#Press Coup

[originalleftist]

"Why is the pundit class so desperate to push Biden out of the race?"

Please, read this article. It is probably the most reasonable and intelligent take on this story that I have seen from a major media outlet.

(I do have to critique broad, generalized attacks on "the media", since there are a few exceptions-like this article-that have covered this subject with some intelligence/integrity. But they are horrifyingly few.)

[jonsnowunemploymentera]

I’m sorry but the best Jon Snow AUs are those where he is some sort of civil servant. I always see people headcannon him as ROTC/soldier or cop but I think they kind of miss the mark. GRRM has steadily been moving away from the traditional warrior archetype with Jon and more into the counts-pebbles ruler type. So the cannon compliant AUs are the ones where he ends up as some sort of government official. Maybe he could be a city hall manager or an ombudsman. He could be a state representative or maybe even a senator. Let me remind people that he’s the only elected leader in the series. AU!Jon Snow would totally be the extremely competent but also extremely depressed congressional representative from like, idk, Alaska.

[jecwrites]

I'm so excited to finally be able to announce that I have an original novella dropping next Summer! It's called 'Summer Nights, Cigarettes, and Spearmint Toothpaste' and it's a nonlinear friends-to-lovers romance. I'm so proud of it, and I really hope you'll check it out when it comes out in 2025!!!

[galerymod]

A country for old men.

Who would have thought that you would call a coup after a regular election and not be imprisoned or even shot! No, instead you get to reach for power again and stand for election.

Just imagine if the film hero had instigated a coup d'état based on his ability to lie constantly, sexism was his daily business and deception and fraud his modus operandi coupled with homophobia and racist insinuations. Think the film would be a flop..... but wow in reality no problem.

What is wrong in a country when the poor and religious people believe that the devil's right hand is the saviour?

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This type of leader appears everywhere in history and is always extremely destructive",

Do not sin when you become angry! The sun must not set on your anger! Give the devil no place in you!

Ephesians 4:26-27

Because, of course, Satan does not arrive "in person". He has his servants - and they can use wise words - mixed with a little bit of poison. And already their whole message is poisoned! Again, it was the apparent wisdom of the Corinthians that made them impervious to these attacks from the devil. They honoured people as apostles who were in reality false workers, false apostles, servants of the devil. If they had exchanged the wisdom of this world for the wisdom of God, they would have remained "simple-minded towards Christ". And that alone would have preserved them, because they would have recognised that Satan looked like an angel of light on the outside, but that the voice of the good shepherd did not speak from him. In truth, this light is darkness - and corrupts our attitude, our thoughts and our way of life.

I find it fascinating that the basic attitude towards alternative lifestyles of religious people in American society drives them right into the hands of the servants.

[songedunenuitdete]

Pour de mauvaises raisons de Eloisa James

Mon avis : Il s’agit du troisième tome officiel (4e si je compte l’histoire de Merry, la duchesse américaine qui est sortie comme un standalone même en VO) de la série Les Débutantes et à ce jour, il est mon préféré ! J’ai eu un vrai coup de cœur pour l’histoire de Stella et Silvester. Leur romance chevauche la précédente, cependant, elle peut être lue indépendamment même si je vous encourage à…

[anteroom-of-death]

The Thick of It/Succession crossover fic where Ollie was on Erasmus at the uni Kendall went and they nearly hooked up.

[michelleumunna]

Reading Major C.K. Nzeogwu: Fighting the Illusive Nigerian Enemy From Childhood to Death, written by his younger brother Okeleke Peter Nzeogwu. This excerpt..

Finally, on 15th January, 1966, without warning, Chukwuma, in collaboration with his military colleagues, "struck" Nigeria. In his radio broadcast on that day, four times he used the word "revolution" to describe their intentions and he also used words like "revolutionary council" and "revolutionary troops" to describe his associates. In the speech he said that the overriding aim of the "revolution" was,

...to establish a strong, united, and prosperous nation, free from corruption and internal strife... so that our land, watered by the Niger and Benue, between the sandy wastes and the gulf of Guinea, washed in the south by the mighty Atlantic shall not, repeat not, detract from Nigeria from gaining sway in great aspects of international endeavour.

This mission of "establishing a prosperous nation and achieving solidarity" was dubbed the "One Nigeria" ideology and it had remained central to the political views of Chukwuma until his death.

[watching-the-big-world]

Coincidencia?

