End of an Error: Trump Hater Jim Acosta Reportedly Out at CNN

 Bonchie; RedState  

"As for what this means for CNN, I'm not sure it means much. Acosta is low-hanging fruit. Until the network is willing to rock the boat with its primetime anchors, the financial pain will continue, and given they rehired Brian Stelter last year, I'm not sure they have any desire to do so."

Colbert loved him but hated Trump more

"It's the end of an error at CNN, with Jim Acosta reportedly preparing to leave the cable news network after being demoted to the after-midnight block. The low-rated left-wing "journalist," who previously anchored a mid-morning show, has long presented himself as a "resistance" figure, expressing some of the most blatant left-wing bias on television. 

"Ever the self-absorbed flack, Acosta was apparently unwilling to suffer the humiliation of moving to one of the least-watched time slots.

The anchor, I'm told, signaled to associates in private conversations over the weekend that he intends to depart the network after its chief executive, Mark Thompson, booted him from the morning programming lineup — a move that conspicuously coincided with Donald Trump's return to power. 

CNN brass, as we first reported earlier this month, decided to strip Acosta of his 10am show, which he has anchored to great ratings success over the last 11 months, at times even seeing higher viewership than programs in the channel's prime time bloc. Acosta was instead offered the less-than-desirable option of anchoring a show from midnight until 2am ET. 

"I've lost track of how many articles I've written about Acosta over the years, but suffice it to say, I've never been a fan. As CNN's White House correspondent during the first Donald Trump administration, he was a grandstanding hack who went so far as to scuffle with a female staffer over a microphone. Acosta became the embodiment of everything wrong with the legacy media, and he continued that trend after moving into the studio full-time. " . . .

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What was the Real Problem with Pete Hegseth?

 Christopher Chantrill  

All the Democrats and three RINO senators voted against Pete Hegseth because of NATO. And it’s much easier to concoct sexual allegations than have an open debate about the relevance of NATO in the 21st century. 

"To me, whenever all the Democrats line up united on an issue, as the Democratic Party senators did for the vote on the nomination of Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense, I always have a question. And that’s different from the question of why a guy like Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) would vote with the Democrats.

"Just what was their problem with Secretary Hegseth? I mean, it’s not as if he’s going to blow up the Department of Defense and replace Boeing and Lockheed with a brilliant Elon Musk startup and compromise all the senators’ contributions from defense contractors. Seriously: How long do you think it would take Elon Musk to produce a world-beating fighter jet from a standing start? Okay, okay, I know. Elon wouldn’t do that. He would repurpose his Starlink satellites to confuse the radar of the enemy’s planes so that they would shoot each other down.

"So what was the problem?

"I got the sexual allegations against nominee Clarence Thomas back in 1991. Supreme Court justices get to move the needle, and I am sure that if our Democratic friends knew what Thomas would become in his more than 30 years on the court, they would have found a better accuser than Anita Hill. Sexual allegations are much simpler than an open discussion of the issues.

"And I got the sexual allegations against nominee Brett Kavanaugh in 2018. Not another conservative on the Supreme Court! Inconceivable! Sexual allegations are much simpler than an open discussion of the issues.

"So, what was the problem with Hegseth?

"Here are two ideas. First, the Democrats are the Inner Party. When you are the Inner Party, you get to flood the zone with sexual allegations, and don’t you forget it. Second, it is much easier to blacken a candidate with sexual allegations than with a campaign based on the issues. "However, experts agree that a Nazi salute beats a sexual allegation hands down."...

Doomsday alert....again!

 Jack Hellner   

"What do all of these predictions have in common? They are all pulled out of thin air. They are worthless. They are based on as much science as all of the government’s dictatorial edicts on COVID." . . .

"On Monday, my local paper treated the reader to a long article warning us of doomsday. This report has been issued for 79 years and so far, we are OK—but while I anxiously await this brilliant report from so-called scientific experts, I tracked the same information down at the Daily Mail:

Is humanity doomed? Doomsday Clock will be updated TOMORROW to determine our fate - so, will it tick closer to midnight?

Tomorrow, humanity will find out if we’re closer to total self-destruction when the Doomsday Clock is updated.

The symbolic clock, which edges closer to midnight to reflect human-made global catastrophes, will be revealed during a livestream on Tuesday (January 28).

Since 2023, it has been set at 90 seconds to midnight, but this year scientists say it could move forward to reflect the troubling global outlook.

The Russia-Ukraine war, Israel’s ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, and the threat of nuclear war and climate change all mean the clock could tick forwards for the first time in two years.

