Observations on some of the important issues and facts you haven't seen or heard in South Florida the last two weeks, per #GeorgeFloyd's death and the ensuing riots, looting, and media manipulation that have taken place since his death to create a new media narrative.
Read, listen and learn.
And pull up a chair.
You'll see that there's so very much more that you never knew or learned about the past two weeks, as well as the real story on Antifa, a group which both the national and South Florida press corps have done a terrible job of reporting upon.
This all should have been posted earlier in the week, but I had some problems with the Blogger software agin and it was not appearing in print as I intended, so I'm quite frustrated and seriously thinking of migrating the blog to another place that allows more reliability and creativity on the overall look.
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Here are some carefully selected sights, sounds and scenes abut protests and looting in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd last Monday that you didn't see in Minnapolis last Saturday if you watched any of South Florida TV newscasts, or, the Sunday morning current events/public policy TV chat shows at CBS4, NBC6, WSVN, or Local10. Pathetic!
Ask yourself why in the year 2020, with the amazing technology that exists today that allows people around the world to communicate, and the fact that, well, IT'S THEIR JOB, that's STILL the case in South Florida.
Why is the news management of all the South Florida TV stations so piss-poor?
Next time you see a local South Florida TV reporter from an English-language station somewhere, walk right up to them and tell them that you are not happy with their current conscious diet of half-assed, context-free "news coverage."
As I've been saying since I returned to South Florida in October of 2003 after 15 years of living and working in Washington, D.C., and blogging about here the past 12 years, imagine how different so many things down here would be if South Florida, i.e. COMCAST/INFINITY had a well-funded and well-managed local cable TV channel whose focus was local news coverage of Broward and Miami-Dade counties, two of the best places for actual news in the country, though not always for the best reasons.
The lack of a local news cable channel that takes advanatge of the stories and talent here is just one of the 1,001 things that marks South Florida as a thoroughly second-rate media market, among so many other obvious tell-tale signs.
Miami TV news coverage is now demonstrably WORSE than it was in the 1970's and 1980's.
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Julio Rosas' entire Twitter thread about what took place in Minneapolis near the Minneapolis 5th precinct police station -which the police abandoned- is here:
https://twitter.com/Julio_Rosas11/status/1266916222295212034
And since you won't see any informed reference to it in Miami media today, I decided to connect some dots for you as a public service:
Okay, but then perhaps you could explain to me then why once he was furloughed from his job as a bar/night club bouncer, because of COVID19, his friends ignored him, which is why he was trying to pass counterfeit money
when he was arrested.
Why didn't even one friend of his help him?
If you have seen any stories or columns anywhere that specifically address this question, please let me know. It's the question the news media seems eager to NOT ask, even as they now take advantage of the situation to virtue-signal from the press box.
The comments that have completely changed the dynamic of the debate within Republican and Conservative circles, with almost four million views on YouTube as of Saturday night, June 6th.
Fox News Channel YouTube
Tucker Carlson: Our leaders dither as our cities burn (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
Posted June 1st, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n5_D59lSjc&t=651s
Just a reminder for you newcomers to the blog about my beliefs and particular bias here:
Dave
Read, listen and learn.
And pull up a chair.
You'll see that there's so very much more that you never knew or learned about the past two weeks, as well as the real story on Antifa, a group which both the national and South Florida press corps have done a terrible job of reporting upon.
This all should have been posted earlier in the week, but I had some problems with the Blogger software agin and it was not appearing in print as I intended, so I'm quite frustrated and seriously thinking of migrating the blog to another place that allows more reliability and creativity on the overall look.
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Here are some carefully selected sights, sounds and scenes abut protests and looting in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd last Monday that you didn't see in Minnapolis last Saturday if you watched any of South Florida TV newscasts, or, the Sunday morning current events/public policy TV chat shows at CBS4, NBC6, WSVN, or Local10. Pathetic!
Ask yourself why in the year 2020, with the amazing technology that exists today that allows people around the world to communicate, and the fact that, well, IT'S THEIR JOB, that's STILL the case in South Florida.
