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Read the full post Gavin Newsom takes on economists and the media to claim that residents pay more tax in Texas and Florida.
Photo below - California Governor Newsom photobombs the Yamaha music booth at Austin's SXSW music festival. During his campaign stop there the governor claimed Texans pay more in taxes than people in California. I would never have predicted this.... - Paulleverich...
Here’s how I look at it. Free speech today can’t really be separated from media. The question isn’t just “do we have free speech?” it’s “do we actually have a free press anymore?” Most journalists aren’t operating in some pure marketplace of ideas.... I personally think the shamelessness and sheer volume of lies is new, and alarming. I also think the vehemence people have on both sides of Trump, both idolization and demonization, is not good. Trump may be uniquely high in textbook narcissism.... I have another perspective on this, and I realize it may not be popular. One thing I’ve learned is that politicians—across the spectrum—often bend the truth. Both the left and the right are part of the same system, and each side has its own narratives.... - Julia H...
I think that not-knowing is mostly what we are now. Even if I try to keep up daily with reading the news, commentaries, and political journalists, I know I'm not privvy to most inside political information, and likely wouldn't understand it if I was.... Attempted Trump Assasination- Was he actually hit by a bullet?
(meta commentary: I imagine the future of uptrust will host more conversations of this nature… so let’s see how we navigate it) On Saturday, former president Donald Trump was the target of an attempted assassination....