This needs to happen. Otherwise it will become a forgotten blip among the other ridiculous things he says.
If you missed this thread in February 2026 I am repeating it here because recent events make it relevant again. The thread describes the distinctions I use to make sense of it all. For example: "the media" is not the same thing as "journalism," which is not the same as The Press."
“There is only one party in America trying to censor and control the press." newrepublic.com/article/2095...
Read @gregsargent.bsky.social on that idea.
Another way to put it: The press is a political actor, because how can it not be? But that doesn't mean it politicizes everything.
MADELEINE DEAN: Why did you lie to the New York Post about your relationship with Epstein?
LUTNICK: The House Oversight Committee and I agreed--
DEAN: Reclaiming my time. I do not accept that answer. We are our own committee. You're dodging the question. The coverup continues.
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As a Black woman in America, I’m disgusted with SCOTUS’s ruling yesterday weakening the Voting Rights Act! So awful! My ancestors fought and died for myself and many others to have voting rights