Those Darned Conservatives Keep Ruining the News!

Most of the wailing seen in the press yesterday over the Supreme Court rulings concerned the 6-3 decision that primarily upholds many of the election reform laws seen in many states. Another ruling, however, focused on a California law, where the state has a requirement that charities must list the names and addresses of their top donors.

In striking down this law, The Times declared this was the Court "siding with conservative groups who said the disclosures could lead to harassment."

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BRAD SLAGER RIFFED FROM THE HEADLINES

This issue is that The Times focuses only on the conservative groups among the numerous others who also supported the decision. This was intentionally misleading once you see the various backers who also signed on.

It is possible that no constitutional case has ever seen the diversity of amici present in AFPF v Bonta. They include religious, secular, LGBT, pro-life, pro-choice, racial justice, animal rights, human rights, colleges, ballets, museums and more. https://t.co/E7Hatn5ZVQ

— Casey Mattox (@CaseyMattox_) June 30, 2021

Pounce Of Prevention – USA TODAY

• The other problem caused by conservatives…

In reporting on the issue of trans athletes and the laws being written addressing that conflict, the outlet had a very myopic view: Only conservatives opposed the trans athletes.

A majority of states introduced bills this year that would bar transgender students from girls' and women's sports. A USA TODAY investigation found supporters rely on specious claims and half-truths. https://t.co/fyWrduDteQ

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) June 30, 2021

This, of course, ignores the numerous athletes, parents, school officials, and numerous others who have been affected by or witnessed the problems this movement presents.

Male Transjacking Will Ultimately End Women's Sports

“Men’s and women’s bodies are different. It’s not rocket science, it’s biology, and it turns out biology is one bigoted son of a gun...”

Fantastic column - a must read !
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— Sara A. Carter (@SaraCarterDC) January 24, 2021

Anti-Social Media – FORBES

• This would be even more significant if the politician were at all involved.

The political drama surrounding the Capital riot continues, the very kind of fodder D.C. journalists crave. In an effort to perpetuate the story and keep it in the news cycle, Speaker Nancy Pelosi is forming a select committee to investigate the incident. She has made a move to include Liz Cheney, a symbolic move allowing the use of the term "bipartisan" to the slanted investigation.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy took the step in declaring that any Republican who participates in Nancy's kangaroo court would have any committee assignments removed. This led to a vulgar response from posturing contrarian and MSNBC regular Adam Kinzinger. Forbes seems impressed at Kinzinger's ribald retort to McCarthy. 

“Who gives a s***?” Kinzinger told Forbes of McCarthy’s threat.

“When you’ve got people who say crazy stuff and you’re not gonna make that threat, but you make that threat to truth-tellers, you’ve lost any credibility.” https://t.co/U2RgeFp2NW

— Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) July 1, 2021

Sounds like a deeply stern stance by the attention-addicted representative, until you realize how impotent his posturing is; Kinzinger was not selected to be on Nancy's committee. But Forbes is there to report on his non-impactful response anyway.

Reporting On The Mirror – NEWS & OBSERVER

• Her title is far more important than the actual work connected with it.

For arduous months now, it has been a fixture in the news about whether the historical hoaxer Nikole Hannah-Jones would receive tenure from the University of North Carolina. After initially being denied due to a rather obvious lack of credentials to qualify, the controversy swelled in the press, leading to pressure, and the college eventually buckled and awarded her tenure after all.

In response to this victory, Jones has decided to show her gratitude – by not doing the job.

• "Hannah-Jones released a statement after the prolonged tenure fight that said, 'These last weeks have been very challenging and difficult and I need to take some time to process all that has occurred and determine what is the best way forward.'"

So, after all of the nationwide dramatics, this soap opera in secondary education has led to this: "It's not clear exactly when — or even if — newly tenured professor Nikole Hannah-Jones will begin teaching at UNC-Chapel Hill."

DNC PR Firm – GIZMODO

• No word from Taylor Swift on officers using T-Swizzle as a police enforcement tool.

Outside a courthouse where a trial was taking place regarding a police shooting, activists arrived to watch the proceedings, as they were kept away due to ongoing Covid restrictions. As the activists set up a banner and gathered, they also began filming their activities and the interactions with the gathered security officers.

One of the police then took out his phone and cued up the song "Blank Space" by Taylor Swift. As the song played audibly, he slid the phone into his breast pocket while interacting with the gathered crowd. 

The Gizmodo reporter then breaks the story that this was done to intentionally trigger the copyright algorithms on social media, leading to the video being taken down should they try posting it later. 

• "'You can record all you want,' he told the person filming, 'I just know it just can't be posted on YouTube.'" 

Pulitzer Prize Nomination – C-SPAN

• Well, we suppose this helps fulfill their social media quota...?

If anyone can explain this one, please – help us out. Over at C-SPAN, Jeremy Art, their "Social Media Specialist," sent out a pair of tweets that...might qualify as content? We are at a loss.

Jeremy posted some footage that comes from some of their fixed cameras at the White House grounds. One of them captured this episode of one of the workers stepping outside and lingering. That is the extent of it. It was raining out as she leaned against a wall and checked her phone. Over the course of two tweets, for one and a half minutes, this takes place. Then she goes back inside.

This is the kind of content you expect on a holiday weekend.

A White House staffer watching the storm. (@capitalweather) pic.twitter.com/GoZ5Au4vNF

— Jeremy Art (@cspanJeremy) July 1, 2021