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From NBC's Meet the Press to MSNBC's Morning Joe‚ the liberal bubble is in a furious revolt against ex-RNC boss Ronna McDaniel joining their team as a commentator. They want her fired before she begins. But they're all for ideological diversity....yeah‚ right. They can't stand anyone who defends Donald Trump or who would vote for him. Chuck Todd appeared on his old show to demand the NBC brass apologize to Kristen Welker for the embarrassment of having to interview the new NBC commentator. She grilled her for 20 minutes. Todd said some mockable things in his Sunday sermon.  First‚ that McDaniel's party apparatus was guilty of "character assassination" of the press. Earth to Chuck:  Have you never engaged with the possibility that Republicans think YOU and your network do LOTS of character assassination of Trump‚ and of anyone remotely associated with Trump‚ as in everyone who’s ever voted for Trump? Then we can laugh at Chuck taking umbrage that “we gave her NBC News’s credibility." Credibility? In the public eye? What the media's approval rating? It’s lower than Congress. It’s lower than Biden. Then there’s the final kicker: Chuck reassuring Welker that they've assembled around the table to “bolster that editorial independence.” Editorial independence? This is coming out of Chuck Todd‚ who with his wife Kristian Denny Todd hosted a dinner party in 2015 to honor Hillary Clinton campaign communications director Jen Palmieri. Here at NewsBusters‚ I broke the story that Mrs. Chuck Todd’s Democrat consulting firm made $2 million off the 2016 Bernie Sanders campaign. But Todd could never muster the editorial transparency to tell viewers about this financial conflict on the many occasions he interviewed Bernie Sanders. The obvious comparison to McDaniel is former White House press secretary Jen Psaki‚ who waltzed right out of the Biden White House into hosting a Sunday show on MSNBC‚ which debuted about a year ago. Four months later‚ they loved that enough to give her the Monday night Chris Hayes hour at 8 pm Eastern. You can also cite Symone Sanders-Townsend‚ who also ambled right into hosting a weekend show on MSNBC out of the Kamala Harris  PR shop. McDaniel isn't hosting a show. She's being paid to take all the abuse that these Democrats can muster. On Morning Joe‚ the comedy continued. Mika Brzezinski insisted they're all for NBC bringing conservatives on TV‚ but not the Trumpian "election deniers." Joe Scarborough then laughably claimed he's a conservative now‚ more conservative than all those Trump stooges he battles.  The ladies of The View uniformly protested the McDaniel gig. The hilarity there was Alyssa Farah claiming "I feel very strongly‚ obviously‚ that there needs to be Republican representation in media." As if that's what she's doing?  Enjoy the podcast below‚ or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. 

One might reasonably believe‚ given her brazen negotiation with NBC while still serving as White House Press Secretary‚ that Jen Psaki would be the absolute last person to run her mouth over the Peacock Network’s hiring of former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel. But‚ alas‚ these are not reasonable times.  Psaki did‚ in fact‚ weigh in on the McDaniel hire in a self-indulgent and fundamentally unself-aware editorial on tonight’s broadcast of Inside with Jen Psaki. Here it is‚ in its two minutes of smug‚ gaslighting entirety (click “expand” to view transcript): JEN PSAKI: You may have seen some news over the last few days about the hiring of former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel as an NBC News contributor. And some‚ mainly in the right-wing ecosystem‚ have made the comparison to others who have come from government or politics into the media- including me. And that is a comparison I felt like I had to address. I got into public service for the same reason that many people do. To serve the American people. I worked on my first political campaign when I was just 24 years old. When I was 28‚ I packed my bags and moved to Chicago to work for Barack Obama. He wanted to make the country a better place‚ and I wanted to help him. I wanted to work on behalf of the American people to try and make their lives better. That's why I did campaigns and a few years later‚ I would do the same thing for President Biden when I went to work for him in the White House. I was in the room for tough debates‚ for difficult decisions‚ for the messy and at times‚ incredibly grueling process of governing. And that experience is something that I am extremely proud to bring to this table and to this network. And there are many others who have followed a similar path who I have a great deal of respect for. But here's the thing. That kind of experience only matters and only has value to viewers‚ all of you‚ if it is paired with honesty and with good faith. Those qualities are especially important right now at a time when our institutions are under attack and when our democracy is in danger. And our democracy is in danger because of the lies that people like Ronna McDaniel have pushed on this country. To quote Liz Cheney‚ “Ronna facilitated Trump's corrupt fake elector plot and his effort to pressure Michigan officials not to certify the legitimate election outcome. She spread his lies and called January 6th ‘legitimate political discourse’”. Look‚ this isn't about Republicans versus Democrats. This isn’t about Red versus Blue. This is about truth versus lies. Service to the country versus service to one man committed to toppling our democratic system. That is the kind of experience that Ronna McDaniel brings to the table. And that experience does not get us to a deeper understanding of anything in the public debate. We’ll be right back. I suppose Psaki deserves a modicum of credit for somewhat cutting to the chase‚ unlike Rachel Maddow’s opening monologues. Nonetheless‚ the gaslighting began right after Psaki softened viewers up by boring them with her biography. Seriously‚ nobody cares.  