Leavitt Praises WashPost Changes, Battles AP, CNN, Politico on Tariffs

On Tuesday’s installment of the White House press briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt praised the changes owner Jeff Bezos is making at The Washington Post, gave the “new media” seat to Saagar Enjeti of Breaking Points, and faced tough questions from across the spectrum on the economy from Fox News, CNN, Politico, and even the Associated Press.

Curtis Houck
March 12th, 2025 1:58 PM

PBS Journo: Axing Education Dept Hurts 'Poor and People Of Color' Most

PBS News Hour White House correspondent Laura Barron-Lopez joined the Wednesday edition of CNN’s Inside Politics to freak out about President Donald Trump’s plans to close, or at least downsize, the Department of Education. As Barron-Lopez tells it, Trump is trying to privatize public education, and shuttering the department will start a domino effect that will lead states to…

Alex Christy
March 12th, 2025 1:44 PM

ABC/CBS/NBC Spend Less Than Five Minutes (In 32 Days) on DOGE Savings

In 32 days of coverage (February 8 - March 12) ABC, CBS, NBC (on their evening and morning news shows) spent a total of (4 minutes, 43 seconds) citing specific dollar amounts that DOGE or President Donald Trump claimed to have saved the American taxpayer. 

Geoffrey Dickens
March 12th, 2025 12:58 PM

FLASHBACK: When the Media Adored ‘Jesus Christ of Our Era’ Elon Musk

Some of us are old enough to remember when journalists praised Musk as a “real-life Iron Man,” “a visionary,” and even “the Jesus Christ of our era.” Back then, every SpaceX rocket launch drew more media adulation than a Barack Obama speech, with journalists describing the company’s breakthroughs as “glorious,” “stunning,” and once, even “a miracle.”

Bill D'Agostino
March 12th, 2025 11:07 AM

Woke of the Weak: Paterson, NJ Mayor Claims 'Capital of Palestine'

Its Jihad-loving mayor places Paterson right up there with Jerusalem, Mecca and Medina! In fact, he claims it’s the capital of the mythical nation, “Palestine,” a territory governed by Islamic terrorists.

Justine Brooke Murray
March 12th, 2025 10:36 AM

Colbert, Guests Warn of Trump-Run Nazi Plays, Post-Soviet Oligarchy

Ham-fisted Nazi analogies and dumb post-Soviet oracles—these are a few of Stephen Colbert’s favorite things. On Tuesday’s edition of The Late Show on CBS, Colbert welcomed actor Nathan Lane and New York Times columnist Ezra Klein to his show to lament the Trump Administration where it was warned that the Trump era will feature pro-Nazi versions of The Sound of Music

Alex Christy
March 12th, 2025 10:10 AM

Column: When the Word 'Insurrectionist' Should Be Used

It would have been a dangerous drinking game during the Biden presidency to chug every time the media broadly described January 6 protesters as “insurrectionists.” That was the automatic journalistic assumption for every protester on the scene.So it’s remarkable when you consider radical leftist Mahmoud Khalil and the group he led, Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD).

Tim Graham
March 12th, 2025 5:45 AM

CBS: Tariffs Are Forcing Brides to Rush to ‘Say Yes to the Dress’

Having seemingly run out of things killed by DOGE to report on, it appears that the CBS Evening News have expanded this favorite doom genre of news reporting. This new subgenre deals with the adverse reactions to tariffs across society, with tonight’s focus on…wedding dresses.

Jorge Bonilla
March 11th, 2025 11:52 PM

Katy Tur Promotes 'Convincing' Speech of Montana Transgender Democrat

Concluding her eponymous show on Monday afternoon, MSNBC host Katy Tur promoted transgender activist Zooey Zephyr by playing clips of the Montana state legislator speaking out against a proposed law against drag shows.

Brad Wilmouth
March 11th, 2025 10:25 PM

ABC News Doing Their Level Best to Incite Violence Against Elon Musk

From watching the White House wrapup that aired on ABC World News Tonight, reasonable individuals can arrive at the conclusion that ABC is attempting to incite violence or some other adverse action against Tesla/SpaceX founder Elon Musk. An inflammatory intro from anchor David Muir led to an even more inflammatory report from former Chief Biden White House apple polisher Mary Bruce.…

Jorge Bonilla
March 11th, 2025 10:08 PM

Reuters Rationalizes Ballot Barring of Romanian Presidential Candidate

The blog criticizes the barring of far-right candidate Calin Georgescu from Romania's presidential election re-run, suggesting it undermines democracy. Romania's election authority acted after the Constitutional Court called off a previous election amid Russian interference claims. The incident has sparked a transatlantic debate on democratic values, with the U.S. and European sides divided on…

P.J. Gladnick
March 11th, 2025 9:59 PM

New York Times Claims Trump Wants Maoist ‘Cultural Revolution’

Is the second Trump Administration turning America into Maoist China? That was the New York Times’ assessment, to judge from a piece by Li Yuan that appeared in the paper’s March 10 edition. Yuan made the very serious, if content-free, assertion that the President Donald Trump shares many parallels with China’s Communist revolutionary dictator Mao Zedong, who killed tens of millions…

David Milliken
March 11th, 2025 9:53 PM

CREEPS: Salt Lake Tribune Doxxes Spouse of Conservative Influencer

On Sunday, The Salt Lake Tribune — owned by the same parent company as the other well-known Utah site, Deseret News — chose to attack conservative data guru Data Republican by wading into her personal life and doxxing her husband, a private citizen and co-owner of a Salt Lake City distillery.

Curtis Houck
March 11th, 2025 6:45 PM

Hoping for Boycott? Darcy Whines WH Journos Participate in Press Pool

Former CNN senior media reporter Oliver Darcy was apoplectic Monday night in his newsletter site Status over a leaked White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) meeting showing dissent within the ranks over the White House press office taking control of setting the press pool rotations from WHCA and a refusal to collectively boycott President Trump’s appearances and remarks.

Curtis Houck
March 11th, 2025 5:32 PM