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Sixty Minutes of Fiction How CBS Let Trump’s Lies Go Unchecked

CBS went ahead & erased all doubt that "news" from them doesn't deserve more than a side eye.

They recently gave the Lying Liar a megaphone to spew his BS, on what used to be a good show:

"[O’Donnell] asked good questions, but there were no live corrections, no graphics, no that’s not true."

Ugh.

a thread.

We Need a New Renaissance | National Review According to James Hankins in The Golden Thread, cultural revival through a return to our heritage is how the West works.

so i've read this (h/t @annieabrams.bsky.social) and, although I'm also interested in @adapalmer.bsky.social weighing in, I do have some thoughts.

it sucks and the author should feel bad (he won't).

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#medievalsky

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can someone make a supercut of johnson saying he doesn't know anything

Trump’s approval rating hit a new low—37%—while 63% now disapprove of his presidency.

A majority of Americans say he’s abusing power: 61% believe he’s overreached with executive authority, and 57% say his deportation campaign has gone too far.

The backlash is building 💪

I watched in disgust
60 minutes once a program of truth and accountability
Shameful CBSNEWS and
Nora O'Donnell you capitulated
America deserves better

Running gag goes meta as Johnson says he knows nothing about Trump knowing nothing

this is all so stupid, wasteful and, quite frankly, misleading to investors. A $38bn deal huh? How’s OpenAI paying that? How much counterparty due diligence was done on these deals?

Okay reporters, this has been going on for years, and you just let it pass.

Why not have a video of the exchange on your phone and make Mike Johnson (or whoever) listen to it?

Ramp up the volume. Play it loud. Do not let them say they hadn’t seen/heard it.

i think trump produces the dumbest material that works for his political opposition during his fox interviews because thats where he feels the safest and the "reporters" are too afraid to ever curtail him so he goes into the weirdest depths of wingnut bullshit.

"Are Trump's handlers signing pardons with Autopen without his knowledge?"

If they deny that, "Does the president routinely have no memory of documents he signs?"

This is the way.

the ny post crusade against mamdani is a full academic course in right wing media trying to bend public opinion (i dont think it will work)

CNN: “You ripped Biden for using the auto pen — Trump just told 60 Minutes he knew nothing about pardoning a crypto billionaire who pled guilty to 💵 laundering (for terrorists… he then helped Trump’s business).”

SPINELESS SPEAKER JOHNSON: “I don’t know anything about that.”🙈

it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions

"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"

This Is the Media’s Worst Euphemism for Trump’s Tyrannical Abuses Readers beware—and be on the lookout for the “departure.”

"If you’re wondering what is causing the media to fall down on the job, it’s akin to Dem senators voting for Trump’s appointments: an act of desperation; a need to suggest that our democratic institutions are still working," @dceiver.bsky.social. Great piece. newrepublic.com/post/202475/...

Opinion | The White House's sweeping overhaul of ICE is creating a Frankenstein force The recent wave of ICE senior official reassignments has a clear motive.

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"... It isn't ICE. It isn't CBP. It's a Frankenstein force, stitched together from multiple agencies but loyal to none. Its purpose is to create a community response designed for social media clicks, rather than to keep communities safe..."
This is fascism

MAKE SURE YOU KEEP AN EYE ON THIS! THIS IS THEIR NEXT MOVE!

The new Countdown podcast drops at midnight - and that's it, isn't it?

If Andrew can no longer be "Prince" because of Epstein, Trump can no longer be President because of Epstein

Plus: the Royals may be pushing Andrew to atone by telling all he knows about Epstein. Guess who might come up?

Being gay and voting Republican is just as dumb and self-sabotaging as being poor or middle class and voting Republican.

I have to assume these people are either astoundingly ignorant or so very VERY racist they'd rather be poor and oppressed than give up their racism.

Donald Trump is assaulting every institution that stands in his way.

He’s trying to use the U.S. military for domestic law enforcement.

Hegseth bars bearded troops from Air Force event Petty Pete strikes again.

Pentagon boss Pete Hegseth has figured out that he doesn't need a “No Coloreds” sign to ban Black and brown soldiers from military events. He can just ban soldiers with beards.

🔥 WATCH: “I don’t regard this as terribly contested.”

Pete takes the “all-in” podcast tech oligarchs to school re: Trump transferring wealth from the bottom to the top… and Chamath quickly changes the subject.

Noel knows...

..."Trump’s giant White House ballroom is not just an opportunity to shake down corporate donors...but also fills the void left by Trump’s lack of a Washington DC hotel during his second term. A venue where he can handle the brick and mortar side of his perpetual grifting."

This is also how they’ll cover him if he wins. Mamdani - all democrats who actually want to govern and fix things - need to understand the NYT politics team as a partisan force arrayed against them.

Approximately 1.2 million veterans live in households that receive SNAP benefits nationwide. This represents about 8% of the total U.S. veteran population.NO ONE SHOULD GO HUNGRY IN AMERICA. SNAP benefits lapsed 1 n 8 Americans depend on it

Why do I die on the hill of adhering to reality? I keep getting asked
1) BC when you give up reality you make easy prey for fascists
2) BC when you blame the wrong people you ignore those who deserve blame, like John Roberts
3) BC when you wallow in this shit you choose to direct your anger inaptly

📌60 Minutes is no longer worth 60 seconds. Generations of top-notch, groundbreaking news programming has been reduced to showcasing authoritarian vanity and a madman's grotesque impulses.
Rather than call power to account it bows to it. It's an affront to journalism, another wart on a dying network.

Imagine what incriminating horror must be in those Epstein files for the gop to die on this hill and dismantle the USA to protect a 80 year old malignant narcissist.

As with Greenland, Trump wants to steal Nigeria's rare earth minerals, oil, natural gas. He wants Venezuela's oil, and since he's failing to deliver Ukraine's rare earth minerals to Putin, Trump dangled Alaska's rare earth minerals in front of him to try to appease him.