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

wasabi brain

@wdlindsy why even be that rich if you’re going to be too afraid?

zeemeermin

@wdlindsy This is what is wrong with the main stream media. It's owned by billionairs with bad intentions

xs4me2

Indeed, one must be blind not to see it...

William Lindsey :toad:

"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
/15

October 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)

William Lindsey :toad:

"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
/16

William Lindsey :toad:

"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
/17

Neutrality in the face of fascism is cowardice

October 26, 2024

(roberthubbell.substack.com)

William Lindsey :toad:

"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
/18

William Lindsey :toad:

"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)

Joseph Meyer

@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.

William Lindsey :toad:

@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.