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What Happens When Bad Journalism Gets Institutional Credibility?
Bari Weiss's Free Press published a story full of holes that led to Missouri banning trans healthcare. Now she's editor-in-chief of CBS News.
Oct 10
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How the Supreme Court Uses "Free Speech" to Dismantle LGBTQ Protections
In Chiles v. Salazar, the Court's conservative majority is poised to strike down conversion therapy bans by redefining harmful medical practices as…
Oct 8
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We Already Know How to Cover Trump's Lies. So Why Aren't Newsrooms Doing It?
A new playbook from the Reuters Institute lays out concrete techniques for covering authoritarian politicians. The problem isn't figuring out what to do…
Oct 3
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September 2025
Trump Shared Some AI Slop About Miracle Beds That Cure Everything
He's either too confused to recognize AI-generated videos of himself, or he just doesn't care. Neither option is reassuring.
Sep 29
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The Kimmel Suspension Shows How Fake Authoritarianism Becomes Real
Jamelle Bouie warns that Trump's administration is creating an "illusion" of total control. ABC helped make it reality.
Sep 23
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The Man Calling Bullshit on the AI Boom
Ed Zitron built a massive following by saying what tech journalists won't: that generative AI is an unsustainable bubble propped up by hype and bad…
Sep 22
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Read the Jimmy Kimmel Monologue That Led to an FCC Crackdown
The comedian condemned Kirk's murder and called it "monstrous." That wasn't enough. He had to mourn correctly or lose his show.
Sep 18
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We Can Condemn Murder Without Rewriting History
Political violence is wrong. So is pretending Charlie Kirk was something he wasn't.
Sep 16
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A New Series About Mussolini Captures the Performance Behind Fascism
Joe Wright's "Mussolini: Son of the Century" strips away the mystique to show authoritarianism as calculated spectacle. #sponsored
Sep 15
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This Is What Institutional Capture Looks Like
CBS News just appointed a Trump donor as its bias monitor, fulfilling a promise made to secure merger approval. The network of Murrow and Cronkite is…
Sep 9
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Your Tax Dollars Are Funding AI Founding Fathers Who Quote Ben Shapiro
PragerU teamed up with the White House. Oof!
Sep 4
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ABC News Writes Trump's Chicago Invasion Press Release For Him
Thirty-four paragraphs of violence porn, one mention of plummeting crime rates. This is how authoritarian moves get normalized.
Sep 2
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