thelibertydaily--2020-11-29--Sharyl Attkisson Explains How Traditional Media Abandoned Fact-Based Reporting

The traditional media has sacrificed fact-based reporting in favor of promoting its own social and political agenda , says Sharyl Attkisson , author of the new book “ Slanted : How the News Media Taught Us to Love Censorship and Hate Journalism.
” Attkisson , host of the TV show “ Full Measure ” and a five-time Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist , joins the podcast to explain how the deterioration of fact-based journalism began .
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If you like what you hear , please leave a review @ @ @ @ @ @ @ message at 202-608-6205 or write us at [ email protected ] Virginia Allen : I am joined by five-time Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson and the author of the brand new book “ Slanted : How the News Media Taught Us to Love Censorship and Hate Journalism.
” Sharyl , thank you so much for being here .
Sharyl Attkisson : Thank you for having me .
Allen : Well , a huge congratulations to you on the book .
It just released today .
I can not wait to get my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I want to begin by talking a little bit about your personal story .
Why did you decide to become a journalist in the first place ?
Attkisson : I think it suited me as somebody who was never terribly interested in news as a young person but was interested in investigating things in a sense of fairness and equal treatment for all kinds of people and situations .
I ’ m a logistician , I like logical thinking .
And when I heard in college that it was a career option @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a second major , it seemed to suit me .
And I loved to write .
I ’ m a writer at heart .
So it took me down that path at the University of Florida , where they happen to have a wonderful top national journalism college .
Allen : And you ’ ve worked for a number of different major networks , different media platforms—CBS , PBS , CNN .
And you left CBS News because you say that you felt like your work was being suppressed .
What exactly did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was sort of a slow burn .
Most of my time at CBS , the decades there , were wonderful .
My reporting was well received and recognized with multiple national Emmy Awards and the Edward R. Murrow Award for Investigative Reporting .
It was a great time .
I think I and my producers were able to do some really terrific work .
But over time , I saw what I call the smear industry and the narrative industry .
And I ’ m talking about corporations , and PR firms , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and political people figure out how to influence the news .
And not just get us to make sure we ’ re on their talking points and sort of uncritically report what they want us to report , the way they want us to report it , but I saw them become part of the newsrooms .
… It became nearly impossible at CBS , and quite frankly at other national news organizations , to do certain independent reporting on topics that just follow the facts wherever they go .
Instead , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I saw as I left CBS ahead of my contract to try to make stories come out a certain way regardless of the facts .
And I came to feel that the people who are encouraging that or mandating that at the networks and other places were making it where it was impossible to do accurate , fair , honest journalism of the sort that I felt like I built my career doing .
So I left and I now have an independent TV show where they let me do just good old-fashioned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
The show is called “ Full Measure , ” if people would like to look for it .
Allen : Absolutely .
And you ’ re not alone in this sentiment among journalists .
When you sat down to write this book and wrote it over the course of several years , you spoke with a lot of different journalists , a lot of different reporters from across the aisle , both liberals and conservatives , and they agree with you , that there ’ s a real problem that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the way that news is being reported .
Can you tell me about some of those conversations that you had with journalists ?
Attkisson : Well , I think one of the unique things about “ Slanted ” is that so many executives and journalists from top news organizations spoke candidly about what I call the death of the news as we once knew it and were equally as critical as I think some of the people listening today are about the turn that the news has taken .
And these are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , NBC , CNN , MSNBC , The New York Times , all kinds of places .
So , you may wonder , if they see some of the same issues we do , which in many instances I think are quite obvious , the devolution of the news , why is it happening ?
And I talk about that in the book , the fact that there is this sort of momentum that ’ s been building for years , whereby the independent good journalism , there ’ s still journalists trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases doing it successfully , just not as frequently as before .
This is drowned out by these special interests , corporate interests , political interests that have dominated and figured out how to dominate our information landscape in seen and unseen ways , quite frankly , by influencing what we report and don ’ t report .
Allen : We ’ re talking with five-time Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson about her new book “ Slanted : How the News Media Taught Us to Love Censorship and Hate Journalism.
” Sharyl @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrote ] in the book and what you ’ re saying here today is that there ’ s been this shift in the news , and it has gone from a focus on reporting the facts to more so trying to push a narrative on the American people .
But I want to know where do you think and where have you found that this narrative is coming from ?
Because I have to believe that no one enters the field of journalism thinking , “ I ’ m going to pedal a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people.
” So how or what do you think is responsible for actually changing the media ’ s focus from fact reporting to agenda-based reporting ?
Attkisson : Well , there are some , and in fact an increasing number of people at news organizations who may not say to themselves , “ I want to pedal a lie , ” but they are not journalists in the sense that we have had come to recognize journalists .
They are simply propagandists who want to put forth a certain view .
And if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they ’ re perfectly happy to do that if it accomplishes mission .
So I think people need to understand that a lot of people they see in a lot of outlets and quasi news outlets doing what they call reporting are really no more than political operatives or corporate interests disguised as reporters who have no intention of providing accurate information .
Quite the contrary , they want to keep you from getting certain accurate information , view points , scientific studies that could lead you to draw what they see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
You may be right that people go into journalism , hopefully , thinking that they can report facts and truth , but that ’ s not how everybody gets into the business .
And increasingly , people working at news organizations are not those kinds of people .
But secondly , and I write about this in “ Slanted , ” even journalism groups , news organizations , and journalism professors , one whom I quoted in the book , have changed , again , what we thought of as the news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they have disregarded objectivity and neutrality , which they say was overrated .
I liken that to a doctor telling you that good diet and exercise are overrated .
These neutrality and objectivity used to be considered important tenants of straight news reporting , and now journalism professors are teaching some of their kids , and The New York Times is going along with it , that objectivity , neutrality , and lack of bias are actually antiquated , old-fashioned notions that have no place in journalism today .
So even those getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what you would have thought were the right reasons are being taught to push narratives and try to convince people to think a certain way and put their opinions in their reporting rather than just reflect the truth of what ’ s happening .
Allen : Do you think that social media has played a role in this downfall of fact-based journalism ?
You ’ ve written for The Daily Signal about social media fact-checkers , quote-unquote “ fact-checkers.
” We ’ ve seen just over the past month CEOs Mark Zuckerberg and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before the Senate on this issue of censorship and social media .
Were we seeing this fall of journalism before the rise of social media , or did social media cause it or just perpetuated it further ?
Attkisson : Well , social media just became another tool used by the same players in what I call the smear industry to manipulate and influence public opinion .
I think there was a time when the internet first started , in … the first decade or so , when information was fairly free , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to without an interruption or an algorithm preventing you or steering you .
And then those who worked so hard to control the narrative , and successfully , pretty much did so on the news , saw that , “ Wow , people have a new place they can go and they ’ re not going to get the narrative .
… We haven ’ t been able to control the internet.
” So this effort was launched by the same figures who want to control information to try to control what we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ searches , and the internet .
So it was just an outgrowth of them seeing , “ Well , there ’ s another bastion we haven ’ t successfully controlled .
Now that we have the news market cornered , we ’ ve got to get busy on the internet.
” And I think this started with President [ Barack ] Obama announcing in 2016 , and there had never been a push for this or the public demanding this , but he announced in 2016 before the election , at Carnegie Mellon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and start curating information in this wild , Wild West media environment on the internet .
At the time , that was unheard of .
We weren ’ t doing these what I call fake fact-checks in the media , curating and all of that .
But they created a market where the public now accepts , if not welcomes , the notion that these third parties who know nothing oftentimes about what they ’ re fact-checking that they somehow should come in and keep you from seeing certain things or make sure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And so I think social media is just provided to be another tool or avenue to control thoughts and opinion and information .
Allen : We ’ re talking with Sharyl Attkisson , author of the book “ Slanted : How the News Media Taught Us to Love Censorship and Hate Journalism.
” Sharyl , I think we all know that there ’ s something disturbing going on in the news media , that there is an agenda that they ’ re pushing , but I think it ’ s especially scary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is your field .
You ’ ve been working in journalism for decades .
You ’ re so aware of how the system works .
And to hear someone like yourself just speak so plainly and , frankly , almost describing an Orwellian society that is really so focused within journalism , within mainstream media just pushing a specific agenda , it ’ s really disturbing .
Attkisson : Well , I think maybe in a way I was on the front end of seeing these trends because of the type of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ started to pay close attention to this and the early 2000s .
The first time I noticed it , it was with pharmaceutical industry weighing in and able to successfully manipulate and shape reporting that we had done and others were doing on pharmaceutical dangers .
Again , medicine has many wonderful things that it ’ s done for the public , there ’ s a lot of terrific medicine , [ but ] there are [ also ] problems that affect millions of people .
And we were all reporting on that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in came the pharmaceutical industry with its brand new partnership with the media through direct-to-consumer ads .
People may have forgotten that advertising prescription drugs on TV used to be illegal , but once the media partnered with the pharmaceutical industry to lobby to legalize these ads you see on TV and the media all the time , we were beholden to the tune of billions of dollars to this industry .
