5.15.2018

Tuesday Buzz

Misc

How Pro Wrestling Ate American Politics (And The World)


Middle East

Palestinians cannot be killed, they only die

US Block UN Security Council resolution condemning Israel on Gaza. We are becoming a rogue nation.

Very Few first world countries attend the US Embassy Gala.

Ivanka Trump Opens U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem During Israeli Massacre of Palestinians in Gaza

Fifteen Thoughts About Israel
 If you kill 58 people because you feel some ancient scripture entitles you to a particular section of dirt, you have killed 58 people. Your internal beliefs do not give you a free pass for your egregious actions upon others.

A front row seat for the guy who stroked a 30 million dollar check to the republicans last week.

Israel-Gaza Coverage
  • CNN has one small "both-sides" line on its front page. 
  • Fox has nothing, they do have a Hillary story though,.. imagine that. 
  • MSNBC has nothing. They are almost all Trump, All the time.
  • ABC News has nothing
  • CBS News has a small "both-sides" like headline
  • NBC News has this which I find amazing for a US news outlet.





  • Update: CNN now has "LIVE UPDATES Video Shows Palestinians shooting down Israeli tear gas drone" (2018.05.15 2:00pm est). Palestinians doing the shooting. wow


Trump

No More Mister Nice thinks Trump's ratings are peaking because TRUMP IS BECOMING THE PRESIDENT HIS VOTERS WANTED. That might be but I'd give the Israeli Embassy move and dropping out of the Iranian deal a lot of credit too. Our media love what Israel loves, so Trump gets good press from all major Media outlets when he follows the Pro-Israeli line. That has to be helping his ratings. 

Trump's moves in the Middle East might end up easing Israel's lock on US public opinion. Social media is filled with examples of the US media whitewashing the slaughter. Reportedly, CNN and NYT have changed headlines to appear slightly more evenhanded. Maybe the American people will begin to see what's really going on. Well, at least those of us in the Progressive bubble. The right wing bubble is probably shouting "Lock her up!" right now.

“Too many jobs in China lost,” Trump wrote.  "but... but... dear leader,.. what about American Jobs" the MAGA voter sobbed.

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