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If I may, there’s something I need to get off my chest. As democracy remains under siege, it has been frustrating to watch how the press covers politics these days. I am reminded by lessons that came to me during the Nixon years as a CBS News correspondent, which I’ll add here: 1. Enough with Both-sides-ism When one side lies intentionally and repeatedly, they are no longer entitled to the benefit of the doubt. They should be held to account, right away. Do not simply repeat the narratives they spew. 2. Prioritize Live Fact-Checking Rigorous and robust fact-checking is the best defense against misinformation, intentional lies, and deflection. If Trump says the sky is green, the story isn’t that the sky is now green; the story is that the sky is still blue and Trump got it wrong. 3. Ask Lawmakers Hard Questions Ask about the fundamental principles of democracy. Push them to go on the record that Biden won the 2020 election. Ask if they support the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. This writing is not to offer any claim of knowing it all. Your correspondent has made his share of mistakes, but after more than seven decades I believe I have picked up a few useful guideposts. Good journalism is always worth it. Our democracy depends on it. ↓ For the rest of my list, please see my the latest post of my independent newsletter – the link is in my Twitter biography.

@MsMelChen I like watching fireworks on the 4th of July. It’s something that feels very American to me. When I lived overseas, I missed it.

Fireworks are dumb. Once you've seen one, you've seen them all. Unless you do what San Diego accidentally did and light ALL the fireworks at once. There's literally no reason to do fireworks any other way now. Just light it all up in one big spectacle and go home.

This must be his way of conceding to Trump.

@DeSantisWarRoom Banning drag shows is anti-American. As an American woman, no one has the right to tell me what I can, or cannot wear. I don’t have the right to tell anyone else what they can, or cannot wear either.

To wrap up “Pride Month,” let’s hear from the politician who did more than any other Republican to celebrate it… twitter.com/ProudElephantU…

303 Creative has never sold wedding websites. There was no gay couple looking for her services. Still, she admits she entered the public market in order to discriminate against LGBT people, citing her faith and a "calling from God." The fact this case was even heard... #SCOTUS

Bolivia signs agreements with a Chinese and a Russian company to extract lithium from its salt flats msn.com/en-us/money/co…

@blu_kryptonian They’ve been buying up graineries, sugar beet factories, packing plants, etc across the Midwest.

Hog farms, soy farms weed farms....they use hard cash. In suitcases and duffel bags

$760 billion in PPP loans were forgiven. That’s $360 billion more than this Administration’s student debt relief program. And, several Republican members of Congress who opposed student debt relief benefited from those PPP loans.

@blu_kryptonian As they should.

They are effed in the game on Chips and they know it. War in Ukraine has exposed that their Chips don't work. Sanctions keeps them from making new ones. They will have to start over.

China Wants Sanctions Lifted as Condition for Military Talks With US msn.com/en-us/news/wor…

NEW: @US_CYBERCOM is doubling the size of a little-known program that serves as one of the military's chief links to private industry in order to bolster the country’s defenses against cyberthreats. therecord.media/cyber-command-… On @TheRecord_Media

@nexta_tv Hmmmm @blu_kryptonian

#Russian Interior Ministry General Alexander Travnikov was involved in a serious ATV accident. He is in a hospital in critical condition.

Hot off the presses: "Wagner Group: The Evolution of a Private Army," a report long in the making just published thesoufancenter.org/research/wagne…

Gerrymandering has gotten out of control. A Colorado congresswoman has New York City in her district!

@RpsAgainstTrump Why is she given a voice? No one should be giving her air time.

@tedcruz @StephenKing That is a SAD straw man argument.

Multi-millionaire Leftist @StephenKing sits in his mansion in Maine and laughs at the kids being abused & the women being sexually assaulted on our Southern border. He doesn’t give a damn about their suffering—or about the 853 migrants who died last year or the 100k Americans who died of drug overdoses. Nope. What does he want to talk about? Cancun. 🤦‍♂️

That’s right-$1.4 billion! But not a single Republican member of the Alabama delegation voted for this legislation. To my knowledge not a single Republican state leader expressed support either. But I bet they will damn sure take credit when its installed. al.com/politics/2023/…

@ScottforFlorida Trump must’ve got a lot of engagement when he said those words the other day. I can’t believe this is the ridiculous bandwagon R’s are jumping on.

I’m warning socialists and communists not to travel to Florida. They are not welcome in the Sunshine State.

@ABrat626 All good here :) Hope all is well with you too! 🙏

I was born in Hawaii. I spent several years of my childhood in Singapore. My mother has roots in Asia. I ALWAYS look at things from an American perspective. I’m an American. (A lot of Navy brats are born in Hawaii, w/ moms from different countries, live internationally, hello?)

@LauraLoomer I happen to love my country and appreciate the sacrifices the CIA have made for this country. 🇺🇸 Calling my country and those who serve it “terrorists” makes you no better than our enemies. Your voice and the voices of our nation’s enemies are one and the same.

I truly believe the US Government is working with the CIA to stage a coup in Russia to oust Putin so that Joe Biden can campaign on toppling Putin in 2024. Just seems like this is all coordinated so Biden can take credit for ending the Ukraine-Russia war and pretend to be a hero. The US government is the biggest terrorist organization in the world.