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John Shaft

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19. They're all part of the same money and power ecosystem

Thu May 16, 2024, 11:09 AM

May 16

The United States is filthy with corruption and injustice. It always has been. None of this is new.

What do you expect from a nation founded on genocide, slavery, and theft?

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Mainstream Media Refused to Report Trump's Bombshell Quid Pro Quo Offer to Big Oil Execs [View all] Kid Berwyn May 16 OP

He's going to lose the election so it'd be moot. jimfields33 May 16 #1

Agree. But, he'd lose by more if the News Media did their job. Kid Berwyn May 16 #2

That's true. They should at least look into it. jimfields33 May 16 #3

I'd say they fear a landslide and want 50/50 despite the repercussions. GreenWave May 16 #58

What is the opposite of moot? Jakes Progress May 16 #31

Debatable. NanaCat May 16 #70

Sounds like there are some actual journalists... and Media Matters isn't one of them FBaggins May 16 #4

Wrong. It's a major story the mainstream media buried. Kid Berwyn May 16 #6

Mainstream media didn't bury it as you've been told multiple times AZSkiffyGeek May 16 #40

Washington Post broke the story. Kid Berwyn May 16 #44

The Washington Post isn't mainstream media? AZSkiffyGeek May 16 #46

Yes, the Washington Post is mainstream. But the story IS NOT. Kid Berwyn May 16 #47

That makes no sense AZSkiffyGeek May 16 #49

No. You don't bother to read/report what the OP states. Kid Berwyn May 16 #52

So... AZSkiffyGeek May 16 #57

Nothing but smears. LOL. Kid Berwyn May 17 #84

Anything to avoid saying that the Washington Post is mainstream media AZSkiffyGeek May 17 #85

So, where's the coverage? Kid Berwyn May 17 #91

Oh, yeah, it only counts if you can see Corporate McPravda's spin AZSkiffyGeek May 17 #93

This message was self-deleted by its author mahatmakanejeeves May 16 #56

It is neither a major story - nor was it buried FBaggins May 16 #54

So don't report it as quid pro quo but do report it! CrispyQ May 16 #9

Trump wants the Fossil Fuel Industry to keep "The Gravy Train" of the status quo running ... Botany May 16 #5

Every last drop must be monetized. Kid Berwyn May 16 #8

And the disinformation is from domestic fossil fuel industries too. Botany May 16 #11

Oil companies do a lot of advertising on the corporate media SocialDemocrat61 May 16 #7

Absolute Badda-Bingo! Kid Berwyn May 16 #10

Maybe it's because the mainstream media is more aligned with big oil than it is with progressive politics? jalan48 May 16 #12

I remember a pol who said: "Corporations are people, too, my friend." Kid Berwyn May 16 #16

+ 1000 jalan48 May 16 #18

Great reading about corporate personhood on this site. CrispyQ May 16 #23

Nah, its'because the OP doesn't read newspapers or the Internet AZSkiffyGeek May 16 #41

Nice smear. I worked as a staff writer/reporter for a daily newspaper. Kid Berwyn May 16 #48

I was a reporter at one of the largest papers in the country AZSkiffyGeek May 16 #62

You can report it on page 1 or page 54. hay rick May 16 #13

MSNBC appears to be the only cable news outlet that tried. Kid Berwyn May 16 #20

The Truth is now just a Radical Left Wing Trope. dchill May 16 #14

That really, really bums me out. Kid Berwyn May 16 #21

What? liberalgunwilltravel May 16 #15

I should have been clearer -- mainstream television and cable. Kid Berwyn May 16 #24

Apparently newspapers don't count AZSkiffyGeek May 16 #27

But I don't want to believe that, so it's not true. NT mahatmakanejeeves May 16 #28

Dozens of articles via Google. So what? Kid Berwyn May 16 #37

You're the one who said mainstream media isn't covering it AZSkiffyGeek May 16 #38

