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@#32 ... The issue I am trying to raise is how serially dishonest the MSM is in covering these attacks. ...
Given that FoxNews seems to win the ratings for media, that is an interesting question.
Here Are the Cable News Ratings for February 2026
www.adweek.com
... The network [FoxNews] finished January in first place among total viewers ...
So, yeah, I agree that FoxNews seems to be seriously dishonest. To the tune of almost a billion dollar settlement for their ~reporting.~
... "Antifa is a domestic terrorist organization that has been allowed to flourish in Democrat-led cities " not under President Trump," said Attorney General Pamela Bondi.
"Today's verdict on terrorism charges will not be the last as the Trump administration systematically dismantles Antifa and finally halts their violence on America's streets." ...
Possibly.
This case is not a simple one.
But, now, AG Bondi should also go after the real domestic terrorism threat we face ...
Confronting White Supremacy (2019)
www.fbi.gov
-- or --
US justice department removes study finding far-right extremists commit far more' violence (September 2025)
www.theguardian.com
@#14 ... He wanted one so much FIFA gave him a fake one. ...
Likely because FIFA was concerned about the security of the fans at the World Cup fans for the games held in the US.
Why might FIFA be concerned?
Well, there's ICE apparently targeting people based upon skin color.
Racial profiling by ICE will have a marked impact on Latino communities (October 2025)
www.brookings.edu
... A recent Supreme Court decision allows the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to profile Americans based on perceptions that they look like an immigrant.
The broad scope of this decision raises serious concerns that Latino citizens and long-term residents may face increased targeting, along with adverse effects on their health and well-being.
As our analysis shows, this development compounds a long history of punitive immigration policies and racial profiling affecting Latino Americans. ...
@#1
But if there is no regime change in Iran (strategic), how do the attacks on the apparent "ICE" branch of the IRGC matter (tactical)?
Netanyahu called for regime change in Iran, but will he settle for less?
www.csmonitor.com
... With a new war with Iran in its second week, and Israeli political and military leaders counseling patience among Israelis, what the government's actual war aims are and whether they are attainable remain elusive.
In contrast with President Donald Trump's zig-zagging on exactly why he decided to send the United States to war against Iran alongside Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's messaging has remained fixated on regime change in Iran since Day 1.
The U.S.-Israeli attack "will create the conditions for the brave Iranian people [to] rid themselves of the yoke of tyranny," Mr. Netanyahu declared at the war's outset. On Tuesday, he addressed Iranians directly on X, urging them: "Be ready to seize the moment!"
It is unclear, however, whether Mr. Netanyahu's "mission accomplished" requires overthrowing the Islamic Republic or, as some former Israeli military officials and analysts suggest, whether destabilizing the regime and severely reducing the threat it poses, especially its nuclear program, would suffice.
But even these more limited goals might increasingly be at odds with the Trump administration's tighter timetable (and shorter patience) for the war, as it focuses increasingly on the safe flow of the region's oil. ...
Related ...
Critics Blast Trump FCC Chief for Threats Over Iran War Coverage
www.newsweek.com
... Several politicians and media figures have criticized Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Brendan Carr for issuing a statement on Saturday in which he attacked the media over its coverage of the Iran War and threatened to pull licenses if they do not "operate in the public interest."
Carr, in a lengthy post on X, accused broadcasters of "running hoaxes and news distortions" and warned they must "correct course before their license renewals come up."
"It is very important to bring trust back into media, which has earned itself the label of fake news," he wrote. "Time for change!"
Why It Matters
Carr's post follows President Donald Trump's criticism of American news media earlier on Saturday, in which he accused news organizations of publishing "intentionally misleading" headlines about the war.
The president has struggled with messaging about the conflict, which has continued for two weeks and appears to have no clear end in sight, even as the president insists the U.S. has "beaten and completely decimated Iran, both militarily, economically, and in every other way." ...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday also criticized coverage of the war, specifically taking aim at CNN for reporting the administration had underestimated the impact of Iran closing the strait. He also cheered the fact that the network might soon belong to Trump ally and current owner of CBS News David Ellison. ...
Trump told MAGA supporters that we won' in Iran. They were silent
rollcall.com
... ANALYSIS " The silence from the Kentucky crowd, many wearing "Make America Great Again" gear, was deafening.[emphasis mine]
The friendly audience in the commonwealth's 4th District already had booed loudly at President Donald Trump's mention of "Barack Hussein Obama," with emphasis on the 44th president's middle name. It would later howl as the showman in chief verbally eviscerated Rep. Thomas Massie, the area's Republican congressman who has dared to defy him, including on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files.
But when the unexpected wartime commander in chief declared that "we've won" his surprise war with Iran that he announced in the middle of the night on Feb. 28, no one cheered. In fact, there were no sounds at all inside the Verst Logistics Order Fulfillment Center in Hebron.
There wasn't even tepid applause.
The crowd had been in a cheering mood just seconds earlier, first when the MAGA movement's founder touted a $1.5 billion uranium enrichment facility four-hours-and-change south in Paducah, Ky., nor when he, in true showman mode, dropped the official name of the Iran mission, saying "Operation Epic Fury" dramatically and with a raised voice.
But he then conjured George W. Bush's Navy ship deck "Mission Accomplished" moment just 12 days into the Iran war " and with the Islamic Republic government still intact. "Is that a great name? Well, it's only good if you win.
You know, you can only do, and we've won. Let me tell you, we've won," he said. "You know, you never like to say too early you won. We won. We won the, in the first hour, it was over. We won."
But no matter how many times Trump made the questionable claim, there was only silence. ...
@#1 ... including a provision that would bar institutional investors from owning single-family homes. ...
I see that around here.
Private equity (which has, imo, destroyed healthcare for their profits) seems to be buying up single-family homes in order to rent those homes out to Gen-Z.
There's a two-fold effect in that process...
1) a reduction of single-family homes that can be purchased by first-time home-buyers.
2) the resulting drastic increase in price of those fewer available homes that can be purchased.
Yeah, while the estimated resale price of my house has increased over 75% since 2020, I still have a concern for those who want to buy their first home.
I bought my first home when I was in my late-20's.
Is that possible nowadays?