And they were able to successfully stop reporting and pull strings in a way I had never seen before , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or reporting the truth on certain things .
And I kind of saw it go from there , that the same PR firms and global law firms that were intervening to try to stop news stories for them were then taking on other corporate clients and bragging and advertising they could stop or shape new stories by bullying news reporters , controversializing them , and the tactics that we see the smear industry use on a daily basis now .
Allen : In the book , you document what you refer to as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ era of Trump.
” What , to you , are some of the most egregious of those mistakes ?
Attkisson : Gosh , I don ’ t know .
I ’ d have to think about it to pick a single one .
But I think the tone was set pretty successfully by a Time magazine false report on Donald Trump ’ s Inauguration Day that claimed he had removed the bust statue of Martin Luther King from the Oval Office .
The reporter hadn ’ t even bothered to check whether that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and didn ’ t see it .
It was behind the door .
Reported it without fact-checking .
I mean , this is just basic stuff a journalism student would know not to do .
And that went around the world before he corrected it , and probably a lot of people didn ’ t see the correction , but that was because it fulfilled this narrative the press was trying to pursue of Donald Trump as a racist .
And you take it from there .
And if you just look at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ ve cataloged , you start to understand , as I did once I was into it , maybe six months , that with all of the mistakes going in one direction , there was never a mistake that I found , and I ’ m still looking for them , that benefited Donald Trump .
They were always mistakes and errors made that were false information that hurt Donald Trump .
You start to understand that there ’ s a pattern , and there ’ s a willfulness , and there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the part of we ’ re talking The New York Times , Washington Post , some of the most formerly well-respected news organizations on the planet making the kind of mistakes that , again , journalism students know not to make , reporting in ways that are so sloppy and irresponsible .
So I think that that really says a lot Allen : And so much of the media throughout the election has , frankly , just been painful to watch because it has been just that , a very specific agenda @ @ @ @ @ @ @ throughout the 2020 election that has troubled you about the media ’ s coverage of it , even beginning with the primaries ?
Attkisson : Well , … I ’ ve kind of taken this look to myself , how would we have covered the election , political reporters and election reporters , if we were a neutral news media ?
And I think we would have gone in , and I think this is pretty hard to deny , with a rational skepticism of a lot of things on the ground with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , whether committed allegedly by foreign interests , the Biden camp , or the Trump camp .
Because we saw in 2016 , we were told Russia interfered .
We were told China wants to .
We were told it would happen again in 2020 .
And we know there are domestic actors , including some still working in our government , who were accused of , or allegedly found to have interfered politically with President Trump , to the tune of even an FBI official allegedly doctoring a document and improper wiretap @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on alert for an election that was going to be conducted like no other before the way votes were being taken and bounced , were being accepted and counted .
Instead , we saw the press , by and large , say when the election happened , and it looked like Joe Biden after Election Day was winning , they were telling the public in this very uncritical , uncurious sense , “ Nothing to see .
Nothing to look at .
Nothing to examine.
” Amid a lot of suspicious things doesn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they say , widespread fraud , but certainly doesn ’ t mean there wasn ’ t .
And it seems like journalists , because they aren ’ t neutral , didn ’ t want to look .
They were saying things like , “ There ’ s no evidence , ” as if the evidence walks up to the door and knocks on it and asks to enter .
Or whether the guilty parties walk up to the journalists and say , “ I did it .
I did it.
” There was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for this evidence , and would have been on the ground , and viewed suspiciously attempts to block observation , or viewed suspiciously reports of dead people voting or thousands of votes that were found or were miscounted for the wrong person .
Instead , we saw the media saying , “ Well , none of this matters.
” First , there was no fraud .
And then when fraud was uncovered , “ Well , there was no widespread fraud , we were told.
” And then when there ’ s appearance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and abuse and affidavits and certain evidence we ’ re told , “ Well , it wouldn ’ t have made any difference .
It doesn ’ t involve enough votes.
” So this is a conflicted news media trying to convince the public to see things a certain way , rather than just look at the facts on the ground and tell us what ’ s happening .
Allen : Yeah .
All right .
It is disturbing .
It ’ s almost like they ’ ve pulled a blindfold over their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep it over their eyes .
It ’ s really so bizarre and very disturbing .
I want to chat just for a minute about polls because I know you talk about polls in the book .
We have seen throughout the last several elections polls have very inaccurate projections as far as who would win and by what percentages .
Do you believe that polls are actively being used to shape voter opinions instead of to report the actual opinions of voters ?
Attkisson : I think there ’ s no other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many polls are used today by news organizations that commission them , that determine whether [ they ’ re ] release [ d ] , that determined the questions that are asked , that determined the headlines that come .
You have to say to yourself , our polls , now two elections in a row , [ are ] so wildly wrong because they ’ re so bad at the one job they have to do , such as The New York Times poll where it partners with a college that could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ m not talking one or two points .
Could they be really so bad at the one job they have ?
Or is this actually mission accomplished when they ’ re off wildly on so many different projections and predictions ?
Maybe they ’ re not bad at their job if their job is to try to shape public opinion rather than accurately measure it .
I think we can draw no other conclusion based on the evidence we saw in 2016 , and again in 2020 .
Allen : And of course @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the coronavirus , and racial tensions , and of course the election .
It ’ s been really interesting to watch how the media has covered things like the coronavirus , Black Lives Matter .
I know you dive into that a little bit in the book , could you just give us a quick preview of some of those concerns that you raise in the book about , for example , how the media has chosen to cover a group like Black Lives Matter ?
Attkisson : Well , I think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve done as an industry is create a crisis of confidence in our institutions .
By refusing to cover things fairly and accurately and making it clear that we ’ re trying to tell people what to think , they tend to not believe anything .
And they feel that way not only about the media covering Black Lives Matter or the Department of Justice , whether it ’ s going to prosecute crimes that occurred against certain people but not others , whether it ’ s the government , whether it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there ’ s just this crisis in confidence with tens of millions of people thinking things aren ’ t being handled fairly and accurately .
You look at coronavirus , there ’ s lack of confidence in our health institution .
And they cause it .
So it ’ s funny when some of them , the propagandists , turn around and say , “ You ’ re crazy to suspect X or Y , ” without saying that they created the suspicion .
And one quick example of that is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the top health experts , “ Masks don ’ t work .
Don ’ t wear them .
You ’ re selfish and unpatriotic if you do.
” And of course did the 180 to , “ Masks do help , they save lives .
You ’ re unpatriotic if you don ’ t wear them .
You must wear them.
” And then they look at the public and say , “ What ’ s wrong with you ?
” when the public says which one was the lie .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were they lying then or are they lying now .
I heard someone say to me the other day , “ Well , the reason they said that the first time is there weren ’ t enough masks.
” I said , “ That ’ s [ regardless ] .
The reason they lied , if that ’ s true , that that ’ s the reason , nonetheless creates the crisis of confidence .
The public health officials have no right to give us false information for their own purposes.
” So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s created by the powers that be , who try to dictate the narratives and then look at the public and say , “ What ’ s wrong with you ?
” for not buying the current narrative .
I think we ’ re in a really troubled information landscape today .
Allen : So , Sharyl , where do you get your news personally ?
Because it feels like [ we ] just sort of nixed off all of these major network platforms that used to be very reliable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Attkisson : Well , … I know a lot of people can ’ t do this because they have lives and jobs , I [ try ] to go to the source as much as possible .
And that means watching a news conference or hearing myself on C-SPAN , for example .
And I would say , almost a 100 % of the time , my takeaway when I actually see something happening without the spin is different than what I read a new story about , which really scares me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the source as much as I can .
And then I try to read alternate views .
So if I see a narrative , I see everybody reporting something one way , I immediately become suspicious and skeptical .
It doesn ’ t mean it ’ s not true , it doesn ’ t mean I ’ m not getting the whole story , but oftentimes when I dig , it ’ s not true or I ’ m not getting the whole story .
So I just try to go to alternate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the source itself , the actual primary source .
And I have sources I trust that I ’ ve developed over 20 years in Washington , D.C. , people that I can call , who ’ ve proven to provide accurate information in the past that I can run things by for a reality check to know , am I going in the right or wrong direction , or how should things be steered ?
I just really do a lot of poking around and a lot of skepticism .
I tell people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , particularly if everybody ’ s reporting it using the same language , similar terms , same take no matter how much proof and sourcing they claim to have , I immediately am skeptical of it .
And again , it doesn ’ t mean it ’ s not true , but it means someone ’ s pushing that particular viewpoint .
And I ask myself , instead , “ Who wants me to believe that and why ?
” And that ultimately , when you ask that question , leads to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than the one they ’ re trying to tell you .
Allen : The book is “ Slanted : How the News Media Taught Us to Love Censorship and Hate Journalism.
” Five-time Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson is the author .
And the book has released today .
Go to Amazon or your local bookstore .
Get your copy .
This is a great Christmas gift for any of your loved ones right now .
It ’ s such a wild time in history .
We ’ re all looking for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the news , how they ’ re reporting it , what we can trust .
You should get this book and educate yourself on this topic .
So important .
Sharyl , thank you so much for your time today .
Attkisson : Well , I thank you for having me .
And I want people to understand there is something they can do , and there is some hope in the book and some sources you can turn to that I list , but don ’ t give up because there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there who understand what ’ s going on and should not be silent .
I think we can pull out of this and change .
Allen : Yeah .
Thank you .
And thank you for not being silent and being bold enough to share your opinions and what you ’ ve experienced .

