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Yang: Oh, God of Love, if you exist, please send me a lover who is worthy of me...?
Yang: Oh, God of Love, if you exist, please maybe send someone else...?
John Knefel at MMFA:
A defining feature of President Donald Trump’s second term is its symbiotic relationship with media allies, both at traditional right-wing outlets like Fox News and among the newer cohort of MAGA podcasters and online influencers — in some cases, these figures know more about Trump’s upcoming policy decisions than members of Congress. That dynamic was fully on display in the lead-up to the unprovoked bombing campaign the United States and Israel launched against Iran on February 28. Prior to Trump’s initiation of the war, MAGA streamer Benny Johnson and Newsmax host Greg Kelly appeared to have insider information about when the first round of strikes would occur. Beyond them, Fox News host Brian Kilmeade and contributor Jack Keane claimed to have been involved in high-level briefings on the campaign. Johnson, who was fired by Buzzfeed for plagiarism in 2014 and later disciplined by the Independent Journal Review for publishing false information, appears to have had unusually close access to officials in the Trump administration responsible for the decision to go to war. On February 21, Johnson told his audience, “We are going to war with Iran. … I've been asking — I think that the cake's been baked.” It was unclear at the time whether he had inside information or was speculating, as he later added, referring to the publicly reported military build up, “the maps don't lie, OK? It’s happening.” Johnson returned to the subject on February 27, just hours before the U.S.-Israeli campaign began. He began his show saying he’d just been “on the phone with top-level — let’s just say very high-level administration officials — moments ago to discuss what the plan is” for attacking Iran. Later in the same episode, Johnson claimed that he’d been talking with someone who is at the “top, top level of the administration, and we were yelling at each other — not yelling, but having polite conversation — about, like, what’s about to pop off in the Mid East.”
[...] The access to White House war plans that Johnson, Kelly, Kilmeade, and Keane appear to have is even more noteworthy given that the Pentagon tightly controlled its first press briefing of the war on March 2 — having already largely replaced the traditional Pentagon press corps with a series of lackeys, grifters, conspiracists, and cranks. According to CNN’s Brian Stelter, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth — formerly of Fox News — “only answered questions from his chosen outlets” and had a “pre-selected list of questioners.” Those approved outlets didn’t include Hegseth’s former employer, whose correspondent was relegated to the back row and not called on for a question. All administrations leak and try to manage public opinion through press operations. But the alignment of messaging and interests between the Trump White House and its media allies is unlike anything the United States has seen in recent memory. Sometimes that looks like providing right-wing influencers with embeds alongside Trump’s deportation agents; other times it looks like inviting MAGA media trolls to the White House to discuss antifa. Now, it looks like some of the most slavish voices in right-wing media are getting better information more quickly than members of Congress as the United States and Israel unleash yet more destruction in the Middle East.
Right-wing media figures and influencers such as Benny Johnson and Greg Kelly have been getting briefed on the Iran war before most Congressional members.
See Also:
The Bulwark (Will Sommer): MAGA Already Hates Trump’s Iran War
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Jaune: You got any useful tips for me?
Qrow: Sure, kid. If you don't wanna end up like me,
Qrow: DON'T post on [tumblr] .com
Qrow: DON'T make a friend with someone who has a mutual interest.
Qrow: And DON'T EVEN THINK about liking, reblogging, or sharing any posts!
Jaune: ...So your only advice is not to go onto [tumblr] ?
Qrow: (Shrugs) Why not? All [tumblr] does is make people sad anyways.
Ren: Yang?
Yang: Yeah~?
Ren: Keep your hands to yourself.
Yang: Oh, uh, sorry...
Ren: I can open it myself~.
Yang: Heh... Guess you're not as strait-laced as I though.
Ren: I'm skilled with many kinds of lacing. It comes with the life of danger.
Yang: Well, I do love me some danger~.
Ren: PROVE IT~.
Winter: Qrow? What on Remnant are you doing out here?
Qrow: To be honest, I dunno where I am... or when I am... or...
Qrow: Aha! You got me~! Oh, but be careful... I'm REAL good at runnin' away~! n'Fact, it's all I ever do. An' I'll do it again, too~!
Winter: Qrow... You're drunk.
Qrow: An' I got a right to be.
Winter: Hah... Do you mind if I take a seat next to you? There's something I'd like to discuss.
Qrow: One rule; you gotta drink with me.
Winter: For the first time, Qrow, I won't oppose that rule. (Sits, Grabs drink) Just what I need.
