“If there were a playbook for how to be an authoritarian leader, one of the first rules would be that you don’t want an educated electorate or functioning members of society.” #DanRather #Education #Politics
https://open.substack.com/pub/steady/p/how-to-control-the-electorate-101?r=1ptb1p&utm_medium=ios
@georgetakei
Cool!
I heard a somewhat different version which goes: "When an ox enters a palace, he does not become a king, but the palace becomes a stable."
(Öküz saraya çıkınca kral olmaz ama saray ahır olur.)
It would be cool to hear from native Turkish speakers about this.
“They aren’t designed as economic policy. The tariffs are simply a new, super dangerous political tool.”👇
#Trump #Politics #Agenda #Strategy #Power #DanRather
Trump’s Hidden Agenda
#danrather #Censorship #politics #60minutes #cbs
“…Legacy media, this nation’s bedrock for reliable reporting in my lifetime, is quickly going the way of the dodo … extinct. Witness none other than CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” the most popular television newsmagazine of all time, threatened by the sitting president…”
https://open.substack.com/pub/steady/p/heartbreak-for-cbs-news?r=ymxmu&utm_medium=ios
Dan Rather on the impact of media companies settling with Trump
#DanRather #Media #Lawsuits #Trump #CBSNews
Heartbreak for CBS News
Artists seem to always be 15 years ahead of everyone else. Neil is 50 years ahead.
Neil Young Talks About How the Media Divides the U.S.
Neil Young talks to Dan Rather about how the media pins the political parties against each other and how big corporations have been able to pull the strings in the U.S.
#DanRather thinks maybe #WaPo has become a problem, rather than exposing them through good journalism. The billionaire owner now wants to curry favor with the would-be dictator-elect.
Rather knows we need a new journalism model in a time of authoritarianism and oligarchy.
It’s way beyond politics.
And there was a time when news was actually news, too.
#DanRather #news
"A Dancing Dick Van Dyke"
by Dan Rather
"On Friday, Van Dyke’s [99th] birthday, the British rock band Coldplay released a video for their new single “All My Love” as a birthday gift to Van Dyke. Oh, and the song and dance man stars in the video, which is this week’s reason to smile."
RIP, Jean Grace Rather. ❤️🩹
Dan Rather's wife Jean has passed away, and he shared the sad news via his newsletter Team Steady. In the newsletter, it says "In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders in Austin would be a wonderful way to remember her".
I think it is a beautiful way to honour the memory of a loved one.
And here are some wise words from Dan Rather. Stay steady.
https://open.substack.com/pub/steady/p/staying-steady-and-sane
#Election2024 #DanRather #Steady #USPolitics
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Link to #DanRather’s substack article:
Facts Need To Be Checked
So what’s going on with CBS News?
DAN RATHER AND TEAM STEADY
#DanRather: ".. If there’s one thing #Vance has learned from #Trump, it’s that #lying to get ahead is OK. If you get caught, just double down & lie some more. .. Who’s going to fact check you? Well, apparently not CBS News.”
#FactCheck #VanceLies #VPdebate #disinformation #trumpaganda
#law #democracy #HarrisWalz2024
https://www.thedailybeast.com/ex-cbs-anchor-dan-rather-slams-network-for-pathetic-fact-checking-decision
Apparently, Dan Rather is a big fan of Linda Ronstadt and her songs...
"A Reason to Smile"
https://steady.substack.com/p/linda-ronstadt
#music #legends #LindaRonstadt #DanRather #musica #musique #musik #70s #1970s #80s #MusicHistory