"The earth has been around for billions of years, and has had many wars and many cooling and warming periods (the latter clearly not caused by humans), but we are told that now we are near the end. In the first report in 1947, they said we were at seven minutes until midnight on the doomsday clock. By 1991, it had somehow improved to 17 minutes, the longest it has ever been. But now, for the last few years we have been at 90 seconds until midnight." . . .

It’s the end of the world. Again. And again. Over 50 years of ‘doom and gloom.’   "If you’re feeling a bit of deja vu over recent predictions of worldwide calamities due to environmental changes, you’re right.

"According to a lengthy report compiled by the Competitive Enterprise Institute, none of the predicted global disasters due to climate change have happened yet.

“ 'Modern doomsayers have been predicting climate and environmental disaster since the 1960s. They continue to do so today,” the institute writes in its report. “None of the apocalyptic predictions with due dates as of today have come true.”

"To bolster its argument, the institute compiled a lengthy list of clippings featuring people — many of them prominent scientists, lawmakers and entertainers — making dire predictions that never panned out.

"Some examples:"  Full article...from 2019!

Is the Obama Divorce Rumor Just a Rumor?

TD has purposely not posted anything on the Obama marriage rumors because it seemed like gossip - low hanging fruit as it were - something for the tabloids. But now a respected source as this below has weighed in and can be worth consideration. The Tunnel Dweller

 The American Spectator 

 “[V]ery serious journalists [are] telling me that they’re hearing that the Obama divorce rumors are true.”  Ellie Gardey Holmes

"The rumor that Barack and Michelle Obama are headed toward a divorce has begun to spread in recent weeks. Speculation picked up after Michelle Obama skipped out on attending Jimmy Carter’s funeral and became even more pronounced when the Obamas announced that Barack would attend President Donald Trump’s inauguration while Michelle would not.

"Today, that chatter got louder when former View co-host Meghan McCain and Puck senior political correspondent Tara Palmeri gave legitimacy to the rumor on McCain’s podcast, Citizen McCain With Meghan McCain.

" 'Fast and furious loud, I have been hearing this rumor that the Obamas are getting a divorce by reputable people,” said McCain. “I’m not talking about TMZ. I’m not talking about Perez Hilton — although I love him, he’s my friend. I’m talking about like very serious journalists telling me that they’re hearing that the Obama divorce rumors are true.”

"When McCain asked Palmeri if she had heard that as well, she responded: “Oh yeah! I mean I’ve certainly heard it for a while, even before Michelle said she wasn’t coming to the inauguration…. But yeah, we’ve heard that for a long time. Like I’ve just heard that they live separate lives.” She seconded McCain’s assertion that the rumor wasn’t coming just from tabloids: “[A] lot of the sources that I like am hearing this through, they’re very political. Like this isn’t like TMZ crap that’s telling me about it.”

"Palmeri is extremely well connected, as, prior to joining Puck, she was chief national correspondent for Politico and White House correspondent for ABC News. That lends greater weight to the idea that the divorce rumors are percolating in informed political circles rather than just in tabloids.

"Palmeri is hardly alone in concluding that the Obamas live separate lives. Some sources have suggested that Michelle is known to primarily reside at the couple’s home in Martha’s Vineyard, while Barack’s home base is D.C.’s Kalorama neighborhood. The couple has not been spotted together since Dec. 15, when they got dinner with their daughters

Supports the Nazis! Sorry...can't resist

. Prior to that, they had last been spotted out together in August at the Democratic National Convention. During the presidential campaign, both campaigned for Kamala Harris, but they never did so together (apart from their appearance at the DNC).

"Perhaps in an effort to allay the divorce rumors, Barack posted a birthday tribute to his wife on Jan. 17. “Happy birthday to the love of my life,” he said, adding, “You fill every room with warmth, wisdom, humor, and grace – and you look good doing it.”

"McCain noted that Barack’s post featured an objectively bad photo of Michelle. “For me, it didn’t help the rumors,” said McCain, “and like why are you putting this like shi**y picture of your wife up?” Palmeri meanwhile speculated that the photo could possibly be akin to the happy-couple photos celebrities post prior to announcing breakups to create the impression that the separation was amicable." . . .

Border Czar Tom Homan Defends Crackdown Amid Selena Gomez’s Emotional Immigration Video: ‘No Apologies’

RTM   

Social media users echoed Morgan’s sentiment, accusing Gomez—whose net worth is reportedly $1.3 billion—of offering performative empathy rather than taking meaningful action and ignoring more important issues.  

"Hollywood actress and pop star Selena Gomez faced sharp criticism on Monday after posting a tearful Instagram video criticizing President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. 

