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Political satirist Culture of Truth bases The Bobblespeak Translations - What They're Really Saying When They're Saying What They're Saying - on the Sunday morning major network 'news' shows, then creates the 'most ridiculous moment' for Virtually Speaking Sundays. We create a separate podcast and post the copy. Follow @Bobblespeak. Links and transcripts at http://virtuallyspeaking.us/culture-of-truth-ridiculous/2013/4/21/culture-of-truth-secure

Two members of the VS media panel - Dave Johnson & Marcy Wheeler - discuss developments of the week; countering the narratives of the legacy media. Informed, lively and informal. Plus political satire from Culture of Truth. More here. Marcy Wheeler — Investigative journalist, working primarily on civil liberties issues, Marcy regularly breaks stories related to use of illegal detention and interrogation by the US Government.  Anatomy of Deceit: How the Bush Administration Used the Media to Sell the Iraq War and Out a Spy is the definitive work on the Scooter Libby trial.   • Follow @emptywheel   Dave Johnson is a Fellow with Campaign for America's Future and a Senior Fellow with Renew California. He writes frequently at Seeing the Forest and Alternet. Follow @DCJohnson The Virtually Speaking Media Panel: Avedon Carol, Cliff Schecter, David Dayen, Dave Johnson, David Waldman, digby, Gaius Publius, Joan McCarter, Marcy Wheeler, Stuart Zechman

Daniel Marans, of Social Security Works, stops by to discuss the Back to Work Budget of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and proposals to expand social secuirty benefits. See the membership of the Caucus. Jay Ackroyd hosts. Follow @nosocseccuts @DanielMarans @Jayackroyd More here.

Political satirist Culture of Truth bases The Bobblespeak Translations - What They're Really Saying When They're Saying What They're Saying - on the Sunday morning major network 'news' shows, then creates the 'most ridiculous moment' for Virtually Speaking Sundays. We create a separate podcast and post the copy. Follow @Bobblespeak.   This week: Rubio. Read the full Bobblespeak Translation here: http://moonshinepatriot.blogspot.com/2013/04/meet-press-april-14-2013.html Read the Rubio transcript here: https://virtually-speaking.squarespace.com/culture-of-truth-ridiculous

April 14, 2013 - From the VS Media Panel: digby & Gaius Publius: • President's budget and the politics of the Chained-CPI, how that affects the 2014 campaign. (What are Republicans really up to?) • Is Obama a "transformational" president? • The new openness on social issues (except women's rights, of course). •  Gaius's climate change elevator speech. • Political satire from Culture of Truth Follow @digby56, @gaius_publius,@JayAckroyd, @Bobblespeak More at virtuallyspeaking.us/virtually-speaking-sundays/2013/4/14/digby-gaius-publius-vs-sundays digby — American political writer and founder of the liberal blog Hullabaloo, Digby has contributed to Campaign For America's Future's blog The Big Con, Salon Magazine,  Huffington Post, Crooks and Liars and Firedoglake. Gaius Publius — Professional writer of stories, poems, and books on education & technology. Frequent writer and Contributing Editor at AMERICAblog.com. Occasional guest on Ring of Fire Radio, The Matt Filipowicz Show and other venues. Gaius has two political-themed works in process; one fiction and one non-fiction. The Virtually Speaking Media Panel: Avedon Carol, Cliff Schecter, David Dayen, Dave Johnson, David Waldman, digby, Gaius Publius, Joan McCarter, Marcy Wheeler, Stuart Zechman

Maira Sutton — Global Policy Analyst — Electronic Freedom Foundation and Sierra Club Trade Representative Ilana Solomon join us to discuss the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). a trade agreement that has  been called NAFTA on steroids. We discuss the impact the pact would have on the environment and intellectual freedom.. Follow @ilana_solomon1 @maira @JayAckroyd Links and more: https://virtually-speaking.squarespace.com/virtually-speaking-with-jay-ackroyd/2013/4/5/ilana-solomon-maira-sutton-vs-with-jay-ackroyd

Prof. Jay Rosen — Twitter mindcaster extraordinary, NYU J-school Prof and  Studio 20 program Director at NYU, media critic and student of new media — talks with Stuart Zechman about the ideology of the press, the 'church of the savvy,' the David Broder brand and Third Way Democratic constructs about social safety net programs. Jay Ackroyd joins Stuart just before the end of the hour. Follow @JayRosen_NYU @Stuart_Zechman @JayAckroyd Links & morehttps://virtually-speaking.squarespace.com/virtually-speaking-sundays/2013/3/31/jay-rosen-stuart-zechman-vs-sundays

Political satirist Culture of Truth bases The Bobblespeak Translations - What They're Really Saying When They're Saying What They're Saying - on the Sunday morning major network 'news' shows, then creates the 'most ridiculous moment' for Virtually Speaking Sundays. We post a podcast and the copy. Follow @Bobblespeak  Text: https://virtually-speaking.squarespace.com/culture-of-truth-ridiculous/2013/4/7/culture-of-truth Bobblespeak:http://moonshinepatriot.blogspot.com/2013/04/meet-press-april-7-2013.html

