The View from Afar: Friday, February 21, 2025

THE VIEW FROM AFAR

Notes from a retired newspaper publisher

Friday, February 21, 2025

Journalism fail.#

Forget it, Jake. It’s the @NYTimes. — Here’s How The Media Are Lying Right Now: ‘Rewriting’ Ukraine War History Edition https://t.co/EySPoGs2dc [Link]#
If you want to be poorly informed, read the @nytimes for its jaw-dropping spin. — WINNING: Panama says many migrants deported from the US agree to be returned to home countries. P https://t.co/Qlol5qvlFh [Link]#

Judicial scrutiny deserved.#

Solid reason to impeach, expect conviction, and subsequent removal from office. — NOTHING TO SEE HERE, MOVE ALONG: By Blocking Federal Funding Freeze, Judge Kept Millions Flowing to https://t.co/K6ImvX4mA8 [Link]#

Savingthe savings.#

Congress needs to pass a bill of recission to reclaim the spending not spent. — Rand Paul Explains What Must Be Done to Make DOGE Discoveries Stick https://t.co/XrYCpVLHYi via @BreitbartNews [Link]#

AI is easy to misuse when the scope of its understanding may not be enough.#

Too many misuse the limited scope of AI app experience to In Your Face that accidents are worse now. — It seems like there are more airline accidents than normal lately. Let‘s check the data and see if that‘s actually true. https://t.co/UvzYIEs26Q via @Not_the_Bee [Link]#

Stealing civilization.#

They have been tolerating the intolerable. — “INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS” WON’T RECOVER, NOR SHOULD IT: “Human rights” NGOs have longed lean left, ... https://t.co/7b6kgX5Kka [Link]#

Gun rights are civil rights.#

When governments fail their duties, arm yourselves. — RELIGIOUS ATROCITIES THE WESTERN MEDIA DON’T CARE ABOUT: 70 Christians Beheaded In Congo https://t.co/x06WPKQWGp [Link]#

Most of us could learn more about the wise use and capabilities of AI.#

RT @CrazyVibes_1: @BasedBeffJezos Grok 3 is insanely powerful 🔥... ... But most people don‘t know how to use it effectively.... ... Here‘s a complete c… [Link]#

Hamas is a cancer on society.#

RT @C__Herridge: EXCLUSIVE: @SecRubio on U.S. plan for Gaza and Hamas... ... “This is not a government. This is not a – simply an ideological mo… [Link]#
RT @DrewPavlou: Hamas knew that the second Israel received the bodies of the Bibas twins and saw what Hamas did to them that their entire o… [Link]#
RT @wajacobson: What we are witnessing from Palestinians regarding the hostages, the murder of Ariel and Kfir, and substituting some random… [Link]#

Control is not the answer.#

RT @Rothmus: The commies ran on this lie and lost.... ... It’s liberty vs. authority, always.... ... And their authoritarian bureaucracy will be destro… [Link]#

Where was Biden’s justice?#

RT @Cernovich: Leonard Peltier murdered two police officers. ... ... This is how the Associated Press described him ... ... - "native american activist… [Link]#

Real journalism.#

RT @ProfMJCleveland: I ❤️ and respect @C__Herridge so much! She asks tough questions but then allows an answer, which allows audience to le… [Link]#
RT @C__Herridge: Exclusive: @SecRubio will open the State Department briefing room to independent journalists.... ... “We can’t allow our message… [Link]#

Britain is on the edge. Who can save it?#

RT @tomhfh: BREAK: Absolutely horrific news for iPhone users in the UK.... ... Apple is removing its highest level data security tool from custom… [Link]#

Democrats have gone astray.#

RT @JonathanTurley: The Democratic narrative blaming the Trump Administration for every airplane mishap in the first month in office has co… [Link]#

Reclaiming lawmaking.#

RT @BasedMikeLee: Moments ago, the Senate agreed to Lee Amendment #922, setting in motion a process to restore Congress’s role as the U.S.… [Link]#

Globalism is another name for thuggery.#

RT @Inevitablewest: 🚨BREAKING: German AfD party announce if they win the election they will hold a referendum to LEAVE the EU... ... The EU is on… [Link]#

