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Nov 25 2022
Perspectives Blog
What the Left and Right are Saying About the Club Q Shooting
On Saturday, Nov. 19, close to midnight, a 22-year-old suspect entered an LGBTQ+ club called Club Q in Colorado Springs, shot and killed five people, and wounded several more. Here’s how coverage of the shooting has differed on the left and right.
What the Left Is Saying Said Lauren Boebert and other conservatives spread anti-LGBTQ hate that contributed to the shooting Clare AshcraftOct 09 2020
Opinion
Our Consensus Reality Has Shattered
A whirlwind of uncertainty landed on us this year, and it’s stirring up extremism.
We will remember 2020 as many things. The year we spent alone. The year we spent online. The year so many died. The year of protests. The year of QAnon. The year of domestic terrorism. The year of the election.
Most of all, perhaps, it is the year of not knowing. Is it safe to send my kids to
The AtlanticJan 12 2021
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: Big Tech Deplatforms Trump, Raising Questions About Censorship
The banning of President Donald Trump by private tech companies has given rise to a broader discourse over the future of online speech and accusations of censorship. In addition to Trump, Twitter also suspended over 70,000 “accounts that were primarily dedicated to sharing QAnon content,” citing last week’s deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol building, which was planned on social media.
Wall Street Journal (Opinion) The Verge Los Angeles TimesJan 13 2021
Opinion
How Ted Cruz wasted his intellect to back Donald Trump's fraud
He might have been the best of us. He is the worst of us.
The manifest tragedy of the life of Texas' junior US Sen. Ted Cruz is what he might have accomplished had he not wasted a fine intellect to serve his craven political ambitions instead of the country he professes to love. Nearly every clever phrase he has turned in public discourse appears to have been designed to disrupt, not
CNN (Opinion)Feb 04 2021
Headline Roundup
House Removes Marjorie Taylor Greene From Committees
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from the Education and Budget committees on Thursday evening. Led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the House voted 230-199, with 11 Republicans joining every Democrat, to remove Greene because of social media activity in support of conspiracy theories, bigotry, and violence, including violence against Pelosi.
Associated Press Fact Check USA TODAY National Review (News)Jul 10 2023
Headline Roundup
Marine in Custody After Missing 14-Year-Old Girl Found in California Barracks
A U.S. Marine is in custody after a missing 14-year-old girl with learning disabilities was found in the barracks of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California.
The Details: According to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, military police found the girl on June 28, over two weeks after she was reported missing. The Marine hasn't been identified or officially
New York Daily News International Business Times The Daily CallerOct 16 2020
Analysis
5 winners and 3 losers from the dueling Trump-Biden town halls
Dueling town halls between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden created a stark contrast between the two candidates — but probably not the one the president wanted.
This is all because Trump refused to do Thursday’s planned virtual town hall debate due to his Covid-19 diagnosis, so Biden decided to schedule a solo town hall on ABC at 8 pm Eastern. Trump, looking to
VoxSep 23 2020
Opinion
Column: Our Desperate Conspiracy-Prone Press
The term “conspiracy theory” is often associated with kooks and panic peddlers, who see nefarious secret forces leading us all to our doom. It’s linked to people pushing transparently silly-sounding tropes – like the QAnon clan who claim Hillary Clinton’s running a global Satanist pedophile sex ring out of pizza parlors.
It’s sad that anyone falls for feverish gunk like this.
The
NewsBustersNov 02 2021
Perspectives Blog
Right-Rated Outlets Omit Relevant Context of “Let’s Go Brandon” YouTube Ban
A View From The Left
In their coverage of YouTube’s removal of Bryson Gray’s popular rap song “Let’s Go Brandon,” many right-leaning outlets ignored key factors which likely contributed to YouTube’s decision to remove the song. This example of media bias by omission fueled assertions that big tech was making excuses to censor Democrats’ critics.
“Let’s Go Brandon
Joseph RatliffApr 15 2024
Headline Roundup
Jury Selection Begins in Trump Hush Money Trial
On Monday, the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump began in New York with jury selection. The trial itself could last up to eight weeks.
Key Details: Hundreds of prospective jurors will show up as the jury selection process begins; that process could last up to two weeks. Prospective jurors will not be asked about their political affiliation, but they will be asked if they
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