Why is the news management of all the South Florida TV stations so piss-poor?
Next time you see a local South Florida TV reporter from an English-language station somewhere, walk right up to them and tell them that you are not happy with their current conscious diet of half-assed, context-free "news coverage."
As I've been saying since I returned to South Florida in October of 2003 after 15 years of living and working in Washington, D.C., and blogging about here the past 12 years, imagine how different so many things down here would be if South Florida, i.e. COMCAST/INFINITY had a well-funded and well-managed local cable TV channel whose focus was local news coverage of Broward and Miami-Dade counties, two of the best places for actual news in the country, though not always for the best reasons.
The lack of a local news cable channel that takes advanatge of the stories and talent here is just one of the 1,001 things that marks South Florida as a thoroughly second-rate media market, among so many other obvious tell-tale signs.
Miami TV news coverage is now demonstrably WORSE than it was in the 1970's and 1980's.
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"People did this for no reason"— KSTP (@KSTP) May 30, 2020
WATCH - @benrynews captured a powerful interview with Stephanie Wilford, a south Minneapolis resident. She describes how the damage from riots has affected her, and others in the community.
Full story/interview here - https://t.co/M5fajCuAJR pic.twitter.com/UrlJ9qeWk1
The logical result of rioting and looting for days?
Food desert expands in south Chicago, leaving residents with few options, especially for those without cars.
#FoodDesert - Grocery stores that closed during the #GeorgeFloyd fallout start to reopen. But food remains elusive in some south #Chicago neighborhoods after rioting and looting, via @alexiaer @chicagotribune.https://t.co/D4TDCdIiRh @hillhulse— HallandaleBeach/Hollywood Blog (@hbbtruth) June 7, 2020
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🚨🚨🚨: Some sort of riot enforcer armed with a metal pole is harassing and chasing away members of the media. He used the pole to knock a cameraman's equipment out of his hand. pic.twitter.com/xXEqvGyrLk— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) May 31, 2020
Julio Rosas' entire Twitter thread about what took place in Minneapolis near the Minneapolis 5th precinct police station -which the police abandoned- is here:
https://twitter.com/Julio_Rosas11/status/1266916222295212034
People in the neighborhood are getting upset at the rioters for building the barricades and making fires out in the street. One person who lives nearby was shouted at after he asked them who was going to clean up the mess. pic.twitter.com/BP8uIatcmV— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) May 31, 2020
People have had enough of the rioters and lack of police presence in Minneapolis. As I make my way over to the 3rd precinct police station, I've encountered numerous civilians protecting their neighborhoods and businesses. pic.twitter.com/bGiVGrBFhp— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) May 31, 2020
I want to make sure that people understand when I called him a riot enforcer, it was just the first thing that popped into my head, as he is some sort of muscle for the rioters. It is not meant to be the police as I've always called them the riot police.— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) May 31, 2020
So like in Michigan where there was zero violence but uniform reporting of “storming” the capitol, when there is violence the reports will declare things peaceful.— Brad Slager: aka Wuhan Solo (@MartiniShark) May 29, 2020
The narrative must be maintained, the facts will remain an inconvenience. https://t.co/oBrrjTmzQt
The press is always more outraged over potential problems from conservatives than actual violence from the left. Look at the excusals granted to Antifa, while always worried over right-wing rhetoric.— Brad Slager: aka Wuhan Solo (@MartiniShark) May 29, 2020
Straight-shooting @laralogan again proves her mettle, good judgment. All these yrs later, where's the thorough, fact-filled #Antifa segment/hour @60Minutes @48hours @CBSNews @ABC2020 @DatelineNBC?— HallandaleBeach/Hollywood Blog (@hbbtruth) June 1, 2020
And why does @propublica STILL give hall pass to #Soros? https://t.co/lEn5nuuQJl
Yes - you have been ignored, isolated, beaten, targeted and falsely smeared as a white supremacist. Time for us all to stand up to this ridiculous smear that they use to silence anyone regarded as a threat to their political agenda. https://t.co/PVQdCd4aNZ— Lara Logan (@laralogan) June 1, 2020
They were so militant that they declared the Socialist Democratic Party--their left-wing contemporaries--as "fascists." But their real fight was with capitalism, not actual fascism. So stop paying lip-service to their gaslighting name.— Claire Lehmann (@clairlemon) June 1, 2020
2/ But same #Beltway media who was around then -plus younger, dopey journos- who want to draw direct comparison to #Antifa refuse to acknowledge its supporters have frequent communications so can be @ hot spots + agitate!— HallandaleBeach/Hollywood Blog (@hbbtruth) June 1, 2020
Giving #Soros a pass for years = now biting press in ass!
