Florida judge orders *surprise* release of Epstein transcripts

[Cindy Claveau]

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Or at the very least, headlines and a bunch of opinion pieces in the NYT about how he is too rapey to be president and should step down.

I'll be enjoying a plate of fried pork wings when that happens.

 

[Free]

Billboard in Wisconsin.

 

[Dirran]

I think the reality of Trump is just so horrible, that it's much easier for many people to not believe a word of it. Biden being old and a bit weird is easier to wrap your head around. It's like if I was introducing my friends and I said "Marcus is a huge asshole, but Jimmy killed 6 people" You'd probably assume the second one had to be a joke because it's a bit out there.

The reality of Trump fits right into the media's business model. They get an endless stream of juicy reportables that are easy, cheap and never boring. That makes for lots of page impressions.

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

The reality of Trump fits right into the media's business model. They get an endless stream of juicy reportables that are easy, cheap and never boring. That makes for lots of page impressions.

That's basically it. The media loves Trump, not for any political agenda-based reason, but because he's like a walking ChatGPT of ragebait. For very little to no effort at all on their part, covering him brings the clicks and views.

 

[Isabeau]

Then by all means cover him! And all his lies, Rapey shit, contradictions, fake religious stuff, the fleecing of his own people, etc.

 

[Jopsy Pendragon]

Then by all means cover him! And all his lies, Rapey shit, contradictions, fake religious stuff, the fleecing of his own people, etc.

New (mostly derivative) Crackpot Theory:

It's all reality television's fault.

Having so utterly destroyed the otherwise fine line between fact and fiction, reality television has completely poisoned our ability to invest time in content that doesn't have an immediate emotional impact and balanced predictable/surprise factor. That means conflict, betrayal, playing dirty, screwing someone over, crushing hopes and dreams and pulling the unexpected out of a hat.

So now, if they don't get that from the political discourse they consume through various media... it's "a bad investment of time" because it has no immediate emotional payoff.

That's why trump and his Grand Ol Nat-C Party are winning. They push the loyalty of their beta/omega players to the point of absolute absurdity, and like NASCAR, people watch wondering at what point Trump will go too far and Cruz/Rubio/Lindsey/Mitch/MTG/LauBo/etc will finally snap. They love watching the boring old 'goodie goodie' liberals getting the rug pulled out from under them. Winning by getting away with cheating is so much more unpredictable and engaging than watching someone boringly win on slow and steady merit.

So, that's it. My revised utterly derivative crackpot theory: Reality Television's "emotionally crack-cocaine laced" format is so pervasive and effective that media outlets covering politics have had to emulate it in order to maintain viewership. Which has fundamentally shifted the values of so many constituents that we're not voting for leadership or governance, we're voting for drama, conflict, cheaters and ultimately -entertainment-. Without any regard to the fact that we're all going to be collateral damage.

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Then by all means cover him! And all his lies, Rapey shit, contradictions, fake religious stuff, the fleecing of his own people, etc.

Problem is, that's all good for a few months until he's incarcerated and safely removed from society. Prisoners in prison rarely make the news. Conversely, another Trump presidency would provide the media with an endless supply of news fodder. At least until Trump does away with the free press.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Why is Donald Trump treated so much more favourably by the US news media than was Prince Andrew by their British counterparts?

Trump Deserves the Royal Treatment

They both partied with Epstein. Shouldn't "King" Donald receive the same level of scrutiny as Prince Andrew?

unprecedented.ghost.io

 

[Kalel]

That's basically it. The media loves Trump, not for any political agenda-based reason, but because he's like a walking ChatGPT of ragebait. For very little to no effort at all on their part, covering him brings the clicks and views.

Trump is a walking cashcow when it comes to Monetization... the more we click on news articles.. the more we bicker and fight amoungst each other... they feed off of it. all these news companies are trying to get traffic back to thier websites.. They don't even need to make shit up... Good publicity or bad publicity.. fake or real... doesn't matter.... say his name and it's a conditioned trigger at this point. it would be stupid to not take advantage of it... you'd loose money trying to just ignore it.

Trump needs money? "hey trump saying something" ::Films and post it online:: Guaranteed income from both sides.. win win.

Ethics? the needle on that meter was broken long time ago.. no one is interested in fixing it.

 

[Cindy Claveau]

The newly unsealed Jeffrey Epstein documents have Donald Trump's name all over them. He had been secretly disguised as 'Doe 174.'

 

[Cindy Claveau]

Trump is a walking cashcow when it comes to Monetization... the more we click on news articles.. the more we bicker and fight amoungst each other... they feed off of it. all these news companies are trying to get traffic back to thier websites.. They don't even need to make shit up... Good publicity or bad publicity.. fake or real... doesn't matter.... say his name and it's a conditioned trigger at this point. it would be stupid to not take advantage of it... you'd loose money trying to just ignore it.

Here's a massive clue as to why the media prefers to hype up crap instead of being honest - add in the fact that most of the CEOs of companies shown here are also conservative, having donated to Trump in the past:

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

Why is Donald Trump treated so much more favourably by the US news media than was Prince Andrew by their British counterparts?

I dunno, that seems like kind of an easy one to me - nobody has a personal stake in Prince Andrew. As a born royal, he was just kinda there. So nobody cares about protecting his reputation. Lots of people have a lot riding on Trump, though.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

I dunno, that seems like kind of an easy one to me - nobody has a personal stake in Prince Andrew. As a born royal, he was just kinda there. So nobody cares about protecting his reputation. Lots of people have a lot riding on Trump, though.

Lots of people have a lot riding on Biden, too, but that doesn't stop the media having a go at him about his age, any more than the fact lots of people had a lot riding on Bill Clinton stop the media from going after him about Monica Lewinsky.

 

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[Free]

Democrats should be doing this kind of *poke* at the press every week or so.

 

[Cindy Claveau]

 

[GoblinCampFollower]

Here's a massive clue as to why the media prefers to hype up crap instead of being honest - add in the fact that most of the CEOs of companies shown here are also conservative, having donated to Trump in the past:

But these corporations are maxist! Especially Disney, who sometimes makes woke stuff with gay characters ....who can be easily cut out for foreign markets.

...My parents believe with 100% blindness that the media is all liberal. Doesn't matter what evidence I point to. I will never convince them different. Related to this, I think the exact moment the GOP lost their minds is when they convinced themselves that big public corporations are ever "marxist." They pretend to reach for the center because they want to sell to everyone, but at the end of the day, they only stand for profit.

 

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[Cindy Claveau]