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
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"This is a dark day in American journalism. Both papers [Los Angeles Times and Washington Post] have made clear their disdain and disrespect for Donald Trump and published numerous columns on their editorial pages calling him unfit to serve. The refusal of the Washington Post and LA Times to publish editorials endorsing Kamala Harris at this point is nothing but chickenshit."
~ Lucian K. Truscott
#Trump #fascism #WashingtonPost #LosAngelesTimes #media
/14The Washington Post and LA Times have already told us what they think about Donald Trump.
This is a dark day for American Journalism.
(luciantruscott.substack.com)
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Global Repercussionsreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
“Both papers [#losangelestimes and #washingtonpost ] have made clear their disdain and disrespect for #DonaldTrump and published numerous columns on their editorial pages calling him unfit to serve.”
Has either masthead published an explanation or rational of the view that #KamalaHarris is not fit to server as #potus ?
After #election2024 either #harriswalz2024 or #trumpvance2024 will attain the offices of #president and #VicePresident .
I guess both mastheads will have to do #editorial or #opinion pieces from their owners as to why/how they are unable to decide between someone they believe is not fit to be President, and someone else who would appear to be acceptable to be President? Surely, it can’t be that hard a decision?
Or, perhaps better explain why they feel that neither the #republicans or #democrats have put forward #candidates who are capable, or acceptable to be #presidentoftheunitedstates .
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Reallyblue3replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy a single billionaire or small group of billionaires should not control anything! Nothing!
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Godfrey642replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy
Yes but they have colluded for years/decades and there has been no democratic firewall to limit the reach of that collusion. -
Godfrey642replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy
Trump tariffs will blow a massive hole in global trade. The ripple effect could potentially be as massive as the 2008 GFC. That will affect nations' budgets, inflation and wages.Then there's the issue of Climate once Trump takes the brakes of FF industry and smashes climate controls. The money spent on mopping up ongoing natural disasters will be huge and allow for even less policy change and financial support for the ppl who need it.
Not that Trump Vance Bannon Musk Bezos et al well care one iota.
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wasabi brainreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy why even be that rich if you’re going to be too afraid?
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zeemeerminreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy This is what is wrong with the main stream media. It's owned by billionairs with bad intentions
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xs4me2replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
Indeed, one must be blind not to see it...
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"Los Angeles Times editorial page editor Mariel Garza, along with journalists Robert Greene and Karin Klein, resigned from the paper after its decision not to endorse Harris, and nearly 2,000 readers canceled their subscriptions."
~ Heather Cox Richardson
#Trump #fascism #LosAngelesTimes #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos
/15October 25, 2024
A bombshell story last night from the Wall Street Journal reported that billionaire Elon Musk, one of the richest men in the world, who is backing the election of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump with a daily million-dollar sweepstakes giveaway and gifts of tens of millions to the campaign, has been in regular contact with Russian president Vladimir Putin since late 2022.
(heathercoxrichardson.substack.com)
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by [email protected]
"The Washington Post, too, has seen about 2,000 subscribers bow out, and fourteen of the newspaper’s columnists called the decision not to condemn Trump’s threats to the 'freedom of the press and the values of the Constitution' 'a terrible mistake.' Cartoonist Ann Telnaes published a blacked-out square, playing on the Post’s motto that democracy dies in darkness."
#Trump #fascism #LosAngelesTimes #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"William Lewis is a liar who apparently believes the American people are stupid. As Santiago Mayor (@SSantiagoMayor) said on Twitter, 'Funny how no newspaper had an issue with their editorial boards calling on Biden to withdraw.'”
~ Robert B. Hubbell
#Trump #fascism #LosAngelesTimes #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #WillLewis
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"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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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"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
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Joseph Meyerreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@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.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Joseph Meyer last edited by
@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.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to xs4me2 last edited by
@xs4me2 So it seems to me.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to zeemeermin last edited by
@zeemeermin Yes.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to wasabi brain last edited by
@virtualinanity A very good question. At the very least, this and so much else reminds us that money does not buy happiness.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Godfrey642 last edited by
@Godfrey642 Yes, those are very good points.
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Ultra Verifiedreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by