rbreich , to Random
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Harlan Crow and other GOP megadonors have provided Clarence Thomas with gifts valued at over $4 million. They include...

-38 destination vacations

-26 private jet flights

-6 helicopter flights

-Yacht voyages

Still wondering why SCOTUS approval ratings have hit record lows?

ZhiZhu ,
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@rbreich

And we only know about the corruption of Clarence Thomas (and other SCOTUS "justices") thanks to the hard work of @ProPublica

Check out their "Friends of the Court" series of articles covering this scandal:
https://www.propublica.org/series/supreme-court-scotus

rbreich , to Random
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In a misguided effort to be "unbiased," most news media have stopped calling Trump's Big Lie about the 2020 election what it is. Instead they're using terms like "false statements" or "claims without evidence."

Memo to the media: Calling out lies isn't "biased." It's your job.

ZhiZhu ,
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@rbreich

"Some say that journalists should strive to be “neutral”

...journalists should strive to be truthful...

Stating a truth that will be used to determine someone’s guilt or innocence is rarely a “neutral” act, but it is a necessary one.

When remaining “neutral” is used as an excuse to avoid stating uncomfortable truths — truths that might offend the powerful or the public — that is not journalism.

That is cowardice"

Meme, plain white background with black text: Some say that journalists should strive to be “neutral” I disagree. I think journalists should strive to be truthful — like a witness in a trial who is sworn to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Stating a truth that will be used to determine someone’s guilt or innocence is rarely a “neutral” act, but it is a necessary one. When remaining “neutral” is used as an excuse to avoid stating uncomfortable truths — truths that might offend the powerful or the public — that is not journalism. That is cowardice. Watermark: ZmemeZ
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    • KeithDJohnson ,
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    @rbreich 👍

    rbreich , to Random
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    The Biden Admin's rule limiting credit card late fees was set to begin tomorrow.

    But a Trump-appointed judge blocked it at the request of the Chamber of Commerce — costing U.S. families an estimated $27 million a day.

    MAGA and corporate interests want to keep ripping you off.

    blaise ,
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    @rbreich
    This is the sort of thing that I wish @MeidasTouch would amplify and maybe get the mainstream to respond.

    georgetakei , to Random
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    Wow, Donald is really losing it. https://www.comicsands.com/kimmel-trump-al-pacino-oscars-2667802465.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

    MugsysRapSheet ,
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    @georgetakei
    It's head-shaking childishness stupidity from that makes me more & more certain that his support isn't anywhere as great as the (and pollsters) would have us believe.

    There is simply NO WAY this senile man-child whose comic ineptitude crashed the global economy, cost more American lives in just 11 months than every American war of the 20th century due to dismissing a , and now facing 91 FELONY indictments has GAINED support since his 2020 loss.

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