NEWS AND OPINION:

Just name it “mug shot glee.”

This useful little three-word phrase involves us from Newsbusters.org, a conservative media watchdog — launched by govt editor Tim Graham and affiliate editor Nick Fondacaro in a brand new podcast.

It refers back to the unchecked amusement amongst liberal media hosts who proceed “chortling” over former President Donald Trump’s current look and indictment at a Georgia jail.

Some hosts additionally mocked Mr. Trump’s weight as properly, they stated, citing CNN, MSNBC and ABC’s “The View,” amongst others.

Bill D’Agostino, Newsbusters.org media editor and a analysis analyst, additionally had some stats revealing simply how lengthy the networks hammered on the previous president’s experiences.

“Analysts examined all coverage on CNN and MSNBC from 6:00 p.m. on August 23 to that same time the following day. During that 24-hour span, the two cable networks displayed mugshots of former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, former Trump administration Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and the other defendants a whopping 188 times, amounting to a combined 83 minutes of airtime,” Mr. D’Agostino wrote in his report.

“MSNBC led the pair in both total on-screen displays and screen time; they showed the mugshots 122 times, for a total of 56 minutes and 23 seconds. CNN showed the images 66 times, which amounted to 27 minutes and 12 seconds of screen time,” he stated.

Mr. D’Agostino finally referred to as the observe “absurd mugshot coverage.”

Mr. Trump, alternatively, instantly launched a line of client merchandise based mostly on the mugshot theme — elevating thousands and thousands for his marketing campaign with gadgets centered on the motto “Never surrender!” — with an exclamation level, after all.

THE MUGSHOT HEADLINES

The press continues to dwell on former President Donald Trump‘s authorized challenges. A number of headlines from the final 48 hours:

“Catch the smug mug on that thug” (New York Times); “One image, one face, one American moment: The Donald Trump mugshot” (Associated Press); “Trump campaign says it has raised $7.1 million since Atlanta mugshot” (CNN); “Trump scores huge mugshot windfall” (Axios); “Trump mugshot memes: Here are the most popular ones flooding the internet” (Forbes); “What Trump’s scowling mugshot means for an America full of rage” (Fox News); “Divided US embraces Trump mugshot merchandise” (Reuters); and “Trump’s Mugshot, a presidential first, is a merchandise bonanza” (The Wall Street Journal).

THE MASK TASK

To masks or to not masks? A school professor has recommendation for college kids ought to they disagree with reinstated or new masking laws on their campus this fall.

“The time to be vocal is now. Don’t wait until mandates arrive. Start by emailing your institution’s president, citing the above evidence, politely asking him or her to refrain from issuing a mandate, and making it clear you have no intention of complying. Threaten to transfer to friendlier environs. Copy your governor and state legislators, as well as the chair of the school’s board of trustees, or reach out to them separately,” advises Rob Jenkins, a tenured affiliate professor of English at Georgia State University — Perimeter College.

“Next, try circulating a petition. That’s what my son did in 2022, when his university wanted to require “proof of vaccination” to enter sports venues. He obtained over 5000 signatures, from college students, mother and father, and alumni, and the president backed down,” Mr. Jenkins wrote in an editorial for Campus Reform, a student-run information group.

“Speaking of parents and alumni, they should also be turning up the heat, letting school officials and politicians know they intend to withdraw their support if campuses once again enact such authoritarian measures,” Mr. Jenkins continued.

“Finally, if it comes down to it, and you’re unable to stop the mandates proactively, simply do not comply. That might require a fair amount of courage. There might be very real consequences. But the alternative is to suffer under this kind of tyranny indefinitely. If there’s one thing we’ve learned over the last three years, it’s that there is no virtue in silence. We can’t just ignore these assaults on our civil liberties and expect them to go away. Speak now, or forever be muzzled,” the professor wrote.

MEANWHILE IN NEW YORK

It’s at all times fascinating to peek in on the massive doings of the New York Young Republicans Club, based mostly in Manhattan.

On Monday, the group will host a “Margarita Monday Social” to start out off the week to honor “special guest” Ying Tan. She is operating for New York City Council District 43 in Brooklyn, and earned the membership’s endorsement earlier this summer season.

Also on the calendar: the group will host a “Special Information Session: Exercise Your 2nd Amendment Rights in New York” that includes Howard Kwok, a gunsmith who will dispel New York City firearms myths, in accordance with the invitation.

“If you’re a New Yorker curious about the legalities of firearms ownership in NYC, this is the social for you!” the membership suggested its membership.

The New York Young Republican Club, by the way in which, is the oldest and largest Young Republican membership within the United States, integrated in 1911 with predecessor organizations courting to 1856. Their annual Christmas black-tie gala — now in its eleventh yr — is actually an occasion of observe.

POLL DU JOUR

• 33% of self-described Republican major voters stated they watched the current Republican presidential major debate.

• 29% watched one thing else on TV.

• 22% frolicked with household, 20% slept, 11% cleaned or did house responsibilities.

• 10% had been at work, 8% ate a meal.

• 7% watched Tucker Carlson’s interview with Donald Trump.

• 6% learn a guide, 5% took care of a pet, 4% cooked a meal.

• 4% exercised, 4% traveled, 2% labored on a craft.

• 2% paid payments, 2% shopped, 2% attended a gathering.

• 1% attended a category.

• 16% did “something else,” 4% did “none of these” actions.

SOURCE: A FiveThirtyEight/Washington Post/Ipsos ballot of 775 Republican major voters performed Aug, 23-24. Respondents cited a number of responses from a supplied checklist.

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