kevinwilliams

I am practically alone in the fact that the last decade has made me more, not less, appreciative of the conventions of mainstream reporting. But the refusal to do more than to acknowledge yesterday's report from the House Judiciary Dems is beyond the pale

The NYT story does not even include the word rape. Not once.

The only reason I can think of for this news not being absolutely everywhere is that large media orgs don’t want to be seen as putting their thumbs on the scales a week before election day. And that’s cowardly as shit.

Maybe the person who replaces Netanyahu is every bit as big a bloodthirsty piece of evil, but if you don't replace Netanyahu, then you never know.

I emailed Patrick Healy, assistant managing editor for standards and trust at NYT, to ask why their story about a House report with new details of rape allegations against the President of the United States included neither those details, nor a single use of the word "rape." archive.is/1s9AM

People voted for this. Let that sink in.

More of the same. They say stuff that they know isn't true to feed meat to their base, who are cult members so they lap it up. Yes, they could search the interwebs. Would take five seconds. But they don't and won't, and Rs know they won't. And on it goes.

I know there's a lot going on but I feel it should probably be more of an above-the-fold story that members of Congress released a thoroughly documented report directly accusing the president of the United States of being a serial rapist.

@themlg.bsky.social So did you do a thread on how mind-bendingly stupid "The Diplomat" was and I missed it?

if only someone had raised this risk beforehand wapo.st/3W3WdYo

This is why Trump just said at his rally that he doesn’t care about high gas prices because people who own stakes in the oil and gas industry are getting rich.

Lula Goes HARD

I still can't believe this is real. When I first saw reports my reaction was, "The Onion is really on point with this one." I don't understand any of this. Like, zero. I watched the video, and it's a little tyke wrecking folks.

From Zelenskyy. Patriot interceptors that could save innocent lives are sitting in European countries for weeks, which they paid for, unable to be transferred to Ukraine because Hegseth refuses to sign off.

Oh so a country *can* choose not to make the same mistake twice

From my very own telly just now.

The Democrats should be ashamed of themselves for not putting him in jail when they had the chance. At the very least they should have made it impossible for him to run again. The did nothing and this is where we are now.

The USA’s failure to punish Trump for Jan 6th was just an historic betrayal of global democracy. What a shameful, abject and total failure of institutions and civil society.

Americans are just going to brunch and complaining about any candidate the Dem party offers up as being fatally flawed.

Raises eyebrows at Abbott breaking the in-case-of-an-emergency, Sharia-law safety glass.

Correct. And people are blaming immigrants rather than looking at a country with 3 percent social housing, where the EU average is 15. Housing and salaries are both within the government's remit.

Everyone carries around a computer but nobody uses their brain. America is the most willfully ignorant nation I have seen. Today, if someone said, "Michelle Obama is hiding her two-headed baby," people would say, "Really," instead of "GTFO!" Every lie easily debunked, but people choose not to.

⭐🇧🇷 Avenida Paulista inteira cantando o Hino Nacional do Brasil durante manifestação pela reeleição do Presidente Lula

trump is a dumb and tacky narcissist who’s so extremely disconnected from everyday life and it’s annoying that it’s taken democrats this long to start making fun of him

Grim stories from Brazil. Indigenous voters going to the city a day early because they don’t trust their state not to cut off their travel routes on election day: www.instagram.com/reel/De4z6kP... - while many flights to the north east, a pro-Lula region, have been cancelled without explanation.

Between allegations against congressman Max Miller, the rape of AZ Democratic congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia, and Jane Doe’s lawsuit against Cornell, sexual violence has been front and center. Which makes Ramaswamy’s exploitation of Acton’s rape a clear strategy—not a misstep.

New — I wrote about Vivek Ramaswamy’s weaponization of Amy Acton’s childhood sexual abuse and how it’s only the latest symptom of a Republican party flush with rape apologists, led by an adjudicated rapist:

New tonight from @andrewperez.bsky.social and me for @zeteo.com zeteo.com/p/venues-sta...

The menace of fake football quotations on social media and why they work. For @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/769...

“Whatever McDonald's real reasoning is for pulling out of its partnership with FIFA, we hope this marks the start of a trend of corporate sponsors re-evaluating their partnerships with organizations that are not upholding their human rights responsibilities” – Andrea Florence, SRA Executive Director

📣 Today McDonald’s announced it’s ending its #FIFA World Cup sponsorship, citing a shift in its marketing strategy, according to @adweek.bsky.social. While #McDonald’s has cited a shift in its marketing strategy, the move comes amid growing criticism of FIFA over human rights & governance issues.

Every day, day after day, brings at least one "If Biden/Obama did this, Republicans would be ... " moment. Sadly, because Republican legislators have gone all in on MAGA, it's up to Dems, who aren't up to the task.

US executives quit as Trump turns control over massive Alaska energy project to Putin underlings. The former chief executive of a $25bn US gas export venture says Russian energy giant Novatek was given control of the project by Trump, triggering a mass resignation of company leadership

And the rest of the Trump bill cuts haven't kicked in yet.

Britt McHenry is no longer in her role as a press advisor for Trump’s Department of State following a viral video that showed her throwing a drink at a Wizards game, FOS reports She had just joined the admin last month

Eight months ago, we learned that Howard Lutnick blatantly lied to the public about his personal and business ties with Jeffrey Epstein, who raped children. So why is Lutnick still Commerce secretary? Because telling lies and befriending child molesters make him a good fit in the Trump regime.

Awkward: Gun Death Rates (Per 100,000 People) • United States: Approximately 14.00 per 100,000 residents (with over 48,000 total annual gun deaths). About 63% of U.S. gun deaths are suicides. • Somalia: Approximately 6.98 per 100,000 residents (with roughly 1,282 total annual gun deaths