The traditional media has sacrificed fact-based reporting in favor of promoting its own social and political agenda, says Sharyl Attkisson, author of the new book “Slanted: How the News Media Taught Us to Love Censorship and Hate Journalism.”
Attkisson, host of the TV show “Full Measure” and a five-time Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist, joins the podcast to explain how the deterioration of fact-based journalism began. From reporting on Black Lives Matter to the 2020 election, media outlets have become consumed with promoting a specific narrative, even if it means censoring the truth.
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Virginia Allen: I am joined by five-time Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson and the author of the brand new book “Slanted: How the News Media Taught Us to Love Censorship and Hate Journalism.” Sharyl, thank you so much for being here.
Sharyl Attkisson: Thank you for having me.
Allen: Well, a huge congratulations to you on the book. It just released today. I cannot wait to get my copy, read it cover to cover. I want to begin by talking a little bit about your personal story. Why did you decide to become a journalist in the first place?
Attkisson: I think it suited me as somebody who was never terribly interested in news as a young person but was interested in investigating things in a sense of fairness and equal treatment for all kinds of people and situations.
I’m a logistician, I like logical thinking. And when I heard in college that it was a career option, as I was trying to declare a second major, it seemed to suit me. And I loved to write. I’m a writer at heart. So it took me down that path at the University of Florida, where they happen to have a wonderful top national journalism college.
Allen: And you’ve worked for a number of different major networks, different media platforms—CBS, PBS, CNN. And you left CBS News because you say that you felt like your work was being suppressed. What exactly did you experience there?
Attkisson: It was sort of a slow burn. Most of my time at CBS, the decades there, were wonderful. My reporting was well received and recognized with multiple national Emmy Awards and the Edward R. Murrow Award for Investigative Reporting. It was a great time. I think I and my producers were able to do some really terrific work.
But over time, I saw what I call the smear industry and the narrative industry. And I’m talking about corporations, and PR firms, and crisis management firms, and nonprofits, and political people figure out how to influence the news.
And not just get us to make sure we’re on their talking points and sort of uncritically report what they want us to report, the way they want us to report it, but I saw them become part of the newsrooms.
… It became nearly impossible at CBS, and quite frankly at other national news organizations, to do certain independent reporting on topics that just follow the facts wherever they go.
Instead, there’s a trend now that I saw as I left CBS ahead of my contract to try to make stories come out a certain way regardless of the facts.
And I came to feel that the people who are encouraging that or mandating that at the networks and other places were making it where it was impossible to do accurate, fair, honest journalism of the sort that I felt like I built my career doing.
So I left and I now have an independent TV show where they let me do just good old-fashioned reporting like we all used to know it. The show is called “Full Measure,” if people would like to look for it.
Allen: Absolutely. And you’re not alone in this sentiment among journalists.
When you sat down to write this book and wrote it over the course of several years, you spoke with a lot of different journalists, a lot of different reporters from across the aisle, both liberals and conservatives, and they agree with you, that there’s a real problem that we’re seeing in the media and in the way that news is being reported.
Can you tell me about some of those conversations that you had with journalists?
Attkisson: Well, I think one of the unique things about “Slanted” is that so many executives and journalists from top news organizations spoke candidly about what I call the death of the news as we once knew it and were equally as critical as I think some of the people listening today are about the turn that the news has taken.
And these are executives and reporters and producers from ABC, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times, all kinds of places.
So, you may wonder, if they see some of the same issues we do, which in many instances I think are quite obvious, the devolution of the news, why is it happening?
And I talk about that in the book, the fact that there is this sort of momentum that’s been building for years, whereby the independent good journalism, there’s still journalists trying to do it, and in some cases doing it successfully, just not as frequently as before.
This is drowned out by these special interests, corporate interests, political interests that have dominated and figured out how to dominate our information landscape in seen and unseen ways, quite frankly, by influencing what we report and don’t report.
Allen: We’re talking with five-time Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson about her new book “Slanted: How the News Media Taught Us to Love Censorship and Hate Journalism.”
Sharyl, essentially what I know you [wrote] in the book and what you’re saying here today is that there’s been this shift in the news, and it has gone from a focus on reporting the facts to more so trying to push a narrative on the American people.
But I want to know where do you think and where have you found that this narrative is coming from? Because I have to believe that no one enters the field of journalism thinking, “I’m going to pedal a half-truth or even lies to the American people.”
So how or what do you think is responsible for actually changing the media’s focus from fact reporting to agenda-based reporting?
Attkisson: Well, there are some, and in fact an increasing number of people at news organizations who may not say to themselves, “I want to pedal a lie,” but they are not journalists in the sense that we have had come to recognize journalists.
They are simply propagandists who want to put forth a certain view. And if that requires a half-truth or a lie, they’re perfectly happy to do that if it accomplishes mission.
So I think people need to understand that a lot of people they see in a lot of outlets and quasi news outlets doing what they call reporting are really no more than political operatives or corporate interests disguised as reporters who have no intention of providing accurate information.
Quite the contrary, they want to keep you from getting certain accurate information, view points, scientific studies that could lead you to draw what they see as a harmful conclusion to their interest.
You may be right that people go into journalism, hopefully, thinking that they can report facts and truth, but that’s not how everybody gets into the business. And increasingly, people working at news organizations are not those kinds of people.
But secondly, and I write about this in “Slanted,” even journalism groups, news organizations, and journalism professors, one whom I quoted in the book, have changed, again, what we thought of as the news. They are proud to say that they have disregarded objectivity and neutrality, which they say was overrated. I liken that to a doctor telling you that good diet and exercise are overrated.
These neutrality and objectivity used to be considered important tenants of straight news reporting, and now journalism professors are teaching some of their kids, and The New York Times is going along with it, that objectivity, neutrality, and lack of bias are actually antiquated, old-fashioned notions that have no place in journalism today.
So even those getting into journalism for, I guess, what you would have thought were the right reasons are being taught to push narratives and try to convince people to think a certain way and put their opinions in their reporting rather than just reflect the truth of what’s happening.
Allen: Do you think that social media has played a role in this downfall of fact-based journalism?
You’ve written for The Daily Signal about social media fact-checkers, quote-unquote “fact-checkers.” We’ve seen just over the past month CEOs Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey of Facebook and Twitter testify before the Senate on this issue of censorship and social media.
Were we seeing this fall of journalism before the rise of social media, or did social media cause it or just perpetuated it further?
Attkisson: Well, social media just became another tool used by the same players in what I call the smear industry to manipulate and influence public opinion.
I think there was a time when the internet first started, in … the first decade or so, when information was fairly free, you could get almost anything you wanted to without an interruption or an algorithm preventing you or steering you.
And then those who worked so hard to control the narrative, and successfully, pretty much did so on the news, saw that, “Wow, people have a new place they can go and they’re not going to get the narrative. … We haven’t been able to control the internet.”
So this effort was launched by the same figures who want to control information to try to control what we see on social media, our Google searches, and the internet.
So it was just an outgrowth of them seeing, “Well, there’s another bastion we haven’t successfully controlled. Now that we have the news market cornered, we’ve got to get busy on the internet.”
And I think this started with President [Barack] Obama announcing in 2016, and there had never been a push for this or the public demanding this, but he announced in 2016 before the election, at Carnegie Mellon, that somebody needed to step in and start curating information in this wild, Wild West media environment on the internet.
At the time, that was unheard of. We weren’t doing these what I call fake fact-checks in the media, curating and all of that.
But they created a market where the public now accepts, if not welcomes, the notion that these third parties who know nothing oftentimes about what they’re fact-checking that they somehow should come in and keep you from seeing certain things or make sure you don’t think certain things.
And so I think social media is just provided to be another tool or avenue to control thoughts and opinion and information.
Allen: We’re talking with Sharyl Attkisson, author of the book “Slanted: How the News Media Taught Us to Love Censorship and Hate Journalism.”
Sharyl, I think we all know that there’s something disturbing going on in the news media, that there is an agenda that they’re pushing, but I think it’s especially scary talking with someone like yourself, who this is your field.
You’ve been working in journalism for decades. You’re so aware of how the system works. And to hear someone like yourself just speak so plainly and, frankly, almost describing an Orwellian society that is really so focused within journalism, within mainstream media just pushing a specific agenda, it’s really disturbing.
Attkisson: Well, I think maybe in a way I was on the front end of seeing these trends because of the type of reporting that I do. And I started to pay close attention to this and the early 2000s.
The first time I noticed it, it was with pharmaceutical industry weighing in and able to successfully manipulate and shape reporting that we had done and others were doing on pharmaceutical dangers.
Again, medicine has many wonderful things that it’s done for the public, there’s a lot of terrific medicine, [but] there are [also] problems that affect millions of people. And we were all reporting on that in the early 2000s.
And then in came the pharmaceutical industry with its brand new partnership with the media through direct-to-consumer ads.
People may have forgotten that advertising prescription drugs on TV used to be illegal, but once the media partnered with the pharmaceutical industry to lobby to legalize these ads you see on TV and the media all the time, we were beholden to the tune of billions of dollars to this industry.
