With much blah blah bravado about our Bill of Rights and the First Amendment being flung around, America really has NO free press. Let's get to the nitty gritty ... "Congress shall make NO law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people to peaceably assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." That's it kids. America's first and foremost "freedom" which was once considered sacrosanct and holy. Not so much these days and that most certainly is a pity. My point and today's bitch is about the part of our First Amendment that deals with "freedom of speech and the press (read media)". Once upon a time America had all manner of speechy news venues and tabloids where you could find actual and for genuinely real truth. Today we don't have anything close to that. What we have these days is mostly pasteurized pablum and paid for opinion that is hardly recognizable as truth. Billionaire freakish assholes, oh say like Jeff Bozo, Elong Mushk, and Disney. Yep even America's favorite elitist mouse is in the business of pasteurized journalism. Disney owns the ABC dealy and ESPN and more dang cable outlets than you can count on one hand. Disney is not the only player in the media market but they are certainly sizable. With all the consolidation of journalist media into very few hands, 'we the people' are cheated and mostly having to either believe the bullshit that passes as 'USA Today' or try finding actual news on the web. Good luck with that. On the web you are met with paywalls. From just about every dang media venue that is alive and begging for readership today. Toggle up a once fabled news venue and you'll more than likely be met with a "pony up or get lost" prompt that blocks one from even having a close look at what may be offered to a paid reader on any given day. Or not given ... doesn't matter. This all is the direct result of greed and a Supreme Court that has given our Constitution a resounding 'fuck off and die' sort of farewell. Paywalls are more than annoying ... paywalls are an affront to a free and "equal (?)" people and there's little doubt about that. IF you happen to be one of the wealthy American elite, well, you can have your pick of whatever media venue happens to stroke your fur. If you are NOT one of those ... well ... you are a not so proud member of the ass out segment of America's populace and while the elites will hound you to death insisting why they 'deserve' your vote come election time ... that is the end of any interest our overlords might have regarding their interest in you. I bring that up as the tie-in to another part of our First Amendment. "Congress shall ... the right of the people to peacefully assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." I'm fairly certain we've all seen our "government" reacting to peaceful assembly in which government will unleash the goon squads to harass and intimidate those peacefully assembling to put the politicos on notice. And how is any American supposed to petition our government for a redress of grievances? Call orange adolf pedofuhrer trumpf at the White House? Good luck with that. I've tried that fools errand and the White House may have someone answer the White House phones but that is the end of it. Voice mail maybe ... Contact your state's senator? Contact your representative in Congress? In either case, you'll be more than welcome to donate to their "cause", what the fuck ever that might be, but actually talk to your patrician? Nope ... that ain't about to happen ... ever. So while trying to catch up on some relevant news and news that may in fact be vitally important to ones daily existence, you'll go broke forking over to acquire a way around or through those god damned paywalls and that's the fact Jack. So and in conclusion to today's screed ... it's time for Thursday machine art.
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disclaimer - the second image posted is depiction of a bombing/drone strike ... the carnage is real and palpable ... just a reminder ... 😐
























































