Glenn Greenwald with a nice scathing article exposing the media. Even though Greenwald is very liberal, he is one of the few honest writers out there
Journalists Attack the Powerless, Then Self-Victimize to Bar Criticisms of Themselves
https://greenwald.substack.com/p/jou...-the-powerless
Just one excerpt - give the article a read yourself, well worth it
"In other words, the only purpose of the article — headlined: “Insurrection fundraiser: Capitol riot extremists, Trump supporters raise money for lawyer bills online” — was to pressure and shame tech companies to do more to block these criminal defendants from being able to raise funds for their legal fees, and to tattle to tech companies by showing them what techniques these indigent defendants are using to raise money online.
The USA Today reporters went far beyond merely reporting how this fundraising was being conducted. They went so far as to tattle to PayPal and other funding sites on two of those defendants, and then boasted of their success in having their accounts terminated:"
- berryberry
- 03-29-2021, 11:49 PM
- starway
- 03-31-2021, 03:06 PM
Yes the media sucks. They just keep spinning crap and people just keep eating that crap up.