“Spotify’s unfolding Rogan fiasco comes as the company does deep damage to its own brand by steadfastly defending a chronic purveyor for right-wing lies and hate; a modern-day Rush Limbaugh.”
NYT being afraid of its own shadow is an awful look
according to NYT, US vax rate trailing every other high-income nation by 20 pt is just happening. period. there’s no explanation according to this cowardly piece
“The Times for the last year has been a leading press player in pushing the idea that DeSantis is a runaway political star, and the Times’ general practice is always to treat rising Republican stars as savvy and imposing.”
“What about the fact that more than 65,000 Floridians have died from Covid-19 and 5 million have been infected under DeSantis, who has taken extreme steps that have prolonged the pandemic? The Times politely sets most of that aside.”
“The same media that remains in inflation hyperventilation mode, just cannot work up the energy to consistently inform news consumers about the surging economy under President Joe Biden.”
“So attached to the idea of using economic news to bash Biden, the press doesn’t know what to do when the data demolish the media’s preferred storyline.”