Category Archives: Wonky Media

Brian Stelter Explains Why No One Trusts The Media Part Lots

This takes some serious Reality Avoidance and Lapdogism Obama telling the truth about his media criticism versus Trump's criticism: "I complained plenty about Fox News, but you never heard me threaten to shut them down, or call them enemies of the people." — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 7, 2018 You can't be serious. The Obama […]

Scorching Take: CNN Notes Struggles Terrorist Family Had Living Off The Grid

This is….bad. Really, really bad New Mexico compound family struggled with life off the grid https://t.co/nmyKVhueEj pic.twitter.com/lxZfZzb5tU — CNN (@CNN) August 26, 2018 Never go Full CNN. The in article headline isn’t any better, and CNN actually did a video segment on this In New Mexico, where life off the grid is common, compound suspects […]

John McCain Dead At Age 81, CNN Provides Possibly The Dumbest Headline

Love him or hate him, John McCain had a tremendous impact on U.S. politics. It wasn’t long after McCain announced that he would no longer be taking treatment for his brain cancer that he passed on. And there are some serious hot-takes. Here’s CNN running with one my anti-favorites Trump breaks silence on McCain, tweeting […]

NY Times: That Illegal Alien Who Killed Mollie Tibbetts Worked For A Republican, You Know

The NY Times has a rather informal motto, “the paper of record.” It’s formal slogan has been “all the news fit to print.” And there’s this The New York Times has a new marketing campaign: "The truth is more important now than ever." pic.twitter.com/FLPPIozpXn — The New York Times (@nytimes) February 23, 2017 The NY […]

OMG: Immigrant Arrested By ICE While Bringing Wife To Deliver Baby!

When Donald Trump and Conservatives call out the news media for fake news, this is one of the things we’re talking about. This story was all over the news yesterday, positioning how utterly horrible it was that this happened. But, there’s a problem. This CBS NY article is emblematic of most ICE Detains Man Driving […]

Washington Post: Trump’s Guilty Till He Proves Himself Innocent

For people who say they’re totally for civil liberties, Democrats sure like to come out against them when a Republican is involved (we’re still waiting for the opinion pieces from the WaPost, NY Times, LA Times, CNN, etc on Keith Ellison), going with the “guilty till proven innocent” belief There’s no need to fear Mueller, […]

Washington Post Seems A Bit Upset Over Prosecuting Felons Who Voted Illegally

This is the Biiiiiig editorial of the day for the Washington Post, in which they are Offended on behalf of….people who broke the law, because raaaaacism An assault on minority voting continues in North Carolina WHEN ELECTION officials in North Carolina audited the 2016 vote, they found 441 ballots had been cast by felons on probation or parole […]

Boston Globe Wants Media To Go To War With Trump Next Week

Here’s Excitable Joe Scarborough America will survive Trump and emerge stronger if the free press, courts, the intelligence community and other foundational institutions remain true to their mission, do their jobs, and refuse to allow Trump to change who they are. Go to work, not war. https://t.co/lUL8Il0CUb — Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) August 11, 2018 The […]

Paper Who Hired Racist: Values Over Rules Will Totally Save Twitter

Over at the NY Times, the same paper which hired virulent racist Sarah Jeong to sit on their editorial board, tech writer Kara Swisher thinks she knows what Twitter really needs Rules Won’t Save Twitter. Values Will. This week, Alex Jones, the persistently mendacious conspiracy-theory spouter — yeah, that’s a real job in 2018 — […]

November Is The Last Chance To Save Democracy Or Something

Remember this? That is what happens when one uses politics as their religion. — Tim O'Brien (@Timobns) July 29, 2018 And these people are writing for major media outlets, like George Packer for the New Yorker All That’s Left Is the Vote The midterm elections are the last obstacle to Trump’s consolidation of power—and the […]

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