07.18.23
Pulitzer Prize Nomination – CBS NEWS
While we do not doubt this is a reality to some degree, we do feel the need to question the numbers claimed. We also have to call out the description of what this is. At CBS, they looked into what must be more than a growing phenomenon but an outright white-hot trend.
We know that poor sleep can worsen your mood, and those who are sleep deprived are more likely to argue with their partners. Getting a good night's sleep is important for both health and happiness, so it's no surprise that some couples choose to sleep apart for their overall well-being.
The article claims that one-third of Americans fall into this practice. Not one-third of couples, but of the entire country. That is an amazingly large number of couples, which means it seems a surprise that we had not heard of how widespread this was before reading this. We also have never heard this described as a "sleep divorce." It almost makes us feel as if we have been lying down on the job here.
More than a third of Americans say they occasionally or consistently sleep in another room from their partner. https://t.co/KtQ02RKc4P
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 11, 2023
Low Octane Gas Lighting – ABC NEWS
ABC News displayed a curious symptom seen across the media. Desperate to hail Biden for a glorious economy, most journalists try telling us that our suffering is not real, that things are actually great. They get caught up looking at positive elements to use as proof but do not look at the overall financials to see things are indeed a mess.
In this report, the outlet was ready to go spike the football over the drop in inflation to "just" +3%, but failed to look at the reality; it still meant prices rose, and those are higher above the sharp spike in prices from a year ago. Then when looking at the marketplace, there were signs of higher spikes in the basic food items families subsist on. Huh, funny that. This conflict leads to the most obtuse assessment from ABC News. This is what it sounds like when you're faced with dire economics but are incapable of saying things are bad under Biden:
One major reason why voters may not be giving Biden credit, economists said, is that inflation is still uncomfortably high and wages have only just started to keep up with price hikes. Powell said last week the target inflation rate of 2% is not expected to be reached until 2025, and more interest rate hikes could be in store to bring that data point down.
The price of bread jumped 11.5% in June compared to a year prior, marking a cost increase nearly four times higher than overall inflation, according to government data. https://t.co/F8GMvJVLH6
— ABC News (@ABC) July 18, 2023
Both Kinds of Standards – THE NEW YORK TIMES
- We guess not all anti-Semitism is created equal.
It has been amazing to watch repeated examples of Jewish intolerance emerge from the Democrats, and all the while, they and their cheerleaders in the press corps try to accuse the Republicans of anti-Semitism. Jennifer Rubin looks at one recent example and tries to blame the right, and Debbie Wasserman-Schultz seems to want to have Robert Kennedy Jr. speaking before Congress on Thursday to be a GOP problem. They are practically on the verge of blaming the GOP for their bigotry.
Meanwhile, as Rep. Pramila Jayapal continues to catch flak for her comments about Israel, we see a curious approach from Michelle Goldberg of The New York Times. After years of her own outrage about anti-Semitism and how Donald Trump allegedly inspired its growth, when faced with a brash example of intolerance from a Democrat, Goldberg downplays it as energetically as she can, calling it a "hysterical overreaction."
What are the rules today? pic.twitter.com/KCVwwjYq7N
— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) July 18, 2023
Stolen Validity – VARIOUS OUTLETS
- The serial plagiarizer continues to nab content for himself, and the truth detectors are nowhere to be seen.
The president made a recent announcement that after a year in operation, a federal crisis hotline was set up to assist people with thoughts of suicide or facing other personal issues. Biden touts that millions have been helped through this new program.
One year after its launch, our Administration's 988 suicide and crisis hotline has helped 5 million Americans when they needed it most.
— President Biden (@POTUS) July 16, 2023
Only issue: What he calls "our program" was developed in 2020 and signed into law by President Trump. Those crickets you hear are the fact checkers not rushing out to correct the facts on the matter.
News Avoidance Syndrome – CBS NEWS
- They covered his comments, just not those everyone had latched onto.
Firebrand figure Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison gave an interview where he had very pointed words to say about SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas. In a videotaped interview with the Michigan Chronicle, Ellison called out the justice, suggesting he be impeached and even called for term limits of judges on the Court. Ellison was quoted extensively, and even segments of the video were offered by CBS News Minnesota.
Conveniently left off of the coverage were the comments Ellison made that had the internet buzzing, where he compared Clarence Thomas to the house slave portrayed in the movie "Django Unchained."
"Anybody who's watched the movie 'Django,' just watch Stephen, and you see Clarence Thomas."
AG Ellison says Justice Clarence Thomas "needs to be impeached," report says https://t.co/6JYSBC3ohN
— WCCO | CBS News Minnesota (@WCCO) July 14, 2023
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