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New York Post
3 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
The week in whoppers: Axios is shocked, shocked at probes into Obama officials, Kathy Hochul resorts to lies about starving children and more
Diary of disturbing disinformation and dangerous delusions This tweet: We say: After years of probing Donald Trump on specious grounds — for Russian collusion and via numerous cooked-up civil and criminal prosecutions and two impeachments — Axios is now outraged that Team Trump is probing the Obama officials who spawned the first anti-Trump probes. Hello? Advertisement This excuse: 'Children [will be] starving because they don't have the SNAP benefits.' Advertisement — Gov. Kathy Hochul, Monday We say: Tugging on heartstrings to push an agenda is a popular shtick with the left. But to excuse illegal gerrymandering in New York in response to Texas' new maps? And when, as The Post noted, the excuse is beyond lame? Advertisement Note: Changes to the SNAP program in GOP legislation merely involve slightly tougher work requirements and having states pick up more of the tab. No need for children to 'starve.' This remark: 'I will liken [Texas' redistricting] to the Holocaust.' Advertisement — Texas state Rep. Jolanda Jones We say: Please. The idea that new congressional voting districts in Texas, which might produce a few more Republican seats in the 435-seat House, will lead to a new Holocaust is so nutty, even Jones felt the need to apologize for saying it. Yet the left uses precisely this kind of wacky, extremist language at the drop of a hat these days. This warning: 'We know how the age of colonialism worked on this planet.' — CBS News host Vlad Duthiers, Wednesday Advertisement We say: Duthiers, plainly consumed by the left's anti-colonialist kookiness, was warning against attempts to colonize the moon, given the Earth's history of foreigners dominating native populations. Memo to Duthiers: No one lives on the moon. — Compiled by The Post Editorial Board
New York Post
4 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
CBS host warns Trump admin plans for moon base could usher in new age of space colonialism
CBS News host Vladimir Duthiers questioned the Trump administration's plan to establish a base on the moon and drew parallels to Earth's history of colonialism. On 'CBS Mornings Plus' on Wednesday, Duthiers and co-host Adriana Diaz discussed the White House calling for more human space exploration and administration plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon to precede an eventual U.S. lunar base with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Advertisement Diaz asked if it was 'inevitable that we're going to have to go to the moon and try to colonize the Moon?' Tyson said that the United States is being 'reactive' in a race to the moon with China, and stated, to the laughter of the panel, that he does not want to 'live on the moon.' But Duthiers questioned if colonizing the moon was a good idea. 'We know how the age of colonialism worked on this planet,' the host said. 'Should we be trying to colonize and saying that there's a keep-out zone that no other countries can participate in having?' Advertisement Tyson replied by pointing out that it would be difficult to colonize an area that does not have people. 3 Duthiers questioned if it was a good idea to colonize the moon. CBS 3 United States astronaut Buzz Aldrin salutes the American flag on the surface of the Moon after he and fellow astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first men to land on the Moon during the Apollo 11 space mission July 20, 1969. REUTERS 'Well, the — the real problem with the colonization history in Western civilization is that there were people already there,' Tyson said. Advertisement Duthiers and Diaz agreed, and Tyson added that 'there are no moon beings that were displaced as far as we know.' Tyson later criticized administration plans to decrease funding to NASA. 3 Tyson said that the moon would be difficult to colonize because no one lives there. CBS 'What's not on brand is to cut science programs, not only in NASA, but across the board, and then say, we want to excel in this one spot,' Tyson said. Advertisement 'Well, in the 1960s, science was a major investment profile of the United States,' he continued. 'And by the way, it's not on brand even for Republicans, because Republican administrations since the Second World War have had a higher annual increase, average annual increase, in the science budget than even the Democrats.' 'So Trump's decision to cut science is not on brand for even being a Republican,' Tyson added.
