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In reply to the discussion: A complete and utter failure of the National Press [View all]
iemanja
(57,779 posts)42. A Google search turns up many stories on the subject
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/technology/elon-musk-x-doge.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2025/02/02/this-needs-to-stop-now-elon-musk-confirms-radical-doge-us-treasury-plan/
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/2/4/why-is-elon-musks-doge-accused-of-leading-a-hostile-takeover-of-us-govt
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/04/elon-musk-government-legal-doge/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/the-unchecked-power-of-musk-and-doge/
https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-donald-trump-doge-21153a742fbad86284369bb173ec343c
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/03/nx-s1-5285539/doge-musk-usaid-trump
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/03/doge-treasury-usaid-donald-trump-0115384
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/01/musk-claims-doge-lax-treasury-00201946
There are dozens more articles. Virtually every major news outlet is covering the story. Did you bother looking?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2025/02/02/this-needs-to-stop-now-elon-musk-confirms-radical-doge-us-treasury-plan/
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/2/4/why-is-elon-musks-doge-accused-of-leading-a-hostile-takeover-of-us-govt
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/04/elon-musk-government-legal-doge/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/the-unchecked-power-of-musk-and-doge/
https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-donald-trump-doge-21153a742fbad86284369bb173ec343c
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/03/nx-s1-5285539/doge-musk-usaid-trump
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/03/doge-treasury-usaid-donald-trump-0115384
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/01/musk-claims-doge-lax-treasury-00201946
There are dozens more articles. Virtually every major news outlet is covering the story. Did you bother looking?
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And as a result the majority of Americans are completely unaware of what's going on!
SheltieLover
Feb 2025
#1
Yes! And the looks people give me, like I'm nuts. Until they pull up a website or 2 on their phone at my direction.
SheltieLover
Feb 2025
#11
The framers envisioned the press as defenders of democracy and the voice of the people
unblock
Feb 2025
#9
Because they don't opine within news reports, as a matter of their journalistic standards
maxsolomon
Feb 2025
#18
I got news for you, that is a fucking opinion. They are not covering what is going on
Autumn
Feb 2025
#21
bi, f you aren't riled up that's on you. Don't complain about anything Republinans do.
Autumn
Feb 2025
#37
No, its a complete and utter success at enabling the crazy annihilation nonsense.
ananda
Feb 2025
#19
Yes. Treachery. They were complicit in amplifying unflattering stories of Democrats while sane-washing Trump.
Oopsie Daisy
Feb 2025
#20