----------Couple drinks later----------
Qrow: An' thass about the sum of it. That's why I'm out here, drinking enough to drown a Goliath. Ever since I was a kid, I've been runnin' from responsibilities 'cause I never really had anyone I can really trust. That, and runnin' away saved my life when I was a kid. Also, I hate flying.
Winter: I... I had no idea you've been through so much. Quite the opposite of me.
Qrow: My life is one chaotic catastrophe after the other. Debt, fears, and undead as far as the eye can see~! (Rubs eyes) By the way, I think I've learned to look two ways in one direction.
Winter: Perhaps you should hand me your bottle for now.
Qrow: I'd give anything to be you, Win...
Winter: Excuse me?
Qrow: Specialist Schnee, the best fighter in all of Atlas. Yup, nothing gets past you!
Winter: I wish that were true. I'd personally give anything to be you, Qrow. At least for a day.
Qrow: Wait... Seriously?
Winter: Yes, but only for one day. Not a week longer.
Qrow: Yeah, but why? Tomorrow, this entire city is gonna be rubble and you'll be laughing from the winning side.
Winter: How dare you?! I had no idea the general would execute such plans!
Qrow: I don't think any of us thought it would happen. But what did you think his right hand does, exactly? File paperwork he doesn't want?
Winter: What I wanted was to prove that I was more than my name. I wanted to cut ties to my family and prove that I wasn't just the granddaughter of Nicholas Schnee. At least out here, I don't have to watch it all be squandered the way it is now. I could finally be somebody, but now... I'm nobody.
Qrow: Hey, don't be so hard on yerself! Or anyone else to get that done!
Winter: ...Pardon?
Qrow: Winter, you are a bold, powerful woman with talents like no other. Anybody with eyes can see that. And actually, there's a lady who doesn't that does.... Does... Doesn't... She's blind.
Winter: Do you... really mean that?
Qrow: Hey, who are you gonna believe more, a withered old veteran huntsman who can do anything except shut his mouth, or the other guy? Because the person you should trust is me!
Winter: There's... something different about you.
Qrow: Ah, it's probably the weather. Colder than a mine-digger's ass out here...
Winter: Hm... Perhaps it's the alcohol, but... This honest, tragic of yourself... I find it... strangely charming. (Leans in)
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Qrow/Winter: (In bed, Jolt up) Uh, what?! / No idea!
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!
Soldier: Specialist Schnee! Breakfast!
Winter: Go, go!
Qrow: (Hurries out the window)
Winter: ...Nice ass~.
Media figures in right-leaning spaces are bickering about President Donald Trump’s war on Iran. The strikes so far have reportedly killed mu
Noah Dowe, Zachary Pleat, and Gideon Taaffe at MMFA:
Media figures in right-leaning spaces are bickering about President Donald Trump’s war on Iran. The strikes so far have reportedly killed multiple Iranian leaders and many civilians; three American service members have reportedly been killed in action, more seriously wounded, and Trump said that there likely will be more casualties. Many prominent right-wing figures spoke out in praise of the war. Ben Shapiro praised Trump as “the most courageous commander in chief.” Marc Thiessen called Trump “one of the most consequential commanders in chief in American history.” Mark Levin gushed over the “humane” war. And one Fox guest even suggested that the war “could qualify him once again for a Nobel Peace Prize.” However, a wide variety of streamers and podcasters have broken with the administration, with Tucker Carlson calling the decision “absolutely disgusting and evil.” Streamer Adin Ross called it “really fucking stupid.”
Other examples of commentary from right-leaning spaces include:
“The MAGA movement is surely dead.”
“This is supposed to be America first. We're not supposed to be running around doing this anymore. But here we are.”
“You see Fox and you see all these haters of Trump, and they're glazing President Trump. They're over the top in the same cheerleading you saw about the Iraq War, particularly in the first days. And remember, folks, you got a long way to go on this thing.”
“I’m not happy about the whole thing. I don’t think this was in America’s interests.”
“I do think it matters politically that he was the no-more-endless-wars candidate in 2016 and 2024, particularly, and this looks like an open betrayal of the base.”
Meanwhile some figures, including Fox host Mark Levin and the panel on PBD Podcast, have been criticizing those who have expressed any opposition to the war.
MAGA media divided in their reactions to the unlawful war against Iran by Donald Trump.
The Mark Levin/Ben Shapiro/Sean Hannity wing cheering it, while the Stephen Bannon/Megyn Kelly/Tucker Carlson/Nick Fuentes wing are opposing it.
Cinder: (Flying) Shifting escape into MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE~!
Jaune: (Chasing) OH NO YOU DON'T!
Ruby: (Walks out) Where is everybody?
