President Trump released a Rorschach Test video a couple of days ago.
To the majority of mainstream media, it was an incitement to commit violence against journalists.
To the majority of Trump’s supporters, it was a wince-inducing, guilty-pleasure gut laugh.
So I’d like to step back and share how I contextualize the video and the reaction.
This was another Lucy pulling the football from Charlie Brown moment. | More…
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“There’s a dramatic difference in the degree of hostility the press has shown Presidents Trump and Obama,” said Tim Graham, a director at the conservative Media Research Center. “I guess it’s easier to make errors writing stories where Trump is twirling his villain’s mustache than when you’re writing about how tone Michelle Obama’s arms are.” | More…
| The Hill
The Progressive Income equality narrative meets reality again. Democrats not outraged.
“Hawaii Five-0” stars Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park have left the CBS show after the network refused to pay them as much as their white costars, Variety reports.
Sources told the outlet that Kim and Park were seeking salaries equal to those of stars Alex O’Loughlin and Scott Caan, but they were unable to reach a deal with the show’s producer, CBS Television Studios.
CBS’s final offer to the two actors was reportedly “10-15% lower” than the salaries of their two white costars. | More…
| Yahoo!
I saw the headline in Coin Telegraph and couldn’t believe it: “Bitcoin Transaction Fees Significantly Decrease, Charlie Shrem Pays $0.25 Fee”. Even though I know and trust Charlie Shrem, I still thought this news was a fluke.
For those who haven’t been following the ugly geek war happening behind the scenes of Bitcoin, here’s a recap, oversimplifying a complex situation. | More…
Two local women were arrested after a vehicle they were riding in reportedly became stuck in the mud and police allegedly discovered drugs inside of the vehicle, according to a court affidavit. Crystal Marsh, 23, pictured in this file photo, was arrested on June 10, 2017, and charged with carry/sell weapons, default or breach of bail conditions, and a warrant out of the Merrimack County Sheriff’s Office. Also arrested was Jessica Stratton, 23, for felony possession of a controlled drug methamphetamine. | More…
| Patch
Makes you wonder what we’re spending all that public school budget money on…
CONCORD — Visiting the state capital has been a tradition for New Hampshire schoolchildren for decades. But William Dunlap, president of the New Hampshire Historical Society, reports a dramatic change in the kids coming to visit his building in the past few years.
“Our staff has told me that we have to discontinue one of our programs that covers New Hampshire in the early days because the kids no longer know what the American Revolution was,” he said. “They don’t know we fought the British. They literally know nothing.” | More…
*| Union Leader
BOSTON (AP) — Authorities in Massachusetts say a man trespassing on commuter rail tracks was hit and killed by a train.
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Transit Police say the 21-year-old man was on the right of way when he was struck in Brighton early Tuesday morning.
Authorities say foul play is not suspected. The man has not been publicly identified.
Authorities are investigating.
| NH1
This Independence Day, I am pushing the meme of New Hampshire Independence. It is its own country of 1,331,000 people with a unique set of cultural, economic, and philosophical values. It’s about time you and I start referring to NH as a country. Forget “draining the swamp” — Leave the swamp! | More…
Those dismissing Trump’s WWE tweet just don’t get it. Ridicule is the most powerful political weapon there is. Ridicule diminishes and makes small, it turns its intended target into a punchline; it ensures its intended target is never taken seriously again. After a series of unfathomable mistakes and fumbles from CNN over the past few weeks, Trump’s open contempt for the last-place cable news network is a boot on the neck meant to make sure CNN stays down. | More…
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