The FRONTLINE thread: This week, "Putin's Revenge," the real fake news story (1 Viewer)

[rockaction]

Halfway through. It's really a shame Breitbart died because that web site was indeed totally different. I remember hearing about in it '16 and thinking "What happened??"

Well, I guess he had the ear of the Mercers and they appointed Bannon head of it. I've heard and read just awful stuff about it. Despite the depiction in the doc, Breitbart was more of a media gadfly, a gay-friendly, race-friendly, feminine-friendly right-winger whose big problem was with media bias. What it morphed into is reportedly much different.  

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Jeff Sessions begets Steven Miller, Steven Miller begets Steve Bannon, Steve Bannon begets Trump. 

...begets the ruination of our country. They overfilled the swamp.  Disgusting.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

@Quez won't watch this, guaranteed. 

Hint: Frontline is not fake news

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Jeff Sessions begets Steven Miller, Steven Miller begets Steve Bannon, Steve Bannon begets Trump. 

NFW.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

NFW.

Oh good God. 

 

[Eephus]

NFW.

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo.  Living in the USA.

 

[rockaction]

Wow, that was interesting. Thanks for the heads up, Dr. D. Watching the extra interviews with the Breitbart kids. 

 

[Sammy3469]

FYI, they're starting a podcast series.  First episode is the prevalence of child marriage @Homer J Simpson in the good ole US of A

Aronson-Rath said the goal is to use the podcast form to tackle stories that are harder to tell with video cameras rolling. The debut episode is a prime example. The 53-minute installment looks at the legalities of child marriage in the U.S. It tells the intimate story of an Idaho girl who got pregnant at 14 and married a 24-year-old man just days after her 15th birthday.

http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/frontline-dispatch-podcast-launch-september-14-1202546988/

 

[Homer J Simpson]

FYI, they're starting a podcast series.  First episode is the prevalence of child marriage @Homer J Simpson in the good ole US of A

http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/frontline-dispatch-podcast-launch-september-14-1202546988/

www.nomarriage.com

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Putin's Revenge Part I

Putin's Revenge Part II

Probably worse than I thought, the content within is fascinating and troubling. 

 

[General Malaise]

Every time I watch a Frontline I feel like calling my attorney and preparing my will for the end.  Just utterly depressing and terrifying.  But it's also good to be informed of the dangers near and far to us.  Not sure I can steel myself to watch this one, though.  Ugh.

 

[Juxtatarot]

They did a good job of explaining why Putin would see the comments of Bush, Clinton and Obama as meddling and threatening. 

 

[higgins]

Putin's Revenge Part I

Putin's Revenge Part II

Probably worse than I thought, the content within is fascinating and troubling. 

Thanks for sharing....

Troubling indeed....

 

[Dickies]

Watched Part I last night and it was fascinating.  As always Frontline is fantastic.  Everyone needs to watch this.

 

[FishTacoTuesday]

Really good one this week

The Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia

 

[Juxtatarot]

Programming alert for tonight:  FRONTLINE goes inside President Trump’s high-stakes battle for control of the GOP, examining how he attacked fellow Republicans and used inflammatory rhetoric that rallied his base and further divided the country in his first year as president.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

The Myanmar one is tough to watch.