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tblue37

(68,451 posts) Mon Oct 27, 2025, 11:34 AM Oct 2025

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No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the media coverage: [View all]

Once again, the main day of Tea Party protests had about 300,000 nationwide, but saw endless coverage.

The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.

No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
— Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) 2025-10-26T20:08:51.701Z

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No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the media coverage: [View all] tblue37 Oct 2025 OP

And The No Kings protests were also held worldwide. tblue37 Oct 2025 #1

The Tea Party Metaphorical Oct 2025 #2

This! tblue37 Oct 2025 #6

You mean, Clear Channel aka iHeart Radio? A radio conglomerate that B.See Oct 2025 #8

Why do you think Bush Jr allowed the select billionaires to take over and add to their portfolios slightlv Oct 2025 #18

And FOX!!!! Grins Oct 2025 #13

What makes you think the 'MSM' Oeditpus Rex Oct 2025 #21

This was the big lesson the GOP learned during Dubya's Iraq war. travelingthrulife Oct 2025 #3

And the Tea Party continued getting corporate media coverage long after it became defunct. sop Oct 2025 #4

Well yeah, the corporate media is nothing more than a ruling class mouthpiece. BlueTsunami2018 Oct 2025 #5

Because our worthless media is run by republican billionaires. Initech Oct 2025 #7

It's almost like the media is part of the problem. progressoid Oct 2025 #9

Almost being a synonym for exactly in this case. hay rick Oct 2025 #15

In Columbus OH in 2009 Sarah Palin in town and about 200 people were there including the press and it got Botany Oct 2025 #10

In Metro Detroit DownriverDem Oct 2025 #11

That's because there was violence and drama during the anti-American Tea Party protests ffr Oct 2025 #12

The name "Tea Party" was copyrighted in October 2008 Grins Oct 2025 #14

When you own the information you can bend it all you want. twodogsbarking Oct 2025 #16

Democracy NOW! Mr.Bee Oct 2025 #17

Quit wasting time and energy expecting someone else (legacy media, or their ilk) to rescue us, or be "fair." jeffreyi Oct 2025 #19

Decades ago popsdenver Oct 2025 #20

Great story and sure illustrates the problem we have had for a long time rurallib Oct 2025 #23

LOL popsdenver Oct 2025 #28

This. tblue37 Oct 2025 #26

And we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that markodochartaigh Oct 2025 #27

One of Hitler's CABAL popsdenver Oct 2025 #29

For me this confirms that the media is a run and owned by right wingers Mr. Sparkle Oct 2025 #22

Interesting Cirsium Oct 2025 #24

This is probably a no-no but No Kings was FAR larger than the 7 million rurallib Oct 2025 #25

***THIS!!!*** US M$M is a big part of the reason we have Putin's Whore as president uponit7771 Oct 2025 #30

What a big fucking surprise. Cha Oct 2025 #31