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PlanetBev

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9. My God, I've been anguishing about this all day

Reply to Pototan (Original post)

Sun May 25, 2025, 03:14 AM

May 25

I watched the CBS evening news and the anchorwoman introduced the Trump segment like she was reporting on a pleasant human interest story. There doesn’t seem to be any urgency about what we’re dealing with here. It reminds me of that Star Trek episode with these zombie like creatures repeating to Kirk, Spock and Dr. McCoy, “You will be absorbed.”

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This "sane washing" of Trump is getting too obvious [View all] Pototan May 25 OP

K&R Blue Owl May 25 #1

Thanks Pototan May 26 #36

We must Demand the Media Do Their Constitutional DUTY ! proud patriot May 25 #2

THANK YOU Skittles May 25 #3

His message is clear to the media. Mess with.me and ill Klarkashton May 25 #7

but some who are fighting back are winning Skittles May 25 #8

The wins are extremely costly and painful. Most of them are for Klarkashton May 25 #13

What I don't understand is kkmarie May 25 #16

Exactly! Pototan May 25 #33

"Getting"... . The RW media tried to Cha May 25 #4

We are in the age of Caligulump. DFW May 25 #5

our media will report the selection as "controversial" 2MuchNoise May 25 #28

If you want a sane wash take look st the summary Klarkashton May 25 #6

My God, I've been anguishing about this all day PlanetBev May 25 #9

The white supremacist-wealth wing of the white establishment BaronChocula May 25 #10

There's a reason the White House won't release transcripts of anything Trump says. SunSeeker May 25 #11

Well there is video of the entire insult to the cadets malaise May 25 #21

The problem is, without an official transcript, there's debate over whether he actually said what's in the transcript. SunSeeker May 25 #23

You're right - the media glistens and glazes Trump at every turn. dchill May 25 #12

The media hides and shows two sides... BigmanPigman May 25 #14

So important that all who can do it get out & protest. Dark n Stormy Knight May 25 #15

I found out a good trick from fellow Dems... BigmanPigman May 25 #25

Good work!!! SUPERB!!! calimary May 25 #29

Exactly! BigmanPigman May 26 #35

If one of these protests is not outside of 30 Rock FalloutShelter May 25 #26

True enough, HOWEVER, every part of this country has representatives of every kind and at every level. calimary May 25 #31

Absolutely! FalloutShelter May 25 #32

Because the corporate media SocialDemocrat61 May 25 #17

He is profit for the top Rep donors, no one else matters. Brainfodder May 25 #18

"There will be a reckoning, and we will all suffer." OldBaldy1701E May 25 #19

I didn't watch much news yesterday but did any of them mention malaise May 25 #20

any news outlet that dares report accurately HAB911 May 25 #22

The main concern of these "journalists" PlanetBev May 25 #24

Actually, he DOES mean "spread democracy at the point of a gun" Maeve May 25 #27

".... but Biden was demented!" 'The Media' is owned by corporations.... Jack Valentino May 25 #30

I can't remember where I saw the headline Diamond_Dog May 25 #34