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CNN spent years feeding off MAGA trolls for ratings. iPINIONS contends that now, with the Trump-aligned Ellisons looming as new owners, the network may be forced to become the very propaganda machine it once scorned. See my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/the-fox-newsing-and-podcasting-of Read more.
Trump putting his face on coins is not some harmless vanity stunt. It is one more sign of a man aping Caesar, glorifying himself, and testing how far Americans will let imperial delusion go. iPINIONS traces the parallels from dictator-for-life posturing to gilded monuments to self. See my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/putting-his-face-on-coins-is-one Read more.
March Madness remains a cultural rite of passage. But sports media still treats the women’s tournament like an afterthought, even as its stars shine and its bracket players outperform the men by a mile. iPINIONS calls out the chauvinism, the coverage gap, and the gambling culture distorting the whole spectacle. Read my full take on… Read more.
Joe Kent may be a deeply flawed messenger. But when Bernie Sanders and Mark Warner both validate his core point, iPINIONS says the real scandal is no longer who said it. It’s how long Washington let Netanyahu drag America toward another disastrous war against Iran. Read my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/forget-antisemite-joe-kent-jewish Read more.
Trump starved Cuba into darkness, then started talking as if the island were his to take. iPINIONS argues that Raúl Castro’s smartest move may be to send his own grandson to flatter Trump back toward the very normalization Obama achieved and Trump reversed. Read my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/trumps-energy-blockade-has-made-cuba Read more.
Hollywood hedged, Conan obeyed in advance, and Sinners got snubbed where it mattered most. But iPINIONS marvels at this bitter twist: the night’s closest thing to a Michael Moore moment came not from an A-lister, but from the documentary winner for Mr. Nobody Against Putin. Read my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/and-the-oscar-goes-to-sinners-snubbed Read more.
In this year’s Oscars preview, iPINIONS does more than pick winners. I also call out the political vanity, institutional cowardice, and tedious self-congratulation that now define awards season. From Conan O’Brien’s craven decision to avoid Trump jokes to the Academy’s chance to reward Sinners, Ryan Coogler, and Michael B. Jordan, this post argues that Oscar… Read more.
Trump promised lower prices and no stupid wars. Instead, he’s boasting about an Iran war that’s already threatening to raise oil, gas, and home energy costs for ordinary Americans. iPINIONS argues that this is yet another case of his reverse Robin Hood economics: sending poor “suckers and losers” to die in a war that he’s… Read more.
The Olympics got saturation coverage. The Paralympics got scraps. iPINIONS argues that NBC’s scant attention to the Milano-Cortina Paralympics reflects more than scheduling priorities. It exposes the harsh broadcast economics, cultural indifference, and political double standards that keep Paralympians sidelined even as Russia’s toxic return grabs headlines. Read my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/medias-crippling-coverage-of-the Read more.
Trump wants a Japan-like surrender in five weeks. Netanyahu wants Gaza-like destruction on a far larger scale. iPINIONS argues that one man is chasing vainglory, the other is trying to outrun judgment at home, and both are helping turn a regional war into something darker, wider, and potentially apocalyptic. Read my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/iran-trump-wants-japan-like-surrender Read more.
