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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,830 posts)
Tue Apr 5, 2016, 01:30 AM Apr 2016

What's the deal with all the references to "The Daily Newsbin"?

It's a tendentious blog, not an actual news source, which sprung up like a poisonous mushroom just a few months ago. Its "reporters" either don't exist at all (at least not on the Internet), or else their only writing experience has been entirely for "The Daily Newsbin." It's so bad that for awhile I thought it was a poorly-written satire site, like a lame imitation of The Onion. And maybe it is satire, though I doubt it; but in any event there are folks on DU that actually seem to take it seriously. Bless their hearts.

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What's the deal with all the references to "The Daily Newsbin"? (Original Post) The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2016 OP
Lol, USUncut is a blog ran by a Sanders supporter giftedgirl77 Apr 2016 #1
Never heard of that one; haven't seen it cited here. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2016 #3
So is the other one, that's why I looked it up to see it's origins. giftedgirl77 Apr 2016 #9
Daily Newsbin is a conduit for bull kaka. CentralCoaster Apr 2016 #2
Poor man's version of Blue Nation Review, etc... revbones Apr 2016 #4
I've even seen Christian science monitor used against Bernie NWCorona Apr 2016 #5
You never know, it worked for Breitbart. dogman Apr 2016 #6
Hillary propaganda machine. As soon as I see a link I immediately disregard it. ThePhilosopher04 Apr 2016 #7
'Bin' in British English refers to a trash can. I find this fitting. aidbo Apr 2016 #8
 

giftedgirl77

(4,713 posts)
1. Lol, USUncut is a blog ran by a Sanders supporter
Tue Apr 5, 2016, 01:33 AM
Apr 2016

but is being used as a source from god himself. I think lots of ppl are letting emotions get in the way of reasonable thought.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,830 posts)
3. Never heard of that one; haven't seen it cited here.
Tue Apr 5, 2016, 01:36 AM
Apr 2016

The Daily Newsbin, however, seems to be all over the place.

 

revbones

(3,660 posts)
4. Poor man's version of Blue Nation Review, etc...
Tue Apr 5, 2016, 01:38 AM
Apr 2016

Blue Nation Review is a propaganda outlet owned by Correct the Record, one of Hillary's super-PACs.

Correct the Record is ran by David Brock. You might remember him from when he slimed Anita Hill helping to give us Clarence Thomas on the Supreme Court, or you might better know him for all his baseless attacks on the Clintons - UNTIL they hired him. David Brock is an admitted liar, and this is easily verifiable by just googling his name...

When Correct the Record bought BNR, they fired the staff and in their place use propagandists such as Peter Daou.

Similar situations exist with other "media" outlets such as The Daily Beast, of which Chelsea Clinton sits on the board. Bet you wondered why they hated Sanders so much. Or DailyNewsBin or Vox.

Vox even went so far as to put a "tax calculator" online to misprepresent how your taxes would increase if Bernie was elected.

When you have no character or legitmate positions or are as corrupt as Hillary is, then using Pravda-style propaganda outlets is one of the few tools you actually have.

Any post quoting or citing those sources should be ridiculed and scoffed at for such blatant disregard for truth.


On Mar 26 I tweeted:
"Will propaganda outlets @BlueNationRev or @DailyNewsBin note the diversity of WA, AK or HI or just call them more small white states?"

To which @DailyNewsBin promptly replied:
"will trolls like you acknowledge that your candidate is losing by 2.6 million votes, or just pretend it's a media conspiracy?"

Doesn't sound like a legit media outlet to me...


dogman

(6,073 posts)
6. You never know, it worked for Breitbart.
Tue Apr 5, 2016, 02:01 AM
Apr 2016

Get others to cite your stories so news reports can pretend you are legitimate. Then they can repeat fabrications as if they are real stories. Hell, you can die and your propaganda machine can live on.

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