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Monday's Morning Joe devoted a segment to an Axios article, 'Shards of glass: Inside media's 12 splintering realities.' The notion was that, depending on demographics, people get their information from very different media sources and are often unaware of the information that others were receiving.   One of Axios' 12 categories is "Right-wing grandpas," a reference to people who get their news largely from Fox News. What was not revealed was that the average age of Fox News viewers is 68, whereas the average age of MSNBC viewers is 71!  Mika Brzezinski told a condescending story of hearing about some of those "right-wing grandpas" who were convinced that "hurricanes are brought here by our enemies." Of course, they didn't provide evidence of Fox News making that claim. Mika, how about the left-wing grandpas—the kind who watch your show—the people you labored to convince that if Trump-the-Hitler won, it would signal the end of American democracy and be our country's last election?  Joe Scarborough wanted to know into which category Axios and Morning Joe fall. Jim VandeHei of Axios told him that Morning Joe and Axios viewers/readers are in the category of people "who want to be informed about the news on a day-to-day basis;" AKA "elite power-consumers."  News? LOL! As if Morning Joe isn't pure, sharp-as-a-tack-Biden, propaganda? VandeHeie didn't call it "the good old days," but there was a certain wistfulness as he said: "It used to be that all of us kind of looked through the same window. Go back 15 or 20 years ago. A couple of newscasts, a couple of cable stations, newspapers, all the same standards." VandeHei should have said, the same "liberal" standards. Because in those supposedly halcyon days, the windows that "all of us" looked through consisted of the New York Times, Washington Post, the broadcast networks' newscasts, CNN, etc.  The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: MSNBC's Morning Joe 12/9/24 6:41 am ET MIKA BRZEZINSKI: So Jim and Mike, you are out with the recent piece for Axios looking at the growing divide in how Americans consume their news. It's entitled, "Shards of glass. Inside media's 12 splintering realities." In which you label and explain the dozen different ecosystems that, you say, modern media consumers inhabit. Starting with the Musk-eteers. Jim, take it from here. JIM VANDEHEI: Yeah, I think, listen, it goes back to the beginning of this conversation of, is there a big segment of the country that thinks it's okay to pardon the people who stormed the Capitol on January 6th? The truth is, there are. And a lot of that has to do with information.  I think the most useful thing for your viewers is, stop thinking about news, and start thinking about information. That's how people's minds get molded It's what are they consuming? A little bit of news, a little bit news-adjacent. Some of it's just nonsense. But that is, like, the information bubble. And it used to be that all of us kind of looked through the same window. Go back 15 or 20 years ago. A couple of newscasts, a couple of cable stations, newspapers, all the same standards.  That's now been shattered. And so, tell me how much you make or where you work or what you do. And I'll tell you where you get your information from. And that information bubble that you live in could be completely different from the person sitting next to you. And that's what's new. . . .  JONATHAN LEMIRE: So Mike Allen, let's get you to weigh in on a couple of these other bubbles. You pick, you pick in terms of ones you feel most important. Although I'll note, that of these, there's the "Instagrammers," there's the "Right-wing grandpas" who still listen to Fox News. But the kids, the kids, TikTok. Which the very future of that platform, now, in doubt. MIKE ALLEN: Jonathan, here's a fascinating fact about these fragmented realities, these shards of glass. Because there's very little overlap among them, right? If you told me your ideology, your job, your income, your location, your age. Like, I can put you in one of these shards. But whereas we used to say, oh, like, there isn't shared reality anymore. Now there aren't even shared topics. Like those Instagrammers, the Right-wing Grandpas that you mentioned. They're talking about different things! Case in point. Last week, I was asked to go on TV and talk about the pardons. And they said, can you come on and talk about lawfare, okay? That's probably not NBC or MSNBC, right. Like, that is from the right. And so, different topics. And, here's a real wrinkle. Ben LaBolt, the White House communications director, a senior adviser, told Jim and me for a column  that we wrote on the shards of glass phenomenon, that when they're looking at Americans, voters, consumers, ages 18 to 35, there can be something that's the lead of Morning Joe, or Axios, and they're not even IIaware of it. Or, it's an 8-second, 9-second clip with a totally different context. So a 90-minute debate becomes, they're eating the dogs, they're eating the cats.  MIKA: Right. How interesting. ALLEN: A remix on, Jonathan, TikTok. JOE SCARBOROUGH: And of course, the universe that Axios and Morning Joe fit neatly in, Jim, is what universe? VANDEHEI: It's basically, if you think about elites, and I hate that term, but it's people who are looking to get informed about what's happening in the news on a day-to-day basis. Largely to do their job, or because they're deeply involved in government or in civic debates. MIKA: I was at an appointment the other day, and a woman was talking about her parents. I think they are in the right-wing grandpa category. I'm not sure. And they are convinced, from what they have been reading, that hurricanes were brought here by our enemies. And convinced, absolutely convinced. And there were a couple of other pieces of information that were dis . . . information. And that is now part of their reality. So it's also that problem.