"You might think the Democrats’ surge occurred in spite of their posture toward legacy media.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Martin Vermeer FCD last edited by
@martinvermeer Yes. As the old song says, the thigh bone connects to the hip bone, etc.: Steve Bannon and Donald Trump connect to Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage, connect to the whole European right, and on and on.
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Martin Vermeer FCDreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy What I mean is, very concretely, doing a 'fact check' using a Trump denial as the 'fact' to check against. I've seen at least three such 'fact checks' by different outlets. It is obviously co-ordinated.
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lolonursereplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy
CNN has been looking more FOXy and NewsMAXi by the day over the last year. I can't believe Anderson Cooper hasn't fled - must be in an ironclad contract. They've eschewed facts & self-evident videos & quotes, all to stay on TFG's good side. He must have some powerful pheromones. -
Chuckreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy At this point Democrats can’t rely on mainstream media for anything the way they bend over backwards to help Trump. Like insisting Biden drop out, and correcting Harris that Trump said he knows nothing about Project 2025 so it must be true.
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Mastodon Migrationreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
Say his name every single time: John Malone
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Stoney Takesreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy @mastodonmigration The only thing less surprising to come out this week is Kennedy endorsing Trump. There are no undecided voters at this point. Give me a break.
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Mastodon Migrationreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
John Malone
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Maddy :verifiedp2:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy They're certainly already making their attempts.
But the dangerous and worrying moves would be toward the fundamentals of the free internet itself.
Buying twitter is a show of power by trying to take over a pre-established social media. But this will fail. As advertisers flee and no decent person will want to remain on a dead and broken platform. They will realize this is not the way.
If they cannot control what you say, they will control where you can say it.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Maddy :verifiedp2: last edited by
@spudwart Yes, I agree. These are very good points.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Mastodon Migration last edited by [email protected]
@mastodonmigration You're right: say his name.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Stoney Takes last edited by
@Stoneycase @mastodonmigration I very much agree. I've long been very skeptical about those who claim to be "undecided." In my experience, they're almost always Republicans in hiding.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Mastodon Migration last edited by
@mastodonmigration Thank you! I now understand what you meant when you posted his name in another posting.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Chuck last edited by
@crdfilm I absolutely agree. The media are not going to change. Arrogance is their middle name.
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Rich Stein (he/him)replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy @mastodonmigration
Malone is the conservative media mogul who now owns CNN. From 2022: https://www.vox.com/2022/8/26/23322761/cnn-john-malone-david-zaslav-chris-licht-brian-stelter-fox-peter-kafka-column -
William Lindsey :toad:replied to lolonurse last edited by
@lolonurse They definitely seem intent on embarrassing themselves, don't they?
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Martin Vermeer FCD last edited by
@martinvermeer Thanks for explaining. Yes, I agree: definitely coordinated.
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Mastodon Migrationreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
Sorry to be cryptic. Feel like we spend a lot of effort calling out CNN, the New York Times and the Washington Post for such manipulative disinformation, and of course this is necessary, but we should also place responsibility at the feet of those responsible. John Malone, AG Sulzberger and Jeff Bezos have transformed these three top national media companies into purveyors of yellow journalism and deceptive propaganda. The public should know who is behind this corruption.
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Kevin Lydareplied to Mastodon Migration last edited by
@mastodonmigration @wdlindsy It's also a good idea to call out alternatives people should move to. Their audience gives them influence. We can shift that.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Mastodon Migration last edited by
@mastodonmigration Thank you. I agree, certainly. I'll try to do more of that as I share information.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Rich Stein (he/him) last edited by
@RunRichRun @mastodonmigration Thank you. Yes, I now understand Mastodon Migration's point in drawing my attention to John Malone.