Interesting shift in sentiment from the media RE: leaving Afghanistan.
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— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) April 14, 2021
Today, President Biden announced his intention to end the war in Afghanistan, to great media fanfare.
You may remember, way back in 2019 & 2020, President Trump said the same thing.
Let me know if you can spot the difference in coverage then vs. now⤵️
posted by justincredibleInteresting shift in sentiment from the media RE: leaving Afghanistan.
🧵THREAD🧵
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) April 14, 2021
Today, President Biden announced his intention to end the war in Afghanistan, to great media fanfare.
You may remember, way back in 2019 & 2020, President Trump said the same thing.
Let me know if you can spot the difference in coverage then vs. now⤵️
The only constant is the neocons are still butthurt lol.
I will give Biden credit if he actually follows thru, but every president since obama has been saying it.
posted by like_thatThe only constant is the neocons are still butthurt lol.
I will give Biden credit if he actually follows thru, but every president since obama has been saying it.
Yeah, I hope he does. But I remember him saying the same thing in like 2012 that they'd be out by 2014.
Oh, the Russia bounty story was fake, yet talked about for weeks. Funny how these things only seem to happen to one side?
lol
NADLER: "We're not packing the Supreme Court, we're unpacking it" pic.twitter.com/LQJyzVpYem
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) April 15, 2021
posted by justincredibleYeah, I hope he does. But I remember him saying the same thing in like 2012 that they'd be out by 2014.
In the Obama years, Biden was actually the vocal one to withdraw while Gates and Clinton were more in the surge camp that prevailed. Then, in the later Obama years after the death of Bin Laden, Obama could not be seen as weak given the withdraw in Iraq and the situation in Afghanistan was worse in those years.
That said, I also hope he follows through. Trump actually did lay a decent groundwork with talks with the Taliban and Afghan Gov. (That Obama could never do as he would be called weak).
posted by justincrediblelol
NADLER: "We're not packing the Supreme Court, we're unpacking it" pic.twitter.com/LQJyzVpYem
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) April 15, 2021
Put that on loop for about 5 minutes.
posted by iclfan2Oh, the Russia bounty story was fake, yet talked about for weeks. Funny how these things only seem to happen to one side?
Not fake, I went back and read the original NYT story. The intel at the time said they had medium confidence on it. Now, they are saying it was low confidence it happened. I think that warrents a what the fuck happened in the intel verification process by the House and Senate Intel committees because either way it is a fuck up by the intelligence community.
posted by ptown_trojans_1Not fake, I went back and read the original NYT story. The intel at the time said they had medium confidence on it. Now, they are saying it was low confidence it happened. I think that warrents a what the fuck happened in the intel verification process by the House and Senate Intel committees because either way it is a fuck up by the intelligence community.
Nice way to justify that. Total BS over reach and political partisan move by a branch of government that should be impartal
posted by SpockNice way to justify that. Total BS over reach and political partisan move by a branch of government that should be impartal
Fake implies it was made up. We don't know that. The House and Senate should investigate and ask what changed and why was the previous estimate deemed medium to high confidence when it was not. Sounds to me a intel process and verifcaton story than anything.
posted by ptown_trojans_1Not fake, I went back and read the original NYT story. The intel at the time said they had medium confidence on it. Now, they are saying it was low confidence it happened. I think that warrents a what the fuck happened in the intel verification process by the House and Senate Intel committees because either way it is a fuck up by the intelligence community.
Perhaps it was one of the "six ways from Sunday" Schumer warned about.
posted by ptown_trojans_1Not fake, I went back and read the original NYT story. The intel at the time said they had medium confidence on it. Now, they are saying it was low confidence it happened. I think that warrents a what the fuck happened in the intel verification process by the House and Senate Intel committees because either way it is a fuck up by the intelligence community.
Intel or fake sources? Was there a name of the Intel individual bc that would seem like a good place to start.
posted by iclfan2Intel or fake sources? Was there a name of the Intel individual bc that would seem like a good place to start.
Nope there was not, just officials on background, which is normal for any story. So, a good hearing by the Senate and House would be a good place to start and determine process and how accurate the intel really was to the IC.
posted by ptown_trojans_1Not fake, I went back and read the original NYT story. The intel at the time said they had medium confidence on it. Now, they are saying it was low confidence it happened. I think that warrents a what the fuck happened in the intel verification process by the House and Senate Intel committees because either way it is a fuck up by the intelligence community.
Yes, this is clearly how the media portrayed this story LOL.
This Biden guy is turning out to be a real foreign policy genius.
posted by ptown_trojans_1Not from Manchin or Sinema, as they have a typical narrow view of infrastructure, so I expect it to be paired down as it moves through the Senate.
The everything is infrastructure is dumb as shit. As someone who works in the field, yes we do need more spending on it, but everything does not fall in the category...
Narrow view as in "words have meaning"?
posted by majorsparkThis Biden guy is turning out to be a real foreign policy genius.
I hope so, because his domestic policy is a disaster
posted by QuakerOatsI hope so, because his domestic policy is a disaster
Steel production is up in the US and two new metal fabrication plants have been announced in Alabama. Sounds like Biden's a super genius.
posted by ptown_trojans_1Not fake, I went back and read the original NYT story. The intel at the time said they had medium confidence on it. Now, they are saying it was low confidence it happened. I think that warrents a what the fuck happened in the intel verification process by the House and Senate Intel committees because either way it is a fuck up by the intelligence community.
Actually, it was a fuck up in "journalism".
Big news just pushes narratives. And have we ever seen such a coordinated narrative between various news medias than what we seen during the Trump years? Have we ever seen such a vast amount of unnamed sources as we saw during the Trump years? The amount of times news medias have been caught stealth-editing is jaw-dropping and they have almost always been unapologetic after being caught out; they won't even address it.
Neolibs and progressives fill in just about every corner of the media market. "But FOX news and Breitbart!" has never been a valid argument, no matter how hard contrarians were pumping it. As far as the fake news claim goes, it is absolutely fake when looked scrutinized with knowledge of who is president at any given time.
Let's compare!
Trump news: "Muh Russian bounties!"
Biden news: "Major and Champ in the Whitehouse!"
posted by Dr Winston O'BoogieSteel production is up in the US and two new metal fabrication plants have been announced in Alabama. Sounds like Biden's a super genius.
coat tails ................. and soon those will be burned with the new assaults on tax, regulatory fronts.
