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Ember CollectiveHave you ever noticed that Democrats are often blamed for everything, even actions taken by Republicans?<br> <br> This phenomenon can be explained by what is known as Murc’s Law.<br> <br> It reflects the dangerous belief that only Democrats have political agency, as if Republicans are merely reacting to Democratic actions like toddlers lacking self-control.<br> <br> Under Murc’s Law, every decision made by the GOP is attributed to the Democrats. People say things like, “They provoked it,” “They didn’t stop it,” and “They failed to compromise.”<br> <br> Meanwhile, Republicans escape scrutiny and remain unquestioned, uncriticized, and unaccountable.<br> <br> Murc’s Law serves to normalize authoritarian behavior while placing the blame on those who are trying to uphold democratic principles.<br> <br> Do not fall for it; call it out when you see it.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MurcsLaw?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MurcsLaw</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PoliticalAccountability?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PoliticalAccountability</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/DoubleStandard?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DoubleStandard</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MediaBias?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MediaBias</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PoliticalTheory?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PoliticalTheory</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/DemocracyUnderAttack?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DemocracyUnderAttack</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Authoritarianism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Authoritarianism</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GOPAccountability?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GOPAccountability</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FalseEquivalence?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FalseEquivalence</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/BlameGame?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlameGame</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CallItOut?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CallItOut</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CivicLiteracy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CivicLiteracy</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ProgressiveVoices?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProgressiveVoices</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/EmberCollective?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EmberCollective</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AntiFascistEducation?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AntiFascistEducation</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ResistAuthoritarianism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ResistAuthoritarianism</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Disinformation?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Disinformation</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/DemocracyDefense?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DemocracyDefense</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PoliticalNarratives?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PoliticalNarratives</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/HoldThemAccountable?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HoldThemAccountable</a>
James 🦉 #FBPE 🇪🇺<p>Can we go back to calling "the left" society please? If nothing more, it'll upset Steve Bannon.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BothSides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BothSides</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FalseEquivalence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FalseEquivalence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Marginalisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Marginalisation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OvertonWindow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OvertonWindow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AltRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltRight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FascistPlaybook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FascistPlaybook</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;If you are old enough to remember the first time Trump came to power, then you’ve seen this movie before. During his tenure, President Barack Obama was constantly besieged by the worst pundits in America for his failure to bring Republicans—who were at the time following Mitch McConnell’s monomaniacal pursuit of obstruction at any cost—to the table to support broad bipartisan initiatives.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/CorporateMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CorporateMedia</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BothSidesism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BothSidesism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FalseEquivalence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FalseEquivalence</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/MediaFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MediaFail</span></a> <br />/4</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;The media will soon be leaving their fetish for bipartisanship, compromise, and comity behind since the only people on whom they ever impose these standards—Democrats—will be out of power.&quot;</p><p>~ Jason Linkins</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/CorporateMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CorporateMedia</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BothSidesism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BothSidesism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FalseEquivalence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FalseEquivalence</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/MediaFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MediaFail</span></a> <br />/3</p><p><a href="https://newsletter.tnr.com/index.php?action=social&amp;chash=861dc9bd7f4e7dd3cccd534d0ae2a2e9.1147&amp;s=cdd6377d8462caad2b4695418c877aea" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsletter.tnr.com/index.php?a</span><span class="invisible">ction=social&amp;chash=861dc9bd7f4e7dd3cccd534d0ae2a2e9.1147&amp;s=cdd6377d8462caad2b4695418c877aea</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;The vast majority of mainstream media pundits, and the most prominent political party analysts are simply ill-equipped to speak or report with knowledge, context, sophistication, or authority about how race shapes American politics and electoral outcomes.</p><p>~ Sherrilynn Ifill</p><p>And because of this, corporate media are perfectly happy to pave the way for fascism.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/CorporateMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CorporateMedia</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BothSidesism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BothSidesism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FalseEquivalence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FalseEquivalence</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/MediaFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MediaFail</span></a> <br />/2</p><p><a href="https://sherrilyn.substack.com/p/why-have-race-and-gender-been-erased-b5f" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sherrilyn.substack.com/p/why-h</span><span class="invisible">ave-race-and-gender-been-erased-b5f</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>Josh Marshall speaks plain truth:</p><p>&quot;Democrats need to organize their future politics around the simple reality that the establishment media is structural hostile to the Democratic Party. This doesn’t mean every journalist individually, of course. But the establishment media generally — the Times, the Post, the Journal, CNN and the business news channels, all of them….