From the VS Media Panel — Joan McCarter & Jay Ackroyd —   discuss developments of the week; countering narratives and highlighting issues neglected or misrepresented by the legacy media. Informed, lively and informal. Joan McCarter - Senior Policy Editor and regular front page contributor to Daily Kos - Joan tracks national legislative developments.  Follow @joanmccarter Plus commentary from political satirist Culture of Truth, author of the Bobblespeak Translations. The Virtually Speaking Media Panel — Avedon Carol, Cliff Schecter, David Dayen, Dave Johnson, David Waldman, digby, Gaius Publius, Joan McCarter, Marcy Wheeler, Stuart Zechman

Recorded April 3. Cosmic Log's Alan Boyle and CalTech astrophysicist George Djorgovski discuss education in cyberspace: the challenges, opportunities and value.   http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/03/17588730-internet-takes-education-to-new-level-will-universities-make-the-grade?lite Djorgovski is Professor of Astronomy; Co-Director of the Center for Advanced Computing Research at Caltech; Director of the Meta-Institute for Computational Astrophysics; a founder of the Virtual Observatory concept; and one-time Chair of the US Nat'l Virtual Observatory Science Definition Team. His e-Scientific interests include definition and development of the universal methodology, tools, and frameworks for data-intensive and computationally-enabled science. His astrophysical interests include digital sky surveys, exploration of observable parameter spaces, formation and early evolution of quasars, galaxies, and other cosmic structures. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_open_online_course https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cosmology-Class/250886471707052

Stuart Zechman talks with Jay Ackroyd about trust funds as instruments of infrastructure development, e.g.: the roads we drive on. He considers possible redirection of the Highway Trust Fund to general federal revenues presages and what similar actions might mean for Social Security.  Follow @StuartZechman @JayAckroyd Avedon Carol summarizes a previous convo with Stuart: http://avedoncarol.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/our-infrastructure-is-paid-for-by.html

Two members of our media panel - Avedon Carol, Cliff Schecter, David Dayen, Dave Johnson, David Waldman, digby, Gaius Publius, Joan McCarter, Marcy Wheeler, Stuart Zechman - discuss developments of the week. They counter the narratives and highlight issues neglected or misrepresented by the legacy media. Informed, lively and informal.This week:digby -  An American political writer and founder of the liberal blog Hullabaloo, Digby has contributed to Campaign For America's Future's blog The Big Con, Salon Magazine,  Huffington Post, Crooks and Liars and Firedoglake. • Follow @digby56Stuart Zechman orgnizes public commentary at legacy media political blogs, such as TIME Magazine's Swampland. A movement liberal, entrepreneur and technologist, Stuart uses Twitter as a primary communications tool. He posts at Avedon’s Other Weblog and Yves Smith’s Naked Capitalism. He occasionally writes short audio commentary. • Follow @stuart_zechman

Jay Ackroyd chats with American journalist Dave Weigel —   Slate political reporter and MSNBC contributor. They'll talk about the factions of the US convervative movement, their role and influences on US policy and the US Congress. Follow @daveweigel @jayackroyd Links: http://www.slate.com/authors.david_weigel.html http://daveweigel.com/

Political satirist Culture of Truth bases The Bobblespeak Translations - What They're Really Saying When They're Saying What They're Saying - on the Sunday morning major network 'news' shows, then creates the 'most ridiculous moment' for Virtually Speaking Sundays. We post a podcast and the copy. Follow @Bobblespeak  Text: https://virtually-speaking.squarespace.com/culture-of-truth-ridiculous/2013/3/24/culture-of-truth Bobblespeak:http://moonshinepatriot.blogspot.com/2013/03/meet-press-march-23-2012.html  

Two members of our media panel discuss developments of the week, countering the narratives of the traditional media, highlighting issues neglected or misrepresented or otherwise messed with on the Sunday morning broadcasts. This week Cliff Schecter & Gaius Publius • The sequester and benefit cuts: where we stand • Gun legislation and recent action in the Senate • Harry Reid, filibuster reform and progressive senators (the collegiality problem and how to solve it) Plus media satire from Culture of Truth, author of the Bobblespeak Translations. Jay Ackroyd moderates. Cliff Schecter - co-founder and part owner of Washington DC's independent progressive radio station, We Act Radio, 1480AM; nationally syndicated columnist and political commentator - writes for Al Jazeera English and appears weekly on Take Action News w/ David Shuster and The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder. Follow @cliffschecter Gaius Publius — Professional writer of stories, poems, and books on education & technology. Gaius has two political-themed works in process, one fiction and one non-fiction. Frequent writer and Contributing Editor at AMERICAblog.com. Occasional guest on Ring of Fire Radio, The Matt Filipowicz Show and other venues. Follow @Gaius_Publius. Links http://americablog.com/author/gaius-publius http://libertasllc.com/