When you point out something inaccurate about it, it corrects itself. That the hallmark of journalism. To the extent journalists talk about that they are discrediting their own enterprise because they are suggesting they dont honor the norm, in the face of evidence they have been wrong about something. I like the ds and vacuum. I want people to think venereal disease. I dont want to catch or transmit it. Bible deception focuses on the virality of it, and factor on the ground and focuses on reception. We are not talking about news but deception. When something comes into our news feed we need to be critical about those things we are supposed to agree with so if someone is a supporter of a candidate of one party one is more likely to be uncritical about anything about that candidate, so instead of attacking we defend even if the attackers are journalists. We are also wanting about the opposing candidate to believe anything said about the person even if it is not legitimate. Even if it is
She was attacked and patrtrolle the president of the United States. And roger stone, the president s friend of over 30 years, is a convicted felon, the jury verdict, guilty on all seven counts,s now facing years in federal prison. The 11th hour now under way on a friday night. Good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Day 1,030 of the Trump Administration brings brandnew testimony from critical impeachment witnesses, none of it good for the president. Marie yovanovitch, Longtime Foreign Service officer, now former ambassador to ukraine, told congress and the viewing audience watching at home how trump and his people worked to drive her from her job. More on that in a moment. The other witness, state Department Official david holmes, stationed at the u. S. Inta embassy in ukraine, appeared behind closed doors, testifying about an incident we first learned about on wednesday on Live Television during testimony from the former top diplomat in ukraine, ambass
demanding truth and accountability for january 6th. still with us, jo ann freeman and jonathan green blat. i want to quote something from your brand new book on page 115 of the book called it could happen here. you reference a famous speech from president lincoln in which scanning the horizon for potential threats lincoln dismissed the idea that a foreign power could stamp out american democracy, but there was another danger worth ruminating over, americans themselves. we kind of think that once we passed the civil war americans themselves was not going to be our threat, but here we are in 2021 and now in 2022 and americans themselves still seem to be our most prominent threat. i think it s true, ali. this is the greatest democracy the world has ever noun. many ways the most robust and resilient nation seen in history. and yet is indeed i think the threat within which worries me the most. i mean, in the last five years
messengers. we reflect on the fact that january 6th was about so much more than an effort to break into a building. it was an effort to break down our constitutions. that was delaware congresswoman lisa blunt rochester. jo ann freeman, history professor at yale university. her latest book is the field of blood. also joining us jonathan green blat the ceo and national corrector of anti-defamation league. his brand new book is titled it could happen here, why america is tipping from hate to the unthinkable and how we can stop it. welcome to both of you. thank you for being with us. jo ann, you said we underestimated the power and meaning of this kind of rhetoric. this violent rhetoric coming from a president or coming from members of congress that has
investigation. so, i ve heard some say it s unconstitutional which is a little whacky considering that ice in the constitution, neither is it overturning an election. it really is a tool to use in the place of waiting for an election. it is a way to investigate. it is a process. and if nothing else, the founders in creating the constitution were putting processes in motion that we could turn to during times of crisis that would help us find our way out of them. and that s the moment that we re in now. this is what happens when you invite smart people over, john meacham, jo-ann freeman, our thanks. coming up another indelible moment from today. anks coming up another indelible moment from today.