Dispicable.#

RT @themarketswork: Clinton & Obama created the Russia-Collusion lie, up-ending our foreign policy in the process.... ... Trump was impeached for… [Link]#

Sometimes science is claimed but not legitimate.#

RT @chasrmartin: QOTD: "Science is ideally a field that transcends political, social, and religious divisions. Few figures in history have… [Link]#

Reclaiming congressional prerogatives.#

RT @EricLDaugh: BREAKING: Speaker Mike Johnson just announced the House plans to codify much of Trump‘s 300 executive orders into law.... ... "Th… [Link]#

Suspected thievery.#

RT @J_P1776: @DataRepublican Act Blue is one crazy rabbit hole. It‘s amazing how many donations were made for the same amount of money unde… [Link]#
RT @DataRepublican: I‘m working on ActBlue donor search and need to rethink the index structure due to the sheer number of unique names (i.… [Link]#

Skills that take practice.#

RT @jabeale: Some perspective on hiring/firing authority. ... ... I used to teach a one-week questioning and debriefing course to 3-letter IC age… [Link]#

Deserved.#

RT @themarketswork: We’re watching the death-throes of the corporate media [Link]#

Uncovered.#

RT @DataRepublican: @davidhogg111 Is that why you‘re ramping up donation requests for your PAC—because its funding has plummeted by more th… [Link]#

Sleight of hand.#

RT @themarketswork: Notice that Rattner classifies Medicaid into the category of Energy & Commerce—just so he can trick his viewers into th… [Link]#

Deserved tonguelashing of the press.#

RT @bennyjohnson: Want to see a murder?... ... Libs in the White House press corps screamed at Trump’s Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller that… [Link]#
RT @CollinRugg: BREAKING: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is now issuing filmed fact-checks of the media from the Pentagon.... ... Brilliant.… [Link]#

Returning judicial temperament.#

RT @EricLDaugh: 🚨 #BREAKING: Trump and Pam Bondi‘s DOJ just determined that the current level of removal restrictions for administrative la… [Link]#

Friday, February 21, 2025

Journalism fail.#

Forget it, Jake. It’s the @NYTimes. — Here’s How The Media Are Lying Right Now: ‘Rewriting’ Ukraine War History Edition https://t.co/EySPoGs2dc [Link]#
If you want to be poorly informed, read the @nytimes for its jaw-dropping spin. — WINNING: Panama says many migrants deported from the US agree to be returned to home countries. P https://t.co/Qlol5qvlFh [Link]#

Judicial scrutiny deserved.#

Solid reason to impeach, expect conviction, and subsequent removal from office. — NOTHING TO SEE HERE, MOVE ALONG: By Blocking Federal Funding Freeze, Judge Kept Millions Flowing to https://t.co/K6ImvX4mA8 [Link]#

Savingthe savings.#

Congress needs to pass a bill of recission to reclaim the spending not spent. — Rand Paul Explains What Must Be Done to Make DOGE Discoveries Stick https://t.co/XrYCpVLHYi via @BreitbartNews [Link]#

AI is easy to misuse when the scope of its understanding may not be enough.#

Too many misuse the limited scope of AI app experience to In Your Face that accidents are worse now. — It seems like there are more airline accidents than normal lately. Let‘s check the data and see if that‘s actually true. https://t.co/UvzYIEs26Q via @Not_the_Bee [Link]#

Stealing civilization.#

They have been tolerating the intolerable. — “INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS” WON’T RECOVER, NOR SHOULD IT: “Human rights” NGOs have longed lean left, ... https://t.co/7b6kgX5Kka [Link]#

Gun rights are civil rights.#

When governments fail their duties, arm yourselves. — RELIGIOUS ATROCITIES THE WESTERN MEDIA DON’T CARE ABOUT: 70 Christians Beheaded In Congo https://t.co/x06WPKQWGp [Link]#

Most of us could learn more about the wise use and capabilities of AI.#

RT @CrazyVibes_1: @BasedBeffJezos Grok 3 is insanely powerful 🔥... ... But most people don‘t know how to use it effectively.... ... Here‘s a complete c… [Link]#

