CORPORATE MEDIA IS EVIL. LOOK AT HOW NBC FRAMED THIS STORY, THEN LET ME TELL YOU THE DETAILS:

Readers of our sister site, The Babylon Bee, know how most people don’t read past the headlines. Heck, getting you just to click through on this article took some effort.

NBC’s headline is this:

“A mother reported her son missing in March. Police kept the truth from her for months.”

Sounds pretty damning, and with the framing of the black mother in the featured photo, you know exactly what they are selling you.

Here’s what happened before I show you just how horrible corporate media is:

Read the whole thing.

ON ISRAEL, BIDEN PICKS UP WHERE OBAMA LEFT OFF:

Hamas’ greatest victory is killing and terrorizing as many Jews as possible. We know this because Islamists tell us this all the time. Why is this confusing? “There is no solution for the Palestinian problem except by Jihad” are the words literally written into the group’s charter.

And Hamas is quite popular in both Gaza and the West Bank. Islamic fundamentalism is popular.

“Look, what happened in Gaza, in my view, is Hamas and the extreme elements of Hamas don’t represent all the Palestinian people,” Joe Biden said the other day. This is the “religion of peace” canard, begun by George W. Bush and widely promulgated by Obama all over again.

When our former president declared that the “future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam,” he wasn’t joking. Every time Islamists committed acts of terror, the Obama administration would turn the conversation towards “Islamophobia,” a neologism that conflates tolerance of individuals and groups (Muslims) with tolerance of a belief system (Islam).

This rhetoric is not only meant to cloud reality but to chill speech and create immunity for the many progressive “anti-Zionists” on the left.

The modern Democrats have taken up this dishonest framing with gusto. When a reporter asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre this week if the president was concerned about rising anti-Semitism — you know, because of the Jew-hating protests that have broken out across the country — she responded by saying there were no “credible threats” and then pivoted the claims that “Muslims and those perceived to be Muslim have endured a disproportionate number of hate-fueled attacks.”

She did this twice. Not only is it a gross deflection, it is a lie. According to the FBI, hate crimes against Jews represent over 50 percent of all religion-related hate crimes, while hate crimes against Muslims are under 10 percent.

But Obama’s most corrosive legacy is foreign policy. Democrats have become obsessed with turning Iran into a regional counterweight to Israel while also restarting a “peace process” that would surely create a Muslim Brotherhood-led terror state on Israel’s borders.

Why it’s as if Barry is “serving as a third-term president in all but name.”

WHEN PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO GET LAID, LAWS ARE JUST SUGGESTIONS. INCLUDING THE LAWS OF PHYSICS. Scientists Caught Sperm Defying One of The Major Laws of Physics.

LESBIANISM IS HARAM: Columbia University lesbian group disinvites ‘Zionists’ from movie night.

With the conflict in Gaza raging, an organization called LionLez sent out a message to students promoting an on-campus “Black Lesbian Film” event said explicitly said no “Zionists” would be welcome to attend.

“It’s FREE PALESTINE over here. Zionists aren’t invited. See you soon, Lion Lez,” read the promotion for the Friday night showing of the two flicks, including one called “Shakedown” which “chronicles explicit performances in an underground lesbian club in Los Angeles.”

The missive, sent by group founder and leader Lizzy George-Griffin, also included a rambling message that noted “THE HOLOCAUST WASN’T SPECIAL,” according to a copy of the ad obtained by the Post.

When reached by the Post Wednesday, George-Griffin doubled down on her ban on Israel backers.

Plus: “A fellow student, who wished to be identified only by her initials, said ‘antisemitism has become commonplace at Columbia,’ and said it was ‘bewildering’ that someone as ‘disturbingly ignorant’ as George-Griffin was admitted to the top tier university.”

The Ivy League admissions offices have admitted exactly the kind of students they wanted.

IS THIS REAL THE LIFE? IS THIS JUST FANTASY? Redefining the Fabric of Reality: The Growing Evidence for a Simulated Universe.

Related thoughts here.

WHY DON’T PEOPLE TRUST THE MEDICAL PROFESSION? Johns Hopkins doctor’s bullying exposes whole profession.

The US medical profession has a real credibility problem — and doctors bear a huge share of the blame.

Consider the latest news for the “bad physician” file, the sobering tale of Dr. Jonathan Epstein, a leading pathologist at Johns Hopkins.

The doc allegedly bullied his colleagues to deliver second opinions supporting diagnoses from his wife, also a pathologist.

These included, horrifically, a surgical bladder removal that may not even have been necessary.

Epstein was put on administrative leave in May: Why is the public only finding out about this now?

Worse, neither Epstein nor his erstwhile employer has admitted that anything in the slightest could be wrong.

So here we have Hopkins — the byword for medical excellence in America — engaged in a seeming cover-up of what looks like massive misconduct by one of its top physicians.

Every institution has been corrupted.

MANHATTAN CIRCUS: Judge Fines Trump for Violating Gag Order. Trump Later Storms Out of Courtroom.

THAT’S NOT A HUGE IMPACT, BUT IT’S NOT NOTHING: Convalescent plasma reduces mortality by 10% in COVID-19 patients on artificial respiratory assistance: Clinical trial. “The effect on reducing mortality was more specifically observed in patients who received convalescent plasma during the first 48 hours after being put on artificial respiratory assistance. . . . This study documents and confirms the value of convalescent plasma for passive immunization against the most severe forms of COVID-19, but also against possible future more pathogenic variants and possibly in the event of future pandemics.” Especially in a patient population that’s so ill.

