the latest rash of “the things I learned at the Trump rally” genre of punditry is annoying, low-effort, devoid of stakes, yes—but in 2024 it has a more vile and cowardly pitch, like a media rehearsing for a Trump regime, testing out collaborating in advance - ThreadSky

melissagiragrant.com • 410 days ago

the latest rash of “the things I learned at the Trump rally” genre of punditry is annoying, low-effort, devoid of stakes, yes—but in 2024 it has a more vile and cowardly pitch, like a media rehearsing for a Trump regime, testing out collaborating in advance

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onyeka1.bsky.social•410 days ago

I cant agrer less

rotanen.bsky.social•410 days ago

You do not, under any circumstances, gotta hang out with the Fisher Price Death Squad.

hammancheez.bsky.social•410 days ago

Trump Trains : Bold New Immigration Policy

By Matt Yglesias

boleteful.bsky.social•410 days ago

1 Billion Americans: a Pronatalist Prophesy For a Well Integrated America

skoozeme.bsky.social•410 days ago

Probably an unpopular opinion, but why do you amplify Trump’s voice? “You” = media in general.

It seems to me if you want him gone and the other guy in you’d mute the dickhead and promote the other guy, Biden.

All I see are “look what dickcheese said” posts.

beejieweejie.bsky.social•410 days ago

We've gone from the diner to the caucus to the "college educated" now coming home to fascism after a brief absence. Honestly, the drivel, the lies, the willful ignorance and the "better for the economy" "Putin never would have... Hamas never would have..."without any context - it's bonkers.

ja3.bsky.social•410 days ago

enbuenora.bsky.social•410 days ago

personally I think that last simile is in fact the reality and has been the case for several years now--there are all sorts of forces led by the worst rich people and therefore echoed by the media organizations they own to ease us into the permanent authoritarian regime they see a chance for

mattsteinglass.bsky.social•410 days ago

If Trump wins it will become extremely difficult to be a media organ, not (just) because of repression but because under authoritarianism the news and public discourse gradually become pointless. It’s only cheerleaders or powerless Cassandras, and eventually people stop watching.

mattsteinglass.bsky.social•410 days ago

So I feel like I’m gazing ahead at that possibility and it just feels bitter and grim. But there’s nothing to do but fight the fight.

papadontpreach.bsky.social•410 days ago

I suspect they will only reflect on bad Biden policies.

wishtea.bsky.social•410 days ago

The most recent episode of If Books Could Kill, and it made a very good point about "savvy" journalism being incredibly unsavvy when it comes to Trump and Trumpism 😑

wishtea.bsky.social•410 days ago

(My grammar was utterly shot in that post, apologies lmao)

norbizness.bsky.social•410 days ago

A greatest hits tour where the band only had one hit the other 2 hours is noodling around on the guitar

edifiedlistener.bsky.social•410 days ago

That last part.

shermandorn.com•409 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/shermandorn.com/post/3kj5l6tj7mn2q

quatoria.bsky.social•410 days ago

feel like i've been seeing signs of trump triangulation all over our media and major network moves for the past year, two years

socio-steve.bsky.social•410 days ago

Oh yeah they are hedging big time.

melissagiragrant.com•410 days ago

it’s def been building for a while now—probably feels worse given the election getting nearer, and will get worse

jaytingle.bsky.social•410 days ago

It's called "career advancement."

brooklynmarie.bsky.social•410 days ago

Yes.

papadontpreach.bsky.social•410 days ago

Reporters asking Trump supporters questions without pushback is awful. We already know what their answers are. Seeing clips we later mock only affirm crazy in casual viewers.

jimnobu.tv•410 days ago

This is 100% how I read it. “Audience of one”

realcoachbeard.bsky.social•410 days ago

It’s painful how reporters are trying to do exactly what you’ve said. Trying to cozy up to the MAGA right so when the chaos predictably and eventually takes place, maybe they can have some pull with 5% of them because they “aren’t that bad”.

socio-steve.bsky.social•410 days ago

Holding out for that coveted "3rd against the wall" slot.

giantpainintheass.bsky.social•409 days ago

Almost like they're looking forward to it

hasenpfeffer70.bsky.social•410 days ago

That's absolutely what they are doing. They want the ratings back that they enjoyed during Mango Mussolini's first term.

jaytingle.bsky.social•410 days ago

Very definitely what is happening.

grahamshevlin.bsky.social•410 days ago

If Trump does win, they are going to find out the hard way that he regards them as expendable idiots.

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