Hamas is a cancer on society.#

RT @C__Herridge: EXCLUSIVE: @SecRubio on U.S. plan for Gaza and Hamas... ... “This is not a government. This is not a – simply an ideological mo… [Link]#
RT @DrewPavlou: Hamas knew that the second Israel received the bodies of the Bibas twins and saw what Hamas did to them that their entire o… [Link]#
RT @wajacobson: What we are witnessing from Palestinians regarding the hostages, the murder of Ariel and Kfir, and substituting some random… [Link]#

Control is not the answer.#

RT @Rothmus: The commies ran on this lie and lost.... ... It’s liberty vs. authority, always.... ... And their authoritarian bureaucracy will be destro… [Link]#

Where was Biden’s justice?#

RT @Cernovich: Leonard Peltier murdered two police officers. ... ... This is how the Associated Press described him ... ... - "native american activist… [Link]#

Real journalism.#

RT @ProfMJCleveland: I ❤️ and respect @C__Herridge so much! She asks tough questions but then allows an answer, which allows audience to le… [Link]#
RT @C__Herridge: Exclusive: @SecRubio will open the State Department briefing room to independent journalists.... ... “We can’t allow our message… [Link]#

Britain is on the edge. Who can save it?#

RT @tomhfh: BREAK: Absolutely horrific news for iPhone users in the UK.... ... Apple is removing its highest level data security tool from custom… [Link]#

Democrats have gone astray.#

RT @JonathanTurley: The Democratic narrative blaming the Trump Administration for every airplane mishap in the first month in office has co… [Link]#

Reclaiming lawmaking.#

RT @BasedMikeLee: Moments ago, the Senate agreed to Lee Amendment #922, setting in motion a process to restore Congress’s role as the U.S.… [Link]#

Globalism is another name for thuggery.#

RT @Inevitablewest: 🚨BREAKING: German AfD party announce if they win the election they will hold a referendum to LEAVE the EU... ... The EU is on… [Link]#

Dispicable.#

RT @themarketswork: Clinton & Obama created the Russia-Collusion lie, up-ending our foreign policy in the process.... ... Trump was impeached for… [Link]#

Sometimes science is claimed but not legitimate.#

RT @chasrmartin: QOTD: "Science is ideally a field that transcends political, social, and religious divisions. Few figures in history have… [Link]#

Reclaiming congressional prerogatives.#

RT @EricLDaugh: BREAKING: Speaker Mike Johnson just announced the House plans to codify much of Trump‘s 300 executive orders into law.... ... "Th… [Link]#

Suspected thievery.#

RT @J_P1776: @DataRepublican Act Blue is one crazy rabbit hole. It‘s amazing how many donations were made for the same amount of money unde… [Link]#
RT @DataRepublican: I‘m working on ActBlue donor search and need to rethink the index structure due to the sheer number of unique names (i.… [Link]#

Skills that take practice.#

RT @jabeale: Some perspective on hiring/firing authority. ... ... I used to teach a one-week questioning and debriefing course to 3-letter IC age… [Link]#

Deserved.#

RT @themarketswork: We’re watching the death-throes of the corporate media [Link]#

Uncovered.#

RT @DataRepublican: @davidhogg111 Is that why you‘re ramping up donation requests for your PAC—because its funding has plummeted by more th… [Link]#

Sleight of hand.#

RT @themarketswork: Notice that Rattner classifies Medicaid into the category of Energy & Commerce—just so he can trick his viewers into th… [Link]#

Deserved tonguelashing of the press.#

RT @bennyjohnson: Want to see a murder?... ... Libs in the White House press corps screamed at Trump’s Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller that… [Link]#
RT @CollinRugg: BREAKING: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is now issuing filmed fact-checks of the media from the Pentagon.... ... Brilliant.… [Link]#

Returning judicial temperament.#

RT @EricLDaugh: 🚨 #BREAKING: Trump and Pam Bondi‘s DOJ just determined that the current level of removal restrictions for administrative la… [Link]#

Last update: Friday February 21, 2025; 9:33 PM EST.