"This is a time to roll up our sleeves…to organize, to mobilize, and to stay engaged for the sake of freedom and justice and the future that we all know we can build together. Many people feel like we are entering a dark time. But only when it is dark enough can you see the stars. Let us fill the sky with the light of a brilliant, brilliant billion of stars. The light of optimism, of faith, of truth and service. And may that work guide us even in the face of setbacks toward the extraordinary promise of the United States of America. "
Kamala Harris
Day 15: December 15, 2024
Major media kowtows to Trump
The trend of major media outlets—from The Washington Post to well-known MCNBC hosts—kowtowing to Trump’s bullying continues. The latest took place with ABC settling a defamation suit by Donald Trump, stemming from George Stephanopoulous’ reporting on the E. Jean Carroll lawsuit—using the exact same word (“rape”) that the judge who had overseen the case had used. To settle the case, ABC will now donate $15 mullion to Trump’s presidential library, and $1 million in legal fees.
As the Public Notice Substack explains, “Trump’s playbook here is the same as authoritarian strongman Victor Orban, the prime minister of Hungary. Orban has comprehensively attacked media outlets, filing lawsuits, and starving them of public advertising dollars unless they displayed sufficient loyalty.”