she treated Trump like normal, legit candidate, not one who tried to blow up our democracy and faces 91 felony indictments. Not just irresponsible journalism. Downright dangerous journalism to legitimize this guy- in the name of having a “ talked about” premiere.

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar

10 months

is it Trump's first network interview "since leaving office," or since he violently tried to overthrow the government?

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They knew for SIX hours that seven ppl were dead at the scene. And waited until 10 pm to give any info at all, then no questions. This is not public service. It's CYA.

Shimon Prokupecz

@ShimonPro

1 year

@wjcarter It stinks, but they don’t care as I found in Uvalde. Too many politicians in that presser.

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7 years

Congrats to Billy Kimmel. He helped untold number of lives.

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6 years

Facts matter? Just today: 1)Trump says US pays 80% of NATO budget; it's 22%. 2) Amazon has sweetheart PO deal; they pay same bulk rate as everybody else. 3)PO loses billions on Amazon; PO MAKES billions from Amazon. 4)Pollution regs crushing auto industry; record sales for yrs.

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6 years

Serious question: what justification was there for Oval Office address? Not one thing had not been said before. Networks should feel totally burned. Shouldn't they come out+tell WH: That was a fraudulent request; forget asking for platform for your political posturing ever again?

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1 year

CNN flexed its strength on the Russia story. Now has HUGE bombshell scoop w Trump incriminating tape. All since veteran news team took over. Just sayin'

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7 years

i suspect we will hear abt the "failing" SNL again but Melissa McCarthy as Spicer was sketch for the ages. Matches best show has ever done.

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@wjcarter

10 months

Why do intelligent journalists believe they can treat him like any other pol? It’s like questioning pull-string doll who always lies+never shuts up. Just get rote nonsense-worse, toxic nonsense. Non-stop confrontation is only way; they won’t do it bc rest of GOP will boycott them

Jay Rosen

@jayrosen_nyu

10 months

Recommended thread.

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6 years

This poor man ‘s grief means nothing to her or other gun fetishists. They laugh at death- other people’s. They see mass slaughter as the “ price of freedom.” Senseless Gun death is our biggest national shame since slavery.

Steve Levitan

@SteveLevitan

6 years

. @DLoesch Let this sink in as your head hits the pillow tonight. #gunsense

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3 years

Crushing disappointment for Tucker Carlson: Hungary, world’s greatest country, ends Olympics edged out by awful USA, by 33 gold medals and 93 overall.

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@wjcarter

2 years

My brother passed away today. Taught me how to hit a ball, catch a pass, take a punch. Master at organizing Bklyn St. kids+later a Park Ave law firm. Father to 3; "Papa" to 4; brother to 2. Cruel fate cheated him of some good yrs; we still had a lot of great ones. Love you, Rich.

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2 years

Writing this is profoundly humiliating, but can you imagine even THINKING this? Praising the peaceful transfer of power--the bedrock of American democracy--is now a "political" viewpoint? It can ONLY considered so among ppl who don't believe in it.

Emily Goodin

@Emilylgoodin

2 years

Michelle Obama sounds political in her remarks: “You see the people that make their voices heard with their vote. We hold an inauguration to ensure a peaceful transition of power. … Once our time is up we move on.”

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4 years

Death toll over 3k today. More than 9/11 or Pearl Harbor, both events so devastating they became life markers: "where were you when..." Will ppl remember where they were when they heard 3k died of Covid on 12/9/20? And what the hell happened that so many of us simply don't care?

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5 years

Buck Henry was an enormous-and enormously underrated-comedy talent. The guy wrote "The Graduate," helped create "Get Smart"+was a frequent+usually exceptional host during SNL's early glory yrs. A comic sensibility exuding offbeat intelligence. Great memories of his work. RIP.

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2 years

Almost absurdly easy for SNL to eviscerate the lunacy of the current news. They had the proper perspective: are you kidding with this stuff? It belongs in the dark ages.

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1 year

I never believe in press applauding for someone, but for that speech by this guy… maybe.

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@keithboykin

1 year

“I’m weary. There’s only so many times you can walk in the room and tell someone they’re not coming home tomorrow…I would simply ask you to do something. Because doing nothing, which is what we have been doing, is not working.” – Louisville, Kentucky Dr. Jason Smith

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4 years

Pretty amazing what a launch R Maddow is giving to my colleague Brian Stelter’s devastating book on Fox News tonight. But kudos to her for recognizing what a potent indictment he’s written and providing a platform beyond CNN for Brian.