Because the story is not getting the coverage it merits. Kid Berwyn May 16 #50

"Mainstream Media Refused to Report Trump's Bombshell Quid Pro Quo Offer to Big Oil Execs" AZSkiffyGeek May 16 #53

Hillary Clinton seconded Media Matters. Kid Berwyn May 17 #101

Which doesn't change the fact that the story was widely reported AZSkiffyGeek May 17 #102

So show the reportage from NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN or Fox. Kid Berwyn May 17 #103

You keep crying for your Corporate McPravda to report this AZSkiffyGeek May 17 #105

So you have nothing, but you can't admit that. Kid Berwyn May 17 #106

You're the one with the reading comprehension issues AZSkiffyGeek May 17 #108

Resorting to insults shows you don't have an argument. Kid Berwyn May 17 #110

I was being helpful and you accuse me of insulting you? AZSkiffyGeek May 17 #111

I posted the story you mentioned. Kid Berwyn May 17 #113

The world doesn't revolve around you AZSkiffyGeek May 17 #119

Such wisdom. Kid Berwyn May 17 #120

We're talking about you complaining that mainstream media isn't covering a story AZSkiffyGeek May 17 #121

It's more than you've brought to the discussion. Kid Berwyn May 17 #122

You mean apart from facts that disprove your argument? AZSkiffyGeek May 17 #124

Ad hominem attacks are a propaganda technique. Kid Berwyn May 17 #126

Thank you for your perseverance. Think. Again. May 17 #135

Apparently the OP can't read AZSkiffyGeek May 16 #42

Media Matters published it. Kid Berwyn May 17 #114

Media Matters started this post? AZSkiffyGeek May 17 #115

Such wit serves to divert attention. Kid Berwyn May 17 #117

Why should I? AZSkiffyGeek May 17 #118

So where is the coverage in the mainstream media? Kid Berwyn May 17 #128

That link doesn't say anything about Trump, oil policy or $1B dollars AZSkiffyGeek May 17 #130

It shows what makes up Corporate McPravda. Kid Berwyn May 17 #133

Why wouldn't you put that in your link name? AZSkiffyGeek May 17 #137

What's odd is your obsession with putting me down. Kid Berwyn May 17 #138

This discussion is about Trump offering big oil something? AZSkiffyGeek May 17 #141

It's about MAGA Maggie publicizing Pisswig von Putin. Kid Berwyn May 17 #144

Yet there is no mention of Maggie Haberman in your post AZSkiffyGeek May 17 #145

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding BoRaGard May 16 #17

Tim-ber! Kid Berwyn May 16 #36

They're all part of the same money and power ecosystem John Shaft May 16 #19

Corporate McPravda is bent by design. Kid Berwyn May 16 #73

Man, you're upset that something you call "Corporate McPravda" isn't reporting this story? AZSkiffyGeek May 17 #86

Do you think the press has covered Biden fairly? Kid Berwyn May 17 #89

I'm not sure what that has to do with this AZSkiffyGeek May 17 #90

If you don't know now, then you'll never know. Kid Berwyn May 17 #94

And those are the people you want covering Trump AZSkiffyGeek May 17 #95

Did anybody get a recording of TSF saying that? KS Toronado May 16 #22

Still searching. Not on ABCNNBCBSFauxNoise. Kid Berwyn May 16 #75

Thanks for searching, I'm kinda busy today KS Toronado May 16 #79

Republican media outlet owners do shit like this. live love laugh May 16 #25

Right Wing Built the Mass Media Long Ago to Manipulate the Masses Kid Berwyn May 17 #82

The story was on the front page of the Washington Post. mahatmakanejeeves May 16 #26

Serious question: So who do you know, besides on DU, who knows about this story? Kid Berwyn May 16 #32

Now you're posting something that dramatically undermines your position as if it supports it? mathematic May 16 #69

That could hurt the horse...and they need two horses underpants May 16 #29

Many Americans really do think in terms of sports. Kid Berwyn May 16 #33

This is a great article by Media Matters LetMyPeopleVote May 16 #30

Thank you. It really is. What the Princeton professor said... Kid Berwyn May 16 #34

