"For weeks, major American media organizations — including The Washington Post, Politico, and the New York Times — have possessed internal Trump campaign documents.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by [email protected]
"I find it exhausting to have to point out that Donald Trump has—yet again—threatened to engage in violent and dictatorial behavior, and that—yet again—the collective reaction by some in America seems to be a numb acceptance that this is just who Trump is."
~ Tom Nichols
#Trump #media #authoritarianism #Project2025 #immigrants #violence
/15What the First Debate Question for Trump Must Be
The moderators ought to start with the fact that he rejects the foundations of the American system of government.
The Atlantic (www.theatlantic.com)
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"In one day, Trump threatened the use of mass government violence inside the United States, asserted that kids are getting secret medical procedures at schools, and promised to lock up his political opponents. One might reasonably assume that when Trump takes the stage with Vice President Kamala Harris tomorrow night, the first thing the moderators will ask is: Are you out of your mind?"
#Trump #media #authoritarianism #Project2025 #immigrants #violence
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"The old media trope goes, 'if it bleeds, it leads,' reflecting society’s insatiable desire to consume news stories about crime, death, and destruction. …
Imagine if Kamala Harris held a rally in Wisconsin and unveiled details of her immigration policy. She introduced a deranged and dangerous proposal to deport millions of immigrants and warned that the draconian measure would be a 'bloody story.'”
~ Wajahat Ali
There Will Be Blood, But No Headlines
At his weekend rally, Donald Trump yet again threatened violence and promised his draconian immigration plan, which includes mass deportation, would be a "bloody story." Why isn't this headline news?
(thelefthook.substack.com)
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"When Trump, a convicted criminal, promises bloodshed, we should take him literally and seriously. Yet, corporate media simply ignores it because there’s a dangerous and absurd double standard for MAGA due to a nihilistic fidelity to a performative 'both sides; bullshit neutrality."
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
Jamison Foser comments on the fact the much-touted new New York Times/Siena poll (much touted by NYT itself) finds a majority of voters think Trump occupies "the center."
Who's responsible for giving people that colossal misperception, he wonders?
Could it be the media themselves?
#Trump #media #violence #BothSidesism #FalseEquivalence
/19A new poll finding voters think Donald Trump is a centrist should be a wake-up call for the news media
The news media isn't doing its job
(www.findinggravity.net)
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"Where does that perception come from? It comes, in part, from news companies like the New York Times. …
Newspapers like the Times portray Trump and his allies as being obsessed with centrist-friendly things like cutting wasteful spending and increasing government efficiency, instead of exploring their actual extremist views."
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"If voters see Trump as some kind of centrist, that is in no small part because news companies like The New York Times persist in cleaning up his incoherent ramblings, downplaying the threat he poses, and helping him pose as an abortion moderate who just wants to reduce wasteful spending and make government more efficient."
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Spockoreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy I also recently saw the media not headlining Trump's lie that schools perform operations on children. They #sanewashed the headline.
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"Seemingly out of the blue Monday morning, supporters of former president Donald Trump began posting myriad AI-generated images depicting the Republican presidential nominee as a savior. Not of the American Dream or of Christianity, mind you, the normal targets of such praise. Instead, Trump was shown protecting ducks and kitty cats."
~ Philip Bump
#Trump #media #violence #immigrants
/22Gift link from Jim Swift:
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"If you are not a denizen of the right’s conversational bubble, this will probably strike you as incomprehensible. If you are such a denizen, though, you know what’s happening: Trump and his allies — and his running mate! — are elevating false or unsubstantiated claims about immigrants injuring and eating pets and other animals."
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
Why did this patently false, easily disproven story get legs immediately? Bump's answer: the right-wing media bubble. Musk's Twitter (excuse me, X) amplified it — of course — and then J.D. Vance piled on, and now it's an instant article of faith in MAGA circles.
With the corporate media never seeming to show much interest in addressing directly how disinformation spreads like wildfire on social media….
#Trump #media #violence #immigrants #ElonMusk #Twitter #JDVance
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SoGeneris for Harris/Walzreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy Good god. Some of us are old enough to remember when Bill Clinton took the Democrats to the “middle,” and we’ve been losing ground most of the years since.
Who exactly would Trump be to the “left” of? There’s not much daylight between him and Pinochet.
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John :au: :hu:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
byebyepaywall.com/en/
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Kierkegaanks regretfullyreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy the centrist between what? Btk and jeff dahmer?
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Dana das Grau 🧙🏻🧝♂️replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy I thought gift link meant I could read it without creating an account.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Dana das Grau 🧙🏻🧝♂️ last edited by
@DanadasGrau I would hope that's what a gift link mean. For me, it opened without any request that I create an account. I'm sorry it apparently doesn't work the same way for other readers when I cut and paste the gift link here.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Kierkegaanks regretfully last edited by
@Kierkegaanks Touché. When "centrist" means … nothingn at all.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to John :au: :hu: last edited by
@john Sorry, I have no clue what your comment means.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to SoGeneris for Harris/Walz last edited by
@SoGeneris Yes.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Spocko last edited by
@spocko Yes, to their great discredit, they have for the most part ignored that whopping, dangerous lie.