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31. Now they cater to the few Magats reading their crap

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Wed Jun 24, 2026, 04:23 PM

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CBS, same thing.

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I cannot get this NYT article out of my mind. It's everything that's wrong with the media today. [View all] Scrivener7 Wednesday OP

I had the same reaction, Scrivener choie Wednesday #1

Excellently phrased!!! n/t returnee Wednesday #2

Thank you! Scrivener7 Wednesday #4

They aren't stupid. Wednesdays Wednesday #3

I agree. But I'm beginning to think it is going to backfire on them. They're doing it to Scrivener7 Wednesday #5

Media are owned by oligarchs. usonian Wednesday #6

Yes, but to what end? What is the advantage to them of making the media too stupid to pay any attention to? Scrivener7 Wednesday #27

You answered your own question... ColoradoHoosier 15 hrs ago #45

Oh. That's awful. But it fits. Scrivener7 14 hrs ago #46

I watch ABC Nightly News ( which has lately become the ABC Nightly Weather Channel for some reason) Ray Bruns Wednesday #7

There is a flip side here. Trump is an attention hog. By not talking about him you undermine his relevancy. flashman13 Wednesday #10

There's a paradox relogic Wednesday #13

I agree that there is a paradox here, but I think there is a work around. What needs to happen is to focus flashman13 Wednesday #23

The solution is to give him the coverage he's earned BaronChocula Wednesday #25

Yes. Why any outlet pays a White House correspondent under this regime is beyond me. Scrivener7 Wednesday #28

My husband and I predict the lead story: Tornadoes/weather, airplanes falling out of sky/colliding, shootings, Trump. betsuni Wednesday #11

This is a great headline. I approve of their approach. reACTIONary Wednesday #8

Seriously, I'm asking. Tell me why. Because I just don't understand. Scrivener7 Wednesday #29

For several reasons, and with one exception.... reACTIONary Wednesday #30

I hear you. And thank you for taking the time. But I'm still going to disagree. Scrivener7 Wednesday #32

Personally, I think investigating the claim is better... reACTIONary Wednesday #33

We disagree, but I do appreciate the conversation. Be well. Scrivener7 Wednesday #35

You also!!! reACTIONary Wednesday #36

Because it's made you forget about Epstein questionseverything Wednesday #37

Not me! Scrivener7 Wednesday #38

Well yes, they DO know, but they keep dancing around it FakeNoose Wednesday #9

The media dance the bumbling two-step as well as trump. erronis Wednesday #12

One could argue that the NYT is already useless and basically preaching to the choir. maxsolomon Wednesday #14

Seriously.......... popsdenver Wednesday #15

You.. homegirl Wednesday #17

(NOT!)newsmax is even more propaganda driven than fuxnews. yellow dahlia Wednesday #18

Sorry, but people vastly overestimate the number of people who watch Fox News Wiz Imp Wednesday #22

Thanks! Those are interesting numbers! reACTIONary Wednesday #34

"which went into his cronies' pockets,"...And most probably into his, or his family's pockets. Escurumbele Wednesday #16

The tragedy that people need to understand is the fact that to cover his grift and stupity, Escurumbele Wednesday #19

Right! Raise doubts? yellow dahlia Wednesday #20

Every night from 1979 to 1981 BidenRocks Wednesday #21

They're smart people. They know what they're doing. Politicub Wednesday #24

;-{) THIS Goonch Wednesday #26

Now they cater to the few Magats reading their crap mdbl Wednesday #31

They probably couldn't afford to send a real reporter so they paid Maggie to write something that would not cause Trump 3Hotdogs Wednesday #39

"Being useless" is, in fact, useful to some. hay rick Wednesday #40

So your problem is evidence? iemanja Wednesday #41

Do you really need to read about those internal documents to Scrivener7 17 hrs ago #43

For many years, I used to believe that journalism should present facts and let the reader decide. SouthBayDem 23 hrs ago #42

Simple. OldBaldy1701E 17 hrs ago #44