01.17.24
Democratic Custodial Services – VARIOUS OUTLETS
It's almost as if Hunter does not want the media to help him!
As the press has long been desperate to defend and excuse away Hunter Biden's numerous legal troubles, one of the prevailing defenses made also has made little sense. For some reason, a common deflection trotted out has been, "But that was back when he was addicted to drugs…" Somehow, the effort has been to diminish his illegal activity by citing…other legal activity?
Now comes a new report from the DOJ that analysis of his leather gun holster shows it had cocaine residue. This undermines their defenses of the recidivist and cements his gun application violation.
The DOJ presents its best evidence that Hunter Biden was a cocaine user when he bought the gun: “To be clear, investigators literally found drugs on the pouch where the defendant had kept his gun.” pic.twitter.com/o99L2foFUt
— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) January 17, 2024
Both Kinds of Standards – THE NEW YORK TIMES
One of the enduring yet oft-proven wrong summations in the press is that some actions or comments by conservative political figures will result in an outbreak of violence. That threat, as always, is considered worse than the actual violence seen on the left. (See the current Pro-Palestinian protests as a key example.)
Now, The New York Times has gone further. After it delivered a hand-wringing editorial on right-wing violence a few months ago, the very same paper has platformed an eco-terrorist and theorizes whether there is justification for violence on behalf of the climate agenda.
With his 2021 book, “How to Blow Up a Pipeline,” Andreas Malm established himself as a leading thinker of climate radicalism. “The reason that people contemplate escalation is that there are no risk-free options left,” he told us. https://t.co/twtNuFkvZc
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 14, 2024
Reporting on the Mirror – VARIOUS OUTLETS
When killing a paper and eliminating publishing jobs are preferable to conservative ownership.
The news that the struggling Baltimore Sun newspaper was getting saved with a new purchase has not been met with happy reactions. For all of the mewling and crying about local papers dying off, it would be understandable to think they would like to hear this paper is being saved.
Nope. The purchase was made by David D. Smith, the owner of Sinclair Broadcasting Group, and since he is deemed a conservative, this is said to be bad news for the paper's fortunes.
The Baltimore Sun's new owner, David D. Smith, met with staffers today for more than two hours. Many left on edge.
— David Folkenflik (@davidfolkenflik) January 16, 2024
He claimed he had read the paper just four times. He grew up here; his family's local TV empire - Sinclair - is based in Baltimore Co.
Other highlights:
Pulitzer Prize Nomination (Photojournalism) – SKY NEWS
"That's a man, man!"
Unironic from Britain.
A transgender woman accused of dumping soiled adult nappies at children's nurseries has denied the offences.
— Sky News (@SkyNews) January 16, 2024
Read more 🔗 https://t.co/jYnD3ITBgk
Anti-Social Media – THE BULWARK
With their knee on the pulse of politics.
It has been a while since we have heard anything interesting or worthwhile from the gang of NT-obsessives at The Bulwark. (Okay, okay – "ever," but still…) Certainly, with a new year and an election season gearing up, they will have some pertinent coverage and reports of note that would be important enough to –...
Oh, hell, nevermind.
Good to see the Bulwark gang is on top of the important issues… https://t.co/rGstdPWwXt
— Brad Slager: Flips On The Highbeams In Fog Of War (@MartiniShark) January 17, 2024
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