&quot;</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/CorporateMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CorporateMedia</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BothSidesism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BothSidesism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FalseEquivalence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FalseEquivalence</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/MediaFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MediaFail</span></a> <br />/1</p><p><a href="https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/wired-for-the-gop-2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/w</span><span class="invisible">ired-for-the-gop-2</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;Like I said, a successful relationship requires reciprocity otherwise it’s simply an exercise in abuse.</p><p>After 9 years, I’m done. </p><p>I have no desire to reach out to or understand any Trump voter, especially after the 2024 election. I’ve seen enough. They voluntarily chose the most corrupt, dishonest, criminal, unqualified man on Earth to lead the most powerful nation.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BothSidesism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BothSidesism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FalseEquivalence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FalseEquivalence</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Thanksgiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Thanksgiving</span></a> <br />/2</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;The year is 2024 and I have yet to see a major story or report commissioned by a cable news show, newspaper, or magazine that demands that Trump voters go to urban diners and talk to Democratic voters. I have yet to see any finger-wagging paternalism from these establishment leaders asking Trump voters why Donald Trump has yet to crack 50% support from the voting population.&quot;</p><p>~ Wajahat Ali</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BothSidesism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BothSidesism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FalseEquivalence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FalseEquivalence</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Thanksgiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Thanksgiving</span></a> <br />/1</p><p><a href="https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/when-will-trump-voters-be-asked-to" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thelefthook.substack.com/p/whe</span><span class="invisible">n-will-trump-voters-be-asked-to</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;They have already dangerously normalized a criminal con man grifter, making him just a coin flip away from the White House.</p><p>If Trump regains office, a substantial part of the blame will rest with our media, just as it did in 2016. How they sleep at night knowing this is beyond comprehension.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NewYorkTimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NewYorkTimes</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BothSidesism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BothSidesism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FalseEquivalence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FalseEquivalence</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/normalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>normalization</span></a><br />/16</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>Todd Beeton cites Stuart Stevens&#39; response to the two New York Times headlines about Trump and Harris that Josh Marshall highlighted yesterday (see /10 in this thread for that graphic). Stevens says,</p><p>&quot;These two headlines should be studied in journalism classes for decades.</p><p>Trump headline could apply to a Nobel prize winner in genetic studies.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NewYorkTimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NewYorkTimes</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BothSidesism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BothSidesism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FalseEquivalence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FalseEquivalence</span></a> <br />/15</p><p><a href="https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/harris-trump-media-double-standard" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p</span><span class="invisible">/harris-trump-media-double-standard</span></a></p>
Jim | Entwining<p>I don't know why but I keep thinking of this time someone took my house and I tried to stop them and then they got mad and carpet bombed my friends and family. I don't know why, but I keep thinking of that. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/imbalance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>imbalance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/falseequivalence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>falseequivalence</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;In the wake of two devastating hurricanes, Helene and Milton, that’s a question we should be asking in context of climate change: What is the cost of failing to address the increasingly dangerous combination of increasing air temperatures, warming waters, and rising sea levels in terms of loss of human life, destruction of property, and the quality of our existence?&quot;</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/WashingtonPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WashingtonPost</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BothSidesism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BothSidesism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FalseEquivalence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FalseEquivalence</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Helene" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Helene</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Milton" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Milton</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hurricanes</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a><br />/13</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>Mary Trump notes that Washington Post has jumped on Kamala Harris for saying she would like to see Medicare expanded to cover long-term at-home care. WaPo asks where the money will come from. </p><p>Mary Trump responds:</p><p>&quot;Here’s a question I never hear the corporate media ask: What is the cost of not addressing an issue that affects millions of Americans?&quot; </p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/WashingtonPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WashingtonPost</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BothSidesism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BothSidesism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FalseEquivalence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FalseEquivalence</span></a> <br />/12</p><p><a href="https://www.marytrump.org/p/what-it-costs-us" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">marytrump.org/p/what-it-costs-</span><span class="invisible">us</span></a>?</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;We don’t know what kind of malignant sickness is metastasizing throughout the political newsroom at the Times. And we don’t know what’s going to happen on November 5.</p><p>But if Kamala Harris loses, the New York Times’s absolute failure to meet the historical moment — not just this year, but ever since 2015 — will be a big part of the story of how the United States of America ended up where it ended up.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NewYorkTimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NewYorkTimes</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BothSidesism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BothSidesism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FalseEquivalence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FalseEquivalence</span></a> <br />/11</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>Evan Hurst writes,</p><p>&quot;Josh Marshall tweeted a screengrab last night from the New York Times, saying, &#39;This arrangement and editorial gloss may stand for, capture the journalism about the entire campaign.&#39;”</p><p>The screengrab is below.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NewYorkTimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NewYorkTimes</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BothSidesism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BothSidesism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FalseEquivalence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FalseEquivalence</span></a> <br />/10</p><p><a href="https://www.wonkette.com/p/new-york-times-pretty-sure-trump" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wonkette.com/p/new-york-times-</span><span class="invisible">pretty-sure-trump</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;NY Times finally covers Trump’s dementia but still sanewashes Trump.</p><p>The media is failing us!!&quot;</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/normalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>normalization</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/sanewashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sanewashing</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BothSidesism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BothSidesism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FalseEquivalence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FalseEquivalence</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/MediaFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MediaFail</span></a><br />/2</p><p><a href="https://deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/ny-times-finally-covers-trumps-dementia" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/</span><span class="invisible">ny-times-finally-covers-trumps-dementia</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;The media simply cannot tear itself away from imposing the &#39;normal world of politics&#39; framework on Harris and Walz while proving itself incapable of presenting Trump and Vance as antidemocratic agents who seek to dismantle the very system they are exploiting in their attempt to gain power.&quot;</p><p>~ Robert B. Hubbell</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/normalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>normalization</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/sanewashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sanewashing</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BothSidesism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BothSidesism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FalseEquivalence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FalseEquivalence</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/MediaFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MediaFail</span></a><br />/1</p><p><a href="https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/media-blitz-day-two" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">roberthubbell.substack.com/p/m</span><span class="invisible">edia-blitz-day-two</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>"Our top <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> organizations can't be bothered to do the serious work of covering <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a>, preferring horse races, false balance, and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/trivia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trivia</span></a>. If they ever say the just don't have the resources to do things in depth, laugh in their faces. Their budget for # polls is, seemingly, infinite."<br>- <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dangillmor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dangillmor</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://cornerstone.ghost.io/essentials-september-28-29-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cornerstone.ghost.io/essential</span><span class="invisible">s-september-28-29-2024/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/NotTheOddsButTheStakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NotTheOddsButTheStakes</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FalseEquivalence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FalseEquivalence</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/BothSides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BothSides</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USNews</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FourthEstate</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>"You hide behind your impotent <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FactChecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FactChecking</span></a>, never seeing — though frequently warned — that in the ways you debunk their <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lies</span></a>, you spread them, and by pedantically nitpicking the other side in your misguided search for balance you create <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FalseEquivalence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FalseEquivalence</span></a>. This is how they exploit you.</p><p>You thus lie to yourselves and the public you serve by refusing to call lies lies, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> racism, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>misogyny</span></a> misogyny, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> authoritarianism, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> fascism."<br>- <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jeffjarvis" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jeffjarvis</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@br00t4c" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>br00t4c</span></a></span> </p><p>&gt;&gt; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> - <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vance</span></a> are doing to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Haitians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Haitians</span></a> what the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Israeli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israeli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Right" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Right</span></a> has done to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestinians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinians</span></a> -- Demonize a Whole People </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FalseEquivalence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FalseEquivalence</span></a> </p><p>I'm not defending what <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Netanyahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Netanyahu</span></a> has done and continues doing, but <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is worse.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a>'s actions are at least grounded in continued political violence targeting Israeli civilians for nearly 8 decades.</p><p>Trump and Vance just demonized legal Haitian immigrants without being provoked — simply on the basis of latter's race and skin color</p>
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