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Roving journalist, correspondent, friend to all dogs mtracey@protonmail.com

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  1. 2 uur geleden

    Giving anonymity to "US officials" so they can undermine diplomatic initiatives without actually providing tangible evidence: a storied media tradition

    NBC News EXCLUSIVE: North Korea has increased nuclear production at secret sites, say officials
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  2. 2 uur geleden

    Attributing political dynamics you don't understand to "demographics" isn't just enormously condescending, it's also intellectually feeble

    Some folks are saying I won for “demographic” reasons. 1st of all, that’s false. We won w/voters of all kinds. 2nd, here’s my 1st pair of campaign shoes. I knocked doors until rainwater came through my soles. Respect the hustle. We won bc we out-worked the competition. Period.
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  3. 5 uur geleden

    He quickly retracted the remark, but it's still an insight into Tom Steyer's way of thinking that he would see **nuclear war** in terms of a political bargaining chip

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  4. 6 uur geleden

    Working paper: "When authenticity transcends ideology: a critical inquest"

    FWIW, most young people on the right respect an Ocasio-Cortez more than her defeated opponent. Just as they respected Sanders more than Clinton.
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  5. 8 uur geleden

    The style of political engagement that Obama tried to personify has just been completely thrown overboard, not simply by Trump/GOP but also by Democrats

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  6. 9 uur geleden

    Once you detach from any mental association with "the media" as a conceptual entity, the attacks cease to register. They're just attacks against an abstraction. Sort of like how people say they hate Congress, but support their individual Congressman

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  7. 9 uur geleden

    In no way does this ever excuse violence, but maybe it should be considered that ordinary people have legitimate reasons to disdain "the media" as a nebulous conceptual entity, given all the horrendous failings that the media has been complicit in over the years

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    10 uur geleden

    Codependence between journalists and the political class not a new thing, but has definitely gotten worse as the political class has become more detached from its former bases in society.

    Shouldn't journalists relish being demonized by government officials? Why would you want to be described by them as a "friend" rather than an "enemy"? Answer: because for all their self-congratulatory posturing, most journalists work to advance the interests of the state
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  9. 10 uur geleden

    Dems waving away the significance of the Ocasio-Cortez race by citing "demographics" is a similarly-sleazy inversion of what they often (accurately) accuse the Right of doing

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  10. 10 uur geleden

    Shouldn't journalists relish being demonized by government officials? Why would you want to be described by them as a "friend" rather than an "enemy"? Answer: because for all their self-congratulatory posturing, most journalists work to advance the interests of the state

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  11. 20 uur geleden

    Amusing column from one of the slain journalists, Rob Hiaasen, about how getting a haircut provides a reprieve from the news

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  12. 21 uur geleden

    Journalists obviously shouldn't be maliciously threatened, but let's be clear about something. The average journalist in the United States is in no way at risk of physical harm. Pretending otherwise inflates their collective ego. Try talking to commercial fishermen or roofers

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  13. 22 uur geleden

    Reason, restraint, and thoughtfulness are probably the most valuable commodities in the current media environment -- journalists jumping to ill-founded conclusions en masse hurts everyone who genuinely wants a rational press in this country

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  14. 23 uur geleden

    There's little glory in aggressively covering obscure County Council races, but it's necessary for a functioning society. Tragic

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  15. 24 uur geleden

    It's very revealing that the immediate instinct of so many in media is always to connect a violent event to national politics. For better or worse, most people don't sit around stewing about Trump all day

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  16. 29 jun.

    The alleged shooter had a deranged, obsessive grudge with this particular newspaper dating back years. Condolences to everyone desperately disappointed to find that they can’t connect this to their favorite national political narrative. You’ll have to wait till the next shooting

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  17. 28 jun.

    "Please wait for facts before drawing conclusions" is a maxim that's never going to be followed on social media, so why even bother

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  18. 28 jun.

    Those trying to dismiss the Ocasio-Cortez win as a "fluke" owing to "demographics" not only reveal their arrogance, but they're also ignoring the actual data

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  19. 28 jun.

    Even if some peculiarities of NY-14 contributed to Ocasio-Coretz's win, the idea that severe discontent with Dem leadership is confined to one district is a lie that Dem officials tell themselves to feel better

    "It’s not just one district": Ocasio-Cortez pushes back on Pelosi’s caution not to read too much into her victory
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  20. 28 jun.

    Are you ready for federal law enforcement agencies to have a direct role in dictating what political news people can consume, under the guise of combating "foreign interference"? Get ready!

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