That said, here are some narrative shifts seen in the mass (and not so mass) media over the last few days:
1) The President is no longer St. Joseph of Delaware
- Salon When foreign policy goes south: Biden, Afghanistan and the lessons of history
- CNN Europe left exposed as Biden walks America away from the world stage
2) The Reuters 'Exclusive' on the FBI and January 6th:
The FBI has found scant evidence that the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was the result of an organized plot to overturn the presidential election result, according to four current and former law enforcement officials.
Though federal officials have arrested more than 570 alleged participants, the FBI at this point believes the violence was not centrally coordinated by far-right groups or prominent supporters of then-President Donald Trump, according to the sources, who have been either directly involved in or briefed regularly on the wide-ranging investigations....MUCH MORE
This may not be the victory that folks on the right think it is, rather it may be cover for the FBI not arresting and presenting for charging Oath Keepers founder and suspected FBI informant Stewart Rhodes and Proud Boys leader and known FBI informant Henry “Enrique” Tarrio.*
3) Covid-19
- New York Magazine The Science of Masking Kids at School Remains Uncertain
- Salon Israeli study says the Pfizer vaccine is losing effectiveness
- New York Times Vaccine Effectiveness Against Infection May Wane, C.D.C
- Washington Post Vaccines show declining effectiveness against infection
