Can comedy help conquer fascism? - by Mark Jacob

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Can #Comedy Conquer #Fascism?

Can comedy help conquer fascism?

Loudly mocking Trump now may help us avoid “whisper jokes” later

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Via #MarkJacob @ 8:06pm EDT on Oct 28, 2024

Why would #Trump and his allies say such blatantly #racist things? Because they’re selling #racism, and if they’re too subtle, their racist followers won’t get the message. Because racists aren’t bright.

Is US legacy journalism failing democracy?

"we should never forget that when Trump called for “termination” of the #constitution , the Times put it on Page 13."

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The #NewYorkTimes is failing our country: A great news organization would care more about democracy than entertainment.

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#journalism #democracy #Elections2024

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#Republicans love doing interviews. But they hate answering questions.

That was evident last week when #DonaldTrump appeared before #Black journalists and was asked about his past #racist behavior. His response: “I don’t think I’ve ever been asked a question in such a horrible manner.”

https://www.stopthepresses.news/p/how-republicans-dodge-questions-and

How Republicans dodge questions and get away with it

A guide to spotting the right wing’s favorite rhetorical sidesteps

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The answer is obvious. A #Republican president armed with #immunity would be a #dictator.
#Vote against all Republicans to save our country.

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#RepublicansAreTheProblem

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* Got us into a disastrous #war in #Iraq by lying about #WeaponsOfMassDestruction.
#GOP presidents did these things without #immunity. Now that the #SupremeCourt has provided that – turning the president into a #king – would you expect #Republicans to act better or even worse?

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The #NewYorkTimes faced blowback Thursday from outraged #journalists who argued a new editorial irresponsibly, and incorrectly, cast former President #DonaldTrump as an "outlaw hero."
Former #ChicagoTribune editor #MarkJacob was among those who took to X to share his disgust with #AmericanConservative contributing editor #MatthewSchmitz's editorial, entitled "Trump Embraces Lawlessness, but in the Name of a Higher Law," published by the Times Thursday.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-criminal-2668133285/

This ends at 'gunpoint': N.Y. Times blasted for oped casting Trump as 'outlaw hero'

The New York Times faced blowback Thursday from outraged journalists who argued a new editorial irresponsibly, and incorrectly, cast former President Donald Trump as an "outlaw hero." Former Chicago Tribune editor Mark Jacob was among those who took to X to share his disgust with American Conserv...

Raw Story - Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Journalism

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If this was a functioning #democracy, we wouldn’t be waiting for 2 #justices who took secret gifts from #billionaires and 3 others appointed by a criminal to tell us whether it’s OK for the president to murder his rivals.

#Trump #PresidentialImmunity

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...[Fox] has taken advantage of the transparency in court proceedings to turn the jurors into targets.

With no evidence, #Fox host #JesseWatters accused Trump’s opponents last week of “trying to rig this jury” by installing “undercover liberal activists” as jurors. Then, in an apparent violation of a #GagOrder, #Trump shared Watters’ reckless accusation on his #TruthSocial account, deepening the damage.

https://www.stopthepresses.news/p/fox-news-is-assaulting-our-justice

Fox News is assaulting our justice system

Jesse Watters wants us to think jurors may be evil plotters

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#KatiePhang, host of #MSNBC 's #KatiePhangShow, earlier today:
On his way out of court Trump is asked by #media if he will testify and he answers: “Yes.”

#MarkJacob, former editor at the #ChicagoTribune and the #SunTimes, quips:
There’s no way Trump will testify. His lawyers would tackle him before he got to the #witness stand.

Me: Fuck, I would PAY to see that, lolol

#StormyDaniels #KarenMcDougal #MichaelCohen #AccessHollywood #Trump #Fraud #HushMoney #ElectionInterference