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) stated Sunday that he is weighing executive action to amend the city's sanctuary status, bypassing the Democratic-controlled New York City Council.During an interview on WCBS-TV's "The Point with Marcia Kramer," Adams told Kramer that he is exploring his powers to get around the council's refusal to roll back New York City's sanctuary policies, which have thwarted Immigration and Customs Enforcement's efforts to remove criminal illegal aliens.'I don't want to walk into a meeting with the border czar with preconceived notions and lines in the sand.'He insisted that he has been advocating for more cooperation between ICE and New York City law enforcement prior to the November election."The city council made it clear that they don't want to change that," he said, referring to the council's resistance to alter the city's sanctuary laws."I think they're wrong," Adams declared.He explained that his office is looking into his executive order powers to determine how he can circumvent the city council to protect the community from violent criminal illegal aliens."Once the city council made it clear, we're not changing the sanctuary city laws to allow [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] to go after those dangerous offenders. Once they made that clear, I went to plan B and said, 'What are my options and my powers?'" Adams said.He discussed his plans to meet with President-elect Donald Trump's incoming border czar, Tom Homan, on Thursday. The mayor has agreed to work with the administration to tackle the immigration crisis in New York City.When asked about his goals for the sit-down with Homan, Adams told WCBS, "It's all about hearing in a very clear way what's the message and the goal of the border czar, and see how do we collaborate to deal with the securing of our borders and making sure that we can ensure that this city retains and continues to be the safest big city in America.""I don't want to walk into a meeting with the border czar with preconceived notions and lines in the sand. I want to walk in and sit down with him and say, 'Let me hear your vision, and let me share what my vision is,'" he continued.Adams called the public safety of New Yorkers his "north star," noting that his mission is to "deal with the small number of violent offenders who are making their way into our country."The mayor stated that he hopes specifically to address the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, which has significantly grown its influence in the United States over the past year.The mayor highlighted the importance of border security and raised concerns about whether Venezuela is releasing its prisoners and permitting its criminal citizens to escape to the U.S., as Trump has repeatedly claimed.Adams indicated that he is open to deporting alleged criminal illegal aliens before they are convicted, though he noted that he would prefer for criminals to serve time first."My belief has always been, I want you when you're arrested to serve your time because you're not giving justice to the person who was victimized by them because then if they go out, they can come right back into the country," Adams explained.He expressed that foreign nationals pursuing the American dream should have an easier legal route to immigrate to the U.S., but he also suggested that they be guided to settle in regions where they are needed."We're dealing with a population problem in many of our municipalities. Why aren't we telling the individuals we allow to come into the country: 'You're going to go where we need you; you're going to fill the jobs that we're looking for'?" he said.Adams was asked whether he would consider allowing ICE to reopen its outpost at Rikers Island. Last week, New York City Council member Robert Holden, a fellow Democrat, challenged Adams to back up his "tough talk" on the city's sanctuary policies by reopening ICE's office to facilitate easier communication between the city and federal immigration agents.Adams told Kramer on Sunday, "I heard one councilman state that, indicating a litmus test. I'm not into litmus tests. I'm into solving problems."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The jurors delivered their verdict in Daniel Penny's trial on Monday, finding the Marine veteran not guilty of criminally negligent homicide.Penny, 26, pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide for the death of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man with schizophrenia. Penny restrained Neely in a chokehold after he made death threats against passengers on a New York City subway car in May 2023.'Who do you want on the next train ride with you?'On Friday, the judge dismissed the manslaughter charge when the jury of 12, made up of seven women and five men, twice indicated they could not come to a unanimous verdict. The jurors were not allowed to deliver a decision on the lesser count until the top charge was settled.During deliberation, the jury returned to the judge with at least seven notes to review the evidence and clarify definitions in the case.To find Penny guilty, jurors were instructed that they had to conclude that his use of force was unnecessary and that he acted recklessly.The cause of Neely's death was heavily debated.The prosecutors argued that Penny restrained Neely in a chokehold for too long. Their case relied on shaky testimony from Dr. Cynthia Harris. After performing the autopsy, she labeled Neely's cause of death as "inconclusive." However, after viewing video evidence of the incident, she amended his cause of death to "asphyxia."Dr. Satish Chundru, a forensic pathologist, rejected Harris' findings. He contended that Neely died from a combination of causes, including "effects of sickle-cell crisis, the schizophrenia, the struggle and restraint, and the synthetic marijuana."During his closing argument, Penny's lawyer, Steven Raiser, asked jurors, "Who do you want on the next train ride with you?""The guy with the earbuds minding his own business who you know would be there for you if something happened? Or perhaps you just hope that someone like Jordan Neely does not enter that train when you are all alone, all alone in a crowd of others frozen with fear?" Raiser questioned."This case is about a broken system, a broken system that does not help our mentally ill or our unhoused," he continued. "In fact, it is that broken system that led us, that is interwoven into the very fabric of this case."Although Penny is no longer facing criminal charges, Neely's father, Andre Zachary, initiated a lawsuit against him last week. Zachary accused Penny of negligent assault, battery, and causing serious injury, resulting in Neely's death.