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The Emmy Awards on Monday night leaned heavily into the woke factor when it honored actress Geena Davis and her Institute of Gender and Media, which specifically aims for woke representation. In the introduction monologue presenting the Governor’s Award to Geena Davis, actress Sarah Paulson and Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes ( a pro-abortion activist ) presented the Governor’s Award to Geena Davis, hailing her as an agent of “true representation.” “I first saw Geena Davis in Tootsie . I think she had just two scenes and yet she stayed with me. Why? Her brain. Oh my how very smart she was. You could see it. And then in role after role with all of her other considerable charms, there it was, this shining intelligence that lifted the performance. “She was unique,” began Paulson. Paulson then credited Geena Davis for freeing her of the “unspoken spell that women should not feature their intellect” on screen. “It was Geena who wiped that off the slate for me. She was a … [Read more...] about Emmy Awards Pushes Far-Left ‘Representation’ Honoring the Geena Davis Institute of Gender and Media

On Thursday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Guy Benson Show,” host and Townhall.com Political Editor Guy Benson said that after ignoring the “People drowning, crime, murder, widespread abuse of women and girls being trafficked by the cartels,” Democrats and the media have finally decided to acknowledge the border issue exists because they can blame Republicans for sending migrants to Democratic-run areas and remarked that there hasn’t been this much attention paid to the border since “the Biden administration was lying about the Border Patrol in the whipping smear [with] those Haitian immigrants.” Benson said, “I want to talk…about what is happening in some of these sanctuary areas and blue states and the total meltdown ensuing from Democratic politicians and media pundits who have had absolutely nothing to say about the border crisis until they figure out or feel like they have some kind of an excuse to rage and attack Republicans. I mean, we are seeing, finally, a bunch of … [Read more...] about Benson: Media Only Cares about Border When They Can Attack GOP, Lie about Agents Whipping People

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has caved to the Democrats on legislation that would allow media organizations to create formal cartels to negotiate with Big Tech companies, several congressional aides and others familiar with the process told Breitbart News on Wednesday. If Cruz goes forward with his plans to back—and allow the senate to advance—the legislation, then he will immediately become one of the biggest enablers of the establishment media and Big Tech giants and he could seriously jeopardize his political future. Cruz, who had previously jammed up a committee markup on the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) a few weeks ago, has now decided to give Klobuchar what she wanted and allow the Democrat proposal to proceed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee to eventually be considered by the full U.S. Senate. Several aides on both sides of the JCPA fight familiar with the matter told Breitbart News on Wednesday that Cruz caved to Klobuchar and has agreed to changes to … [Read more...] about Exclusive — Cruz Caves to Democrat Klobuchar on Media Cartel Bill

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) commended sponsors of the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) today, as he rescued the derided media bailout bill from the jaws of legislative death. “Let me commend the authors of this bill for the hard work they put in on an important issue,” said Sen. Cruz, who went on to praise the legislation as a blow against the corporate power of Big Tech, even though it will deepen the corrupt relationship between Silicon Valley and the media . The core of the bill, as is now widely known, is to allow media companies to form a legal cartel in the U.S., for the sole purpose of pressuring tech companies for special favors. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP) At the Senate Judiciary Committee … [Read more...] about Ted Cruz Caves on Liberal Media Cartel Bill, Commends Bill’s Sponsors

(CNN) Marco Rubio hopes to sway voters interested in Chick-fil-A, Ram trucks, and Duck Dynasty. John Fetterman is searching for fans of microbreweries, Teslas, and the Dave Matthews Band. And Michael Bennet wants to reach people who like Taylor Swift and Lizzo -- while avoiding devoted listeners of Jason Aldean. Candidates in some of the highest-profile midterm races are using Facebook and Instagram ad targeting to aim messages at voters based on their music tastes, sports fandoms, shopping destinations and television habits, a CNN review of data from the social media platforms found. The data, which Facebook parent company Meta has started to make public in recent months, provides a snapshot into how political campaigns are slicing and dicing online groups of voters based on very specific interests. And it's a sign that as America grows more politically polarized, the candidates are using cultural icons as proxies for politics. "There are very … [Read more...] about How political candidates are targeting you on social media based on your music tastes, shopping habits and favorite TV shows