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1 year

Really great bit; truly remarkable recruiting. Letterman?!? And it's 1:10 am in the east, so it's just me, at my late-night sentry post. Lovely finale. Fantastic run, you guys. Congrats.

Ben Winston

@benwinston

1 year

From our finale tonight. Pulling this off was a dream. (I would love to be sitting next to Bill Carter as he watches this … @wjcarter )

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1 year

Does this not remind you of Uvalde, Shimon? Initial effort all abt burying details; no obligation to let public know what happened: who's shooter; how many killed at scene; of course what gun was used. But BIG info abt responder "running" twd the danger. These guys have no shame.

Shimon Prokupecz

@ShimonPro

1 year

Texas…

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1 year

Like calling the NRA a “gun- curious” organization.

Oliver Darcy

@oliverdarcy

1 year

amazing how after everything we have seen, The New York Times can only apparently muster up the courage to call Fox News a "right leaning network"

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1 year

An actor who ALWAYS made you aware of his PRESENCE. With his body, his eyes, his voice. Hard to believe he wasn’t a bigger star bc if he was in a scene you couldn’t take your eyes off him.

Alan Sepinwall

@sepinwall

1 year

I tried to discuss the authority Lance Reddick brought to every role:

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7 years

Thought Seth did super work on monologue, which was fraught w potential land mines. Solid jokes, good command of room. several deserved shots -weinstein, spacey--but not over the top. well done.

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4 years

The great Donald McNeil on w Maddow! With pen in breast pocket. The real deal. THIS is the man to talk to if you want to know what it all REALLY means.

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4 years

The events of this week have me wondering if this is going to ruin it for Trump with the Nobel Prize Committee.

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4 years

This was a tour de force for D Dale. He was practically breathless when he finished.

Oliver Darcy

@oliverdarcy

4 years

Hell of a thing to watch CNN's @ddale8 fact-check the cascade of lies from Trump's speech.

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8 years

Trump forces have sued in Nev to keep votes from ppl who waited in long lines after official poll closing from being counted. So patriotic!

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1 year

In terms of timing anyway, ousting Don Lemon seems more surprising than the Carlson news. He was actually on the air TODAY. Bonkers.

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4 years

A word abt my friend, the hugely experienced and knowledgeable health reporter for the NYT, Donald McNeil's appearance w Rachel Maddow tonight: YIKES.

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1 year

What a betrayal. Didn’t even consult players, many of whom had spoken out for moral correctness of pga stand vs the saudis. What will they say to these guys? “Our previous morality is now inoperative?”

LeslieAnne Wade

@LeslieAnneWade

1 year

Players’ meeting with commissioner at 4pm.

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6 years

I have known+covered Leslie Moonves for 30yrs. He was accessible, candid, professional w/outstanding skills as an entertainment exec. The revelations abt him depict a disturbed individual+leave me shocked+sickened. He does not deserve, much less need, a rich payout for resigning.

VANITY FAIR

@VanityFair

6 years

BREAKING: As Les Moonves prepares to resign, @WilliamCohan reports on a shocking new incident of sexual harassment

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8 years

This is truly amazing. Most times guys are petrified to have last ball hit at them.

Mike Cole

@MikeColeNESN

8 years

Kris Bryant smiling as he fields and throws for the final out is the greatest.

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6 years

Just want to note: the ppl who have been sniping at Maggie Haberman and Mike Schmidt for some of their trump coverage don’t understand/ appreciate how great reporters work. More evidence tonight.

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4 years

How is there 13% undecided? Almost 4 years of this and that many ppl aren't sure if they want four more of it? "Yeah sure, 135k dead, rampant corruption, racism, misogyny and incompetence, but I'm still not quite sure..."

Political Polls

@Politics_Polls

4 years

National GE: Biden 48% (+9) Trump 39% @MorningConsult 6/29-7/5

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2 years

Whoever at Coca-Cola forced the introduction of "New Coke" in 1985 must be getting excited at the prospect of being replaced as biggest product blunder of all time, as Twitter follows that lead by taking a hugely popular brand and trashing it to pieces, driving away loyal users.