"Her emotional response to the deportation of illegal immigrants sparked swift backlash, with border czar Tom Homan stepping in to defend the administration’s actions and emphasize their focus on enforcing immigration laws.

"In a Fox News interview on Monday, Homan underscored the importance of the policies."

"Selena Gomez is sobbing about the deportations now, but how many 'asylum seekers' did the billionaire offer to house in her 11,483 sq ft California mansion during the last 4 years?"

Selena Gomez Explains To Taylor Swift How The Federal Reserve Creates Boom And Bust Cycles Through Manipulation Of Interest Rates And Fiat Currency  (Like, satire, you know) "Taylor Swift was visibly shocked and stunned at the Golden Globes this year when Selena Gomez came over to her table to explain how the Federal Reserve causes the boom-and-bust business cycle through the central banking system's manipulation of interest rates and fiat currency.

"The moment was caught by the 37 cameras trained on Taylor Swift's table to capture her every reaction throughout the night's proceedings. In the now-viral moment which has been immortalized forever in GIF form, Taylor Swift was seen gasping in reaction to hearing for the first time that inflation, as defined by Ludwig von Mises, is actually the increase in the supply of money and not the resultant increase in prices and that when central banks inflate the currency they artificially stimulate economic activity creating malinvestments."...  Babylon Bee

Testimony of 4 Israeli soldiers freed from Hamas captivity: ‘There were periods with no food’

All Israel News

The four female Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers, who worked as observers along the Israeli-Gaza border, returned to Israel from Hamas captivity on Saturday. They shared part of their experiences with Israeli media, detailing difficult circumstances during their 477 days in Gaza. “There were periods when there was no food, when the IDF attacked near, and it was frightening. We supported one another, and we strengthened one another,” the girls shared.

 . . ."However, the four girls, who were taken captive by armed terrorists after suffering physical abuse on Oct. 7, 2023, demonstrated strength, resilience and unity during the release ceremony — holding hands, smiling and waving to the crowds and cameras. 

After the soldiers returned to Israel, it became clear that their show of strength was not a result of good treatment by their captors. 

According to the brief statements released to the media, the girls had a difficult time during their 477 days of captivity. 

Clueless child

They reported being forbidden to hold hands or to cry when held together. The girls were not given consistent food and were held in unsanitary conditions, even going months without showering. 

The girls were apparently not all held together during the entire captivity. Some were even kept in civilian apartments for part of the time while spending the rest of their captivity in tunnels. 

When the time for their release came, the girls were notified only shortly before and only then realized that Agam Berger would not be freed with them. Reportedly, one of the girls offered to stay behind with Berger but was refused by Hamas. 

According to N12 news, the four girls told the family of Agam Berger that they will come to stay with her in the hospital when she is released on Saturday. 

For the first few weeks after their captivity, the observers were held in civilian apartments in Gaza, where they were often forced to cook and clean for their captors, even when not given food for themselves. When being transferred from one place to another, the girls were disguised as Palestinian women to avoid notice by Israeli forces. 

Veteran photographer Don McCullin who has covered wars across the globe for 50 years handpicks six images taken by soldiers that capture the true horror of the First World War

 Daily Mail Online

Don McCullin

"For nearly 50 years, photojournalist Don McCullin covered wars across the world, from Biafra to Vietnam to the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

"He is known for his hard-hitting, uncompromising coverage, exposing the horror of soldiers fighting to the death and the tragedy of innocents caught in the crossfire.

"These six pictures have been hand-picked by the veteran reporter to reveal the desperate reality of life on the Western Front for British soldiers during the First World War.

"Mr McCullin said: 'The pictures I have chosen here are mostly taken by the officer class; you don't see many sergeants' names. The authorities wanted people they could trust.

" 'For the same reason newspaper blokes weren't allowed anywhere near the front; the Army kept it within the Army so they could control what came out.

" 'Today they keep control by embedding people. They don't like free agents; they worry that the price of sacrifice will be unacceptable for the people back home.' . . .

Below: A daylight raiding party of 9th Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) waits for the signal to go over the top near Arras, March 27, 1917: 'You can sense the tension in the face looking back and feel it in the body language of the others as they prepare to go over the top,' says Mr McCullin. 'It's an extraordinary photograph, a very close shot'

Full article and more pictures here

President Trump Suggests Moving ‘Palestinians’ Back Where They Came From

 Daniel Greenfield

"President Trump has good instincts. Unfortunately, he keeps being surrounded by bad advisers who try to get him to embrace the same old failed policies of past administrations. And it’s happening all over again." . . .

