On this day in 1307, hundreds of Knights Templar were arrested at dawn by King Phillippe IV of France. They were later tortured, tried, and convicted of heresy. In other news, I don’t much care for Joe Biden’s candidacy, though I like the guy in person, and will probably vote third party.
A great deal has happened since our last Update, but not so much of great pith and moment. Let’s take a look, shall we?
(more…)So much has happened, it’s very likely that in all the hubbub and hullabaloo you’ve missed something which otherwise might be considered Earth-shatteringly important. And so, without further ado, here’s a brief precis of those items of interest that may have failed entirely to have caught your interest since our last Update:
Lead image taken from the CNN website, 17 September 2020.
Opinion (No shit, Sherlock. -Editor)
The suggestion that CNN might possibly show some slight bias against President Donald Trump is hardly outré. After all, Mr. Trump did effectively declare war on the press as a whole early in his first year in office, calling it the “enemy of the people” fairly frequently. He also singles out reporters from CNN, the Washington Post, and sometimes even the New York Times as “fake news”. It’s not unreasonable that they might feel justified in striking back, and a detached observer examining the front page of their website might well conclude that this is precisely what they do.
So I’m not going to statistically analyze their coverage; if you’re reasonable, you’ll stipulate that I’m right and move on. And, if you’re not, you’ll never believe anything I say after “Opinion” anyway. So let’s skip all that and get right down to it, shall we?
(more…)We here at The Not Fake News consider it a good sign that fewer people seem to be clicking on our posts these days. It fits with a trend that’s been observed: People are spending less time on social media. We hope it continues; there’s more to life.
On the theory that some of you will return, here’s a quick rundown of some of the events that have happened over the past couple of weeks, just so you don’t feel you’ve missed anything important. They’ll keep until you get back, and I promise: The world won’t end without you noticing.
(more…)Welcome to the most recent Update, if you’re keeping track as we go along. Here’s what’s happening in the world if you’ve done the sane thing and turned the news off:
(more…)It’s easy sometimes to miss what’s really going on in the world while being subjected to the endless distractions of infotainment. And, now that there are so very many of us self-isolating, we have the further limitations of our own personal echo chambers. All things considered, it’s a wonder anyone ever notices anything at all.
So here’s a quick update on what you might have missed in the past few days while paying attention to other things. We hope it may be of use.
As always when looking at the headlines, you’re going to see a lot of bad stuff happening. That’s because, in general, the positive isn’t news. Building things up takes time; disasters happen in moments. So here’s a quick reminder that things aren’t as bad as they appear at first glance.
That’s at the top because this week’s headlines (more…)
Television news and internet feeds all seem to report continuously on the same disasters over and over, inundating with crises and negative news until we start to burn out.
Well, friends, we’ve got you covered. The Not Fake News presents a lovely list of all the crises and negative news that major media forgot to mention. So sit back, relax, and start reading! (more…)
Hello and welcome to another exciting edition of the Update, where you’ll find a lot of news that never made the front page, for whatever reason — and not much that did make the front page, because we try to only report news here. If it ain’t news, why write about it?
Seriously: Why are they writing about so much that ain’t news? (more…)
Hello and welcome to another exciting edition of the Update, where you’ll find a lot of news that never made the front page, for whatever reason — and not much that did, because we try to only report news here. If it ain’t news, why write about it? (more…)
