January
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Sources Say
Read more . . . →Sources say everything is fine. Source: him. A news anchor in a dark suit, perfect hair, teeth that cost a semester of college, tossing lit matches into the air like coins. Behind him the entire studio is on fire. Monitors melting, camera rigs glowing, and the man has the grin of someone who just got renewed for another season. This is the whole news cycle in one frame: the person reporting the disaster is the person feeding it. The fire is content. He needs it hot enough to lead at eleven and cool enough to blame on someone else by...
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The Debate
Read more . . . →Two people who agree on everything, wrestling for the chyron. The banner says “Both Sides” and the arm wrestle is the most honest thing on screen, because at least it looks like effort. They work for the same network and they’re probably splitting a cab home after this. The anchor on the left gets assigned a position. The anchor on the right gets assigned the other one. The segment needs exactly enough heat to fill four minutes before the pharmaceutical ad. Nobody in the building thinks this is a debate, but the ratings need it to look like one.
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Strawman Bonfire
Read more . . . →The town is on fire. The town is also thrilled, because they finally got the scarecrow. Somebody built the enemy out of straw and the whole square turned out to watch it burn. Behind them every house is already gone. Nobody looks back, because looking back means admitting the scarecrow never lit a single match.
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The News
Read more . . . →You said you wanted to stay informed. This is what you agreed to.
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Both Sides
Read more . . . →Cable news finally booked a guest who disagrees with him.
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Joe Rogan feels 'betrayed.' Millions of workers felt it first.
Read more . . . →Joe Rogan says he feels “betrayed” by Trump over the Iran war. Tucker Carlson went on air and apologized for “misleading” his audience. Eight of the fourteen bro-podcast hosts Trump campaigned with have turned against the war. Day 56 of a conflict the no-more-wars candidate started — he’s blockading Iranian ports and just cancelled peace talks because the flights were “too long.” These are the guys who handed Trump the keys. Rogan gave him three hours of softballs. Carlson gave him months of uncritical coverage. They sold the no-more-wars line to millions of people and now they’re doing the confused...
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