From Robert Reich (and we can’t depend on republicans or the #WashingtonPressCorpse to function either.)
“We must use words that accurately describe who Trump and his lackeys really are — and what they are actually doing to America

To begin with, they shouldn’t be called an “administration” at all. They should be referred to as a regime.

Secondly, this regime is not headed by a “president,” as the Constitution of the United States and our laws and history have designated the head of the executive branch of the U.S. government. To put the term “President” before Trump’s name defiles the Constitution. He is an authoritarian.

Thirdly, Trump has no interest in governing. He wants only to impose his will and make money from his office. His regime’s disregard for law is so monumental that it negates what we have come to understand as a “government of laws.” A better word for it is lawless.

Finally, the true test of a successful president of the United States and his (eventually her) administration is not how much power he accumulates or how much he gets done. The real test is how much better off are the American people and how much stronger is our democracy. By these measures, Trump and his regime are not just lawless. They are a catastrophe.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/regime-change?r=ce00&utm_medium=ios

The #WashingtonPressCorpse is now complicit in holding up a cognitively failing and feeble Trump
#TrumpLiesSoldiersDie #TrumpLiesOurEconomyDies

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-present-mystery-strait-of-hormuz-b2945506.html

The #WashingtonPressCorpse is failing
“The worst job numbers since the Great Recession, the slowest economic growth since COVID, and the worst inflation in nearly two years—these are not the signs of a healthy economy. And we haven’t even talked about oil yet.”

https://open.substack.com/pub/charliesykes/p/the-sum-of-trumps-fears?r=ce00&utm_medium=ios

#WashingtonPressCorpse

“the White House Correspondents Dinner has long been despised for its display of elitist media star-fuqqing. But this year, the dinner — which claims to be a black tie “celebration of press freedom” — will descend into feculent farce as it welcomes and honors Donald J. Trump back.

In a characteristically bombastic post on Truth Social, Trump said the WHCA had asked him “very nicely” to be the event’s honoree”

The White House Correspondents’ Association’s decision to "happily" welcome Donald Trump to its annual dinner is not merely a lapse in judgment—it’s a deeply embarrassing betrayal of precisely the principles the organization purports to defend. By inviting a man who has spent his presidency attacking the First Amendment, the WHCA has transformed what should be a celebration of press freedom into a display of submission.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/charliesykes/p/kristi-noem-lied-about-the-wrong?r=ce00&utm_medium=ios

Because the Washington press corpse is owned by the oligarchs
“Why won’t corporate media use the term MAGA terrorism. #MAGATerrorism #WashingtonPressCorpse.
“we saw the second MAGA attack targeting a Democratic member of Congress in just the past week. This most recent event occurred when a very vocal supporter of Donald Trump sought to terrorize one of Trump’s favorite targets, Rep. Ilhan Omar. It was just days before that on Friday that Rep. Maxwell Frost—who identifies as Afro-Latino—was assaulted at an event by a man who declared Trump was going to deport him.

These were both politically motivated attacks carried out by Trump supporters that fulfill the elements of “domestic terrorism” under federal law. But what we didn’t hear is the corporate media call these incidents what they are: MAGA terrorist attacks. That is not only wrong from a journalistic point of view—more importantly, this also makes our nation less from future MAGA attacks ranging from assaults on elected officials to even another Jan. 6 attack.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/deanobeidallah/p/why-wont-corporate-media-use-the?r=ce00&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay

The press is failing us at our most crucial time.
#WashingtonPressCorpse #TurnOffCBS

“Weiss personally called up CBS News reporters, not as their boss, but rather as a source who spoke on background, which means that the information she gave them could be used to shape the story and even quoted directly, but not be sourced to Weiss.

Like a middle schooler, she picked up the phone and began anonymously disparaging one of the finest journalists at CBS News, Sharyn Alfonsi, who dared to say this when the story was spiked and immediately aired in Canada.”
https://steveschmidt.substack.com/p/corporate-media-apocalypse?publication_id=836444&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=ce00&utm_medium=email

The press is failing us at our most crucial time. #WashingtonPressCorpse
“ The President of the United States just told a room full of world leaders and business executives that American military force would be “frankly unstoppable” against European allies. And then he said he wouldn’t do it. For now.
You won’t find this in any diplomacy textbook. It’s the language of a protection racket.

So how did reporters cover it?

NPR (original headline): “Trump says ‘I won’t use force’ to obtain Greenland in Davos speech”

ABC News: “Trump rules out using military force to acquire Greenland in Davos speech”

CNBC: “Trump calls for ‘immediate negotiations’ on Greenland, but rules out using force”

If you only read those headlines, you’d think the president made some kind of conciliatory gesture. A de-escalation, even. “Oh good, he’s not going to invade Denmark. What a relief!”

https://www.readtpa.com/p/now-everyones-saying-oh-good?publication_id=2282&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=534n0&utm_medium=email