"But... but... reporting on Trump's crimes and corruption could... impact the election!!1!11" Beartracks May 16 #35

Another BIG STORY the Mainstream Media Ignored... Kid Berwyn May 16 #77

This is more than quid pro quo - bribery facilitated by Trump waterwatcher123 May 16 #39

Absolutely agree. The Catch is 6 of 9. Kid Berwyn May 16 #78

As usual, a simple Google search demonstrates that you're wrong. MineralMan May 16 #43

Google is great. Kid Berwyn May 16 #45

Please show us where television is the only "mainstream media" AZSkiffyGeek May 16 #51

Not the point, is it? Kid Berwyn May 16 #55

Why should I watch a 30-second soundbite on ABC AZSkiffyGeek May 16 #59

So. Nothing to add except personal attacks? Kid Berwyn May 16 #61

Again, I'm not the one who posted a blatantly false title AZSkiffyGeek May 16 #63

So, you have nothing to back up your assertion. Kid Berwyn May 16 #65

But they aren't! AZSkiffyGeek May 16 #68

The fact NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN and FOX have not broadcast the story to the nation. Kid Berwyn May 17 #83

I knew about it from posts on social media AZSkiffyGeek May 17 #87

So where's the coverage? Kid Berwyn May 17 #88

Hur Dur newspapers aren't mainstream media!!!! AZSkiffyGeek May 17 #92

So where is the coverage? Kid Berwyn May 17 #123

Did you forget that you posted an article from The Guardian? AZSkiffyGeek May 17 #127

This message was self-deleted by its author John Shaft May 16 #74

No, thanks. You misstated the issue. MineralMan May 16 #60

Right. So you have nothing to back up your assertion. Kid Berwyn May 16 #66

I have heard of this many times. pwb May 16 #80

Hillary Clinton: "Be the Media" Kid Berwyn May 17 #100

"Subsequently, Reuters, The New York Times, Politico, and The Atlantic, among other digital news sites, covered....." brooklynite May 16 #64

So? Kid Berwyn May 16 #67

Every major media outlet reported it. TwilightZone May 16 #71

Please show where ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN or Fox News reported the story. Kid Berwyn May 16 #72

Big oil is a big advertiser nakocal May 16 #76

The Guardian: Trump Big Oil Giveaways Total $110 Billion Kid Berwyn May 17 #97

What's this? Reporting from mainstream media on the story? AZSkiffyGeek May 17 #107

It's an important story. Kid Berwyn May 17 #109

Hi! You must not have read the link you shared... AZSkiffyGeek May 17 #112

Here you go. pwb May 16 #81

One of those has almost 400,000 views. Kid Berwyn May 17 #98

Great OP thanks for sharing this and withstanding the backlash of media supporters. live love laugh May 17 #96

Thank you! Strange days have tracked us down. Kid Berwyn May 17 #99

That's because they were occupied covering vapor2 May 17 #104

Apprentices in Search of Veepdom Kid Berwyn May 17 #116

Hillary Clinton is again right on point LetMyPeopleVote May 17 #125

"A Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy" is how Ms. Clinton phrased the situation. Kid Berwyn May 17 #132

You know what the funniest part of this is? AZSkiffyGeek May 17 #129

The inordinate amount of time you spend on it. Kid Berwyn May 17 #139

With accuracy? I suppose AZSkiffyGeek May 17 #140

Gee. A smear artist. Here's what this post is REALLY about. Kid Berwyn May 17 #143

It was not reported because it pales in comparison Zambero May 17 #131

Pee-resident Trump's staggering record of uncharged crimes Kid Berwyn May 17 #134

Kick, and rec, and thank you for posting this. Think. Again. May 17 #136

Thank you! Keeping our Democracy is THE issue facing the nation. Kid Berwyn May 17 #142

You don't remember any coverage on radio... AZSkiffyGeek May 17 #146

Who saw that on the evening news? Kid Berwyn May 17 #147