One of the tough things about covering Trump’s 2nd term is that he is breaking so many laws & norms that when you cover them each on their own, you come off as an anti-Trump Dem pundit w “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” But when you list it all out things indeed look pretty alarming
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Some of which has been embodied in the notion that journalists can - in addition to their day job - also manage democracy if the specialists screw up - or at worst just work around it.
1. Printing the truth is every journalist's job.
2. How the truth is going to "come off" is IRRELEVANT.
The fact that 1 & 2 have to be said AGAIN is mind-boggling.
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The Maga cult will do this to anyone who is even one degree out out of alignment with their insanity.
Who the F cares?
"Gee, I'm afraid the Nazis will say I'm anti-Hitler... and that I have HDS..."
Michelle Goldberg of the NYT:
Wait, they do give a shit, they support the Regime.
That’s the bare minimum you’re asked to do.
If reporters are afraid of doing the job, find another job.
1. Printing the truth is every journalist's job.
2. How the truth is going to "come off" is IRRELEVANT.
The fact that you are bringing up "a very high cost of accuracy" as an argument is mind-boggling.
Do you seriously believe this shit?
Image description of quoted post: Four-panel scene of two people in a forested area. Across the four panels, one of the individuals speaks to the other. 1/2
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-05-11/trump-negotiated-india-pakistan-ceasefire-adds-new-risks-to-kashmir-conflict?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc0Njk5OTgxMSwiZXhwIjoxNzQ3NjA0NjExLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTVzQ3T1FEV0xVNjgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJFM0I0QjJCNjFCREM0NENDQThEMDJBNUU2ODE5RkVBQyJ9.qWDZczoxZTAVwn20nmjYlMmyIpbchlgsZGFZZRp4aqA
It's just a euphemism for "Dictatorship."
Michelle Golberg in the NYT: