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OMISSION ROUNDUP: ICE Funding Passes, Walz & Ellison Referral to DoJ
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OMISSION ROUNDUP: ICE Funding Passes, Walz & Ellison Referral to DoJ

The Elitist Media Network Evening News betrayed their overt biases by choosing once again to omit several key news stories from their viewers. As always, what the networks choose to air is almost as important as what they choose NOT to air.  The nation’s immigration enforcement services are finally funded, breaking an impasse that led to a lengthy government shutdown and thousands of government employees to go without pay. Per Fox News: Republicans’ sweeping immigration enforcement and border security package cleared the House on Tuesday, ending a months-long standoff with Democrats over funding President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown agenda.  The $70 billion immigration enforcement measure passed 214-212 over the fierce objections of Democrats, who unanimously voted against the package. Rep. Kevin Kiley, I-Calif., an independent who caucuses with Republicans, also joined Democrats in opposing the measure. Meanwhile, every GOP lawmaker present voted for the Senate-passed legislation, which funds Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) through fiscal year 2029. The Elitist Media feasted off of this story so long as TSA workers were going without paying their bills and partaking in food drives. Airport chaos led many a newscast, especially when people were either waiting for six hours or missing their flights altogether in places like Houston, Atlanta, and New Orleans. The networks never did blame Democrat intransigence for the defunding of ICE, instead choosing to frame it as a necessary protest of the border policies that the American people voted for. Another major story skipped by the Elitist Media Evening News: Vice President JD Vance referring Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison to the Department of Justice for investigation pertaining to their potential roles in the state’s ongoing fraud scandal. Per The New York Post: Vice President JD Vance referred Minnesota state officials, including Democratic Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison, to the Justice Department for investigation and potential prosecution following the release of a blistering House Oversight Committee report examining benefit fraud in the state. On Sunday, the Oversight panel had sent a letter to Vance, who helms the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, urging him to further probe Minnesota. “I’ve referred these allegations to DOJ’s new Fraud Division for criminal investigation,” Vance posted on X Monday evening. “Minnesota state officials are not above the law, and if they facilitated fraud, lied under oath about what they knew, or harassed and [intimidated] whistleblowers, they must face justice.” This was a story that the Elitist Media Evening News were slow to get to, as it dovetailed with immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, and with known massive fraud within its Somali community. The networks reluctantly covered the story when omission was no longer feasible.  The latest referral by Vice President Vance has drawn no coverage except for a 28-second burial on the 5AM hour of CBS Morning News: WATCH: VP Vance's referral of MN Gov, Tim Walz and AG Keith Ellison to the DoJ related to ongoing fraud scandals has drawn no coverage on the network evening news- and only this 28-second burial on the 5AM hour of CBS News Mornings: MIKE GEORGE: Vice President JD Vance has… pic.twitter.com/URdjR9EgQa — Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) June 10, 2026 MIKE GEORGE: Vice President JD Vance has triggered a federal fraud probe against Minnesota Governor and former election rival Tim Walz. The move stems from a House Oversight report, which claims fraud warnings related to federal programs in Minnesota were ignored by top state officials. Walz has denied the allegations. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is also a target of the probe. The vice president heads the administration’s anti-fraud task force. That’s it. Nothing on this or on the funding of ICE on the network evening news. ABC went instead for a Florida manslaughter trial related to a boating accident and an Air Canada pilot arrested for flying with a fake license. CBS went with Rob Reiner’s son trying to dip into his trust fund for legal expenses, and FDA approval of a sunscreen already in use in Europe and Asia. NBC went with a shark bite and a Jeep recall.  Once again, the Elitist Media shows you that the most important stories are often the ones you don’t see on the network evening news. We are reminded once again that bias by omission is the most insidious.  

PATHETIC: Sourpuss NY Times Turns Explosive Jobs Report Into Stock Market Horror Show
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PATHETIC: Sourpuss NY Times Turns Explosive Jobs Report Into Stock Market Horror Show

It doesn’t matter what day of the week it is. The New York Times will never give President Donald Trump’s economy the time of day, even if the data is clearly pointing to a significant upswing. Following news that the economy added a whopping 172,000 jobs that completely eclipsed the consensus estimate for an 80,000 increase and saw significant upward revisions for the prior two months, Times financial markets reporter Joe Rennison published one of the newspaper’s nuttier spins, which is a feat unto itself: “Stocks Slide as Investors See Rates Rising After Strong Jobs Data.” The story was not how the data illustrated how all the talk about an impending Trump “recession” was a load of hogwash. Instead, the story became about investors predictably getting the heebie-jeebies that a much-stronger-than-expected labor market would give the Federal Reserve less reasons to cut interest rates. Rennison somehow found a way to incorporate the most upside-down interpretation of good news and pass it off as straight reporting: Stocks slumped on Friday, ending a long run of weekly gains, after stronger-than-expected jobs data raised investors’ expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates elevated to keep the economy from overheating. Rennison kept beating that drum: “Higher interest rates raise borrowing costs and lower stock valuations over time, weighing on the market.” Newsflash Rennison: This is not the story!  Even anti-Trump Navy Federal Chief Economist Heather Long had to admit that the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics signaled that the so-called “hiring recession is over.” University of Michigan economist [and MS NOW regular] Justin Wolfers went as far as to say during an ABC News Live segment based on the jobs numbers that “it's time to stop talking about the word recession.” He stated further: “Recessions don't happen when the labor markets motoring along like this.” It was Rennison himself who stated during an October 20, 2025, Times podcast when the stock market was bumbling along that “there is this relationship between markets and the economy, even if they don’t always send exactly the same message.” Funny how that works now that the jobs market is upending much of the economic doom porn and the impulsive traders in the stock market are making predictable moves trying to anticipate futures as a result. Perhaps the economy is sending a different message than the stock market is at this particular snapshot in time?  Jobs boom? Jobs bust? It doesn’t matter: According to The Times’s logic, Trump loses either way. Remember, this is the same publication that went as far as to make 1.1 percent GDP growth during the first quarter of 2023 under the Biden administration out to be good news. 

Eugene Daniels Touts Radical Talarico as ‘Middle of the Road’
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Eugene Daniels Touts Radical Talarico as ‘Middle of the Road’

Barely a week after his contentious nomination as Democratic Texas Senate candidate, James Talarico is now being hailed a moderate, middle of the road candidate by the media. On MS NOW’s Ana Cabrera Reports this Tuesday, senior Washington reporter Eugene Daniels was enthused about Talarico’s chances of winning, citing Republican candidate Ken Paxton’s issues around corruption and, strangely enough, Talarico’s moderate stances. Ever since his victory in the Democratic primaries, Talarico has been under heavy fire for his radical stances, especially from Paxton, his opponent in the elections, but Daniels still thinks he has a chance:  This is like, sometimes they get really excited, right? We've had these kind of conversations before, but when I talk to folks who are on the ground in Texas, especially Democrats who have been like Lucy with the football, over and over again, in Texas, they are starting to really actually believe they have a chance. They always believed that John Cornyn was going to be a little bit tougher to beat. But with Ken Paxton, is what they tell me about the campaign and their allies, that he's easier to kind of tell voters who he is.     Going further, Daniels later hyped up Talarico’s chances by claiming he was a sort of moderate: And folks feel like Talarico and his kind of being in the middle of the road, it seems, much more moderate than Beto O'Rourke, then that might be- they might be able to sell that. And the fact that he talks about being a Christian, and this is, of course, Texas. Maybe MS NOW’s deceptive and heavily biased coverage regarding the Texas Senate race misled Mr. Daniels? To clear up the image, here are the facts: Talarico espouses radical views on gender, claiming that there are six genders. He maintains misleading theology, claiming that God is “non-binary”. He is opposed to voter identification requirements, and has defended “gender-affirming” surgeries for children in Texas before lying about it in an interview. Not exactly more moderate than O’Rourke, and definitely not middle of the road! This misleading portrayal of Talarico’s chances by Daniels and MS NOW was a disservice to their viewers, and flies in the face of proper and fair journalism. Of course, proper and fair journalism was never MS NOW’s first priority. The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: MS NOW’s Ana Cabrera Reports June 9, 2026 11:29:30a.m. Eastern ANA CABRERA: Eugene, do Dems really have a chance in deep red Texas? EUGENE DANIELS: Maybe? This is like, sometimes they get really excited, right? We've had these kind of conversations before, but when I talk to folks who are on the ground in Texas, especially Democrats who have been like Lucy with the football over and over again in Texas, they are starting to really actually believe they have a chance. They always believed that John Cornyn was going to be a little bit tougher to beat. But with Ken Paxton, is what they tell me about the campaign and their allies, that he's easier to kind of tell voters who he is.  James Talarico jumped into the race for the primary in Texas talking about corruption. And that is an easier brush to paint on Ken Paxton than it is on someone like John Cornyn. Ken Paxton doesn't have the decades-long infrastructure, politically, that John Cornyn has. There's little things like that that are important. It's also the question about Donald Trump. And you see, especially Latinos moving back toward the center, not just because of immigration, but because of the economy and how much money they feel is leaving their pockets. Those are the kinds of things that create an environment that could work. And folks feel like Talarico and his kind of being in the middle of the road, it seems, much more moderate than Beto O'Rourke, then that might be- they might be able to sell that. And the fact that he talks about being a Christian, and this is, of course, Texas.

