Thread by @alllocalpolitic

This means you @bradleyzeve and your white glove treatment of the Panettas.

"It’s impossible to look out on the current state of political discourse in this country and think that we are succeeding in our core mission of creating an informed electorate." presswatchers.org/2021/01/what-t…

"Both parties are corrupted by money, which has badly perverted the debate for a long time. But one party, you have certainly noticed, has over the last decade or two descended into a froth of racism, grievance and reality-denial."

"Defining our job as “not taking sides between the two parties” has also empowered bad-faith critics to accuse us of bias when we are simply calling out the truth. We will not take sides with one political party or the other, ever."

"But we will proudly, enthusiastically, take the side of wide-ranging, fact-based debate."

"rather than obsess on bipartisanship, we should recognize that the solutions we need – and, indeed, the American common ground — sometimes lie outside the current Democratic-Republican axis, rather than at its middle, which opens up a world of interesting political-journalism"

"Tiresomely chronicling who’s up and who’s down actually ends up normalizing the status quo. I ask you to consider taking — as a baseline — the view that there is urgent need for dramatic, powerful action"

"The most important lesson of the Bush/Cheney years is that we should never assume government officials are telling us the truth, especially when it comes to matters involving war and national security."

And what a business it is (war). Our local "left" @mcweekly loves this 👇

And being pro-war is very, very profitable for people who spent their entire life as a government worker.

(multi-millionaires)

* the real House of Cards, Underwoods

... very

"We can’t assume they understand basic civics. We can’t even assume they appreciate the difference between verifiable facts and baseless lies."