Tim Onion

@oneunderscore__

2 years

NEW from me from inside Twitter: Employees are comparing Musk's Twitter reign to the Trump White House, staying on to keep it from "going off the rails." Musk is creating new rules “by Tweet edict,” then employees have to figure out how to enforce them.

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6 years

As you watch incident after incident like this captured on video how can anyone not wonder how much of this goes on in absence of video, or has gone on for years unseen? Only question is: has it gotten worse in this era of ugly hate coming from the top?

CNN Breaking News

@cnnbrk

6 years

Two employees seen on video asking a black guest to leave a Portland, Oregon, hotel after he took a phone call in the lobby have been fired, the company says

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10 months

I find this guy’s stupidity staggering. Just barely escapes one corruption case, gets re elected and then starts selling out to Egypt and keeping the cash and gold bars in his HOUSE? Go directly to jail. Do not pass go. Do not collect 200 gold bars.

Asha Rangappa

@AshaRangappa_

10 months

That was the part that immediately jumped out to me 😱 (forget the gold bars!!) — getting a staffing blueprint of a foreign embassy helps counterintel ID who is there under diplomatic cover and can also provide ideas for potential targets of recruitment. Insane

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3 years

Feel bad for CBS, trying to get ppl to stick around for Equalizer after having to sit thru Tranquilizer.

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5 years

If he tweeted disconnected babbling from children’s books, appeared on camera in his pajamas and foamed at the mouth, the GOP would support him. Mental illness will never move the needle w a base that doesn’t think anything he says or does sounds crazy at all.

L. Anne Brown, PhD

@anne_901

5 years

@vanityman @joehagansays @JohnJHarwood @MaxBoot The guy said “officially diagnosed,” which DT hasn’t been.

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7 years

So is prime minister Abe staying for the evening at Mar -a- Lago? And will everyone sit down late to enjoy tonite's edition of SNL?

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4 years

Again: total nonsense. Could have moved to different day. You would have fulfilled your obligation to "fairness" to both candidates while NOT displaying complete disregard for fairness to voters. Instead, give guy who blew up the scheduled dual appearance exactly what he wants.

Brian Steinberg

@bristei

4 years

Statement from NBCU news chief Cesar Conde: 'If we were to move our town hall with President Trump to a later timeslot we would be violating our commitment to offer both campaigns access to the same audience and the same forum.'

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2 years

Tonight Trump openly dangled pardons (should he be re-elected in '24) for those arrested over 1/6 insurrection. Msg? "I'll protect you if you don't rat me out." This is mafia stuff; and obstruction of justice, 101. From an abhorrent, dangerous man. He MUST be stopped.

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@wjcarter

5 years

So a sitting senator can’t be bothered spending 20 seconds to look up the source of who “warned us- look out for the lawyers” and pins it on Jesus, not a character Shakespeare created, getting the quote wrong as well. But we’re supposed to take her defense of Trump seriously?

Marsha Blackburn

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5 years

A 3-year, coordinated effort has been underway to remove @realDonaldTrump from office. Jesus warned us — watch out for the lawyers.

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7 years

no back down from JKimmel. challenges cassidy by telling him he sure does understand the bill. calls it worse health care bill yet

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1 year

100%. To have ZERO accountability for the most lawless Admin in US history, one that plotted a COUP for pity’s sake, is both a massive fail and an incipient disaster.

Bill Kristol

@BillKristol

1 year

Coverage I've seen of Trump campaign trip is all 2024 horserace. Jan. 6 not mentioned. Understandable but suggests the price we've paid for no indictments, no trial, no real reckoning for Jan. 6. Trump treated as normal candidate, not a president who tried to subvert an election.

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4 years

How amazing are these Democrat hoax-sters? Just to try to damage Trump's election chances, they managed to shut down ALL of Italy.

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3 years

Colbert's invention still stands out as one of the most brilliant breakthru's in late-night history: a CHARACTER? For NINE years? And he pulled it off-- spectacularly.

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4 years

What Ratcliffe is saying is: Our Intel services briefed BRITISH intelligence, but NOT Cmdr in Chief of US forces. This is either preposterous or a spectacular indictment of Trump for being either too ineffectual to be expected to do anything or so stupid it's not worth bothering.

