Fall of the Fourth Estate: A Critique of Mass Media

I’m putting this here just because it illustrates much of the media’s complete ignorance of the legal process. They can’t seem to comprehend that Maglione Mangione has NOT actually been charged with the murder of the CEO yet. He probably will be, but that hasn’t happened yet. And they’re really hung up on the not guilty pleas. Like…almost no one pleads guilty at arraignment. Even people who plead guilty later. This is just preliminary shit.

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But, but….they’ve watched every episode of Law & Order, some of them even twice!

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Silly aside, because it made me laugh… his name is Mangione (big eater), not Maglione (sweater).

Otherwise, copaganda and dismal educational standards are doing the job they’re supposed to.

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Furthermore, I urge everyone to avoid falling into the trap that the media is placing for people. As more of his options and internet posts become public, they’re going to try and smear him as much as possible, and have you think he’s a bad person because of what he thinks. Don’t lose sight of what you thought when this was done by one anonymous person…

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It’s too late. Now I know he played Among Us, which means he represents some weird minority that only includes 90% of the people I know under the age of 50.

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Yet more evidence that as with the once venerable Newsweek, The Atlantic is an old, horse drawn cart full of stale and sometimes dangerous bullshit.

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X is dominated by MAGA voices and actively suppresses others; meanwhile, the distance between the Morning Joe Libs and hardcore leftists on Bluesky is so vast, there’s disagreement here all day. Painting this place as an echo chamber is just lazy, especially at this late date.

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The echochamber on the far right is fucking HUGE… ANYONE not fully on board with MAGA is drummed out… I’m so sick of this BS narratives pearl clutching over the “left” or “progressives” and letting the far right DOMINATE pretty much the entire right…

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All accusations are confessions etc.

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Will?

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I am afraid this train has left the station some time ago.

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