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Re:Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather t... by beej71 on Thursday October 16, 2025 @11:09AM (#45606357)
I'm growing more convinced that there is a significant subset of the population that wants all of the press to be stooges.
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Re:Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather t... by JumpCrisscross on Thursday October 16, 2025 @11:30AM (#45606620)
> there is a significant subset of the population that wants all of the press to be stooges

A significant fraction of Americans are addicted to rage bait. They don’t care about accuracy as much as entertainment and ideological predictability.

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Re:Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather t... by fatbird on Thursday October 16, 2025 @12:36PM (#45607540)
When they're obviously lying to you, at least you know that they're lying.
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Re:Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather t... by account42 on Friday October 17, 2025 @04:15AM (#45614370)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vranyo

Known lies can still be effective.

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