And they were able to successfully stop reporting and pull strings in a way I had never seen before, and controversially those who were off the narrative or reporting the truth on certain things.
And I kind of saw it go from there, that the same PR firms and global law firms that were intervening to try to stop news stories for them were then taking on other corporate clients and bragging and advertising they could stop or shape new stories by bullying news reporters, controversializing them, and the tactics that we see the smear industry use on a daily basis now.
Allen: In the book, you document what you refer to as the “100-plus media mistakes in the era of Trump.” What, to you, are some of the most egregious of those mistakes?
Attkisson: Gosh, I don’t know. I’d have to think about it to pick a single one. But I think the tone was set pretty successfully by a Time magazine false report on Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day that claimed he had removed the bust statue of Martin Luther King from the Oval Office.
The reporter hadn’t even bothered to check whether that was true. He just looked around and didn’t see it. It was behind the door. Reported it without fact-checking. I mean, this is just basic stuff a journalism student would know not to do.
And that went around the world before he corrected it, and probably a lot of people didn’t see the correction, but that was because it fulfilled this narrative the press was trying to pursue of Donald Trump as a racist. And you take it from there.
And if you just look at this appendix of all the mistakes that I’ve cataloged, you start to understand, as I did once I was into it, maybe six months, that with all of the mistakes going in one direction, there was never a mistake that I found, and I’m still looking for them, that benefited Donald Trump. They were always mistakes and errors made that were false information that hurt Donald Trump.
You start to understand that there’s a pattern, and there’s a willfulness, and there’s an agenda at stake here on the part of we’re talking The New York Times, Washington Post, some of the most formerly well-respected news organizations on the planet making the kind of mistakes that, again, journalism students know not to make, reporting in ways that are so sloppy and irresponsible. So I think that that really says a lot
Allen: And so much of the media throughout the election has, frankly, just been painful to watch because it has been just that, a very specific agenda being pushed.
What have you seen throughout the 2020 election that has troubled you about the media’s coverage of it, even beginning with the primaries?
Attkisson: Well, … I’ve kind of taken this look to myself, how would we have covered the election, political reporters and election reporters, if we were a neutral news media?
And I think we would have gone in, and I think this is pretty hard to deny, with a rational skepticism of a lot of things on the ground with reporters in swing states watching for fraud, whether committed allegedly by foreign interests, the Biden camp, or the Trump camp.
Because we saw in 2016, we were told Russia interfered. We were told China wants to. We were told it would happen again in 2020.
And we know there are domestic actors, including some still working in our government, who were accused of, or allegedly found to have interfered politically with President Trump, to the tune of even an FBI official allegedly doctoring a document and improper wiretap.
So neutral journalists would have been on alert for an election that was going to be conducted like no other before the way votes were being taken and bounced, were being accepted and counted.
Instead, we saw the press, by and large, say when the election happened, and it looked like Joe Biden after Election Day was winning, they were telling the public in this very uncritical, uncurious sense, “Nothing to see. Nothing to look at. Nothing to examine.” Amid a lot of suspicious things doesn’t mean there was, as they say, widespread fraud, but certainly doesn’t mean there wasn’t.
And it seems like journalists, because they aren’t neutral, didn’t want to look. They were saying things like, “There’s no evidence,” as if the evidence walks up to the door and knocks on it and asks to enter. Or whether the guilty parties walk up to the journalists and say, “I did it. I did it.”
There was a time when journalists would have looked for this evidence, and would have been on the ground, and viewed suspiciously attempts to block observation, or viewed suspiciously reports of dead people voting or thousands of votes that were found or were miscounted for the wrong person.
Instead, we saw the media saying, “Well, none of this matters.” First, there was no fraud. And then when fraud was uncovered, “Well, there was no widespread fraud, we were told.” And then when there’s appearance of quite a bit of perhaps fraud and abuse and affidavits and certain evidence we’re told, “Well, it wouldn’t have made any difference. It doesn’t involve enough votes.”
So this is a conflicted news media trying to convince the public to see things a certain way, rather than just look at the facts on the ground and tell us what’s happening.
Allen: Yeah. All right. It is disturbing. It’s almost like they’ve pulled a blindfold over their eyes and they’re fighting to keep it over their eyes. It’s really so bizarre and very disturbing.
I want to chat just for a minute about polls because I know you talk about polls in the book. We have seen throughout the last several elections polls have very inaccurate projections as far as who would win and by what percentages.
Do you believe that polls are actively being used to shape voter opinions instead of to report the actual opinions of voters?
Attkisson: I think there’s no other way to conclude that this is how many polls are used today by news organizations that commission them, that determine whether [they’re] release[d], that determined the questions that are asked, that determined the headlines that come.
You have to say to yourself, our polls, now two elections in a row, [are] so wildly wrong because they’re so bad at the one job they have to do, such as The New York Times poll where it partners with a college that could be 16 points off. I’m not talking one or two points.
Could they be really so bad at the one job they have? Or is this actually mission accomplished when they’re off wildly on so many different projections and predictions?
Maybe they’re not bad at their job if their job is to try to shape public opinion rather than accurately measure it. I think we can draw no other conclusion based on the evidence we saw in 2016, and again in 2020.
Allen: And of course 2020 has just been a wild year with the coronavirus, and racial tensions, and of course the election. It’s been really interesting to watch how the media has covered things like the coronavirus, Black Lives Matter.
I know you dive into that a little bit in the book, could you just give us a quick preview of some of those concerns that you raise in the book about, for example, how the media has chosen to cover a group like Black Lives Matter?
Attkisson: Well, I think that in the big picture what we’ve done as an industry is create a crisis of confidence in our institutions. By refusing to cover things fairly and accurately and making it clear that we’re trying to tell people what to think, they tend to not believe anything.
And they feel that way not only about the media covering Black Lives Matter or the Department of Justice, whether it’s going to prosecute crimes that occurred against certain people but not others, whether it’s the government, whether it’s how we handle our elections, there’s just this crisis in confidence with tens of millions of people thinking things aren’t being handled fairly and accurately.
You look at coronavirus, there’s lack of confidence in our health institution. And they cause it. So it’s funny when some of them, the propagandists, turn around and say, “You’re crazy to suspect X or Y,” without saying that they created the suspicion.
And one quick example of that is the masks. The government told us initially, the top health experts, “Masks don’t work. Don’t wear them. You’re selfish and unpatriotic if you do.” And of course did the 180 to, “Masks do help, they save lives. You’re unpatriotic if you don’t wear them. You must wear them.”
And then they look at the public and say, “What’s wrong with you?” when the public says which one was the lie. And then we’re supposed to determine were they lying then or are they lying now.
I heard someone say to me the other day, “Well, the reason they said that the first time is there weren’t enough masks.” I said, “That’s [regardless]. The reason they lied, if that’s true, that that’s the reason, nonetheless creates the crisis of confidence. The public health officials have no right to give us false information for their own purposes.”
So I think this is all very dangerous. It’s created by the powers that be, who try to dictate the narratives and then look at the public and say, “What’s wrong with you?” for not buying the current narrative. I think we’re in a really troubled information landscape today.
Allen: So, Sharyl, where do you get your news personally? Because it feels like [we] just sort of nixed off all of these major network platforms that used to be very reliable and now just aren’t trustworthy.
Attkisson: Well, … I know a lot of people can’t do this because they have lives and jobs, I [try] to go to the source as much as possible. And that means watching a news conference or hearing myself on C-SPAN, for example.
And I would say, almost a 100% of the time, my takeaway when I actually see something happening without the spin is different than what I read a new story about, which really scares me.
So I try to go to the source as much as I can. And then I try to read alternate views. So if I see a narrative, I see everybody reporting something one way, I immediately become suspicious and skeptical. It doesn’t mean it’s not true, it doesn’t mean I’m not getting the whole story, but oftentimes when I dig, it’s not true or I’m not getting the whole story. So I just try to go to alternate sources. I try to go to the source itself, the actual primary source.
And I have sources I trust that I’ve developed over 20 years in Washington, D.C., people that I can call, who’ve proven to provide accurate information in the past that I can run things by for a reality check to know, am I going in the right or wrong direction, or how should things be steered? I just really do a lot of poking around and a lot of skepticism.
I tell people, whatever you see on the news, particularly if everybody’s reporting it using the same language, similar terms, same take no matter how much proof and sourcing they claim to have, I immediately am skeptical of it. And again, it doesn’t mean it’s not true, but it means someone’s pushing that particular viewpoint.
And I ask myself, instead, “Who wants me to believe that and why?” And that ultimately, when you ask that question, leads to a truer truth or a more complete story than the one they’re trying to tell you.
Allen: The book is “Slanted: How the News Media Taught Us to Love Censorship and Hate Journalism.” Five-time Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson is the author. And the book has released today. Go to Amazon or your local bookstore. Get your copy. This is a great Christmas gift for any of your loved ones right now.
It’s such a wild time in history. We’re all looking for those good sources to know more information about the news, how they’re reporting it, what we can trust. You should get this book and educate yourself on this topic. So important. Sharyl, thank you so much for your time today.
Attkisson: Well, I thank you for having me. And I want people to understand there is something they can do, and there is some hope in the book and some sources you can turn to that I list, but don’t give up because there are tens of millions of people out there who understand what’s going on and should not be silent. I think we can pull out of this and change.
Allen: Yeah. Thank you. And thank you for not being silent and being bold enough to share your opinions and what you’ve experienced.
Attkisson: Thanks again.