The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) was saved from legislative oblivion yesterday after Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) worked with the Democrats to rescue it , based on the false claim that the media and Big Tech are opposed to each other. But, as Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) have pointed out, nothing could be further from the truth. The media cartel bill, said Blackburn in her earliest critiques of it, gives “even more power to the mainstream media and Silicon Valley.” More recently, she said the bill would allow “the liberal media and Silicon Valley to silence conservatives.” Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) US Senator Ted Cruz  (Photo by TOM WILLIAMS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Sen. Marco Rubio, similarly, has said the bill “Opens the door to greater collusion between big media and big tech.” These … [Read more...] about Blackburn and Rubio Bust Myth: JCPA *Enables* Big Tech Collusion with Media

close Video Greg Gutfeld: America might be missing something to unify the country 'Gutfeld!' panelists discuss recent comparisons between those who perpetrated the 9/11 attacks and MAGA supporters. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! As you know, it's my birthday . Yes. And like  ensure, pumping through Joe Biden's bladder, the accolades are pouring in. [ Video ] And I'd like to thank everyone at Fox for all the great gifts I received. And thank you, Sean Hannity. I love the wheels, and Tucker, you know, I always wanted a Rolex. And thank you, Brian Kilmeade , But really, one of your kids? I promise I'll take care of him. GREG GUTFELD: THE MEDIA ERASED THE POLITICAL AFFILIATION OF AN ACCUSED KILLER WHO IS A DEMOCRAT OFFICIAL But my biggest present of all, Brian Stelter got a job and it didn’t involve Jeffrey Toobin's hand. Oh, yes, the unemployed Oompa Loompa was hired by Harvard to hold discussions on … [Read more...] about GREG GUTFELD: The mainstream media hates regular Americans

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed a controversial bill into law that aims to force greater transparency of social media companies, setting up a potential battle over whether such measures violate free-speech protections. The law, known as A.B. 587, will require tech companies to file semiannual reports with the state's attorney general that publicly disclose their content moderation policies regarding hate speech, disinformation and extremism. The bill was first introduced in 2021, in the wake of the Jan. 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol and during heightened scrutiny of tech giants' role in fomenting extremism and violence. The California law is one of the most significant policy efforts to date from Democrats and civil rights groups, which are reacting to criticism that tech companies aren't doing enough to prevent abuse on their platforms. Newsom's signature signals that states may play a more significant role in regulating the tech industry, passing bills addressing … [Read more...] about California governor signs bill forcing social media company transparency

BAKU, Azerbaijan — In a warehouse on the outskirts of this city, famed singer-songwriter Tunzala Aghayeva stood on a dais and adjusted the beret she wore atop a fitted, black-and-white camouflage coat and gray jumpsuit. Before her, an octet of burly men in matching fatigues and beige do-rags danced with gusto to orchestral strains and a martial drumbeat. “Motherland, we are together,” Aghayeva sang in a husky alto, as a camera operator panned across a plume of fire and a smoke machine. “Bright victory is with us, glorious motherland and soldier of Azerbaijan.” During a break from filming the music video, Aghayeva said that the “best type of music is the one which calls for peace and friendship.” But this new release was to be a full-throated motivational ode to the Azerbaijani soldier, another broadside in the all-consuming media and information war that has flared with the same ferocity as the armed fight happening more than 170 miles away in the disputed region of … [Read more...] about Around Nagorno-Karabakh, an all-out media war unfolds

Protesters rallied over the weekend outside media offices in Hollywood and onto freeways in the latest demonstrations calling attention to violence in a contested area in the southern Caucasus that has become the subject of renewed fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the past week. Dozens of civilians have been killed since Sept. 27, officials in both countries say, in the biggest escalation in the decades-old conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh — which Armenians call by its historic name, Artsakh — since the 1990s. The tiny mountainous enclave is recognized internationally as part of Azerbaijan, but its population of about 150,000 is majority ethnic Armenian, and it is financially backed by Armenia. The demonstrations Saturday and Sunday came together spontaneously on social media and drew about 500 participants to the CNN building, where they gathered outside and called for broadcast outlets to provide more accurate coverage of the conflict. Activists also marched onto the … [Read more...] about Armenian protesters in L.A. decry ‘false equivalence’ in media coverage of conflict