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[–] spider@midwest.social 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

It's hard to tell, but at larger papers such as The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post it's probably an inside job -- i.e., they self-censor because of who owns them.

edit: That has to be one of the one of the dumbest downvotes ever.

[–] spider@midwest.social 10 points 3 weeks ago

Monday's agreement stems from the August 2023 search of the Marion County Record, as well as the home of the paper's publisher and a councilwoman, seizing reporters' cell phones and computers, among other items. The raid triggered widespread condemnation from news organizations and press freedom advocates.

[–] spider@midwest.social 7 points 1 month ago

you can't play the same shitty games like they have been since 2016.

Oh, it's been going on for much longer than that.

This clip is from the early 2000s; the late William Greider was a Pulitzer Prize nominee in 1982.

[–] spider@midwest.social 9 points 1 month ago

and you totally lied when you said you would "prosecute the case against him"

And speaking of which:

But a new book by Pulitzer Prize-nominated reporter Aaron Glantz challenges that storyline, arguing that Harris not only allowed Steve Mnuchin’s OneWest bank to get away with foreclosing on tens of thousands of state homeowners, but then tried to bury the evidence.

If that name sounds familiar, Mnuchin later became Trump's treasury, from 2017-2021.

[–] spider@midwest.social 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Also, this...

Biden Suggests He Would Only Serve One Term if Elected President

Advisers close to the candidate say he won’t run for reelection in 2024 if elected in 2020.

And then he changed his mind.

If that hadn't happened and they instead had a normal convention, we might be in a much different situation now.

[–] spider@midwest.social 6 points 1 month ago

~~Epoch~~ Eunuch Times

fixed that for you

[–] spider@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

Indeed, because then we inevitably get stuck with more conservative Democrats whose allegiance to Israel (via AIPAC) supersedes allegiance to their own country.

[–] spider@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago

Well you do get a pass if your last name is Trump.

[–] spider@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hell, they might even do it for free just to kiss Trump's ass.

[–] spider@midwest.social 1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Maybe they'll do test runs in Florida and Texas first.

[–] spider@midwest.social 6 points 1 month ago

In other words, they want to make slavery fashionable again.

 

Friday's layoffs swept up scientists involved in responding to disease outbreaks and running an influential journal. Officials said the mistaken dismissals were being rescinded.

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