Category Archives: Fake News

Race, Police, Education and Lies: The New Right-Wing Culture War

Posted on May 8, 2021 by D. Posnett MD

May 6, 2021 By Barbara Weber-Floyd reprinted from “The Resistance and Me“ This is the story of how our inability to confront our racist history is fueling a right-wing misinformation campaign against our schools, resulting in contentious, partisan school board … Continue reading →

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Pandemic: How did Trump’s America Screw up?

Posted on September 2, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

The United States has just 4% of the world’s population but over 25% of its confirmed COVID‑19 cases and deaths. With arguably the most advanced healthcare research and top hospitals and doctors, it seems difficult to fathom. What the hell … Continue reading →

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Undermining the U.S. Postal Service to Rig the Election

Posted on August 14, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

Will Zeldin protect our right to vote?     From: Daily Kos <campaigns@dailykos.com> Just in case anyone thought it was a conspiracy theory to claim that Donald Trump was undermining the postal service in order to prevent mail-in ballots from … Continue reading →

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Best Bang for your Buck

Posted on October 22, 2019 by D. Posnett MD

Subject: the best bang for your political donation bucks just now Some of you have heard me give this spiel, but for some of you, it will be new. As part of a group that hears reports from national Democratic … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Use of ‘Nationalist’

Posted on October 28, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

LTE in the New York Times from my neighbor (!) A reader says the president is “rolling out the dog whistles.”  Oct. 25, 2018   CreditCreditDoug Mills/The New York Times To the Editor: “‘You Know What I Am? I’m a … Continue reading →

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The Dark Side of SOTU

Posted on February 1, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

Yoda, we need you! So perhaps you think that President Trump’s State of the Union was ‘presidential’ and his speach reached across the isle?  If so, you would be joining a majority of viewers according to some polls. But here … Continue reading →

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Zeldin’s Friend Steve Bannon

Posted on December 31, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

You Are the Company You Keep!  “Personal branding is the name of the game these days, and in our age of radical transparency it is informed not just by how you present yourself but also by the people you associate … Continue reading →

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Fake News Regains Its Megaphone: “Keyword Bombs”!

Posted on October 3, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

After Las Vegas Shooting, Fake News Regains Its Megaphone The Shift  By KEVIN ROOSE OCT. 2, 2017 Continue reading the main story Share This Page Email Save When they woke up and glanced at their phones on Monday morning, Americans may … Continue reading →

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Noam Chomsky: On Trump and the State of the Union – SCARY!

Posted on July 6, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

GREAT INTERVIEW! THE STONE JULY 5, 2017 Continue reading the main story Share This Page Email Save Over the past few months, as the disturbing prospect of a Trump administration became a disturbing reality, I decided to reach out to … Continue reading →

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Conservative ‘news’ outlets didn’t like Comey’s testimony—so they created a fake version instead

Posted on June 15, 2017 by bcolbath42

By Hunter Wednesday Jun 14, 2017 · 9:31 PM EDT Sean Hannity The New York Times has a good look at how one particular conspiracy theory, a completely false notion that ex-FBI director James Comey said Trump did not ask … Continue reading →

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NBC’s Megyn Kelly’s interview with Alex Jones is shaping up to be a disaster

Posted on June 13, 2017 by bcolbath42

The sit-down format was a poor choice for a segment on the Infowars conspiracy theorist. Updated by Julia Belluz@juliaoftorontojulia.belluz@voxmedia.com Jun 13, 2017, 10:28am EDT NBC will air host Megyn Kelly’s interview with Alex Jones this Sunday. What could go wrong?NBC … Continue reading →

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