It is “sheer madness” to close the US southern border with Mexico, according to Pope Francis. He made his comments during a first-of-its-kind sit down interview with CBS . No Pope has given an interview [...] The post Pope Says US Border Must Be Open “The Migrant Has To Be Received” appeared first on The People's Voice.

Pandemic Scientists and MPs are demanding that all remaining Covid warning signs are removed. They have called for a national campaign to remove any remaing posters, stickers or announcements in GP surgeries, supermarkets and train [...] The post Scientists Demand Govt Remove Covid-Era Signs That Remind Us Of The “Madness” Of Lockdown appeared first on The People's Voice.

Help Alberta Wildies Society (HAWS) uses stationary motion-sensor trail cameras to capture footage in the Canadian wilderness. They aim to track the wild horses that roam the area and check herd size, appearance, and behavior patterns. Occasionally, the cameras catch other wildlife that frequents the same area. That happened in 2022 when their cameras spotted a family of bears (mom and two cubs) wandering through. All seemed normal until one grizzly bear cub stopped next to a tree. A Silly “Dance” Ensues The video has been edited to add music. Three bears approach the crest of a small rise while ominous music plays in the background. The mom and one cub pass the small tree as the second cub stops. Suddenly, the not-so-little grizzly bear cub stands on his hind legs. Image from Facebook. The music shifts to an upbeat dance tune. With his back to the tree, the grizzly bear cub shimmies and shakes to his beat. Reaching to grasp a branch, the bear seems intent on putting on a great show. His hips wiggle as his shoulders sway, and he grooves to the beat of nature. The bear gets very animated using the small tree like a professional dancer. His head bobs and weaves to the unheard music as the tree sways. Image from Facebook. This entire scene was courtesy of an itchy back. The grizzly bear cub was only using the tree as a back scratcher. Without music, the scene would be rather boring. But the clever editing by the HAWS video editor makes it a viral-worthy clip. As stated, the original footage is from 2022. The video editor is awaiting the delivery of new computer equipment, so they decided to share some older, fun clips. We’re glad they did. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Grizzly Bear Cub Caught “Dancing” In Silly Footage Captured By Trail Camera appeared first on InspireMore.

Politico senior media writer Jack Shafer argued on Saturday that Fox’s coverage of the Trump trial in Manhattan exposed a propaganda network -- while CNN and MSNBC going into gavel-to-gavel overdrive does not? The headline: Fox News Is Flipping Trump’s Trial Coverage on its Head The conservative network is curating its coverage to boost Trump. The liberal networks are curating their coverage to damage Trump – except it seems to help him instead. The liberals think of their obsession as the definition of "normal" news judgment. How could anyone dissent from their journalistic wisdom and think there are other stories to tell?  Shafer suggests this is an effort to “coddle Trump-loving viewers,” as if the others aren’t coddling Trump-hating viewers. Then he claims “the numbers don’t lie.” Which numbers? They are sketchy numbers. According to database calculations provided by Roger Macdonald of the Internet Archive TV News, from April 15 through May 17, the Trump trial has been mentioned about half as often on Fox than either of its primary rivals, CNN and MSNBC. (What’s measured: Number of 15-second blocks of airtime times in which both the words “Trump” and “trial” are spoken.) Meanwhile, at the same time Fox has devoted less attention to the trial itself, it has extended near-blanket coverage to the alternative proceedings taking place in the same location — Trump’s open soliloquies to the press from the courthouse lobby where he lashes enemies inside and out of the courtroom. Fox conducted 33 live broadcasts of Trump statements to the press compared with 19 live statements aired on CNN and just three on MSNBC. The Fox “brown out” has been obvious to close watchers of the trial. Wait, wait -- if Fox is mentioning the Trump trial "about half as often" as CNN or MSNBC, how is that defined as a "brownout"? Shafer explains some Reuters reporters noted Fox was reporting on anti-Israel campus protests -- like there's other news in the world. One selected hour of The Faulkner Focus only had ten minutes on the trial. Outrageous! Shafer pleases his Politico audience by arguing Fox is "less a news station than a purveyor of conservative propaganda, after all." Naturally, to undergird his view, Shafer turns to Fox-trashing David Folkenflik: NPR media reporter David Folkenflik, a close Fox observer and biographer of Murdoch, notes in an interview that by showing Trump repeatedly outside the courtroom, the network makes it appear as if it is adequately reporting on the intricacies of the trial — even if its coverage is scant. [!] He adds that the TV airtime Fox has given to the Trump congressional surrogates lined up outside the courtroom to testify for their man provides a similar impression. “This is one of the classic modules or templates that Fox has to offer, the simulacrum of news rather than the actual coverage,” Folkenflik says. It's a "simulacrum" when you let Trump's backers speak out against this Democrat DA and Democrat judge. Point and laugh at David calling half as much trial coverage as CNN "scant." Half of complete obsession is "scant." Shafer added: "What’s significant about the lopsided Fox coverage is that it implies the real news — and the real trial — isn’t happening inside the courtroom." Shouldn't both be newsworthy? Doesn't airing both qualify you as less propagandistic? MSNBC only broadcast three of Trump's outside-the-court reactions, while Fox had 33, and Jack and David didn't identify that as "scant." 

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