Office of the DNI

@ODNIgov

4 years

"The White House statement addressing this issue earlier today, which denied such a briefing occurred, was accurate. The New York Times reporting, and all other subsequent news reports about such an alleged briefing are inaccurate.” (2/2)

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There isn’t a journalist alive- a real one, not a govt shill- who would question the validity of Collins’ questions. Nor the professional way she asked them on behalf of the entire WH news corps. This WH doesn’t believe in free press. And we’re all the victims of this outrage.

Brian Stelter

@brianstelter

6 years

What @KaitlinCollins asked Trump, hours before being "disinvited" from Rose Garden event: — "Did Michael Cohen betray you, Mr. President?" — "Are you worried about what is on the other tapes?" — "Why is Vladimir Putin not accepting your invitation?"

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7 years

Previously: "a moron, a "threat to start WWIII." Today: "a deranged animal;" "a soulless coward." Uncharted waters...

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@wjcarter

4 years

It's been a debilitating four years in so many ways, but tonight's display, which seemed consciously an homage to fascist dictators, was a grotesquerie for the ages. Our country is being led by a sick, sick man. And his party of quislings does everything possible to enable him.

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4 years

Truly unimaginable that a President is fomenting violence against a state’s governor and no one seems to think it’s a big deal. Not the media, certainly not his party. How depraved has he made our country?

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@MattNegrin

4 years

The president as the leader of a consortium of white supremacist militias is encouraging them to further target the governor of Michigan, a brazen act of domestic terrorism, and the news industry dismisses this routinely as Trump being Trump. Wasn’t even raised in the town hall

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8 years

So NATO members should pay their fair share but not billionaires?

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4 years

This defines, underscores+bold-faces what Repub politics are all abt. They KNOW they're a minority party (as in, they ALWAYS lose pop vote for POTUS); but rather than change to expand their appeal they openly advocate LIMITING (suppressing, blocking, invalidating) legal votes.

Eric Kleefeld

@EricKleefeld

4 years

Rand Paul rails on how Georgia was supposedly stolen — “but probably most importantly” absentee ballot applications being sent out for the Senate runoffs. “I’m very, very concerned that if you solicit votes from typically non-voters, that you will affect and change the outcome.”

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2 years

He MUST know this can be checked. Yet he just outright lies, knowing that it will never matter to the ppl who support him. Lying is a function of accepting that there is such a think as objective facts.

MSNBC

@MSNBC

2 years

“I don’t care for mail-in voting,” said Mark Finchem, the Trump-backed Arizona secretary of state candidate. “That’s why I go to the polls.” He voted by mail in 28 of the past 30 elections. (the The ReidOut Blog)

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This guy is just the latest in a long line of ppl w previously impressive+hard-earned reputations to see himself utterly trashed, his name in tatters, forever tarnished by foolishly doing the bidding of a toxic snake. Won't be the last.

Sahil Kapur

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New from ⁦ @ckubeNBC ⁩ ⁦ @carolelee ⁩: Joint Chiefs Chairman Milley discussed resigning over role in Trump's church photo op

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@wjcarter

7 years

Remember: not a single q on climate change at any of the presidential debates. Zero.

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'Beyond the extreme': Scientists marvel at 'increasingly non-natural' Arctic warmth.

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4 years

Kevin Cash in Yankee dugout, Oct 8, 1956: "It's top of 7th. Hitters average vs this guy goes up 30% in 3d time thru the order. We're only ahead 2-0. I gotta get this Larsen guy out of the game."

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2 years

Worthwhile again to remember: when these hearings started, there was WIDESPREAD commentary abt how "nothing new" was expected to come out of them; they were likely to be mostly "political grandstanding." Commentary now? "Eye-popping," "dramatic," "devastating," "historic."

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3 years

They are DESPERATE not to have a trial that shines a national klieg light on everything that went on in that insurrection. Of course they want to "move on." They're terrified that at some pt the public will be screaming for accountability. Move on--screw that.

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@Deggans

3 years

This is the same group that convinced half of Republicans that Trump won the presidential election. They think they can BS anyone and everyone.

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5 years

I wanted to write this as a tribute to my Dad and his B-17 crew. But also to all the men (boys, really) who put their lives on the line 75 years ago in the defense of freedom+democracy. We have a lot to learn from their example.

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7 years

This basically means, had Trump been President in 1938 and heard Orson Welles' War of the Worlds b-cast, he would have declared war on Mars.

