• NineMileTower@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Trump wouldn’t be where he is if media like The NY Times didn’t circlejerk his existence. Had the media ignored their cash cow from the start we wouldn’t be facing the end of democracy.

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      5 months ago

      The abject failure of corporate news in assessing our current situation of befuckededness cannot be overstated.

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        5 months ago

        But Jon Stewart still continues to try, thankfully! He is the hero that we need, even if not the one we deserve right now, or whatever (line from Batman) - I doubt he can save us from ourselves, but damn I’m sure glad to see him on the air again nonetheless.