Category: Media

They never change

~ susie

As someone who’s been yelling about the Times’ weasel words for 25 or so years, welcome to the Noticer Club. Contact President Driftglass for more information.

The New York Times likes to say Trump "has stretched the limits of his powers” and “tests the boundaries of the presidency.” But this is not a test or a stretching exercise. He’s a lawless politician building a dictatorship. Say it. 🧵 1/3

— Mark Jacob (@markjacob.bsky.social) 2025-11-02T14:11:23.039Z

Back in June, I wrote about the news media’s weasel wording, such as saying Trump is “bending the military’s role” and “flirting with lawless defiance of court orders.” Yes, “flirting.” You can subscribe for free to my Stop the Presses newsletter. 🧵 2/3

— Mark Jacob (@markjacob.bsky.social) 2025-11-02T14:11:23.040Z

The New York Times wrote strongly about the MAGA threat in an editorial last week. It needs to make the same points in its news pages. It's not an opinion that Trump is building a dictatorship. It's apparent to anyone who is paying attention, and we need more people to pay attention. 🧵 3/3

— Mark Jacob (@markjacob.bsky.social) 2025-11-02T14:11:23.041Z

Oh look

~ susie

A new right wing press corps, INCLUDING THE GATEWAY PUNDIT, at the Pentagon:

Nearly one week since a rash of Pentagon journalists turned in their press credentials after refusing to sign a new restrictive press policy, the Defense Department announced a “new media” press corps, largely hailing from right-wing outlets.

The 60 peoplefrom various news organizationsrepresent, “a broad spectrum of new media outlets and independent journalists,” Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell wrote in a statement on X, adding that all of the publications agreed to the agency’s press policy.

According to an draft of the announcement obtained by The Washington Post ahead of Parnell’s tweet, the coalition of signatories includes streaming service Lindell TV (started by MyPillow CEO and Trump ally Mike Lindell), the websites the Gateway Pundit, the Post Millennial, Human Events, and the National Pulse. It also includes Turning Point USA’s media brand Frontlines, as well as influencer Tim Pool’s Timcast, and a Substack-based newsletter called Washington Reporter. The memo said that “many independent journalists” also signed, but did not specify who they were.