thelibertydaily--2020-11-29--Lt. General Thomas McInerney Reports US Special Forces Attacked CIA Server Farm In Germany In Server

Lt. General Thomas McInerney Reports US Special Forces Attacked CIA Server Farm In Germany In Server Seizure Operation, 5 Soldiers Killed, Servers Secured

Lt General Thomas McInerney and Lt General Michael Flynn gave interviews to WVW Broadcasting Network today .
It was Flynn ’ s first interview since his pardon .
In stunning testimony , McInerney stated his sources have told him U.S. Army Special Forces , possibly the famed Delta Force , raided the CIA-run server farm in Frankfurt , Germany .
5 soldiers were killed in the ensuing firefight , as well as one CIA paramilitary ; the CIA personnel were allegedly flown in from Afghanistan for security , according to related news reports .
Subsequent review of the secured servers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Russia were involved in the attempted coup against President Donald Trump , who will be shown to have won an overwhelming victory for the American people , McInerney revealed .
“ These people have committed treason , ” declared McInerney .
He pleaded with President Trump to not leave office until the treason is uncovered , otherwise America will be fatally wounded and ripe for takeover by our enemies .
McInerney also stated that he believes President Trump knew the steal was coming , hence his executive order issued for sanctions for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
According to his bio , McInerney was a forward air controller and fighter pilot during the Vietnam War and had flown 407 combat missions during his four tours of duty .
In other words , a patriot and trustworthy .
Reports are now circulating that General Flynn is involved in helping the President with a private intelligence operation .
You can listen to the interview here .
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Lt General Thomas McInerney and Lt General Michael Flynn gave interviews to WVW Broadcasting Network today. It was Flynn's first interview since his pardon.
In stunning testimony, McInerney stated his sources have told him U.S. Army Special Forces, possibly the famed Delta Force, raided the CIA-run server farm in Frankfurt, Germany.
5 soldiers were killed in the ensuing firefight, as well as one CIA paramilitary; the CIA personnel were allegedly flown in from Afghanistan for security, according to related news reports.
Subsequent review of the secured servers yielded proof that China, Iran, and Russia were involved in the attempted coup against President Donald Trump, who will be shown to have won an overwhelming victory for the American people, McInerney revealed.
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"These people have committed treason," declared McInerney. He pleaded with President Trump to not leave office until the treason is uncovered, otherwise America will be fatally wounded and ripe for takeover by our enemies.
McInerney also stated that he believes President Trump knew the steal was coming, hence his executive order issued for sanctions for interference in our elections by foreign powers.
According to his bio, McInerney was a forward air controller and fighter pilot during the Vietnam War and had flown 407 combat missions during his four tours of duty. In other words, a patriot and trustworthy.
Reports are now circulating that General Flynn is involved in helping the President with a private intelligence operation.
You can listen to the interview here. McInerney is in the second half of the interview.


thelibertydaily--2020-11-29--Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. Fight Ends in a Draw — With Controversy

Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. fought each other to a draw in an eight-round exhibition bout Saturday at Staples Center in Los Angeles .
Celebrity judges and former boxing champions Chad Dawson , Vinny Pazienza and Christy Martin made the decision .
Boxing analyst Dan Rafael provided the scorecards : As Rafael noted , Tyson appeared to have the upper hand for nearly the entire fight .
The punching stats clearly favored Tyson , for instance .
Many others agreed that Tyson won .
Ultimately , this match was just for fun and gave fans a chance to see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ once again .
Jones paid tribute to late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant , who called Staples Center his home arena from 1999-2016 , with his boxing gloves : Ex-UFC champion Daniel Cormier was in disbelief that the fight was even occurring : Boxing legend George Foreman weighed in on the action too : Tyson , a former heavyweight champion , stepped into the ring in an organized setting for the first time since 2005 , when he retired following the sixth round of a fight against Kevin McBride .
Tyson went @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during his professional career .
He won his first 37 fights and held heavyweight titles from Nov. 1986 to Feb. 1990 .
Jones , who won titles in four weight classes , stepped into the ring for the first time since Feb. 2018 , when he defeated Scott Sigmon via unanimous decision .
Jones was 66-9 before Saturday with 47 knockouts .
He went 49-1 in his first 50 fights , with the lone loss occurring via disqualification .
Jones notably ended his career on a high note with 12 victories in his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signed a fight deal in July .
The match was initially scheduled to take place in September but was bumped to November , and the California State Athletic Commission officially sanctioned the bout .

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Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. fought each other to a draw in an eight-round exhibition bout Saturday at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Celebrity judges and former boxing champions Chad Dawson, Vinny Pazienza and Christy Martin made the decision. Boxing analyst Dan Rafael provided the scorecards:
As Rafael noted, Tyson appeared to have the upper hand for nearly the entire fight. The punching stats clearly favored Tyson, for instance.
Many others agreed that Tyson won.
Ultimately, this match was just for fun and gave fans a chance to see two of the sport's greats fight once again.
Jones paid tribute to late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, who called Staples Center his home arena from 1999-2016, with his boxing gloves:
Ex-UFC champion Daniel Cormier was in disbelief that the fight was even occurring:
Boxing legend George Foreman weighed in on the action too:
Tyson, a former heavyweight champion, stepped into the ring in an organized setting for the first time since 2005, when he retired following the sixth round of a fight against Kevin McBride.
Tyson went 50-6 with 44 knockouts and two no-contests during his professional career. He won his first 37 fights and held heavyweight titles from Nov. 1986 to Feb. 1990.
Jones, who won titles in four weight classes, stepped into the ring for the first time since Feb. 2018, when he defeated Scott Sigmon via unanimous decision.
Jones was 66-9 before Saturday with 47 knockouts. He went 49-1 in his first 50 fights, with the lone loss occurring via disqualification. Jones notably ended his career on a high note with 12 victories in his final 13 fights.
The two fighters signed a fight deal in July. The match was initially scheduled to take place in September but was bumped to November, and the California State Athletic Commission officially sanctioned the bout.


