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Scubamatt

(310 posts)
14. I used to believe
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 09:55 AM
Monday

that our media was reasonably fair and balanced (except for Faux news); the Trump years have exposed how corrupt the Fourth Estate is - saying anything or everything to avoid exposing the corruption of the right, while hyper-focusing on any minor imperfection of the center-left, with "the both sides do it" mantra. If we ever take back the government, we had better focus on dismantling the right wing echo chamber that the media has become. Use the antitrust laws and the fairness doctrine to try return media to something that reports facts, not advances the agenda of one side through selective framing and reporting.

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Those are very important points. We are in for a rough ride. bucolic_frolic Monday #1
I hadn't heard of "narcissistic collapse" before, but that really describes it. Spread it far and wide. Vinca Monday #2
I like the part about self destructive behavior if limited to the... NNadir Monday #3
Remember the incessant Buddhist Temple Clinton Gore scandal? 617Blue Monday #4
Thank you, PCIntern. Bumbles Monday #5
Dr. Bandy Lee blames the American Psychiatric Association for MadameButterfly Monday #9
Well done. cachukis Monday #6
K&R spanone Monday #7
But hate is such great clickbait. usonian Monday #8
Biden would pause for breath, and the M$M would spend four days discussing his fitness for office Orrex Monday #10
Oh, but he has; numerous times... SonOfNebanaube Monday #26
Impossible. Orrex Monday #27
I'm glad you blamed Fake Jake LSparkle Monday #11
May I Suggest A Very Minor Revision modrepub Monday #12
True. Is hoping for a quivering, weeping, puddle too much? Joinfortmill Monday #13
I used to believe Scubamatt Monday #14
Yes. It's not only what they cover, but what they don't. Boomerproud Monday #20
The Doomsday clock is Set to 85 seconds before midnight on January 27, 2026. chouchou Monday #15
Something else on the subject Tranquil72 Monday #16
The President of the United States cannot be ignored. PCIntern Monday #28
Literally the story of the century that MSM is ignoring. nt wiggs Monday #17
Ex-actly. PCIntern Monday #18
Its not just the MSM pimpbot Monday #19
It's unfathomable how much time they spend on Tiger Woods and celebrity bullshit Mysterian Monday #21
More column inches for Tiger than insane tweets. PCIntern Monday #22
I'm not sure collapse happens for anosognostics. Mblaze Monday #23
Well, unlike Biden BaronChocula Monday #24
K&R red dog 1 Monday #25
If he does have a "public breakdown," the media will be forced to cover it FakeNoose Monday #29
WOW! Thank you! This is an important post that covers new ground for me. You've gone further and deeper... liberalla Yesterday #30
it makes me cringe Skittles Yesterday #31
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