Rachel Maddow Compares Anti-Trump Protests to D-Day Troops
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Rachel Maddow Compares Anti-Trump Protests to D-Day Troops

At the start of MS NOW’s Rachel Maddow’s weekly Monday program, the host took the moment of remembrance after the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy to connect World War II and D-Day veterans to protestors across the country who claim to be anti-fascist in their protests against the current Trump Administration. After she displayed images of some protests, Maddow went through a call-to-action of more protests against ICE detention centers and alleged supporters. The one-day-a-week host gave a pretty basic and quick explanation of D-Day in her remembrance, as she described US troops as those who “braved impossible odds” and “stormed the beaches at Normandy so they could liberate France and ultimately liberate all of Western Europe from the Nazis, turn the tide against the fascists in World War II. Then, of course, Maddow turned the anniversary into a political exercise as she introduced “how that anniversary looked this weekend” in some of America that had little to do with D-Day or a victory over Nazi Germany and instead dealt with domestic issues such as immigration. Of course, the insinuation was that the protests against fascism were about Trump and his administration in the current political realm.   On her weekly program, Rachel Maddow connected the anniversary of D-Day to some protests over the weekend that claimed Trump was a fascist, something similar to what is constantly said on the airwaves of MS NOW. She then turned to promote more protests, mainly against ICE. pic.twitter.com/GFRKY6MfAY — Nick (@nspin310) June 9, 2026   Maddow listed events such as ones in Alabama: “Decatur, Alabama: June 6th, D-Day vets fought fascism.” She continued to list seven events in total as part of her connection to the Allied invasion of Normandy: Here's how it looked in Dallas, Texas: Honor D-Day Vets, resist fascism.  Here's how it looked in Vancouver, Washington: Vets beat fascism, we can too.  Here's how it looked in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, this is a good one: D-Day heroes, the OG Antifa.  Similar idea in Lake Mary, Florida: World War II vets, first anti-fascists.  Raleigh, North Carolina: D-Day Heroes Fought Fascism.  Here's Los Angeles: Honor D-Day, fight fascism at home. Maddow then ended her run-through and stated, “literally hundreds of communities across the country doing things like that. This weekend for the anniversary of D-Day.” After she just compared the Trump administration to the fascists and Nazis, she had some calls for action with protests aganist Immigration policies and alleged partners, like Citizens Bank: Also, we just saw another set of targeted protests - a whole day of targeted protests against Citizens Bank for funding Trump's Immigration prisons. (...) All over the Northeast, people targeting Citizens Bank for their financial support of Trump's prison camps, trying to get Citizens Bank to drop that support.  She then called for her viewers to attend a protest in Maryland against a potential new detention center: Tomorrow, we're expecting another big protest in Hagerstown, Maryland, against a possible Trump prison camp they've been trying to put in just outside Hagerstown in a big warehouse in Williamsport, Maryland. Another big protest scheduled around that tomorrow morning, 9 AM, Hagerstown, Maryland. Beyond her decision to make any mention of D-Day about Trump, her call-to-action exemplified a larger point of Maddow and other personalities personally driving the existence of older protestors, like the ones she displayed, who have a high chance of being MS NOW viewers, who also have been constantly told on the airwaves that Republicans are fascists. The transcript is below. Click "expand": MS NOW’s The Rachel Maddow Show June 9, 2026 9:04:39 PM Eastern (...) RACHEL MADDOW: This weekend was the anniversary of D-Day, when U.S. Troops braved impossible odds to launch the largest seaborne invasion in history. They stormed the beaches at Normandy so they could liberate France and ultimately liberate all of Western Europe from the Nazis, turning the tide against the fascists in World War Two. Here's how that anniversary looked this weekend in Decatur, Alabama: June 6th, D-Day vets fought fascism.  Here's how it looked in Dallas, Texas: Honor D-Day Vets, resist fascism.  Here's how it looked in Vancouver, Washington: Vets beat fascists, we can too.  Here's how it looked in Hampton falls, New Hampshire, this is a good one: D-day heroes, the OG Antifa.  Similar idea in Lake Mary, Florida: World War II vets, first anti-fascists.  Raleigh, North Carolina: D-Day heroes fought fascism.  Here's Los Angeles: Honor D-Day, fight fascism at home. Literally hundreds of communities across the country doing things like that. This weekend for the anniversary of D-Day.  Also, we just saw another set of targeted protests - a whole day of targeted protests against Citizens Bank for funding Trump's Immigration prisons. Citizens Bank, for its part, they say they follow the law and they apply their standards consistently to all their clients. But that bank, Citizens Bank, is based in Rhode Island. They have branches all over the northeast. And all over the northeast this weekend we saw protests in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Maryland, Massachusetts. All over the Northeast, people targeting Citizens Bank for their financial support of Trump's prison camps, trying to get Citizens Bank to drop that support.  In Los Angeles, people protested this weekend to mark one year since Trump's federal agents started attacking that city, and particularly attacking immigrants in that city. In Charlotte, North Carolina, and Bluffton, South Carolina. This weekend, we saw protests against ICE and against ICE prison camps.  Tomorrow, we're expecting another big protest in Hagerstown, Maryland, against a possible Trump prison camp they've been trying to put in just outside Hagerstown in a big warehouse in Williamsport, Maryland. Another big protest scheduled around that tomorrow morning, 9 AM, Hagerstown, Maryland. 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PLAtner Viewed Unfavorably by U.S. Adults – But, Not by Democrats
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PLAtner Viewed Unfavorably by U.S. Adults – But, Not by Democrats