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thelibertydaily--2020-11-30--Trump Attorney Lin Wood Warns GOP Establishment

Trump campaign lawyer Lin Wood is going no holds barred today , but that ’ s really no surprise coming from a bold man like Wood .
Wood has a history of standing for what he believes is right , no matter the controversy .
He has defended Nick Sandmann , Kyle Rittenhouse , President Donald Trump , and others .
Wood is fighting against all odds to help President Trump prove his claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election .
Today he announced that a judge in Georgia ordered voting machines be frozen from clearing and resetting , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Then , in a shocking turn of events , the order was reversed .
One can only speculate why , or what type of pressure was put to cause the reversal .
Meanwhile , Governor Brian Kemp has been vacationing and not appearing to be in the fight too much so to speak .
Lin Wood ’ s words for Kemp have been nothing short of harsh , to say the least , and even President Trump condemned Kemp ’ s perceived lack of action recently , as we reported earlier today .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ lot of heat from various Republicans on Twitter including Donald Trump Jr. for having the appearance of implying that somehow the Georgia Senate runoff elections should be tied in any way to President Trump ’ s fight to prove voter fraud in key swing states .
It could be argued though , that Wood and others like him aren ’ t tying them together so much as they are simply issuing a warning that many voters who supported Trump don ’ t want to be taken for granted and have it be assumed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In the end , it ’ s up to the beholder to decide what they think is happening and ultimately the runoff election will speak for itself .
Wood ’ s most recent words on the matter were harsh nonetheless , ( some social media outlets may fact check some of the words of Wood ’ s tweet , but we are merely here to report what he said ) : “ GA & National GOP leaders better not blame GA Patriots for the disaster that is about to befall fraudulent runoff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They have only themselves , @ BrianKempGA & @ GaSecofState to blame .
They ALL need to be Gone With The Wind .
Clean up GA !
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Trump campaign lawyer Lin Wood is going no holds barred today, but that’s really no surprise coming from a bold man like Wood. Wood has a history of standing for what he believes is right, no matter the controversy. He has defended Nick Sandmann, Kyle Rittenhouse, President Donald Trump, and others.
Wood is fighting against all odds to help President Trump prove his claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election. Today he announced that a judge in Georgia ordered voting machines be frozen from clearing and resetting, possibly so they could be inspected. Then, in a shocking turn of events, the order was reversed.
One can only speculate why, or what type of pressure was put to cause the reversal. Meanwhile, Governor Brian Kemp has been vacationing and not appearing to be in the fight too much so to speak.
Lin Wood’s words for Kemp have been nothing short of harsh, to say the least, and even President Trump condemned Kemp’s perceived lack of action recently, as we reported earlier today.
Lin Wood and others are catching a lot of heat from various Republicans on Twitter including Donald Trump Jr. for having the appearance of implying that somehow the Georgia Senate runoff elections should be tied in any way to President Trump’s fight to prove voter fraud in key swing states.
It could be argued though, that Wood and others like him aren’t tying them together so much as they are simply issuing a warning that many voters who supported Trump don’t want to be taken for granted and have it be assumed that they will vote no matter what.
In the end, it’s up to the beholder to decide what they think is happening and ultimately the runoff election will speak for itself. Wood’s most recent words on the matter were harsh nonetheless, (some social media outlets may fact check some of the words of Wood’s tweet, but we are merely here to report what he said):
“GA & National GOP leaders better not blame GA Patriots for the disaster that is about to befall fraudulent runoff election for @KLoeffler & @sendavidperdue. They have only themselves, @BrianKempGA & @GaSecofState to blame. They ALL need to be Gone With The Wind. Clean up GA!”


thelibertydaily--2020-11-30--Manipulation of Voting Machines Blocked, Then Unblocked by Judge — But the FBI May Already Have the

Manipulation of Voting Machines Blocked, Then Unblocked by Judge — But the FBI May Already Have the Evidence

There have been plenty of reports of voter fraud in Georgia , many of which have been directly tied to machines and software provided by Dominion Voting Systems .
It ’ s a conspiracy that stretches across multiple counties and appears to involve major Republican lawmakers—including Governor Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger—working with Democrats to steal the election for former Vice President Joe Biden .
Attorney Lin Wood was initially able to block tampering with the voting machines , but the same judge who ordered them to be “ frozen ” turned around and reversed his own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Sharyl Attkisson : Amid rumors that Georgia elections officials intended to alter or wipe voting machines used in the 2020 election , a federal judge has ordered that the machines be preserved in their current state .
He then abruptly reversed that order , according to the attorney who asked for it .
The order was made public several hours after Georgia Republicans complained that elections officials had kept them at a distance for hours while election officials worked on the machines .
On Sunday , November 29 , attorney Lin Wood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after that decision , attorney Wood tweeted that the judge reversed his decision on the machines , based on claims that Georgia counties control the machines .
The judge says the defendants do not control the machines and , therefore , he can not order them to be preserved in their current state .
Meantime , a hearing on Wood ’ s broad ranging requests related to election fraud allegations is set for Friday .
Wood has also asked for a forensic audit and security tape videotape evidence .
Read the judge ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There is zero doubt that these shenanigans are tied to destruction of evidence that could implicate not only those involved , but perhaps the Biden campaign itself in attempting massive voter fraud to steal the election .
It takes extreme mental gymnastics to come up with a viable reason that these voting machines would need to be suddenly and inexplicably updated weeks after the election .
This could backfire .
As we reported yesterday , two trips on a Department of Justice plane were logged that may tie directly into the investigation .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , where Dominion Voting Systems is headquartered .
The plane remained in Toronto for three days .
Then , on Friday , the same plane flew from Manassas near Washington , D.C. , to Atlanta where it remained on the ground for a mere one hour , ten minutes .
Was the FBI picking up hard drives or voting machines to bring back to D.C. ?
Did the FBI pick up voting machines from Georgia on Friday ?
Will the “ software updates ” that seem to be wiping evidence from Georgia voting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ getting hot down south .
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There have been plenty of reports of voter fraud in Georgia, many of which have been directly tied to machines and software provided by Dominion Voting Systems. It’s a conspiracy that stretches across multiple counties and appears to involve major Republican lawmakers—including Governor Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger—working with Democrats to steal the election for former Vice President Joe Biden.
Attorney Lin Wood was initially able to block tampering with the voting machines, but the same judge who ordered them to be “frozen” turned around and reversed his own decision a few hours later. According to Sharyl Attkisson:
Amid rumors that Georgia elections officials intended to alter or wipe voting machines used in the 2020 election, a federal judge has ordered that the machines be preserved in their current state. He then abruptly reversed that order, according to the attorney who asked for it.
The order was made public several hours after Georgia Republicans complained that elections officials had kept them at a distance for hours while election officials worked on the machines.
On Sunday, November 29, attorney Lin Wood tweeted the following:
GA officials performing “software update” on Fulton County voting machines at this very moment at World Congress Center. They are trying to erase the evidence by scrubbing the machines with litigation pending. BLOW YOUR HORNS. PATRIOTS. This cannot stand. — Lin Wood (@LLinWood) November 29, 2020
But not long after that decision, attorney Wood tweeted that the judge reversed his decision on the machines, based on claims that Georgia counties control the machines. The judge says the defendants do not control the machines and, therefore, he cannot order them to be preserved in their current state.
Meantime, a hearing on Wood’s broad ranging requests related to election fraud allegations is set for Friday. Wood has also asked for a forensic audit and security tape videotape evidence.
Read the judge’s order summarizing the requests below.
There is zero doubt that these shenanigans are tied to destruction of evidence that could implicate not only those involved, but perhaps the Biden campaign itself in attempting massive voter fraud to steal the election. It takes extreme mental gymnastics to come up with a viable reason that these voting machines would need to be suddenly and inexplicably updated weeks after the election.
They’re covering their tracks.
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This could backfire. As we reported yesterday, two trips on a Department of Justice plane were logged that may tie directly into the investigation. The first was to Toronto, Canada, where Dominion Voting Systems is headquartered. The plane remained in Toronto for three days. Then, on Friday, the same plane flew from Manassas near Washington, D.C., to Atlanta where it remained on the ground for a mere one hour, ten minutes. Was the FBI picking up hard drives or voting machines to bring back to D.C.?
Did the FBI pick up voting machines from Georgia on Friday? Will the “software updates” that seem to be wiping evidence from Georgia voting machines now be exposed? Things are getting hot down south.
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thelibertydaily--2020-11-29--Ex-Prostitute Vies to Become First Tranny Member of the NYC Council