[cosmik-homo]

The thing with how I see CIA Two in my head is like. I haven't engagex with any tv or extended canon Gallifrey politics or depictions of this era buy I think it's like. I don't know if it's my belief in the doctor in general or the Draft Dodger projecting or whatever but I think however much they force his hand to work for them and do what they want, the can't entirely control him. He is gonna be a part of things he'd rather not and move them along by supporting but I don't think he would let himself be out in a position of directly violating his personal beliefs or directly harming people more than he finds acceptable. They can control him but they can't control him, y'know.

[originalleftist]

Nearly every major media outlet is churning out articles clamouring for Biden to drop out.

But not just that. I've seen multiple articles outright declaring him mentally unfit, and making spurious diagnoses of various disorders.

Attempts to reassure voters or refute such claims are immediately dismissed as "arrogance", denial".

Democrats defending their democratically-chosen nominee after one weak debate are equated to MAGA standing by a serial r*pist, convicted felony, and treasonous fascist.

Despite Biden's insistence that he is staying in, his withdrawal is effectively treated as a foregone conclusion.

The Washington Post even published a fake Biden withdrawal announcement.

Some even suggesting using the 25th Amendment to forcibly remove Biden from office.

Pardon me for sounding conspiratorial, but there is no way that ALL these outlets and commentators ALL reached this conclusion so rapidly, so decisively, with such certainty that at least some are willing to abandon all journalistic integrity, naturally. This is not a natural reaction to one night's poor performance. This is, to be blunt, the most terrifying, massive, sudden, overwhelming, and well-coordinated psy-op that I have ever seen.

Maybe time has dulled the memory, but I don't think Trump/Russia psy-ops in 2016 came close. A key difference is that past psy-ops were mostly social media-driven. But this has near-unanimous buy-in from so-called "mainstream" media. Call this what it is: a coup attempt by the mainstream press, and their billionaire friends/owners. And I guaranfuckingtee that when all is said and done, a good deal of it will trace right back to the Trump campaign, and to the Kremlin.

Here we were, all bracing for the coup attempt in November or December or January. And they hit us in June.

[rightnewshindi]

बांग्लादेश में हुआ तख्ता पलट, शेख हसीना देश छोड़कर भागी; आर्मी चीफ ने की प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस

Bangladesh News: पड़ोसी मुल्क बांग्लादेश हिंसा की आग में सुलग रहा है. इस बीच खबर है कि प्रधानमंत्री शेख हसीना ने इस्तीफा दे दिया है लेकिन अभी इसकी पुष्टि नहीं हुई है. इस बीच बड़ी संख्या में प्रदर्शनकारी प्रधानमंत्री आवास में दाखिल हो गए हैं. बांग्लादेश मे क्या चल रहा है, जानिए अपडेट.. दोपहर बाद 3ः29 बजेः आर्मी चीफ बोले- आपकी मांगें हम पूरी करेंगे. तोड़ फोड़ से दूर रहिये. आप लोग हमारे साथ चलेंगे…

[jmunneytumbler]

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 7/12/24

Today, they consider themselves the luckiest game show hosts on the face of the Earth (CREDIT: Disney) Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out. Movies –Fly Me to the Moon (Theaters) –Longlegs (Theaters) –Sing Sing (Theaters) TV –Lucky 13 Series Premiere (July 18 on ABC) – New game show hosted by Gina…

[up-in-flames-writing]

I'm getting published bitcheeeeeeees!

In a short story anthology, alongside 11 other amazing writers! Hehe...

Anyway, my story, the Island of Coloured Fields, has been accepted by A Coup of Owls Press to feature in their newest anthology, Other Worlds. Here's the post talking about it so that you know I ain't making shit up :

I am genuinely so excited, & I hope all of you are too. Sorry for everyone who missed the kickstarter, but you will still get a chance to buy the finished book come summer of this year when it officially releases.

Also, keep an eye out for some of my other projects. 2024 is gonna be very busy.

[songedunenuitdete]

Et ils vécurent malheureux à jamais de Stephanie Garber

Mon avis : J’avais adoré le premier tome, mais rien ne m’attendait à une telle suite. Je l’ai commencé les derniers jours de 2023 pour le terminer au petit matin du premier jour de la nouvelle année ! Quelle merveille ce roman ! L’autrice a réussi à me plonger dans une atmosphère de conte merveilleux, mais aussi où le danger est omniprésent. J’ai retrouvé avec plaisir Évangéline prête à tout…