follow the money

Thank You!

Thank you, Paul Krugman.

They will not ever report on or write anything substantial that over time might alienate a large percentage of their customers, no matter what. Trump could set fire to the White House; it wouldn't matter. Corporations may not actually be people but they do exist to make profits from people. Now, more than ever, we need permanently-funded, public news media that reports only facts, not talking points and spin. The philosophy that every entity should be profit-based has harmed us immeasurably.

But that won't happen. So, Democrats need to be demanding media literacy be taught in every school. And they need to change the narrative about the media. Take control of the narrative for a change instead of being on the defensive as they have been for as long as I can remember. "Liberal media" claims have absolutely dominated.

...an example would be "tell me the defensible postion for the Holocaust?"

…of his insane mind.

These are carefully crafted lies and memes and dog whistles and manipulations fashioned by Miller an Conway and others to drive up his base support, and to serve his ability to trade American welfare for lucrative deals abroad, and to please his narrow corporate supporters (Mercers et al).

He's only as mad as Goebbels was—hideous but utterly deliberate and knowing. He knows how to dominate the media and that's what he's doing.

You can't reason with unreasonable people. Sometimes the other side is just plain nuts.

Arguing with Branch Trumpvidians or the Head Trumpvidian is like trying to teach a pig to dance and sing.

is a diversion from Trump's Treasury looting. The media just wants access to power, truth be damned.