To the media, yes the Alec Baldwin situation is very tragic....

[turbinetree]

but you should be doing what Maddow did last night...by showing this video of this Eastman conspirator ..... and then confronting every republican on the hill running for office or in office on where they stand....and holding there feet to the fire....

[MontanaMama]

1. Kick.

100%

[genxlib]

2. The Baldwin incident is tragic

But am I the only one that feels like we have totally lost perspective?

We lose about 100 people a day to guns in the US. It has been 6 days since that event so we have lost another 600 people.

They are all tragic.

This story should be a launching point to talk about all of them as a cancer within our culture.

[Brainstormy]

5. more people die annually

from ant bites. But the rich and famous get the headlines.

[ShazzieB]

7. Source?

If you just made that up, you should say so. If not....source?

[billh58]

11. Not true

* Yes, ants can kill you, although it’s highly unlikely. They can also inflict extremely painful bites. The three species on everyone’s “nastiest ants” list are fire ants, driver ants, and bullet ants.

https://www.fieldandstream.com/story/survival/the-deadliest-insects-in-the-world/


* Ants kill 30 people per year

https://www.oddee.com/item_98002.aspx


* There were a record number of gun violence deaths in 2020: 19,379. (Does not include suicides)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/2020-saw-more-gun-deaths-in-the-us-than-any-year-in-over-two-decades-showing-even-a-pandemic-couldnt-stop-the-violence/ar-BB1eVJGz

[Brainstormy]

20. but not killed on movie sets! n/t

[TomSlick]

14. No. You are not the only one.

The movie set accident has gotten way-on more coverage than it deserves, at the costs of coverage for significantly more important news.

[BigMin28]

3. K&R

[dchill]

4. K&R.

[Shermann]

6. Has CNN moved on yet?

I hope? At the end of the day, this looks to be a tragic gun accident. With a celebrity involved.

[DeeNice]

8. Yeah I don't want to hear much more about the Baldwin situation until

some actual facts come out. Hours and hours of pointless speculation.
And Lauren Windsor is great!

[calimary]

9. Kicking this for later.

[0rganism]

10. So nice of the media to suddenly take firearms safety so seriously

Hell, it's about time. What changed?

Now do the other 36000+ gun violence deaths so far this year.

[Jazz Jon]

12. Media's Job

The media is doing exactly what they are supposed to do. Their job is not to inform the public. Their job is to entertain and distract you from important things that our leaders, the oligarchs, don't want you to get involved with. Things like bills being debated in Congress.

[Evolve Dammit]

13. Yeah, and the couple who was the topic of constant coverage. White girl missing media porn

[malaise]

15. The media ignores most of the gun murders

but is obsessed with an accidental shooting. Ah well!

[Martin68]

17. I can't help but compare to Baldwin's accident compared to Cheney shooting his buddy in the face.

Not only was Cheney's "accident" the result of not following hunting protocols, he didn't report it until the next day.

[BidenRocks]

18. Oh IATSE,

I know how sloppy you are.
728? Yeah right. 44 doesn't return calls.
I am retired from IBEW 40.
A 24 yo old armorer unfamiliar with type?
You should have gone on strike!
Sign them all, take their dues and rarely put them to work.
Apologies to the true IATSE professionals.
You know what I mean. They walked off set!

[Nululu]

19. Media continues to ignore union walkout at film