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A newly elected sheriff in Michigan who ran on a radically far-left platform is excited to implement her agenda, which includes driver's licenses for illegal aliens and a unit of unarmed deputies.Last month, Democrat Alyshia Dyer sailed to victory in the race for sheriff of Washtenaw County, Michigan, just west of Wayne County, home of Detroit. Washtenaw County includes liberal hotbeds such as Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, where the city council just voted to stop reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at each meeting.Dyer will fit right in. As part of her campaign pitch, she bragged that she would be the first female and first "pansexual" sheriff of Washtenaw.As part of the 'fight for racial justice,' Dyer called for providing 'undocumented people' with a driver's license.Her campaign website slammed the current leadership at the sheriff's office for failing to follow through with its "progressive" promises. "While the current Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office administration may brand itself as progressive, the evidence says otherwise," it claimed.The website also included the following on the list of Dyer's high-priority "issues": "Fight for Racial Justice";"LGBTQ+, Disability, and Gender Justice"; and"Protect Our Environment."As part of the "fight for racial justice," Dyer called for providing "undocumented people" with a driver's license. She also pledged not to cooperate with ICE and to "protect immigrants" across the country.She likewise wants to establish an unarmed community crisis response team to help "de-escalate potential threats with trained personnel," according to the Michigan Daily.Earlier this year, Sheriff Jerry Clayton opted not to seek a fifth term, and Dyer won the Democratic primary back in August by fewer than 400 votes. She then ran unopposed in the general election.Though she will not officially begin performing her duties as sheriff until next month, she was sworn into office on Tuesday night. She then spoke to a group of supporters, reiterating her radical ideas and agenda."We must acknowledge the flaws in our system rooted in colonial histories that often promoted using our legal system for racist, classist, and sexist practices which we are still grappling with as a profession today," she said, according to the Midwesterner.As part of her effort to curtail those bigoted "practices," Dyer — a former therapist and social worker who previously worked in the Detroit Department of Civil Rights, Inclusion, and Opportunity — promised to bar deputies from conducting "unnecessary traffic stops.""It doesn’t mean we’re not going to pull people over," she insisted previously. "What it means is, we’re not going to pull people over for the petty stuff – you know, the crack in the windshield – the loud exhaust – the stuff that’s really related to income."She also apparently intends to continue abiding by DEI-related precepts. "The more we can have diverse teams of thinkers and different people from across the county involved, the more that we effectively create good policy," she said.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Sen. Mike Lee (R) called out NBC News' "Meet the Press" and anchor Kristen Welker on Sunday for omitting six important words from the 14th Amendment.Speaking with President-elect Donald Trump about his plan to end birthright citizenship — which grants United States citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil — Welker tried to suggest the plan is unconstitutional by citing the first sentence of Section 1 of the 14th Amendment.'[Meet the Press] seems to try to render a debatable matter beyond debate by selectively omitting key words from the Constitution.'After Trump confirmed that ending birthright citizenship is "absolutely" his plan, Welker said, "The 14th Amendment, though, says that, quote, 'All persons born in the United States are citizens.'"But there is a significant problem with Welker's quote, according to Lee.In fact, Welker omitted six words from the first sentence of Section 1 of the 14th Amendment — and those "words matter," Lee explained.Here is what the beginning of Section 1 of the 14th Amendment actually says:All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.This means that Welker omitted the phrase, "and subject to the jurisdiction thereof," to create the illusion that Trump would be acting unconstitutionally if he sought to outlaw birthright citizenship.But according to Lee, that critical phrase empowers Congress to define what it means, and, therefore, to regulate birthright citizenship."Congress has the power to define what it means to be born in the United States 'and subject to the jurisdiction thereof,'" Lee explained. "While current law contains no such restriction, Congress could pass a law defining what it means to be born in the United States 'and subject to the jurisdiction thereof,' excluding prospectively from birthright citizenship individuals born in the U.S. to illegal aliens." — (@) Importantly, Lee pointed out that Congress has attempted to regulate birthright citizenship in the past.In 1993, for example, then-Sen. Harry Reid (D) proposed legislation that would have limited birthright citizenship to children whose mothers are either U.S. citizens or permanent legal residents. Ultimately, the bill did not become law. But, Lee said, it demonstrates that Congress is well aware of its ability to regulate birthright citizenship.In the end, Lee condemned NBC and Welker for "one-sided" coverage, explaining why he believes Welker omitted that key provision from the 14th Amendment."[Meet the Press] seems to try to render a debatable matter beyond debate by selectively omitting key words from the Constitution, making it appear incorrectly that the Fourteenth Amendment proscribes any and all restrictions on birthright citizenship," Lee said.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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