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Nov 2, 2026. Amna Nawaz led PBS NewsHour chose to sidestep the epidemic of antisemitism, (especially following dual Islamist bigots: Hasan Piker and his uncle Cenk Uygur pushing hatred in campaigning for el Sayed) and instead give El-Sayed a political assist, airing a segment on “anti-Muslim” sentiment just one day before the election. Even worse, it legitimized Hamas-linked CAIR by presenting it as a credible source, despite its leader, Nihad Awad, praising the October 7 atrocities. This wasn't journalism; it was political damage control.

The recent Tea Party rally in St Augustine was interesting on many levels. Even in our heavily Republican area, The Record reports that no more than 200 to 250 tea partiers were in attendance at any one time. Far from being a "People's Tea Party," it is a very well-funded minority within the Republican party. Its major funders are billionaires like the Koch brothers, David and Charles, of Wichita, Kansas, and Rupert Murdoch, media mogul. Its members, however, are predominantly from one demographic: white, middle class Americans. Interesting, too, is the attention this minority group receives from some Republican politicians,...