Post Ay2OVY8GuvRsPYApZA by zeph@noauthority.social
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(DIR) Post #Ay23Zv6PMLC1lvXpU8 by wjmaggos@liberal.city
2025-09-09T14:17:55Z
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#JenBriney is the expert on what Congress actually does. That's her beat. Her podcast is #CongressionalDish.When it comes to looking out for the interests of the public as opposed to those of corporations and the investor class, she'll tell you neither party is great but the GOP is much worse. But don't take it from me. Listen to her show and look at her sources. She's totally transparent.So while I'm not a Dem, I have many reasons to vote for them when it matters.https://congressionaldish.com/cd322-last-quarter-in-congress-indefinite-detention-regulation-murders-empowered-trump-minions/
(DIR) Post #Ay2LpNsoQxoYYJi1C4 by zeph@noauthority.social
2025-09-09T17:42:33Z
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@wjmaggos Yeah, I'm not aware of anybody else actually reading bills and breaking it down. An invaluable public service. