Betsy Reed, editor of The Guardian US, speaks out about the craven refusal of both Los Angeles Times and Washington Post to endorse Kamala Harris in the election — that is, to reject fascism

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

"On the same day that Bezos ordered WaPo not to endorse Kamala Harris (which the Editorial Board was prepared to do), Trump met with representatives of Bezos’ struggling space flight company, Blue Origin."

#Trump #fascism #LosAngelesTimes #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #WillLewis #EconomicElites #CorporateLeaders
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[wdlindsy@toad.social]

"This is a rather monstrous abdication of responsibility in the face of the very real fascist threat that looms over us all—especially those of us who aren’t billionaires. It is yet another stark and troubling instance of the failures of our corporate media to do its job."

~ Mary Trump

#Trump #fascism #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos
/19

Democracy Dies in Darkness. Indeed.

Evening dispatch

(www.marytrump.org)

[josephmeyer@c.im]

@wdlindsy Pope Francis recently called for Catholics to reject consumerism and individualism. But are those not key components of US economic and social systems long promoted by Liz Cheney and other Republicans? Maybe we have a more fundamental problem than irresponsibility by corporate media.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@JosephMeyer I'd say the irresponsibility of corporate media is rooted on economic matters. I also continue asking myself how Pope Francis and top Catholic leaders expect us to listen carefully to their teaching about ethical matters when they so blatantly deny principles of equality and justice by excluding women from ordination and all governing power in the church. Some of us have stopped listening due to that glaring disconnect.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@xs4me2 So it seems to me.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@zeemeermin Yes.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@virtualinanity A very good question. At the very least, this and so much else reminds us that money does not buy happiness.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@Godfrey642 Yes, those are very good points.

[ultraverified@mastodon.sdf.org]

@wdlindsy

Corporations killed it

#journalismIsDead

#journalismIsAJoke

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@Godfrey642 Perhaps what we're seeing now more in focus is how blatant this all is.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@Reallyblue3 That seems absolutely right to me.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@Global_Repercussions Good points.

[xs4me2@mastodon.social]

@wdlindsy

America is at a dangerous crossroads... what shall it be?

Democracy or the road to absolute power for the few.

Democracy could just die in darkness...

[ralph@social.tchncs.de]

@wdlindsy I always refuse to remember articles, which mix facts and opinions.

[dp0@mastodon.social]

@wdlindsy It's not only the anti-trust threat. Rember the "Jedi Cloud" programme that had been awarded to Microsoft after Trump had a meltdown over the Bezos and the WaPo? Jedi was scrapped later, and the successor programme's split between Microsoft, AWS, and Google. Bezos knows that Harris would never interfere but a wannabe dictator like Trump would. For the same reason, btw, Microsoft's and Google's AI refused to tell you who won the 2020 election. https://winbuzzer.com/2024/06/07/ai-chatbots-from-google-and-microsoft-sidestep-2020-election-outcome-xcxwbn/

[sellathechemist@mastodon.social]

@wdlindsy I wonder whether it's cowardice… it may just be self-interest.

[godfrey642@aus.social]

@wdlindsy
Precisely.
Govt in any country has to govern for the ppl not just the elite. The elite never seem to hear the word No. They act with impunity on the national and global stage. Im very very very concerned about the global reach of not just Musk but operators like Bezos and Zuckerberg plus of course the banks.

Most govt fiscal policy will take around 3yrs to "mature". So Obama's policies in his 2nd term cushioned Trump. Trumps mess and tax cuts for the wealthy hit Biden before 2022 mid terms.

If ppl are finding prices high it's bc companies are price gouging to make profits for shareholders and wages are not rising in line with inflation. Prices never drop. Wages have to rise. But companies aren't doing this.

Interest rates are controlled by banks and they never act for the little ppl only the top dogs. The whole thing stinks of rampant free market.

Ppl complain about handouts to those that need support (elderly, disabled, vets, trans, poor, refugees etc)
The biggest handouts go to ppl at the top in tax breaks that they don't need.

#freemarket #greedflation #usapolitics #CapitalismIsFailingYou

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@Godfrey642 Yes, good analysis for sure.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@sellathechemist Perhaps it's both, but, like you, I'm inclined to see self-interest as dominant here.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@DP0 Yes, there's a long backstory here of Trump's threats against Bezos and Amason.