Fred Ryan (Republican) publisher of the @washingtonpost pays editors who reinforce Republican-friendly narratives. Let’s walk through todays A1 piece abt the impending preventable catastrophe of #DebtCeiling
☝️ @TonyRomm +editor construct a frame that the Republican hostage-taking of the US economy is a responsible and legitimate strategy.
“Urgency for a deal” when Republicans are not acting in good faith or consistency.
Next Tony emphasizes the frame that the deficit is “bothsides”
Tony parrots GOP disinformation “two years of Dem control”. Is this true @TonyRomm ? If yes let us know you think so. If not why be a stenographer?
Oh and it’s most legitimate economists warning - not only the Biden administration.
We now see Tony accept the premise that “fiscal austerity” is GOP concern.
This is a lie. The GOP has slashed taxes on wealthy Americans/corporations for decades.
Tony do tax policies impact the deficit? How did Republicans add to the deficit? How much in 4 yrs?
Now we see the hostage- taking described. So is this truly “bothsides”. Sure similar to “Hostage-taker” and “hostage”.
Here’s context impt REPUBLICANS did similar before and it was bad but only to Dem Presidents. So this intermittent #DebtCeiling fight is premised on a lie!
Now WaPo @TonyRomm are stenographers of GOP disinformation printed for eternity.
Oh @TonyRomm incase you forgot NO republicans voted for the Inflation Reduction act that also lowered the #deficit
You could have framed that as important as opposed to @JoeBiden signing as the relevant detail.
Would be helpful Tony to write that Republicans have a terrible track record on the deficit. Why not mention how Republican taxation policies have contributed?
NB: It is time to alert America the GOP that attacks our democracy &fellow Americans - is willing to trigger a default.
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🧵BREAKING: Newsrooms Rush to Communicate That Trump's Felony Conviction Doesn't Matter
While many front pages prominently carried news of Trump’s guilt, our most influential newsrooms are already communicating to the public that they should not consider this a very big deal. 1/
Newsrooms can make a big deal out of, and paint as a beyond the pale scandal, anything they want. That they haven't made those choices for Trump suggests a willful desire not to. News execs are choosing to normalize Trump and downplay his disqualifying behavior. Terrifying. 2/
Would any other politician receive such framing? Consider, none of the articles had to be written at all. Each of those outlets could have chosen to use the occasion of Trump’s historic conviction to instead call for him to drop out of the race. Alas, a bizarre whitewash. 3/
🧵Epic 4th Estate Failure: News orgs @WSJ & media stars like @maggienyt @jdawsey1 w/#FreeEvan bios have been mute on Trump’s insane extortion/brag 5/23/24.
Journalists should see themselves in Evan in a second Trump term (or more).
That @SallyBuzbee @nycscribe cannot muster the courage to stand up for Evan in any meaningful way - tells you legacy news orgs are not worried about “democracy” and are enabling American fascism.
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@SallyBuzbee @nycscribe Please read this by @brianstelter in @newrepublic the future of journalism and media under Trump rule is ominous.
Journalists need to sound the alarm. This is not normal.
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By whitewashing & normalizing #SCOTUS corruption @nytimes is enabling the destruction of American democracy.
NYT is now a MAGA Supreme Court-protection racket.
#AbsoluteImmunity is an afront to democracy 1/n @MarkJacob16 @ruthbenghiat
@NewsJennifer @froomkin @KyleYSpencer
As *THE* role-model + influencer of media coverage, NYT failures have an even greater impact. NYT continues to ignore SCOTUS corruption.
On 2/29/24 NYT leadership @AGSNYT @nycscribe used the front page to misinform America about the latest legal abomination from #SCOTUS 2/
@AGSNYT @nycscribe This effort by @adamliptak fails to convey the MAJOR implications - #SCOTUS is more legally corrupt than imagined.
4 justices -likely MAGA have an extraordinary view: it’s necessary to even answer if a President is above the law.
A🧵 The @nytimes leadership @AGSNYT + @nycscribe amplify @peterbakernyt who
continues to fail at conveying the harms and catastrophe of Trump 2.0 governing as an AUTOCRAT & his alliances with Putin+other autocrats.
Today front page 1/n @MarkJacob16 @ruthbenghiat @NewsJennifer
It is astounding that Peter’s opinions (labeled NEWS ANALYSIS) are repeatedly given Front Page narrative-shaping prominence by NYT.
TLDR:
MAGA Republicans don’t ally with democracies.
Trump voters don’t care about the world.
NYT has second digital headline 2/ @NewsJennifer
@NewsJennifer This is @DougJBalloon material
“Ideologically flexible”?
Has his alignment w/Putin’s interests been flexible?
Is the NYT crediting Trump for his prescient authoritarianism?
Perhaps consider this a regression and revanchism.
A🧵@nytimes is a $7B *media company*. It no longer prioritizes a role in defense of democracy or the Fourth Estate. This NEEDS to change.
The leader of the GOP is waging war on democracy &is a threat to the world. 1/n @JeffSharlet @ruthbenghiat @TDucklo @MarkJacob16 @mehdirhasan
The NYT leadership (@AGSNYT @nycscribe ) is responsible for the direction + priorities.
@NYTimesGuild we have to ask at what point do you speak publicly about the failures of NYT?
Is this week’s perverse obsession w/Biden age/memory instead of COMPETENCE a wake up call? 2/
@AGSNYT @nycscribe @NYTimesGuild The @nytimes
habitual normalizing coverage of Trump (and omission of Trump’s depravity and fascism) is not only dangerous -at this point it’s complicity.
Please see a past thread of how NYT whitewashes fascism. 3/ @jeffjarvis @Sulliview @NewsJennifer