abeltrev
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Media critic, news junkie, reader, writer and grammar nerd. Member of the semi-colon appreciation society, but anti-Oxford comma. PAO. US Army OIF Veteran. Posts are clearly my own.
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Separately, Trump has diverted military housing funds for his campaign to terrorize immigrants. He's not looking out for the troops. He's trying to con them.
$2B in Pentagon funds diverted to immigration operations, congressional Democrats say
Democrats review finds that $2 Billion in Pentagon Funds has been diverted to fund military operations on border and other immigration operations.
abcnews.go.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Separately, Trump has diverted military housing funds for his campaign to terrorize immigrants. He's not looking out for the troops. He's trying to con them.
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Bari Weiss has been failing up her entire career. She has exactly one skill: convincing rich old white men to give her money.
December 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Bari Weiss has been failing up her entire career. She has exactly one skill: convincing rich old white men to give her money.
There's a real need for media literacy, especially the ability to discern credible news from bullshit and *why* certain outlets are more credible than others.
December 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
There's a real need for media literacy, especially the ability to discern credible news from bullshit and *why* certain outlets are more credible than others.
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Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
*shudder* This is the kind of shit even Lovecraft didn't write about.
November 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
*shudder* This is the kind of shit even Lovecraft didn't write about.