David Corn

@DavidCornDC

7 years

In other words, you couldn't tell the difference between a Fox News segment and real-time events. Hope you don't watch "Independence Day."

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7 years

SNL hits six-year high in meter overnight ratings. "Failing SNL" that is, of course.

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7 years

The scales are finally falling, Piers. The birthirism, Charlottesville, black NFL players as SOBs, the Muslim ‘ban’ now this. Can a sentient person reach any but the obvious conclusion?

Piers Morgan

@piersmorgan

7 years

*NEW COLUMN* Endorsing Muslim-hating fascists is the worst thing Trump's done as President & unless he apologises, makes him an Islamophobe & racist too.

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Compliments to Lawrence O’Donnell tonite for linking media shrugging off Trump’s outrageous lie abt Obama’s birth certificate w later acceptance of ever more outrageous and dangerous lies. Once he got away w the first disgusting +preposterous lie, he realized he faced no limits.

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5 years

He doesn’t even flinch when his naked hypocrisy is exposed. “Sure I’m a complete politician hack, who has zero interest in the good of the country. And whatcha going to do abt it? Pass the bourbon, son.”

Jake Tapper

@jaketapper

5 years

McConnell was asked, "Should a Supreme Court justice die next year, what will your position be on filling that spot?" The leader took a long sip of his drink before announcing with a smile, "Oh, we'd fill it," triggering loud laughter from the audience.

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John Berman on CNN is most underrated interviewer in TV News. He asks direct questions without all kinds of preamble , background filler, grandstanding and ONE Q at a time. Proved again tonight w Sect of State of Maine.

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2 years

You know what ELSE isn’t legit political discourse? Claiming vote fraud w no evidence; urging govt departments to seize voting machines; installing fake electors in 7 states to try to get real electors invalidated; twisting VP arm to compel illegal decert of electors. AND SO ON.

Ronna McDaniel

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This story from the New York Times is completely false. It’s not journalism, it’s the worst type of baseless political propaganda.

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Big coverage tonight of primaries in WY and Alaska. Total population of those 2 states: 1.3M. They have FOUR senators. My hometown of Bklyn has 2.6M ppl. Just sayin'.

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To me this gives reporting legitimacy. Mayer+Farrow interviewed lots of ppl. Some back Kavanaugh on character, others do not. If they wanted to do hit piece on him they'd have left out supporters. They didn't. Honest reporting. Honest facts include a serious woman accusing him.

Josh Marshall

@joshtpm

6 years

Yeah, I thought I was just worn out and confused for a second. The story itself just blew a hole in the story?

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This piece argues, in essence, that a chronic+preposterous liar may not be able to be convicted of ANYTHING bc his "intent" can't be discerned amid the fountain of BS he has spewed endlessly. So Joe Isuzu could rob the US Mint saying, "I really believed all that gold was mine"?

The New York Times

@nytimes

2 years

If the Justice Department brings a case against Donald Trump, prosecutors face the challenge of showing he knew — or should have known — that assertions about election fraud were false, or that his attempt to block congressional certification was illegal.

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Expect ghouls on Fox News+elsewhere in the right's hate world to mock AOC for her acct of fearing for her life from the Trump terrorists. But just listen to her: she knew those thugs were after her+intended to do her harm. What went on that day is not to be forgotten-or forgiven.

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7 months

Watching Esper, Trump’s Sec of Defense, on CNN saying he is definitely a threat to democracy. A guy Trump himself picked. Not Dem leftist or socialist, or an “ enemy of the ppl.” When in history did a whole corps of a President’s inner circle declare him a menace to the nation?

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6 years

CBS board had no option on decision to deny Leslie Moonves severance. Evidence of bad acts was overwhelming. Certainly another msg here: you can be the most successful exec in your field but you do not have carte Blanche to behave appallingly. And Me Too is powerful force.

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4 years

Interesting journalism question: Should CBS News wait until Sunday to report on exactly what caused Trump to walk out of 60Min interview? There's a debate Thu. Shouldn't whatever happened be available to moderator to ask Trump about?

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7 years

been waiting for this: threat against station licenses (maybe he doesn't understand network itself has no license) is doing the full Nixon.

