Yesterday, I got an email from John Pavlovitz – not that that’s unusual, and some of y’all get them too. But for those who don’t, I wanted to share some words from this one. He is featuring aome new merchandise specifically for Pride Month – including just about anything you can put a message on – and the messages are well said. “God is Non-Binary.” “LGBTQ Christian isn’t an Oxymoron. Hateful Christian is.” “We Say Gay.” More power to him! i also got a package with a bunch of AAA batteries, which I needed. My little (but powerful) flashlights all take three AAA batteries, and I have at least one in every room. And I was down to my last two batteries – which is the same as being completely out when you need three. And those flashlights are not just for power failures. My home was built in 1956, and in any building that age, every piece of furniture placed against a wall will lean in slightly – not enough to be dangerous, but enough for small items like beads and knitting needles to roll or slide off… and then roll or bounce into dark corners. I have a number of “grabber” tools to retrieve them with, but first I have to see them. And yesterday was also the first day of that cringey time of year when, for a month anf a half, Donald Trump** and i are the same age. At least it will be over soon.
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The Daily Beast – Former Fox Executive: Is It Time for the FCC to Take a Close Look at Rupert Murdoch’s Licenses?
Quote – I was a Fox executive from 1990 to 1997 helping to build Fox Broadcasting Company, the long sought fourth free-over-the-air commercial TV network…. In addition to Fox Broadcasting, Fox owns cable channels including Fox News Channel and 28 local broadcast TV stations. The Federal Communications Commission has almost no regulatory authority over cable channels like Fox News but heavily regulates local broadcast stations that use public airwaves. Section 308 (b) of the Communications Act requires the FCC to assess the character qualifications of parties licensed to broadcast on the public airwaves. The FCC considers conduct at the broadcast station and elsewhere. The FCC has revoked broadcast licenses based on character issues.
Click through for story. Now, if somene were to start a petition to the FCC on this, that would be a petition I could get behind.
Letters from an American – June 13, 2023
Quote – [Fox News Channel] has been hemorrhaging viewers since it fired Tucker Carlson, a threat to its bottom line that might have been behind its chyron tonight attacking Biden by claiming “WANNABE DICTATOR SPEAKS AT THE WHITE HOUSE AFTER HAVING HIS POLITICAL RIVAL ARRESTED.” In statements similar to the one from FNC, right-wing pundits spent the day flooding Twitter and other social media with furious insistence that Trump is being unfairly prosecuted, followed by attacks on former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, and with allegations that there are tapes of President Biden accepting bribes—allegations that Biden openly laughed at this evening.
Click through for more (As always, click “Continue reading” on the pop-up). Yes, I’m beating up on Fox today. I’m aware that others exist, such as OAN and Sinclair, but Fox is still the most prominent.
Food For Thought
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