NPR is once again publishing irresponsible misleading garbage.
An entire strain of the flu was not eliminated "thanks to covid" it was eliminated because everyone collectively masked and took measures that halted the spread of airborne disease.
Think how many viruses and people could be saved if people just fucking masked, we upgraded ventilation, and took airborne disease seriously.
But NPR will never put that in a headline.
@taylorlorenz You're looking at the bigger picture, as one should, and seeing this headline as part of a larger pattern.
I agree that victims of a defective public policy carried out at the behest of elites tend to be blamed for the damage done to them, and then isolated for triage.
This is part of an even larger pattern at NPR that stems from its growing dependence for funding on corporations, foundations and wealthy individuals.
https://chatgpt.com/share/671aec4c-c4dc-800f-afa2-d6940b7d1ed9
@taylorlorenz It gets worse:
In May 2023, PBS news commentator David Brooks revealed, on-air, his 20 year relationship with Harlan Crowe that includes multiple visits to his multiple homes. Crowe is the billionaire responsible for the ongoing corruption of Clarence Thomas. And Brooks describes him as quite a nice fellow.
He made this confession 37:25 into the 5/5/2023 PBS news broadcast.
https://www.youtube.com/live/ke30Kh7aPyQ?t=2245
And not a peep out of host Geoff Bennett or co-commentator Jonathan Capehart.
@taylorlorenz Well, what do you know? "We're sorry, but this video is no longer available."
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/may-5-2023-pbs-newshour-full-episode
Friday on the NewsHour, the latest jobs report shows another month of strong employment growth but many Americans are still choosing the gig economy over permanent jobs. New revelations about payments made to Justice Clarence Thomas' wife raise more ethical questions about the Supreme Court. Plus, the so-called Godfather of AI speaks out about the dangers the technologies pose to our society.
@taylorlorenz Ah, but here is the transcript from archive.org:
Look for the part that starts as follows:
David Brooks:
Yes, first, I should say I have been friends with Harlan Crow for about 20 years. I find him a wonderful man. He's hosted me at his home in Dallas and in New York. So, reader — viewers should know that that's my connection to Harlan.
And so that's disclosure. And that's what I wish Clarence Thomas had done in this case...
...It gets better.
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including Senate Democrats exploring their own ethical code for justices following a series of controversies involving Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and the latest on the debt ceiling debate.
Taylor Lorenz
Lou Thomas