An ex-prostitute who was busted in a police sting is running to become the first trans woman on the City Council — representing the heart of the Bronx .
Elisa Crespo , 30 , is one of the candidates seeking to succeed outgoing Councilman Ritchie Torres in the 15th council district — representing Belmont , Fordham , Tremont , Mount Hope , Allerton , Van Nest , West Farms , and Bedford Park .
Torres — the first openly gay person to get elected in the borough — is vacating the seat in January after getting elected to Congress .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ expected to take place in March .
Crespo was arrested in Jacksonville , Fla. on November 14 , 2012 after posting a sex/escort ad on the internet .
As it turned out , the two men showed up at her hotel room for oral sex were undercover cops in the Jacksonville police vice squad , who arrested her for prostitution .
Far from running away from her past , Crespo is addressing her work as a “ survival sex worker ” head-on .
“ I am no longer engaged in sex work , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who transitioned to female at the age of 15 , said getting arrested and spending time in jail was a low point that triggered a turnaround in her life .
“ I was in a complicated struggle to make ends meet .
A lack of job opportunities for trans women of color led me to sex work .
Through this experience I wound up in Florida , where I was arrested and incarcerated with cisgender men .
That moment transformed my life forever .
It helped me begin my journey in civic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recent political rally .
Crespo went back to school and earned a degree in political science from CUNY ’ s John Jay College , interned with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie ( D-Bronx ) and currently serves as an education aide to Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. She told The Post she ’ s concerned that critics or rivals are attempting to “ weaponize transphobia ” by dredging up her arrest .
“ It ’ s shameful .
People are upset at the momentum my campaign is getting , ” she said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic Socialist of America ’ s Bronx chapter , told The Post she supports state legislation to decriminalize prostitution — by no longer punishing paid sex between two consulting adults .
“ Sex work is work , ” she said .
Crespo said she turned tricks to support her mother — who was in an abusive relationship — as well as herself .
“ It ’ s an unfortunate fact that trans woman and sex work go hand in hand , ” Crespo said during an interview with empoweredtranswoman.com “ It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s dangerous .
We ’ re putting ourselves in front of strangers that we don ’ t know who can harm us.
” Crespo said many trans woman don ’ t escape the life of sex work and wants to be a role model and trailblazer in politics .
“ I feel the very weight of my community on my shoulders .
It ’ s very important for me to show people we can do this .
We ’ re not defined by our past .
If we want to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right to do it — and we can do it , ” she said .
“ I ’ m hoping to inspire a new generation of people not only in The Bronx but across New York City.
” Crespo said she ’ s optimistic many Bronxites will be open to her candidacy but admitted there ’ s are older , “ socially conservative ” residents who may have misgivings .
“ We ’ ll see on Election Day , ” Crespo said .
One prominent Bronx politico and LGBT trailblazer — Councilman and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shot at succeeding him .
“ The race of CD 15 has several serious candidates , and Elisa is certainly one of them , ” Torres said .
“ My decisive election to Congress has shown that sexual orientation and gender identity are no longer insurmountable barriers to winning elected office in the Bronx.
” Allen Roskoff , president of the citywide Jim Owles LGBT Democratic Club said , “ Elisa is a formidable candidate .
She ’ s running a great campaign .
I think the world of her.
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Other candidates include Ischia Bravo , district manager for Community Board 7 who was a former housing aide to outgoing Congressman Jose Serrano and executive director of the Bronx Democratic Party ; Oswald Feliz of the Northwest Democrats for Change , Community Board 6 district manager John Sanchez ; and Latchmi Gopal , a first generation Guyanese-American and Bronx DSA member who helps run Unemployed Workers United , among others .
Catherine Hanssens , Founding Executive Director of The Center for HIV Law and Policy , expressed optimism about Crespo ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s lived experience and obvious talent are exactly what we need to address overcriminalization and bias that limit employment , housing and education opportunities .
It is thrilling to see a candidate with the courage to challenge the criminalization of sex work , ” Hanssens said .
During an interview with The Post , Crespo emphasized that she has a policy agenda to aid the working class and poor residents of the Bronx ’ s 15th CD and citywide .
She said we should adopt an FDR-style infrastructure-jobs program to employ residents .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ trade schools , ” Crespo said .

An ex-prostitute who was busted in a police sting is running to become the first trans woman on the City Council — representing the heart of the Bronx.
Elisa Crespo, 30, is one of the candidates seeking to succeed outgoing Councilman Ritchie Torres in the 15th council district — representing Belmont, Fordham, Tremont, Mount Hope, Allerton, Van Nest, West Farms, and Bedford Park.
Torres — the first openly gay person to get elected in the borough — is vacating the seat in January after getting elected to Congress. A special election to replace him is expected to take place in March.
Crespo’s candidacy is a remarkable comeback story.
Crespo was arrested in Jacksonville, Fla. on November 14, 2012 after posting a sex/escort ad on the internet.
As it turned out, the two men showed up at her hotel room for oral sex were undercover cops in the Jacksonville police vice squad, who arrested her for prostitution.
Far from running away from her past, Crespo is addressing her work as a “survival sex worker” head-on.
“I am no longer engaged in sex work,” she told The Post.
Crespo, who transitioned to female at the age of 15, said getting arrested and spending time in jail was a low point that triggered a turnaround in her life.
“I was in a complicated struggle to make ends meet. A lack of job opportunities for trans women of color led me to sex work. Through this experience I wound up in Florida, where I was arrested and incarcerated with cisgender men. That moment transformed my life forever. It helped me begin my journey in civic engagement,” Crespo said during a recent political rally.
Crespo went back to school and earned a degree in political science from CUNY’s John Jay College, interned with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) and currently serves as an education aide to Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.
She told The Post she’s concerned that critics or rivals are attempting to “weaponize transphobia” by dredging up her arrest.
“It’s shameful. People are upset at the momentum my campaign is getting,” she said.
Crespo, a dues-paying member of the Democratic Socialist of America’s Bronx chapter, told The Post she supports state legislation to decriminalize prostitution — by no longer punishing paid sex between two consulting adults.
“Sex work is work,” she said.
Crespo said she turned tricks to support her mother — who was in an abusive relationship — as well as herself.
“It’s an unfortunate fact that trans woman and sex work go hand in hand,” Crespo said during an interview with empoweredtranswoman.com
“It’s not something I wanted to do. It’s dangerous. We’re putting ourselves in front of strangers that we don’t know who can harm us.”
Crespo said many trans woman don’t escape the life of sex work and wants to be a role model and trailblazer in politics.
“I feel the very weight of my community on my shoulders. It’s very important for me to show people we can do this. We’re not defined by our past. If we want to get into the arena, we have the right to do it — and we can do it,” she said.
“I’m hoping to inspire a new generation of people not only in The Bronx but across New York City.”
Crespo said she’s optimistic many Bronxites will be open to her candidacy but admitted there’s are older, “socially conservative” residents who may have misgivings.
“We’ll see on Election Day,” Crespo said.
One prominent Bronx politico and LGBT trailblazer — Councilman and Congressman-elect Torres — said Crespo has a shot at succeeding him.
“The race of CD 15 has several serious candidates, and Elisa is certainly one of them,” Torres said.
“My decisive election to Congress has shown that sexual orientation and gender identity are no longer insurmountable barriers to winning elected office in the Bronx.”
Allen Roskoff, president of the citywide Jim Owles LGBT Democratic Club said, “Elisa is a formidable candidate. She’s running a great campaign. I think the world of her.”
There is no shortage of competition for the seat. Other candidates include Ischia Bravo, district manager for Community Board 7 who was a former housing aide to outgoing Congressman Jose Serrano and executive director of the Bronx Democratic Party; Oswald Feliz of the Northwest Democrats for Change, Community Board 6 district manager John Sanchez; and Latchmi Gopal, a first generation Guyanese-American and Bronx DSA member who helps run Unemployed Workers United, among others.
Catherine Hanssens, Founding Executive Director of The Center for HIV Law and Policy, expressed optimism about Crespo’s candidacy.
“Ms. Crespo’s lived experience and obvious talent are exactly what we need to address overcriminalization and bias that limit employment, housing and education opportunities. It is thrilling to see a candidate with the courage to challenge the criminalization of sex work,” Hanssens said.
During an interview with The Post, Crespo emphasized that she has a policy agenda to aid the working class and poor residents of the Bronx’s 15th CD and citywide.
She said we should adopt an FDR-style infrastructure-jobs program to employ residents.
“We should have more vocational and trade schools,” Crespo said.


thelibertydaily--2020-11-29--British Airways Investigating Reports Stewardess is Offering Sexual Services Between Flights and Mor

British Airways Investigating Reports Stewardess is Offering Sexual Services Between Flights and More

British Airways is investigating reports that one of its Heathrow-based stewardesses is selling sex – and her undergarments – during and in between flights .
Photos of the flight attendant ’ s risqué advertisements on social media were first reported by The Sun .
The photos show her in a variety of suggestive poses while in uniform on the plane .
For $ 33 a passenger can be the new owner of her underwear , twice that will be a “ securing fee ” where a prospective “ client ” can meet her at a hotel , according to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ adult entertainment on-board ” if the price is right .
“ All you have to do is give me a sum of money and you ’ ll be treated to a whole different experience of your choice , ” she allegedly wrote .
After the first report of the alleged advertisements , her social media accounts appeared to have been deleted .
In a statement to Fox News , the airline said it had launched an investigation to identify the mystery stewardess .
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from all of our colleagues at all times , and we are investigating the claims , ” the airline said .

