Meet the new boss….

[jon-nyc]

I assume the latter reference is a rumored EO to “end” birthright citizenship.

[jon-nyc]

Article is worth reading.

[Jolly]

I don't think the lawsuit is without merit. CBS doctored the tape and got caught.

[jon-nyc]

The word you’re looking for is edited and it’s never been illegal.

[Jolly]

In the middle of a national election campaign?

Nope, not buying that one. Not from legacy media. Not over the public airwaves.

[jon-nyc]

You’re just absolutely wrong. And obviously so. Clearly the media, left and right, makes editorial decisions that favor one side or the other all the time. This is 1st amendment 101.

[89th]

Yeah this is the dumbest lawsuit. It’s about a law protecting the sales of food and services and Trump is trying to act like he’s “a consumer of the news service”.

Also the very idea that Trump of all people is filing a lawsuit about “false, misleading, or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce” is almost like an SNL skit.

[Jolly]

If I'm wrong, I'm wrong. But I don't like the legacy media -which is a self-proclaimed neutral reporter of news - putting their finger on the scales in a national election.

May Trump wring CBS out like a wet dishrag.

[LuFins Dad]

Bias is one thing, but the difference between both released videos is pretty frigging stark.

[Horace]

There's an obvious difference between a public lawsuit and secret, behind the scenes pressure from the government, with an implied quid pro quo.

[89th]

It’s not illegal, and it’s also petty. But I also agree it’s annoying as shit to watch most news outlets lean left. Maybe it’s in their nature as libs like to push the envelope and cons like to keep the envelope closed.

[Horace]

@89th That distinction is very blurry these days, as "conservatives" are the ones who want social change more than the "progressives". That's what happens when the left dominates mainstream popular culture for multiple generations in a row. It becomes the home of psychological conservatives, who don't happen to use the word "conservative" when they self-identify. Phenotypically, the panicked reaction of older educated white females with their luxury beliefs, to the advent of the Trump era, is identical to the panicked reactions 60 years ago of older religious types as they watched their culture changing.

[jon-nyc]

@Horace said in Meet the new boss….:

There's an obvious difference between a public lawsuit and secret, behind the scenes pressure from the government, with an implied quid pro quo.

There are differences but the end result is the same. Perhaps worse in trumps case. The media companies are acting out of fear of retribution. The twitter files revealed that twitter was comfortable pushing back when they wanted to.

[Horace]

@jon-nyc said in Meet the new boss….:

@Horace said in Meet the new boss….:

There's an obvious difference between a public lawsuit and secret, behind the scenes pressure from the government, with an implied quid pro quo.

There are differences but the end result is the same. Perhaps worse in trumps case. The media companies are acting out of fear of retribution. The twitter files revealed that twitter was comfortable pushing back when they wanted to.

Of what value is the "when they wanted to" qualifier, when the moderating teams were all aligned with progressive political intent? And in the presence of an obvious implied quid pro-quo, if only in the feeling that one is in the good graces of those who pull governmental strings? No, I'll take the public and transparent lawsuit, every day.

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in Meet the new boss….:

The twitter files revealed that twitter was comfortable pushing back when they wanted to.

Did you listen to the Zuckerberg interview with Rogan?

"Comfortable" is not a word that applied to the government pressure.

[jon-nyc]

I did, and thought about that when I posted the above. But Zuck has an agenda now, like he did then, and the email exchanges released by twitter files are pretty clear evidence that pushback happened.

[George K]

You're conflating the Twitter Files with Facebook.

Zuckerberg was really clear about the pressure that the Biden administration put on them. And there was not much comfortable pushback from Meta AFAICT.

Perhaps there was at Twitter, but Zuck didn't mention it at his shop.

[jon-nyc]

Again, Zuck had an agenda then, and he has one now. It’s possible that the same authorities that allowed twitter to push back held the line at Facebook, but that doesn’t seem likely.

[jon-nyc]

[Jolly]

Who are you gonna believe? The defendant's transcript or your lying eyes?