And since you won't see any informed reference to it in Miami media today, I decided to connect some dots for you as a public service:
@MedillSchool @Poynter @pulitzercenter Why did @nytimes wait 'til after Noon today to report Sat. nite news of arrest of #DeBlasio's 25-yr old dau.? Why'd #NYT mgmt sit on story, then post print vers. making her a 'victim' after she threw objects at #NYPD? https://t.co/9MJMtLysoI— HallandaleBeach/Hollywood Blog (@hbbtruth) June 1, 2020
@RedBroward What Hollywood celebrity will be bailing this bright #Antifa bulb out of jail to ply his trade elsewhere? Will they bail out ppl based on thr own hometowns, or based on some secret algorithm?— HallandaleBeach/Hollywood Blog (@hbbtruth) June 2, 2020
Accepting yr celeb nominations now for this joker.https://t.co/4hNyNKvG6a
💯 #kaboom! This = very essence of the word "picayune."— HallandaleBeach/Hollywood Blog (@hbbtruth) June 2, 2020
While there are, indeed, lots of ppl in #NYC muzzling themselves re #looting, I've seen plenty of #transit crowd in other cities tweeting nonsense, accepting/justifying it and even saying it was overdue. I'm muting them now.
According to the the national news media, George Floyd was a great guy with tons of friends.@RedBroward What Hollywood celebrity will be bailing this bright #Antifa bulb out of jail to ply his trade elsewhere? Will they bail out ppl based on thr own hometowns, or based on some secret algorithm?— HallandaleBeach/Hollywood Blog (@hbbtruth) June 2, 2020
Accepting yr celeb nominations now for this joker.https://t.co/4hNyNKvG6a
Okay, but then perhaps you could explain to me then why once he was furloughed from his job as a bar/night club bouncer, because of COVID19, his friends ignored him, which is why he was trying to pass counterfeit money
when he was arrested.
Why didn't even one friend of his help him?
If you have seen any stories or columns anywhere that specifically address this question, please let me know. It's the question the news media seems eager to NOT ask, even as they now take advantage of the situation to virtue-signal from the press box.
The comments that have completely changed the dynamic of the debate within Republican and Conservative circles, with almost four million views on YouTube as of Saturday night, June 6th.
Fox News Channel YouTube
Tucker Carlson: Our leaders dither as our cities burn (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
Posted June 1st, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n5_D59lSjc&t=651s
Just a reminder for you newcomers to the blog about my beliefs and particular bias here:
Who's stronger, #MLBPA or Police Unions? Tie! My late Dad was M-D Police 4 over 25 years, was on BOD of MD PBA many yrs. Was 1 of ppl who weighed in on endorsements.— HallandaleBeach/Hollywood Blog (@hbbtruth) May 31, 2020
Told me every PD shld try to get rid of bottom 5-10% every year bec they cause disproportionate amount of damage.
This guy essentially confirms what my Dad said abt bad cops disproportionately being damaging to force/society.— HallandaleBeach/Hollywood Blog (@hbbtruth) June 1, 2020
Been true re #SoFL ever since my family/I moved to #Miami in summer of 1968, just in time to drive past protests outside #RNC @TheMiamiBeachCC.https://t.co/3lYAgpDT1w
Dave
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