WHAAAAT? Are you implying that the liberal media is not interested in doing anything to save democracy? Even if it means they, as the liberal media, will be among the very first ones targeted?
This is my shocked face.
The only thing liberal about corporate media is how liberal they are being with the definition of “liberal” when it’s applied to them as an adjective.
What? Are you saying that the liberal media’s own “everybody is sayin’” cover about how, they, the liberal media, are so very, very liberal (the Second Coming of Marx, even) is nothing but a total and complete sham?
not to shit on you here, but the classical defintion of liberal is extremely broad and not specific at all.
Technically speaking, the classical western concept of liberalism is basically shortened to “live and let live” so.
Our media is almost exclusively owned by Republicans. Each and every one
Democrats have heard Republicans whining about the “liberal media” for so long, they’ve accepted it as fact.
The third estate is not inherently benevolent or even benign. It is not your friend.
The peasantry?
I think you want the fourth estate.
You are correct. My mistake.
Your mistate
Oh, i was confused why he was condemning the higher clergy, though on second thought, fuck those guys.
Major media are oligarchs. Oligarchs are fascists. Fascists follow Trump. Plain and simple
That’s what I came here to say. Who do you think owns the media???
“Yeah, but something something the news readers are registered Democrats, argle bargle” - the qons, not realizing the difference between the HELP and not the OWNERS. The help don’t call the shots.
But his documents.
It’s not like anybody is going to peek in the bathroom. Clearly secure.
lock him up!
lock him up!
That’s cause Trump breaking the law isn’t news
OK, but these two things aren’t the same. This indictment came out in August or 2023, then was thrown out almost a year later due to the immunity ruling, but the prosecutor immediately vowed to refile, which he did in late August, and now he’s released a bunch of Grand Jury documents that flesh out the case he’s been working on for 14 months.
It’s damning stuff, but not shocking, given that this story has been developing for over a year. It’s certainly not as shocking as the FBI director announcing that in investigation into a presidential candidate, which everyone thought had been concluded 2 months prior, has been reopened 11 days before an election.
The news media chases clicks. It’s bullshit, but that’s what happens when advertising revenue dictates the media’s interests. Knowing that, it makes a lot of sense that the story, “Documents released regarding last months refiled Trump indictment,” got less coverage than, “FBI director suddenly announced Clinton probe reopened! What are in the mysterious new emails?”
Nah, Jan 6 2.0 is just around the corner. They’re waiting for that.
How many papers are owned by left wing billionaires Alexa
Let us not forget Clinton’s cigar.
As crazy as all of this is, what’s even crazier is that the actual truth, which is the full unredacted truth of this, is probably orders of magnitude worse than what we as public citizens are aware of.
The fact that this is not disqualifying is insane to me.
We continue to find more drips of the truth that many of us expected all along each week, like Kavanaugh’s obstructed FBI investigation for example.
History will not be kind to trump or his supporters and enablers. That is, if we’re allowed to write the truth of history.
I’m sure no one here is on the fence about voting, but PLEASE don’t be apathetic about it, even if you’re in a solidly blue state. Vote like your life depends on it. It just may be that important.
btw if you’re looking to have a more comprehensive coverage of jan 6th there are a couple of good resources out there.
If you’re into the heavy reading, the jan 6th report is really comprehensive and detailed. (check this link for the document source.)
if you’re more into long form run throughs (more of a podcast style) there’s this and the accompanying second part of it these were originally part of a 6 hour long stream, which i do have archived, but i believe the archive is currently down.
if you prefer a more short form docu series type there’s this though i haven’t watched this one through yet so take it with a grain of salt lol. (edit: i’ve watched like half of it since posting, it’s pretty much just a play by play of jan 6th as it happened, if you don’t want any commentary or anything, it’s a pretty good coverage of it.)
TL;DR nearly 900 page report, two indictments (one was post immunity ruling) a 6 hour panel over the facts of the j6 insurrection, broken into two parts, and a (probably) comprehensive documentary covering the events as well.
edit: added and cleaned up links.
Good stuff! Thanks for adding
yeah np, i try to make people more educated where i can, or at least push them to knowing that you can educate yourself on this stuff given enough time.
It’s better for society lol. Unfortunately it takes a shit ton of time though.
You guys it’s almost like the media wants him back in office or something.
Endless daily headlines, stupid shit said hourly, think of all the coverage, all the outrage, all the clicks! Who needs democracy anyways if we’ve got ad revenue?
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Fact check here:
There are no records that any of the executives referred to in the post donated directly to Trump’s presidential campaigns.
Are there records that all of the executives referred to in the post donated to a PAC or a SuperPAC that funnels millions to trump?
No. There aren’t any PAC donation records because SCROTUS legalized dark money. Of course we could argue about it, OR just look at the editorial slants and take this obvious fact at face value. Or assume the opposite in the ironic attempt to fight misinformation.
In 2016 CBS Chairman Les Moonvees, before being removed for sexual harassment, said, “trump may not be good for America, but he’s great for CBS!” - and that was to a crowded room of employees and investors. Did he donate the maximum $2500 to trump as well? I say it’s a moot point.