"The ‘Palestinians’ were a made-up people invented by Soviet propagandists during the Cold War. In reality, they’re Arab Muslim settlers, many of whom moved to Israel not that long ago. For example, the al-Husayni clan, who gave us Hitler’s Mufti and much of the ‘Palestinian’ Jihadist elite, moved to Israel in the 18th century. Yasser Arafat, the godfather of ‘Palestinianism’, came out of Egypt.

"A Hamas leader even admitted that they’re mostly Egyptians". . .

. . ."Why not have them move back to Egypt?

Questioned about his earlier Saturday call with Jordan’s Abdullah II, Trump said he had asked the king to take additional Palestinians into his country.

“I said to him that I’d love you to take on more, because I’m looking at the whole Gaza Strip right now and it’s a mess, it’s a real mess,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One.

Trump said he would like both Jordan and Egypt to house people and that he would speak to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi about the matter on Sunday.

You who chanted "Free, free Palestine" should love this plan since it would free them from that sewer. 

‘Completely disgraceful’: Douglas Murray rips into ‘political hack’ bishop

 Murray on "the "Balmy Bishop"  

"Author Douglas Murray has slammed Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde as a “third-rate political hack”.

"Donald Trump has demanded a public apology from a church and a bishop who face-to-face called on the US President to "show mercy" to LGBTQ children and immigrants.

"“I thought it was completely disgraceful and a great example of where the episcopalian church has gone in recent years,” Mr Murray told Sky News host Danica De Giorgio.

“It is a demonstration of the church’s failing that they would have just this third-rate political hack when they could have had somebody who was talking about God and representing God on earth.”

Enough With the Nazi Canard

"Democrats’ favorite dance moves are name-calling and demonizing their political opponents. Politics should entail a debate of ideas, aiming to convince a majority of voters that one set of policies is better than one’s opponents." BCJ

Brian C. Joondeph   . . ."The current administration is inclusive, with several high-level gay appointments or nominations, including the Treasury Secretary.

"Democrats are devoid of substantive ideas. Instead, they call their political opponents names – Hitler, Nazi, fascist, hater, homophobe, racist, sexist, and so on. Why debate ideas and policies when you can shut down discussion by calling your opponent a Nazi, one of the most deplorable insults possible?

"That’s the Democrats’ go-to dance move at the political sock hop. No rock around the clock, hustle, or the macarena. Instead, it’s simply “You’re a Nazi!”

"Democrats’ primary campaign strategy in 2024 was calling candidate Donald Trump either Hitler, a Nazi, or both. It worked out so well for them and their candidates that they are now the House and Senate minority party, and their candidate of joy was a mere spectator at the January 20 inauguration.

"No sooner did Trump take his hand off the Bible (or was his hand not on the Bible – another rabbit hole) than Trump’s sidekick and consigliere, Elon Musk, became the new Republican Nazi."

This whole thing screams for parody. Here it is from the Babylon Bee:  12 Horrifying Nazi Symbols From Trump's Inauguration    Look no further than number one:

1. Trump literally did a Nazi salute while he was being sworn in: How was this even allowed?

Much more at The Bee . . .

Bill Gates is a Nazi! We never knew!

"Bill Gates Lashes Out at Elon Musk"

Obama Fired Inspector General in 2009 Who Was Investigating His Friend Without Congressional Approval — Media Said Nothing!

Jim Hoft 

 "President Barack Obama says he has lost confidence in the inspector general who investigates AmeriCorps and other national service programs and has told Congress he is removing him from the position."

"Here’s the latest blow to the lawless Democrat-Socialist party and their tired media machine.

"President Trump fired 17 controversial Inspectors General in a Friday night purge to punctuate the end of his first week in office.

"Real Clear Politics reporter Susan Crabtree explained that many of these IGs, who are in a position to identify and clean up waste and abuse, have long histories of whitewashing reports and playing politics.

"Trump did keep current Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph V. Cuffari Jr., who is conducting multiple investigations into the Secret Service failures that led to two assassination attempts on President Trump’s life." . . .

. . . "However, there appears to be a precedent for firing Inspector Generals, and it goes back to Barack Obama.

"Barack Obama fired an Inspector General without any pushback from the legacy media.

"In 2009, Barack Obama fired Inspector General Gerald Walpin after the IG identified millions of dollars in AmeriCorps funds that were wasted or misspent.

"The man in charge of AmeriCorps was a top Obama supporter and friend, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson.

"Mayor Kevin Johnson, an Obama supporter, used AmeriCorps grants to pay volunteers to engage in school board political activities, run personal errands for Johnson, and even wash his car." . . .