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Democracy is being stabbed in the chest tomorrow by Republicans in Wisconsin, and it barely gets a mention on cable news and in major news outlets. Beyond frustrating. The @washingtonpost is right; democracy dies in darkness. And every major news outlet is contributing.
It is not just about whether there are mentions or segments. When the segments are the 3rd, 4th or 5th priorities, that signals that they are not as urgent as they should be. Nullifying elections is the mark of an autocracy. Get away with it, and it will happen again & again
And when the New York Times refers to this outrage as an attempt to “shore up strength,” it is aiding and abetting thse crimes against democracy.
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