We know full well that there is an incestuous‚ revolving door between (almost exclusively Democratic) politics and the media. MSNBC hired Psaki‚ as Chuck Todd intimated during his own meltdown‚ purely for access. What Psaki brings to MSNBC’s viewers is a peek into the inner workings of the Obama and Biden administrations. As does Symone Sanders-Townsend. This is the access that MSNBC paid for.  MSNBC provides its viewers with many other unique insights. There are the insights‚ for example‚ of former Republicans cashing in on Never Trumpism such as Michael Steele and Nicolle Wallace. There are the insights of racial arsonists with blood on their hands such as Al Sharpton‚ Russia Hoax conspiracy theorists such as Rachel Maddow and Chris Hayes‚ elite legacies such as Alicia Menéndez‚ and so on.  What distinguishes Psaki from the rest of this lot is that none of them babbled about honesty and good faith after having exited a career distinguished by its dishonesty and bad faith. Most people in this position just take the bag and go on about their business without the moral preening‚ especially when they lack the moral standing to preen in the first place. Most egregiously‚ Jen Psaki admitted to lying in order to advance the Iran Deal and then deleting video evidence of that admission while serving as State Department spokesperson. Her tenure as White House Press Secretary wasn’t much better‚ as evidenced by our colleague Curtis Houck’s rundown of her worst moments.  I will not apologize for being unimpressed by one political hack‚ among many‚ decrying the hiring of another political hack at a network known for its political hackery. Congratulations to Psaki on cashing in‚ I guess‚ but just spare us. And if there is to be a next moral lecture‚ try to deliver it without shamelessly ripping off Barack Obama’s 2004 “Red States‚ Blue States” speech.  Click here for the full NewsBusters Jen Psaki archive.   

I used to enjoy watching horror movies. They were a lighthearted thrill‚ something ironic and far-fetched‚ a casual little fear simulator for the overly cozy and safe last (wo)man. I had a constantly updated list of favorites and wasn't rattled by gore‚ sadism‚ or edgy themes. It was fun. After having children‚ this pastime has vanished. And it's not because I worry my children will catch a glimpse of some mentally scarring chainsaw massacre. I'm just over it. Every time I stumble upon a horror movie‚ there's something newly sickening about it. It's not that the tomato sauce or the jiggly latex monstrosities are gross — it has finally‚ deeply occurred to me that these are movies about death.Adding disquieting layers of humanity to some sorority sister who is inexplicably showering alone during a killing spree is not an effect of parenthood I expected. With motherhood‚ I've acquired the world's most questionable superpower‚ a fuzzy‚ persistent rumination on the finitude of life‚ with a twist of cosmic horror. Even though it sounds painfully corny‚ and I cringe as I write this‚ every person hacked to death in a slasher is‚ at the very least‚ someone's child. Adding disquieting layers of humanity to some sorority sister who is inexplicably showering alone during a killing spree is not an effect of parenthood I expected. But it's there now. When she gets gleefully hacked to pieces‚ death — real death‚ not just its fun Hollywood simulacrum — is suddenly there‚ too. Even beyond the horror genre‚ I would love a *child is getting hurt* warning on the odd drama or thriller. Yes‚ one of those dreaded trigger warnings would be nice. I can't afford to add to my burden of terrors. I now think about death quite enough‚ thank you very much.Treating life with light-heartedness was much easier when all I had in custody was my own and I was young and healthy and preoccupied with the small amusements and anxieties that filled up the day. My own life was instinctively eternal and felt somewhat flimsy. My children's lives — my perfect‚ vulnerable‚ helpless‚ careless‚ and relentlessly suicidal (in the case of my toddler) children's lives — are another matter. Far more precious and substantial than my own life has ever been to me and in my questionable custody‚ their lives are my biggest blessing and my starkest responsibility. In "Warriors and Worriers‚" Joyce Benenson posits that children are a unique source of worry‚ a new‚ unprecedented burden of negative emotion for the mother. This level of negative emotion was beneficial when danger was much more prevalent in our environment. It kept women and their offspring alive. In the long history of our species‚ feeling bad is the evolutionary price of love. The counterweight for every precious gift your children give you is the looming worry it could be taken away tomorrow. Every video of miraculous first steps‚ wobbly puddle jumps‚ and adorably mispronounced words is torture in waiting if any one of the 1001 terrible things you've been worrying about happens (not to mention the other million other things it hasn't yet occurred to you to worry about.)I'm generally not a worrier; even now‚ as a mother‚ I'm relatively carefree compared to most. I'm even less of a worrier than my husband‚ but we worry differently. I'm in charge of wake-up-in-a-cold-sweat type worries‚ like the non-specific worry that our luck will run out based on some eldritch calculation that ticks away in my subconscious. He‚ much more reasonably‚ thinks about things like drowning and traffic.My reality is that I have two perfect children. I can spend the vast majority of my time with them. I am healthy‚ and so is my husband. We are lucky beyond belief‚ almost suspiciously lucky. In my mind‚ our many blessings sometimes feel like a spring that's gradually loading. I've had my share of personal and familial tragedies‚ but because these burdens are not officially on the ledger of my young family‚ it doesn't feel like it counts. We started with a blank canvas; so far‚ it's been only goodness and light. In the back of my mind‚ the spring is loading. I do worry at least a bit about specifics: accidents‚ predators‚ abductions‚ disease‚ and the like. But my primary anxiety is about a more essential quality of this world. This is not a kind place; it is an indifferent place‚ and it is often filled with casual indignities and cruelty. Kindness is definitely out there‚ and I'll teach my children to cultivate it in themselves and their environment‚ but you can't really bet on it. I hope my children will be spared‚ but I know they won't. They‚ too‚ will be taunted in school‚ lured into vices‚ and they will have to wrestle the demons that are seeded into all of us. And even though I'll try to help them‚ they may not win some of these battles.These are absolutely normal things‚ but they are heartbreaking in a totally new way when you have children. It's easier to make your peace with the tragedy of life when it's just your suffering you're risking. I've learned that the thought that your child will inevitably suffer‚ even if you can't predict precisely how‚ is and will be a constant companion. The sum of all remote probabilities of disaster always appears to be greater than 100%. I will experience (more) devastating events‚ and they will experience them as well. It is what it is. But‚ in the meantime‚ please don't remind me. Alex Kuschata is a writer‚ cultural critic‚ and podcast host from Transylvania‚ Romania. This piece was originally published on her Substack.

Two people were stabbed in separate incidents on the New York City subway‚ according to the New York Police Department. One incident was reported at the Franklin Avenue Station in Bedford-Stuyvesant at about 11:30 a.m. on Monday. A 21-year-old woman was stabbed several times in the back. Police said the suspect in that attack was a woman wearing all black who fled from the scene. The victim was transported to Kings County Hospital and is likely to survive. In the second incident‚ a 52-year-old man refused to stop smoking and got into an argument over it‚ according to police. He was stabbed in the back several times during the argument. That incident unfolded on the J train near the Kosciuszko Street station in Brooklyn at about 5 a.m. The victim was transported to the Kings County hospital and is reported to be in stable condition. A suspect was taken into custody in that incident‚ and he was described as a man in his fifties. The New York Daily News reported that crime had risen by 7% this year compared to last year in the same time frame. Assaults had increased by 8% while petty larcenies were up by 13%. In one harrowing incident caught on cellphone video‚ two men got into an altercation that led to one attacking the other and then getting stabbed by his girlfriend. After he realized he had been stabbed‚ he pulled out a gun that led to a scuffle until his gun was wrestled away and he was shot in the head with it. Officials said the shooter would not likely face charges as it appears that he fired in self-defense. The attacker was identified as 36-year-old Dajuan Robinson‚ and the victim was identified as 32-year-old Younece Obuad. In February‚ the NYPD said that a severed human leg had been found on the subway train tracks in the Bronx borough. Police later said that their investigation led them to believe the leg belonged to a man who had been struck by the subway on Feb. 12. The leg had been covered up by snow so that it was not discovered until several days later by an MTA worker. Here's a local news report about the incidents: Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The popular fast food chain Chick-fil-A has said that beginning spring 2024‚ it is dropping its "No Antibiotics Ever‚" requirement regarding the chicken it sources for its offerings and is switching to "No Antibiotics Important To Human Medicine.""NAE means no antibiotics of any kind were used in raising the animal. NAIHM restricts the use of those antibiotics that are important to human medicine and commonly used to treat people‚ and allows use of animal antibiotics only if the animal and those around it were to become sick‚" the company explained."As we looked to the future‚ the availability of high-quality chicken that meets our rigid standards became a concern‚" a Chick-fil-A spokesperson noted in a statement‚ according to reports. "This change enables us to not only ensure we can continue to serve high-quality chicken‚ but also chicken that still meets the expectations our customers count on us to deliver."In 2014‚ Chick-fil-A announced its goal to only serve chicken raised without antibiotics and has indicated that it achieved that objective in 2019.The company's "Animal Wellbeing Standards" stipulate that chickens should be "hatched‚ raised and harvested domestically in the US" and "raised with proper nutrition." The standards state that there should be "climate-controlled barns‚ where chickens are cage-free and free to roam.""Chick-fil-A® restaurants in the U.S.‚ Canada and Puerto Rico will transition to chicken raised with No Antibiotics Important to Human Medicine (NAIHM) starting in the spring of 2024. NAIHM allows for the use of chicken antibiotics if the animal and those around it were to become sick. If the animal does become ill‚ it will be treated with antibiotics not intended for humans. In accordance with FDA requirements‚ all antibiotics must be cleared from the chicken's system before it is considered available for the chicken supply‚" Chick-fil-A says on its website.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!