I donated convalescent plasma several times after having Covid, so I’m happy to hear that it might have helped someone.

ALL ROADS LEAD TO SOROS: Oh, So That’s Who Funded the Pro-Hamas ‘Insurrectionists’ on Capitol Hill.

IT’S NICE THAT PEOPLE ARE NOTICING: How the Democrats betrayed the Jews.

Why do Jews vote Democratic? Partly from tradition — conservatives have heard a Liberal Jew, when asked to defend or explain various absurd or inconsistent Democratic positions, shrug and joke: “I’m a Congenital Democrat.” I understand, for I was one, too.

But there is no more cosy mystery in the antisemitism of the Democratic Party; Representatives are affiliated with the Democratic Socialists and pro-Palestinians, calling for the end of the state of Israel — that is, for the death of the Jews. And Democrat Representatives repeat and refuse to retract the libel that Israel bombed a hospital, in spite of absolute proof to the contrary, and will not call out the unutterable atrocities of Hamas. The writing is on the wall. In blood.

You were warned.

ASHLEY MCCULLY: Viral Restaurant List Is the Rosetta Stone of Gen Z Dating. “The real problem with this list, though, does not lie in Gen Z’s unwillingness or inability to understand the purpose of dating but in the female’s mind that she is entitled to luxury in exchange for the privilege of being in her company for two hours.”

HABEMUS ORATOR: House elects Mike Johnson as speaker after three weeks at an impasse. With unanimous Republican support.

UPDATE: And America’s paper of record is on it!

Smoke Rises Over Capitol Indicating Congress Has Resumed Setting Taxpayers' Money On Fire https://t.co/rB9fIfEmJr

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) October 25, 2023

ACTIVE SELF-DEFENSE: An interview with shooting expert John Correia.

ELECTRIC VEHICLE BLUES: Honda and General Motors SCRAP $5 billion plan to develop more affordable electric vehicles – after Ford boss warned eco cars had become a ‘political football.’

The manufacturers agreed in April 2022 that they would combine powers to slash the battery costs on eco cars and develop vehicles below GM’s $30,000 Chevrolet Equinox. The partnership was intended to compete with Elon Musk’s Tesla which has aggressively cut prices this year.

But today Honda CEO Toshiro Mibe confirmed the project had been cancelled, citing cost and logistical challenges.

He told Bloomberg: ‘After studying for a year, we decided that this would be difficult as a business, so at the moment we are ending development of an affordable EV.

‘GM and Honda will search for a solution separately. The project itself has been cancelled.’

Honda confirmed the news did not change its ambition to only sell electric vehicles by 2040.

Perhaps… but how many?

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VODKAPUNDIT PRESENTS YOUR WEEKLY INSANITY WRAP [VIP]: No Justice Is Possible for the Killers of Retired Cop Andreas Probst. “Is there any human punishment fit for the joyriding killers of Andreas Probst? That’s the lead crazy on today’s Insanity Wrap, an entire week’s worth of the best bad news.”

So much more at the link, you’d have to be crazy to miss it.

WELL, GOOD: DeSantis Shuts Down Anti-Israel College Clubs in Florida.

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS NAMED IN BOMBSHELL DETRANSITIONER LAWSUIT.

IS THERE ANYTHING IT CAN’T DO? Tai chi may curb Parkinson’s disease symptoms and complications for several years.

THERE. THAT WAS EASY: Mike Johnson elected House speaker three weeks after Kevin McCarthy’s historic ouster.

YOU WON’T NEED MORE THAN ONE GUESS: Guess Who Funded the Pro-Palestinian ‘Insurrectionists’ on Capitol Hill.

HEALTH: Exercise found to be nearly as good as Viagra in overcoming erectile dysfunction.

HMM: China Is Facing Housing Market Disaster.

According to data, China’s property sector is the single largest asset class in the world, as Adem Tumerkan, editor at Speculators Anonymous, told Newsweek. “It’s estimated to be worth over $60 trillion—far more than China’s bond and equity markets combined,” he said.

“When I was still at UBS a few years ago, we used to call it the most important sector in the world,” economist George Magnus, once chief economist of UBS and now an associate at the China Centre at the University of Oxford in the U.K., told Newsweek. “Most people kind of accept that even allowing for a bit of double counting and dubious inclusions, it’s probably about a quarter of [China’s] GDP.”

This is a huge slice of GDP when compared with other large economies. Not only this sector is massively important for China, but it’s also closely tied to the personal finances and savings of Chinese households, as “Chinese people don’t really invest in equities or financial assets,” Magnus said, and the property sector has become “a form of saving for the urban middle class.”

About 70 percent of household wealth in China is tied to the real estate sector, “a massive amount,” according to Tumerkan. “It really emphasizes how dangerous falling home prices can be on household balance sheets and confidence,” he said.

But while prices fall…: China is estimated to have nearly 25% of the entire US building stock under construction right now.

China needs to deleverage from real estate but they keep doubling down, instead.

WELL, YOU GUYS DIDN’T EXACTLY COVER YOURSELVES WITH GLORY THERE: “Nearly half of healthcare workers reported burnout in 2022, when reports of harassment more than doubled from before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”

MARK JUDGE: Hard-Boiled Review Part III: The Tears of Autumn.