Brian Stelter

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7 years

Flashback: In 1973 a friend of Nixon tried to take over the license of a TV station owned by the Washington Post ()

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3 years

Lots of Trump officials were subpoenaed before; they refused; nothing happened to them. They no longer have protection from WH. (tho maybe from Garland). If you don't/won't back up subpoena w genuine penalties for failure to comply it's just a paper airplane waiting to fly.

southpaw

@nycsouthpaw

3 years

In a new joint statement, Schumer and Durbin want testimony from Barr and Sessions; they vow the Judiciary Committee will investigate vigorously.

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@wjcarter

2 years

Powerful interview by Anderson +60Min (online if you missed it.) Utter condemnation of Fox News for deliberately spreading debunked Trump election lies. The destruction these lies have wrought is incalculable. And it's STILL going on-bc propagating lies seems to be good business.

60 Minutes

@60Minutes

2 years

“We told [Fox News]. We told them in real-time. Others told them. Government officials told them. Partisan government officials told them… This is not a matter of not knowing the truth. They knew the truth,” Dominion CEO John Poulos tells @andersoncooper .

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@wjcarter

10 months

Dominion all over again for Fox. Present something total contra the evidence, ignore every every refutation of bogus claims, keep the lie going. Having paid 3/4 of billion for deliberate lying some chastening MIGHT be expected. But no, when it’s the biz model, there no going back

Matthew Gertz

@MattGertz

10 months

Fox News claimed a 2020 email showed “Biden’s DOJ cover-up.” There’s just one problem -- Donald Trump was president in 2020.

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@wjcarter

6 years

The Repubs have abandoned all pretense of believing in a democratic form of government. They believe their ideology is supreme law of the land, not the Constitution. Why they want to pack courts too. so unconstitutional power grabs can't be overturned by objective court decision.

Mark Harris

@MarkHarrisNYC

6 years

This is terrifying.

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@wjcarter

7 years

Letterman deal w Netflix for longform interviews confirms Dave has retained the itch to be relevant. Expect him to be flatout great at this.

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@wjcarter

8 years

Colbert goes right after trump sniffing:'sounded like the coked up best man at a wedding.' Look for comics to hit the sniffing hard for days

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@wjcarter

4 years

Any legit DOJ would be all over this now, examining if a city police dept was in league w an armed white supremacist militia. These cops THANKED this kid+tossed him bottle of water AFTER he gunned down 2 ppl w an assault weapon. Surely this PD can't investigate itself.

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@wjcarter

9 months

Kasie Hunt hammers home connection btw Jordan the insurrection. When Reps were fleeing for their lives on 1/6, L Cheney to Jordan: "You fucking did this!" Put that together w refusal to say even now election was legit. Biggest moment of peril for our democracy since 1/6? TODAY.

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@wjcarter

4 years

Hard to believe after all his coverage and his bestselling book that anything Trump does or says could get a wow from Phil Rucker. But trashing Gov of a state reeling from deaths in an epidemic apparently qualifies.

Philip Rucker

@PhilipRucker

4 years

wow -- Trump, while touring the CDC, trashes the governor of Washington state, who is trying to manage the nation's biggest coronavirus outbreak

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@wjcarter

3 years

I’m going to leave that field clear for Claire McNear who has done phenomenal reporting on the show and unearthed the background details on Richards that changed everything the week. Fantastic reporting by Claire.

tom

@Slamdunkula

3 years

@wjcarter can't wait to read your book about this whole jeopardy fiasco in another year or two

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@wjcarter

5 years

And by “ naughty” he means: moronic, humiliating, witless, and most of all, deeply, deeply pathetic.

Brian Stelter

@brianstelter

5 years

Tucker says he's merely been "caught saying something naughty." You decide...

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@wjcarter

11 months

The problem is the Right just does not care abt things like this, abt basic human decency. Biden has been caricatured in loony fringe media as demonic, so DeSantis can't perform most basic function of governor if it means being in VICINITY of Biden.

Don Winslow

@donwinslow

11 months

Dear Florida, Never forget today when it mattered most that it was more important for your @GovRonDeSantis to not be photographed with @POTUS Biden than it was to meet with the President of the United States about help for Florida. DeSantis is a POS. He always will be a POS.

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@wjcarter

7 years

OReilly may survive cause Fox may ride out in thrall to money; but Emily has taken this dude down-will never be same

Emily Steel

@emilysteel

9 years

“I am coming after you with everything I have,” Mr. O’Reilly told me. “You can take it as a threat.” http://t.co/gXsH3Zqaig

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@wjcarter

1 year

It’s an interesting conflict btw a never more read and now consistently financially successful news org ( with flaws, of course), and a man who has now lost more money than any other human who has ever walked the earth.

