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Dan Froomkin of Press Watch: “The top story of the moment is the one story that our most influential newsrooms won’t touch: That the United State has become an authoritarian state.” [presswatchers.org]

aug 26, 2025, 12:32 pm • 102 53

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El Katow no para @katoe.bsky.social

Of course. It's the problem with news business: they always follow the money.

aug 26, 2025, 1:41 pm • 0 0 • view
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kingcoherent.bsky.social @kingcoherent.bsky.social

There are two ways to interpret « follow the money », and yes.. unfortunately the media do the wrong one

aug 26, 2025, 1:42 pm • 1 0 • view
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David Elwell @drelwell.bsky.social

We are already at the point where the foreign press should be gearing up to take responsibility for telling the world, including residents of the United States, what this regime is doing and planning here and throughout the world. Our domestic press won't be safe.

aug 26, 2025, 1:25 pm • 1 0 • view
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Boltgrrrrrrrl @boltgrrl.bsky.social

They are not "in denial". THEY ARE AIDING AND ABETTING.

aug 26, 2025, 2:04 pm • 2 0 • view
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kim berglund @thekimberglund.bsky.social

This is fabulous. I feel like the CBC needs to be reading this as well.

aug 26, 2025, 10:52 pm • 0 0 • view