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
CBS News Anchor Schooled For Saying 1 Word To Female Astronaut
The first Black woman to go into space made one small step for gender equality on Monday. Dr. Mae Jemison, who spent eight days in space in September 1992, spent Monday morning commenting about the Blue Origin space flight featuring an all-female celebrity crew that included Katy Perry and Gayle King. During a CBS News segment that aired before the rocket launch, Jemison noted how her own experience taught her that people can be so 'human-centric that we forget we are part of this greater universe.' She also threw a little shade at her interviewer, Vladimir Duthiers, after he expressed surprise that scientific experiments would take place during the flight. 'I don't think a lot of people knew [that],' the CBS host said. 'They thought it was just six women going up into space for a joy ride.' 'What do you mean, just six women?' Jemison pushed back. 'Well, that's what I mean,' Duthiers said, before his fellow interviewer, Nate Burleson, attempted damage control. 'He's speaking to the perspective and some of the narratives that are out there,' Burleson said, and Duthiers took the lifeline. 'That's what I mean!' Duthiers added, 'I'm glad that you're here to help me correct that narrative.' But Jemison had to correct the narrative again, almost immediately after Duthiers asked her to explain to viewers 'why even a trip like this one, all the trips that we take into space, benefit mankind.' Jemison then gently reminded her interviewer, 'Uhh, so, it benefits humankind.' She then promised to 'keep correcting the 'mankind,' and the 'man-made,' and the 'manned missions' because this is exactly what this mission is about, is expanding the perspective of who does space.' Duthiers, understanding the gravity of using 'mankind' in a situation that was supposed to celebrate women, quickly corrected himself. 'Humankind. I'm sorry, I'm sorry,' he said. Jemison then explained why space travel benefits everyone, regardless of gender. 'Why is space important?' she said. 'When you just look at it, when you go up, you get a perspective on this world that you can't get from looking down on the ground, and you can get it much faster.' Blue Origin Launches An All-Female Celebrity Crew With Katy Perry, Gayle King And Lauren Sanchez Katy Perry Channeling Her 'Feminine Divine' Ahead Of Space Flight NASA Astronauts Speak Out In First Interview After 9 Months In Space — And Share A Surprising Message
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
CBS News Anchor Schooled For Saying 1 Word To Female Astronaut
The first Black woman to go into space made one small step for gender equality on Monday. Dr. Mae Jemison, who spent eight days in space in September 1992, spent Monday morning commenting about the Blue Origin space flight featuring an all-female celebrity crew that included Katy Perry and Gayle King. During a CBS News segment that aired before the rocket launch, Jemison noted how her own experience taught her that people can be so 'human-centric that we forget we are part of this greater universe.' She also threw a little shade at her interviewer, Vladimir Duthiers, after he expressed surprise that scientific experiments would take place during the flight. 'I don't think a lot of people knew [that],' the CBS host said. 'They thought it was just six women going up into space for a joy ride.' 'What do you mean, just six women?' Jemison pushed back. 'Well, that's what I mean,' Duthiers said, before his fellow interviewer, Nate Burleson, attempted damage control. 'He's speaking to the perspective and some of the narratives that are out there,' Burleson said, and Duthiers took the lifeline. 'That's what I mean!' Duthiers added, 'I'm glad that you're here to help me correct that narrative.' But Jemison had to correct the narrative again, almost immediately after Duthiers asked her to explain to viewers 'why even a trip like this one, all the trips that we take into space, benefit mankind.' Jemison then gently reminded her interviewer, 'Uhh, so, it benefits humankind.' She then promised to 'keep correcting the 'mankind,' and the 'man-made,' and the 'manned missions' because this is exactly what this mission is about, is expanding the perspective of who does space.' Duthiers, understanding the gravity of using 'mankind' in a situation that was supposed to celebrate women, quickly corrected himself. 'Humankind. I'm sorry, I'm sorry,' he said. Jemison then explained why space travel benefits everyone, regardless of gender. 'Why is space important?' she said. 'When you just look at it, when you go up, you get a perspective on this world that you can't get from looking down on the ground, and you can get it much faster.' Blue Origin Launches An All-Female Celebrity Crew With Katy Perry, Gayle King And Lauren Sanchez Katy Perry Channeling Her 'Feminine Divine' Ahead Of Space Flight NASA Astronauts Speak Out In First Interview After 9 Months In Space — And Share A Surprising Message
Fox News
20-03-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
CBS host Gayle King insists DEI means 'definitely earned it'
CBS host Gayle King argued people didn't understand what DEI, or diversity, equity and inclusion, really means during a Wednesday morning segment. "CBS Mornings" co-host Vladimir Duthiers introduced a recent report from the Washington Post that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) had removed several pages on minority servicemen, including one on Ira Hayes, a Native American Marine who helped raise the U.S. flag in the famous Iwo Jima photo taken during World War II. Duthiers described the move as part of President Donald Trump's "anti-DEI mandate," which offended King. "It's insulting to include that in DEI," King said. "DEI to me means 'definitely earned it.' You know, people don't understand exactly, I think, what DEI is. It's really heartbreaking to see what's happening here." Duthiers pointed out that some of the pages that were removed have since been restored. Another notable figure briefly removed from the DOD website included famous baseball player Jackie Robinson, who served as a second lieutenant during World War II. After some backlash to the move, the story was later restored on Wednesday. In a comment to Fox News Digital, Pentagon press secretary John Ullyot said that the department is pleased with efforts removing DEI content from its platforms and praised the service of people like Robinson and Hayes for characteristics outside of race. "In the rare cases that content is removed – either deliberately or by mistake – that is out of the clearly outlined scope of the directive, we instruct the components and they correct the content so it recognizes our heroes for their dedicated service alongside their fellow Americans, period," the statement read. The Pentagon did not respond to questions about what other pages have been restored or whether deleting these pages was done on purpose or by mistake. King made a similar comment in 2023, decrying how the term "wokeism" became a pejorative for radical left-wing ideas. "I know, it's so sad to me now that the word 'wokeism' has now almost become weaponized," King said. "It's really missing the point about what's being taught here. You know, I don't look at it as 'wokeism' so much as 'truthism.'"