Ken Klippenstein 📎

@kenklippenstein

1 year

One account has lost its verification badge: NYT, for saying it wasn’t going to pay for it

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@wjcarter

8 years

Jon Stewart letting out all the pent up rage vs Trump & Fox News from Colbert's desk. Like the old band reuniting for greatest hits concert.

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@wjcarter

3 years

WOW is that great. Not knocking the SNL cast to say: this guy ought to be Biden. Not only because he gets the voice+inflection+mumbly but sweet lack of clarity, but just the way he CAPTURES the overall personality. And makes it SO funny.

rob delaney

@robdelaney

3 years

Dana Carvey’s Biden is A+. He’s so cool.

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@wjcarter

4 years

All this misses that DT IS the Repub party. He’s got 90% of R vote for a reason: his views are THEIR views. It’s ALL abt grievance: the culture, media, Immigrants, the “blacks” are all taking over their world, their status. R’s can’t disavow that+win. So they shut up-complicitly.

Philip Rucker

@PhilipRucker

4 years

NEW --> Trump's push to amplify racism unnerves Republicans who have long enabled him My latest with @costareports on how Trump's Mount Rushmore speech crystallized his strategy to resuscitate his reelection campaign by weaponizing white grievance

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@wjcarter

6 years

Unless I’ve missed it, no one on CNN or MSNBC tonight has noted that Trump took over the writing of the bogus release trying to limit the Russian meeting to the absurd issue of adoptions. That is kind of after the fact evidence of how much Trump knew abt the meeting.

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@wjcarter

5 years

Neither Pirro nor Carlson reflect at all on the professionalism of ppl like Chris Wallace, but surely they underscore why the DNC feels justified in wanting to steer clear of the cesspool of bigotry, misogyny, and twisted human values that defines Fox News.

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@wjcarter

5 years

1 day's headlines: 1)Trump asked Whitaker to intercede+get a friend in charge of SDNY case 2)McCabe briefed Gang of 8 abt move to investigate POTUS 3)Trump Admin(+pals) trying to deal nuke tech to Saudis 4)Stone facing jail for veiled threat v judge USA in the age of Trump. Yikes

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@wjcarter

10 months

Almost incredible that Welker, knowing the scrutiny she'll be under, would allow Trump to spew like this. Maybe she comes back at him in the full interview, but if it's all like this, she has put an unfortunate brand on herself: access sell-out.

Dan Froomkin (PressWatchers.org)

@froomkin

10 months

In these clips, Trump utters about 30 different lies, and there's zero pushback from Kristen Welker, who instead calls him "fired up" and "defiant" – and "the president." This is, actually, worse than the CNN town hall in terms of normalizing a maniac.

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@wjcarter

2 years

She was a dynamic, take-no-prisoners witness, clearly angry abt what she'd been involved with. No flinching, no stammering, just smacking the hammer down.

Kaitlan Collins

@kaitlancollins

2 years

"Do you think it looks like we're f—ing winning? 'Cause I don't think it does," Sarah Matthews says, as she recalls what she told White House colleagues who feared condemning the violence at the Capitol would be "handing the media a win."

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@wjcarter

2 years

Notably: did ABC do poll asking whether all possible noms should be considered rather than hard-core anti-abortion zealots? This one contains a deafening racist dog whistle.

ABC News

@ABC

2 years

BREAKING: Just over three-quarters of Americans (76%) want Pres. Biden to consider "all possible nominees," while 23% want him to follow through on his commitment to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, per a new @ABC News/Ipsos poll.

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@wjcarter

4 years

After the CYA posturing, what can Trump say to this? S Korea-51.6M ppl NYC- 8.4M ppl Deaths in S Korea-222 Deaths in NYC - 10,000+ Not only is NY the financial+media capital of our country, it's his (and my) HOME TOWN. Warned for months, he did NOTHING to prevent this slaughter.

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@wjcarter

4 years

Stacey Abrams is the most prominent example of how important, how crucial the black women of America were in the outcome of this election. Maybe not “never,” but certainly “rarely” in our history have so many owed so much to so few.

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