Traditional news post finger-pointing drivel while running away from mirrors (as though they were stoked in garlic).

I knew lots of this but not the Baltimore Sun. Dear lord.

I recommend re-reading Enders Game (I am) and focus not on aliens but global info (orchestrated) warfare.

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https://newrepublic.com/post/188197/trump-media-information-landscape-fox

Why Does No One Understand the Real Reason Trump Won?

It wasn’t the economy. It wasn’t inflation, or anything else. It was how people perceive those things, which points to one overpowering answer.

The New Republic

Philadelphia DA sues Musk over voter lottery, calling “it an illegal lottery that skirts state requirements and violates consumer protection laws.”

It looks like the Musk lottery is illegal in every state where it is being offered because of state gambling laws.

Every major daily and leading local TV news station should be asking these attorneys general why they are not investigating the lottery.

https://themoderatevoice.com/philadelphia-da-sues-musk-over-voter-lottery/

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Philadelphia DA sues Musk over voter lottery; raffles and lotteries are regulated in all seven states – The Moderate Voice

The New York Daily News today puts the NYT, WaPo and WSJ to shame.

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“That’s journalism’s most important mission: to hold power accountable and give people the information they need to make important decisions. Casting a vote for president certainly qualifies as one of those decisions.”

The Boston Globe on @washingtonpost failure to endorse Harris

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/10/26/opinion/washington-post-bezos-endorsement-la-times/

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Opinion | At the Washington Post, democracy dies in broad daylight, thanks to Jeff Bezos

In 2017, the Washington Post, under a more emboldened Bezos, unveiled its new slogan, “Democracy Dies in Darkness.” On Friday the Post hid what should have been a principled presidential endorsement in darkness.

The Boston Globe

“To watch the [#Trump] event is to see signs of someone having a breakdown.”
Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/10/trump-breaks-down-stage/680256/

“Why is there not the kind of full court press on [Trump’s] medical records that there was on Hillary Clinton in 2016 or Biden last summer? Why aren’t they asking every Republican and every surrogate to explain why he’s acting so strangely?”
Digby: https://digbysblog.net/2024/10/15/no-it-wasnt-a-dance-party/

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Trump Breaks Down Onstage

At a campaign event last night, Trump got bored—and weirdness ensued.

The Atlantic
About those New York Times headlines

Yes, I do care to explain

American Crisis

Classic #sanewashing by The Hill, the Washington Post, Detroit News, Politico, Roll Call, Fox Business, NY Post, Bloomberg, CNBC, PBS Newshour

How do we know?
New York Magazine: Trump delivers historically illiterate lecture on tariffs

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-tariffs-detroit-economic-club-history-revenue-smoot-hawley.html

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Trump Delivers Historically Illiterate Lecture on Tariffs

In a speech to the Detroit Economic Club, Donald Trump says the government had more revenue than ever when it relied on tariffs (wrong) and then raised tariffs in 1932 (wrong). This is his big issue, and he knows nothing about it.

Intelligencer

“We live in a democratic recession.”
Prof. Rasmus Kleis Nielsen

European and American politicians “are supremely pragmatic in their dealings with many … political peers who aggressively seek to control the media and silence independent journalists…

“the social contract between journalism and much of the public is fraying.”

Insightful critique of #journalism in the west.

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@reuters

https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/worst-threats-journalism-come-politicians-best-defence-against-them-serving-public

The worst threats to journalism come from politicians. The best defence against them is serving the public

Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism

“People want reliable, truthful reporting. They want access to news outlets they can trust. They would like journalists to operate with a shared commitment to accuracy and independence. The problem journalists and publishers face is that much of the public does not believe that the news media offer this.”

It does not help the cause when news organizations are sanewashing Trump each and every day.

https://www.zeit.de/kultur/2024-09/journalism-democracy-trust-media-world-news-day
Via @jayrosen_nyu
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Journalism and Democracy: It's time for journalists to listen

Today's "World News Day" is meant to underscore the importance of journalism for a democratic public. But what if the public increasingly turns away from it?

ZEIT ONLINE

In the main, last night’s reporting reflected myopia. This is a notable exception: Minnesota Star Tribune

“Trump repeatedly responded with falsehoods”

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