Kristina Lutz-Jacobi here with a question. What are the chances that CNN or MSNBC or BBC World or PBS or CBS or ABC would have presented this exchange between Tulsi Gabbard and Senator Jerry Moran — Republican of Kansas — in its full context? What are the chances that any of the aforementioned legacy media platforms would have presented Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation in a manner that did not reinforce the existing stereotypes that solidified in the past two years?

Kudos to The Economic Times – a publication based in India – for offering a perspective on U.S. politics that runs counter to the operatic nature of the American media culture.

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Illinois Governor JD Pritzker Mocks President Donald Trump – Announcing that “Lake Michigan Is Now Called Lake Illinois”

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In this interview with WSJ reporter Maggie Severns, longtime Trump ally Steve Bannonreflects on President Trump’s executive orders, Elon Musk’s role in the U.S. government with DOGE, and the closing of USAID among other topics.

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Sean Duffy – the 20th United States Secretary of Transportation – comes to the upper reaches of the American Government by way of his time as a cast member on The Real World: Boston, Road Rules: All Stars and Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons.

Secretary Duffy holds a marketing degree from Saint Mary’s University, and a law degree from William Mitchell College of Law which is affiliated with Hamline University in Saint Paul, MN.

Interestingly, the Secretary of Transportaion shares an name with the fictional detective Sean Duffy in Adrian McKinty’s mystery novel series.

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