Despite being steeped in scandals, ranging from his Nazi tattoo to accusations by women, Democrat U.S. Senate hopeful Graham Platner remains more favorable than unfavorable among U.S. adults who are Democrats, results of a new poll by The Economist/YouGov show. Among all U.S. adults polled June 5-8, 25% said they had an unfavorable opinion of Platner, nearly twice as many as the 14% who voiced a positive opinion of the candidate. Only three percent reported a “very favorable” opinion, while 17% rated their view of Platner as being “very unfavorable.” In contrast, 25% of Democrat adults said their view of Platner was favorable, more than the 20% who rated it unfavorable. With the accusations publicly leveled at him by women in his past who have come forward to speak out, Platner was viewed more negatively (21%) than positively (12%) by U.S. adult females. Among men, he was viewed unfavorably by 31% and favorably by 17%. Notably, 60% of the U.S. adults polled admitted they “don’t know” what their opinion is of Graham Platner, including at least half of those in all demographic categories. Even 55% of Democrats have no idea what they think of Platner. One reason six in ten adults “don’t know” how they view Platner appears to be the liberal legacy media’s reluctance to report on the Democrat’s scandals. NewsBusters has published multiple recent articles documenting how media have delayed reporting or downplayed the news of Platner’s scandals. For example, Managing Editor Curtis Houck has detailed how NBC and ABC put off reporting the allegations by women about their past relationships with Platner that broke just days before his primary.