Good Wednesday morning.
Here is what’s on the president’s agenda today:
- The president meets with the Governor of Arizona
Everyone blames the media for political strife
A new Gallup poll finds that 84% of Americans say the media is biased.
The study from Gallup and the Knight Foundation shows that a whopping 86 percent of Americans believe media outlets lean one way or another politically, with 49 percent saying there’s “a great deal” of bias while 37 percent say “a fair amount.”
A majority of Americans, 56 percent, say their go-to news source has some form of “bias,” with 20 percent acknowledging a “great deal” of bias at their preferred outlet while 36 percent saying “a fair amount” of bias is present.
Most people are worried about the bias of other media outlets not the media they follow. So the dummies surfing the NYT tabloid every morning are worried about Fox News or Breitbart and the converse is true. But here’s the kicker: 84% say “the media is to blame for political division in this country.” And four out of five respondents said the media is “trying to persuade people to adopt a certain viewpoint.” There’s a word for that: propaganda!
Is this accidental? Are the smart, corporate media shills just accidentally doing a bad job because they are dumb or lazy? The Gallup survey found “Americans perceive inaccurate news to be intentional — either because the reporter is misrepresenting the facts (54%) or making them up entirely (28%).”
Are you surprised? I am not.
Important:
Democrats Refuse to Condemn Antifa in Senate Hearing
Protests/Riots/Black Lives Matter/War on Cops:
Portland protests against police brutality, anti-Black racism continue for 69th day (live updates)
3 shot, 1 fatally in violence on fashionable Chicago street
LA district attorney’s husband facing charges for waving gun at protesters
Cuccinelli says DHS to change camouflage uniforms of federal agents used in Portland
These Celebrities Are Funding The ‘Defund The Police’ Movement
Less Than One In Eight Excessive Force Complaints Are Substantiated, NYPD Complaint Data Shows
Journalist describes riot damage in cities across US: ‘Beyond anything … since at least the 1960s’
St. Louis prosecutor who charged couple for displaying weapons wins Democratic primary
Coronavirus news:
Tom Cotton introduces move to block China-owned companies from receiving stimulus funds
NYT Quietly Scrubs Chinese Propaganda
After months of being sidelined by de Blasio, NYC’s top doctor calls it quits
FDA list of hand sanitizers to avoid increases to 114 with more identified for methanol risk
Four Station Casinos properties in Las Vegas may never reopen after pandemic closure
NFL players face major fines for violating coronavirus protocols
Coronavirus mask dispute in NJ leads to arrest after woman with cane, 54, attacked: police
Virgin Atlantic files for bankruptcy in the US
Novavax Phase 1 data shows coronavirus vaccine is safe and elicits an immune response
Can you get the coronavirus from secondhand smoke?
Singapore Forces Tracking Devices on Those Entering Country
Planned Parenthood Clinics Say They’ll Keep PPP Funds Government Ordered Them to Return
Other morsels:
Biden VP Frontrunner Karen Bass Described Top Communist Party USA Official As Her ‘Mentor’
House Dems test tactics to mobilize mail-in voters
US pursues nearly $13B of claims in Purdue Pharma opioid probes, sources say
Roger Marshall bests Kris Kobach in Kansas GOP Senate race
Axios reporter Jonathan Swan apologizes for mail-in voting claim made during Trump interview
North Korea’s work on nuclear weapons includes ‘miniaturized’ devices, UN report says
Cher Snaps: ‘F**k Those Heartless Republican Gutter Rats’
And that’s all I’ve got, now go beat back the angry mob!