Oh my god, how are y'all still not getting this? The title of the program is using and normalizing Trump's phrasing. Before the program has even aired, it's already functioning pro-annexation propaganda. You have already demonstrated a lack of care. - ThreadSky

marygillis.bsky.social • 11 hours ago

Oh my god, how are y'all still not getting this?
The title of the program is using and normalizing Trump's phrasing.
Before the program has even aired, it's already functioning pro-annexation propaganda.
You have already demonstrated a lack of care.

Reposted from Ian Hanomansing

There have been a few times when Checkup has been hammered on social media for a program we haven't done yet. I'm in a show meeting right now. The gap between what's being posted and what we're actually planning is enormous. Our regular listeners should expect the same care we use for every show.

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billferris.bsky.social•11 hours ago

I Get to Keep Ian Hanomansing's Car: A Bluesky Conversation

marygillis.bsky.social•11 hours ago

When I pitch headlines about butts, I am more careful and mindful of my phrasing and word usage than the CBC has been when naming a program about the potential violent annexation of our country.

marygillis.bsky.social•11 hours ago

And that's just the problem with the name! The fact that they're framing the potential of a fascist US president taking over our country as a "conversation" is an entire other issue! But one that stems from the same place: an unwillingness to address this situation with the seriousness it demands.

marygillis.bsky.social•11 hours ago

It's funny (and more than a little aggravating) that writing satire often involves joking about something while taking it very seriously, meanwhile so much "real" news is clearly being made by people who don't take serious issues seriously at all.

victoriadecapua.bsky.social•11 hours ago

what cracks me up is how smolbean they're acting when they used tactics designed to draw ire. Heat, can't handle, kitchen, etc.

lapsedhumanist.bsky.social•11 hours ago

The vibes Ian is giving. Just me?

marygillis.bsky.social•11 hours ago

*functioning as

cassandradrum.bsky.social•11 hours ago

👏. Exactly. I don’t give a goood goddam what you’re planning for the show Ian. Harm has already been done in the promotions for the show, using the crackpot king’s slogans.

Canada is in no fucking mood for this shit.

kwoolsey.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Thank you for this.

miripress.bsky.social•10 hours ago

I did not expect that. ;-)

miripress.bsky.social•10 hours ago

All. Things considered.

jeffthompson48.bsky.social•11 hours ago

That post alone shows you how stupid and clueless they are.

priznat.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Such a fucking bozo. His COVID shows were also insanely aggravating too, but this seems even more existential!

pensiveantics.bsky.social•7 hours ago

💯💯💯 he has blocked the entirety of BC covid twitter due to his intolerance for anyone who doesn't completely agree with anything he says including some egregiously bad takes.

nbcovidinfo.bsky.social•10 hours ago

So well said!!!! Yes. Argh. Also I am infuriated with the incentives at play. He’s a brand. He has books for sale and can be booked for events. With this being “simulcast to 100+ NPR stations” is this not a massive COI for him??!

fornaxvoid.bsky.social•10 hours ago

I feel like The Beaverton & The Onion need to do a joint parody of this. "North American check-in"

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