The "rename MSNBC" game is ON

NY Post: "MSNBC staffers ‘in a panic’ as NBC-parent Comcast plans to spin off channel — and possibly change its name."

Sounds like we should call it "Bluesky TV": an echo chamber where opposing viewpoints are ruthlessly suppressed. 

You guys have your own place now

Hot Air: "Things at Bluesky Going as Well as Could Be Expected."

It appears that the X-substitute is broken up between two camps: 1) people who post things "offensive" and 2) the people who try to ban group #1.  There is no middle ground.

MSNBC, we hardly knew ye

Shot: "Creaky Ancient Leftist Mike Barnicle Tells MSNBC: "I Don't Know How We Make Ourselves Relevant Again"."

Chaser: "Comcast Greenlights $7 Billion Spinoff of NBCUniversal Cable Channels - New venture will house channels like E!, USA and MSNBC; company to announce several leadership changes."

Buh-bye.

The mainstream media commits suicide

Pretty sure I've used that title before but here comes Megan McArdle in the Washington Post: "McArdle: Liberal Media Bias is Hurting Democrats."

Those of us who used our own eyes were right. Those (including the NY Times) who relied on White House talking points about "cheap fakes" were embarrassingly wrong. And that's the ultimate point McArdle is making. You can't lie your way to victory when almost everything is happening on camera. All you can do is ruin your own credibility.

Credibility ruined:

Morning Joe went to Mar-a-Lago to kiss the ring and save his job.  Because of his principles.

Extra non-fake news: "The Associated Press says buyouts and some layoffs are ahead as it seeks to cut its workforce by 8%."  

Full stop

Red State: "BREAKING: PA Supreme Court Stops the Steal." 

Meanwhile, here in the People's Republic of MA

Outkick: "Protesters Rally Outside Dem. Rep. Seth Moulton's Office After He Spoke Out Against Males In Women's Sports."

To his credit, Moulton hasn't backed down with a groveling apology.

Lawfare was a huge mistake

I strongly agree with Sasha Stone here: "Sorry, Democrats. America is Just Not That Into You."

Lawfare was a big mistake, the biggest, because it sent the message to us, the voters, that the Democrats couldn’t earn our votes on their own. They could only win if they put Trump in jail.

Nothing did more to turn the Trump story into the Hero’s Journey than that. By the end of it, a growing number of Americans hated them and couldn’t wait to see them voted out of power, myself included.

The Alvin Bragg conviction was a tremendous joke, particularly the bootstrapping of misdemeanor charges into felonies by legal hand-waving.  Americans saw through it.

Extra - Victory Girls: "Democrats: It’s Not Us, It’s You." 

Getting tired of winning

NY Post: "‘The View’ star Sunny Hostin deletes X account, goes after Elon Musk amid controversial ‘white women’ comments."

Hostin was trolled on the social media site last week after she blamed “uneducated white women” and Latino men for Trump’s victory.

It's their go-to move.  

So many graphs

Patrick Ruffini: "The realignment is here."

The most striking graph here, as Patrick points out, is how Democrats became the party of educated snobs while the Republican party is now the part of the working people.  

Don't sell yourself short, Dems

NPR: "Did Democrats lose on the economy or the culture wars?"

The kids LOVE J.D. Vance

Red State: "Vibes, Baby: NY Times Interviews Late Deciders Who Broke for Trump, and the Left Simply Can't Deal." 

The X-odus

I'm pretty proud of that title.

Legal Insurrection: "Liberals Run Away From X Because Diverse Opinions Make Them Feel Unsafe - “Every time I opened it up,” one X user said, “it would throw things at me that put me in a bad mood.” Yes, the truth is like that."

Ace: "Sexual Assaulter and Gay Pincushion Clown Don LeMon Dramatically Announces Three Times He's Leaving Twitter, Never to Come Back."

As the kids say: this isn't an airport, you don't need to announce your departure. 

But wait…. There’s more! https://t.co/5QwHAeDRAo pic.twitter.com/K7HiLAWK4F

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 14, 2024

The panic is real

Twitchy: "LA Times Replaces ENTIRE Editorial Board, Owner Says ALL Voices Will Be Heard."

Ace: "Semafor: The Marxist Propaganda Media Is Grapping With Its Own Impotence and Irrelevance."

Guardian: "Guardian will no longer post on Elon Musk’s X from its official accounts."

Variety: "Don Lemon Quits X, Citing Elon Musk’s Change to Move Legal Disputes to Texas Courts."

NY Post: "ABC brass scramble to bring in pro-Trump voices to ‘The View’ and other shows: ‘Panic mode’." 

The wins just keep on coming!

Reuters: "Comcast weighs spin-off of declining cable networks after strong third quarter"

Comcast, opens new tab said it was considering spinning off its cable networks that include CNBC and MSNBC into a separate company, as the media industry grapples with a decline in traditional TV viewership due to cord-cutting by consumers shifting to streaming.

Meanwhile at CNN: "CNN boss Mark Thompson to lay off hundreds after Election Day ratings wipeout: report."

Womp womp.  Learn to code.

Extra - Hot Air: "Dejected Democrats Have Had Enough of MSNBC." 

Hey, stopping fascists ain't cheap!

Red State: "Donald Trump Was Such a Threat to Democracy That Oprah Charged $1 Million to Endorse Kamala Harris."

Is this even legal?  

Interesting choice

NY Times: "Trump Expected to Name Marco Rubio as Secretary of State - The president-elect appears to have settled on the Florida senator to be the nation’s top diplomat."

I famously did not vote for Trump in 2016 and instead voted for Rubio in the Republican primary.

Yes, listen to Variety

Twitchy: "Variety Mag Doubles Down, Says We Need MORE Celebrities Lecturing Us on Politics."

That's why Americans watch the Oscars!  For the lectures.