OK, so what you’re saying is that you know there’s no evidence to back up your claims, but you’re assuming they’re true based on your opinion of these outlets editorial decisions, and you’d like your opinion to be treated as a fact. Did I get that right?
No, you did not get that right.
What I’m saying is, I’ll accept the fact-check that there is no record of them personally donating to the trump campaign directly, and that’s sufficient to remove the image.
HOWEVER, everyone needs to be very clear there are a myriad of ways the wealthy can “donate” to campaigns because of Citizens United, and that the media outlets in question have a long and verifiable history of not reporting damaging news or editorial slants against trump which in many ways is more valuable than $2500 in cash.
SUCH THAT the idea that these CEO’s are not “donating” to trump because they didn’t give the legally required name for a direct campaign donation is laughable. HA!
There aren’t any PAC donation records because SCROTUS legalized dark money. Of course we could argue about it, OR just look at the editorial slants and take this obvious fact at face value.
Maybe you should clarify what the, “obvious fact,” was that we should take at face value. Because based on the context, it really sounds like you wanted us to accept your debunked infographic as fact.
It’s pretty clear. If not, I’m not sure what to say to clarify.
Media owners help trump. Much more than a personal cash donation would. Which is why, when the “debunking” states media owners don’t help (“donate to”) trump, it’s ironic.
By saying the infographic is “debunked”, the implication is that media owners are not supporting trump. And I say again - they could very well be giving millions, as Elmo Musk does, without being directly identified in an FEC filing. So, the “debunking” is itself “debunked” by simply pointing out political donations can be unknown.
To restate, so you can clip ‘n save:
- all the corporate news owners listed in the now-deleted infographic support trump
- voluntary support for trump could be considered “a donation” (of time, influence, other)
- to say that the above has been “debunked” because these multi-millionaires didn’t give their name as an individual political donor is (a) technically true and (b) very much beside the point that the heads of all major corporate news media in America are supporting trump in some fashion if not in multiple ways including financial donations.
So, pop quiz hotshot: is the infographic “misleading”?
By saying the infographic is “debunked”, the implication is that media owners are not supporting trump. And I say again - they could very well be giving millions, as Elmo Musk does, without being directly identified in an FEC filing. So, the “debunking” is itself “debunked” by simply pointing out political donations can be unknown.
OK, but by the logic you’re using, you could accuse anyone of anything. I could make an infographic that says, “Kamala Harris was caught killing small animals as a child,” and when someone says that never happened, I could just say, “Well, juvenile records are almost always sealed and expunged, and people who seek power are often have sociopathic tendencies, so this debunking is debunked, since it’s an unknown.” It’s just using the adage, “yhe absence of proof isn’t the proof of absence,” as a justification to continue spreading a lie.
I actually did lookups for the CEOs of a couple of these on opensecrets.org and couldn’t find any monetary donations for the current NYT CEO or CNN CEO. Doesn’t mean they’re not trying to get Trump elected, but it’s not by donating to his campaign.
to be clear, the media isn’t the thing we should be mad at here, it’s the government and the political system that has allowed this bullshit thus far.
Media outlets are never going to be “unbiased” it’s impossible, as demonstrated by conservatives being stupid as of late surrounding any number of events, including the recent debate. HOWEVER, we can simply report things ourselves, perhaps we should be moving towards a highly decentralized and vetted news system, rather than a more monolithic approach. Something that actually informs people on the important details, rather than being a “trust me bro” reporting system.
Holy crap, what a based media outlet.
- They actually have data to back up their claims
- They provided the methodology they used to conduct their investigation
- They (correctly) identified it as Clinton’s server instead of Clinton’s emails
- They’re a not for profit
Media matters - I’ll personally remember that name and you should to. Real journalism. Based.
They are great, and have been around for quite a while now. Stephen Colbert (O’Lielly used to rail against them all the time; and cons call them “hateful”, lol):
I don’t think Stephen Colbert was being serious when he said that quote. Mind you, all the quote sites that cite him saying that do not provide the source. Based on his persona from The Colbert Report, I imagine this was part of a joke, especially given the names he called out.
Yes, he was totally doing that in character, if memory serves. Mocking the likes of Klannity and O’Lielly getting butthurt over the factual Media Matters.
I remember linking to that site in an exchange with someone I know, and they responded (this was over email) with “oh, Media Matters. Of course you’d rely on something even more liberal than the MSM!”, or words to that effect. Not bothering to rely on the subject at hand, of course. It was just, oh, Media Matters, and noping out, LOL.
For qons, fact-checking qon nonsense and using their own words against them is like salt on a slug. It’s weird how so many of the prominent ones now openly sneer and whine about being fact-checked! For years, the more low-info base would cry about sources, now people like bobo and empty g and “JD” “Vance” will whine about in in the moment. Not realizing it is not the flex they think it is to cry about not being able to brazenly lie without being called on it.
