Jeff JarvisSep 20, 2025
A brilliant essay on Trump's stupidity: "Trump is stupid, there's little doubt about that . He doesn't play the naive, he doesn't disguise himself as a complete idiot, he's not a holy fool."
PLEASE, @SZ, translate this for Americans who need to read it.
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/projekte/artikel/kultur/donald-trump-dummheit-macht-usa-e030105/?reduced=true
Show threadJeff Jarvis
Der Spiegel assigned its fabled fact-checking department to investigate Charlie Kirk's statements. His views "meet core criteria for classification as right-wing extremist."
PLEASE, Der Spiegel, translate this for US journalists.
https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/charlie-kirk-darum-bezeichnet-der-spiegel-charlie-kirk-als-rechtsextrem-a-cc098321-8292-40e8-825e-20ed89a7df40?sara_ref=re-so-tw-sh
Politische Ansichten des ermordeten Aktivisten: Darum bezeichnet der SPIEGEL Charlie Kirk als rechtsextrem

Er war einer der einflussreichsten Aktivisten der USA und ein Parteigänger Donald Trumps. Manche Medien nennen Charlie Kirk »konservativ«, anderen gilt er als »ultrarechts«. Der SPIEGEL hat Kirks Ansichten untersucht.

DER SPIEGEL
Sep 20, 2025 at 11:55amWeb
Show threadTimo GrünSep 20, 2025
@jeffjarvis
Watch or listen to the latest Shrinking Trump podcast, where two clinical psychologists finish up with a simple reading of Kirk's verbatim statements to the same effect.
Show threadjon ellisSep 20, 2025
@jeffjarvis to what end? the discourse in the american media is no longer reality based...