British Airways is investigating reports that one of its Heathrow-based stewardesses is selling sex – and her undergarments – during and in between flights.
Photos of the flight attendant’s risqué advertisements on social media were first reported by The Sun. The photos show her in a variety of suggestive poses while in uniform on the plane.
For $33 a passenger can be the new owner of her underwear, twice that will be a “securing fee” where a prospective “client” can meet her at a hotel, according to the paper.
Passengers are also promised unspecified “adult entertainment on-board” if the price is right.
“All you have to do is give me a sum of money and you’ll be treated to a whole different experience of your choice,” she allegedly wrote.
AMERICAN AIRLINES PLANE DAMAGED AFTER REPORTEDLY HITTING BIRD, RETURNS TO AIRPORT
After the first report of the alleged advertisements, her social media accounts appeared to have been deleted. In a statement to Fox News, the airline said it had launched an investigation to identify the mystery stewardess.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
“We expect the highest standard of behaviour from all of our colleagues at all times, and we are investigating the claims,” the airline said.


thelibertydaily--2020-11-30--Merriam-Webster’s Joins Scamdemic Hysteria

If you were to choose a word that rose above most in 2020 , which word would it be ?
Ding , ding , ding : Merriam-Webster on Monday announced “ pandemic ” as its 2020 word of the year .
“ That probably is n't a big shock , ” Peter Sokolowski , editor at large for Merriam-Webster , told The Associated Press .
“ Often the big news story has a technical word that 's associated with it and in this case , the word pandemic is not just technical but has become general .
It 's probably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to this period in the future , ” he said .
The word took on urgent specificity in March , when the coronavirus crisis was designated a pandemic , but it started to trend up on Merriam-Webster.com as early January and again in February when the first U.S. deaths and outbreaks on cruise ships occurred .
On March 11 , when the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic , lookups on the site for pandemic spiked hugely .
Site interest for the word has remained significantly high through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ huge , Sokolowski means searches for pandemic on March 11 were 115,806 % higher than lookups experienced on the same date last year .
Pandemic , with roots in Latin and Greek , is a combination of “ pan , ” for all , and “ demos , ” for people or population .
The latter is the same root of “ democracy , ” Sokolowski noted .
The word pandemic dates to the mid-1600s , used broadly for “ universal ” and more specifically to disease in a medical text in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after the plagues of the Middle Ages , Sokolowski said .
He attributes the lookup traffic for pandemic not entirely to searchers who did n't know what it meant but also to those on the hunt for more detail , or for inspiration or comfort .
“ We see that the word love is looked up around Valentine 's Day and the word cornucopia is looked up at Thanksgiving , ” Sokolowski said .
“ We see a word like surreal spiking when a moment of national tragedy or shock occurs .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beginning of putting your thoughts in order.
” Merriam-Webster acted quickly in March to add and update entries on its site for words related to the pandemic .
While “ coronavirus ” had been in the dictionary for decades , “ COVID-19 ” was coined in February .
Thirty-four days later , Merriam-Webster had it up online , along with a couple dozen other entries that were revised to reflect the health emergency .
“ That 's the shortest period of time we 've ever seen a word go from coinage to entry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ word had this urgency.
” Coronavirus was among runners up for word of the year as it jumped into the mainstream .
Quarantine , asymptomatic , mamba , kraken , defund , antebellum , irregardless , icon , schadenfreude and malarkey were also runners up based on lookup spikes around specific events .
Particularly interesting to word nerds like Sokolowski , a lexicographer , is quarantine .
With Italian roots , it was used during the Black Death of the 1300s for the period of time a new ship coming into port would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prevent disease .
The “ quar ” in quarantine derives from 40 , for the 40 days required .
Spikes for mamba occurred after the January death of Kobe Bryant , whose nickname was the Black Mamba .
A mass of lookups occurred for kraken in July after Seattle 's new National Hockey League franchise chose the mythical sea monster as its name , urged along by fans .
Country group Lady Antebellum 's name change to Lady A drove dictionary interest in June , while malarkey got a boost from President-elect Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the word .
Icon was front and center in headlines after the deaths of U.S. Rep. John Lewis and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg .
The Merriam-Webster site has about 40 million unique monthly users and about 100 million monthly page views .

If you were to choose a word that rose above most in 2020, which word would it be?
Ding, ding, ding: Merriam-Webster on Monday announced “pandemic” as its 2020 word of the year.
“That probably isn't a big shock,” Peter Sokolowski, editor at large for Merriam-Webster, told The Associated Press.
“Often the big news story has a technical word that's associated with it and in this case, the word pandemic is not just technical but has become general. It's probably the word by which we'll refer to this period in the future,” he said.
The word took on urgent specificity in March, when the coronavirus crisis was designated a pandemic, but it started to trend up on Merriam-Webster.com as early January and again in February when the first U.S. deaths and outbreaks on cruise ships occurred.
On March 11, when the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic, lookups on the site for pandemic spiked hugely. Site interest for the word has remained significantly high through the year, Sokolowski said.
By huge, Sokolowski means searches for pandemic on March 11 were 115,806% higher than lookups experienced on the same date last year.
Pandemic, with roots in Latin and Greek, is a combination of “pan,” for all, and “demos,” for people or population. The latter is the same root of “democracy,” Sokolowski noted. The word pandemic dates to the mid-1600s, used broadly for “universal” and more specifically to disease in a medical text in the 1660s, he said.
That was after the plagues of the Middle Ages, Sokolowski said.
SPRINGFIELD, MA - SEPTEMBER 23: In this handout image provided by Merriam-Webster, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and mobile website are displayed September 23, 2016 in Springfield, Massachusetts. (Photo by Joanne K. Watson/Merriam-Webster v Expand
He attributes the lookup traffic for pandemic not entirely to searchers who didn't know what it meant but also to those on the hunt for more detail, or for inspiration or comfort.
“We see that the word love is looked up around Valentine's Day and the word cornucopia is looked up at Thanksgiving,” Sokolowski said. “We see a word like surreal spiking when a moment of national tragedy or shock occurs. It's the idea of dictionaries being the beginning of putting your thoughts in order.”
Merriam-Webster acted quickly in March to add and update entries on its site for words related to the pandemic. While “coronavirus” had been in the dictionary for decades, “COVID-19” was coined in February. Thirty-four days later, Merriam-Webster had it up online, along with a couple dozen other entries that were revised to reflect the health emergency.
“That's the shortest period of time we've ever seen a word go from coinage to entry,” Sokolowski said. “The word had this urgency.”
Coronavirus was among runners up for word of the year as it jumped into the mainstream. Quarantine, asymptomatic, mamba, kraken, defund, antebellum, irregardless, icon, schadenfreude and malarkey were also runners up based on lookup spikes around specific events.
Particularly interesting to word nerds like Sokolowski, a lexicographer, is quarantine. With Italian roots, it was used during the Black Death of the 1300s for the period of time a new ship coming into port would have to wait outside a city to prevent disease. The “quar” in quarantine derives from 40, for the 40 days required.
Spikes for mamba occurred after the January death of Kobe Bryant, whose nickname was the Black Mamba. A mass of lookups occurred for kraken in July after Seattle's new National Hockey League franchise chose the mythical sea monster as its name, urged along by fans.
Country group Lady Antebellum's name change to Lady A drove dictionary interest in June, while malarkey got a boost from President-elect Joe Biden, who's fond of using the word. Icon was front and center in headlines after the deaths of U.S. Rep. John Lewis and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg.
The Merriam-Webster site has about 40 million unique monthly users and about 100 million monthly page views.


thelibertydaily--2020-11-30--Lexington, Kentucky to Take Funds From Homeless to Fund “Implicit Bias Training”

Sure , having a roof over your head is fine and all , but is n't making guilty white liberals @ @ @ @ @ important ?
It 's an `` investment '' you understand .
No biggie , they @ @ @ @ @ Office Budget in the middle of a pandemic .
It 's not like there 's @ @ @ @ @ Lexington Kentucky .
Just some minor `` exploding , '' is all .
It should @ @ @ @ @ funds they are taking from the homeless are `` unallocated , '' so I guess @ @ @ @ @ Speaking of which , I 'm going to take the funds I have not yet @ @ @ @ @ this month and buy a home theater system .
The Budget , Finance & Economic @ @ @ @ @ on December 1 to decide whether they should take funds away from the homeless , @ @ @ @ @ over-represented , so they can virtue signal about how much they care about minorities .
@ @ @ @ @ the training will take place outdoors on a steam grate .

Sure, having a roof over your head is fine and all, but isn't making guilty white liberals feel better about themselves more important?
It's an "investment" you understand.
No biggie, they're just reducing the Homeless Office Budget in the middle of a pandemic.
It's not like there's a growing homeless problem in Lexington Kentucky.
Just some minor "exploding," is all.
It should be pointed out that the funds they are taking from the homeless are "unallocated," so I guess it's all good.
Speaking of which, I'm going to take the funds I have not yet allocated to pay the mortgage this month and buy a home theater system.
Seems responsible.
The Budget, Finance & Economic Development Committee will be meeting on December 1 to decide whether they should take funds away from the homeless, in which minorities are typically over-represented, so they can virtue signal about how much they care about minorities.
No word yet on whether the training will take place outdoors on a steam grate.