“A survey has found that only 3.4% of American journalists identify as Republican, compared to 36.4% who identify as Democrat and 51.7% as Independent. The survey also indicated a steep decline in the number of Republican journalists over the last several decades, which has coincided with record high levels of Americans saying they do not trust the media.”
Jeff Bezos has figured out that the public doesn’t like being lied to, gaslighted, propagandized and censored.
“By Jeff Bezos
October 28, 2024 at 7:26 p.m. EDT
Jeff Bezos is the owner of The Washington Post.In the annual public surveys about trust and reputation, journalists and the media have regularly fallen near the very bottom, often just above Congress. But in this year’s Gallup poll, we have managed to fall below Congress. Our profession is now the least trusted of all. Something we are doing is clearly not working.”
Opinion | Jeff Bezos: The hard truth: Americans don’t trust the news media – The Washington Post
On October 26, 1921 a major hurricane hit Florida, a tornado hit Sacramento, California, and Gibraltar was hit by a severe storm.
“The New York TimesTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1921
FLORIDA HURRICANE HIT TAMPA HARD
Loss Caused by Storm in South Florida Estimated in Millions.
DEATH LIST TOTALS FIVESt. Petersburg Water Front Wiped Out—Houses Unroofed by Cyclonic Wind in Sacramento.
LAKELAND, Fla., Oct. 26. — South Florida spent today in recapitulating the damage, estimated in “several” to two million dollars, wrought yesterday by the hurricane which swept across the State. It was accompanied by torrential rains and reached velocity at times which unroofed houses. At times nature’s fury assumed the proportions of a tornado. … (text cuts off)
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Oct. 26. — The fishing schooner Margaret foundered in the storm last night off Bug Light, Chesapeake Bay, with a probable loss of two lives. All except two of the crew of thirty-two have been accounted for.
STORM SWEEPS GIBRALTAR.
Fishing Smacks Wrecked and Several of Their Men Drowned.CADIZ, Spain, Oct. 26 (Associated Press). — A severe storm today caused the loss of several fishing smacks in the Strait of Gibraltar. While the crews of most of them were saved, several fishermen are known to have been drowned and numerous small craft …”
h/t Don Penim
TimesMachine: October 27, 1921 – NYTimes.com
Eight years ago ABC News said Hillary was ahead of Trump by 12%. Now they say Kamala is ahead of Trump by 4%.
“Hillary Clinton has a 12-point lead over Donald Trump and has reached 50% support nationally among likely voters, a new ABC News tracking poll shows.”
Presidential poll: Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 12 | CNN Politics
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On July 1, 2024 Michael Mann called for the assassination of President Trump. Two weeks later President Trump was hit by an assassin’s bullet in Pennsylvania. The University of Pennsylvania rewarded Mann by making him a provost.
“The Presidential Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science and director of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media will begin his new appointment on Nov. 1.”
Michael Mann appointed vice provost for climate science, policy, and action at Penn | Penn Today
Over the past three days, Arctic sea ice extent has been increasing at a rate of almost nine Manhattans per minute.
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Ivy League provost Michael Mann says Donald Trump worships Hitler.
“Trump doesn’t worship “God”. He worships Hitler.”
“The Presidential Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science and director of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media will begin his new appointment on Nov. 1.”
Michael Mann appointed vice provost for climate science, policy, and action at Penn | Penn Today
“Britain’s climate advisers, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), has recommended in a letter to government that it should commit to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 81% by 2035 in its upcoming budget next month.”
Britain’s climate advisers urge steeper emissions cut target for 2035 | Reuters
Five years ago. “The Conversation” banned conversation about climate. They have taken millions of dollars from Bill Gates.
Climate change deniers are dangerous – they don’t deserve a place on our site
“Can climate change deniers be understood as ‘abnormal individuals’ that require medical attention, if not correction? There is a YouTube Video with over 50 million views about ‘Climate Change Denial Disorders’, a Wikipedia page about the ‘Psychology of climate change denial’, and an opinion piece in The Guardian discussing the four psychological types of climate deniers.”
