Category Archives: Media

Comedian and Writer Brooke Arnold Talks about Her Experience Being Raised in the Same “Exploitative and Abusive” Fundamentalist Christian Organization That the Duggars Are Affiliated With

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro There’s an interesting article by Brooke Arnold titled I could’ve been a Duggar wife: I grew up in the same church, and the abuse scandal doesn’t shock me, which was posted over at Salon today. Arnold noted … Continue reading →

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NEWSFLASH: Josh Duggar Sued the Arkansas Department of Human Services after the Agency Investigated His Sexual Molestation Case

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro In Touch Weekly reported this morning that Josh Duggar’s molestation case didn’t end when Springdale, Arkansas police “closed their investigation in 2006 because the statute of limitations had run out.” According to In Touch, Springdale police “referred the … Continue reading →

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Picture of the Day for May 27, 2015: On the Duggars, Christian Love, and Free Speech

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

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A Fine Example of Community Policing: South Carolina Police Officer Filmed Playing Football with Neighborhood Kids in a Housing Authority Development Area

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro A man named Lorenzo Adams was driving his car in Bennettsville, South Carolina the other day when he spotted a police officer playing football with some young kids. Adams stopped his car and decided to catch the … Continue reading →

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Picture of the Day for May 15, 2015: On the Subject of Fox News

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

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Activists Voice Concern That the Enforcement of Baltimore Curfew Has Been Targeting Poor Black Communities Unevenly

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Late last night, Kevin Rector of The Baltimore Sun reported that a group of “about 50 mostly white protesters stood on a corner in Hampden on Saturday just as the citywide 10 p.m. curfew went into effect.” The … Continue reading →

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Picture of the Day for May 2, 2015 and The Blondes of Fox News with a Special Focus on Megyn Kelly and Freddie Gray (VIDEO)

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

Posted by Elaine Magliaro While we’re on the subject of pretty blondes employed by Faux News, yesterday Megan Kelly interviewed an unidentified police officer who gave her “the dirt” on Freddie Gray: Megan Kelly lets anonymous cop call Freddie Gray a snitch … Continue reading →

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Jon Stewart of The Daily Show and Larry Wilmore of The Nightly Show Weigh in on the News Media and the Situation in Baltimore

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

Posted by Elaine Magliaro The Daily Show – Baltimore on Fire The Nightly Show – What a Riot – Questionable Coverage from CNN and Fox News

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Scott Walker, the Wisconsin Club for Growth, Dark Money, and an Orchestrated Supreme Court Coup

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Mary Bottari of PR Watch wrote a report today about two court cases that have not garnered much media attention–even though the stakes “could not be higher.” She said the converging cases “will decide the future of … Continue reading →

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Campaign 2016: Let the Running Begin…with a Handy Dandy “Candidate Kit” (Mark Fiore Political Cartoon Video)

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro That time has arrived when prospective presidential candidates are “on the road” once again in densely populated states like Iowa and New Hampshire speaking to and eating with the regular folks—you know, the common working people these … Continue reading →

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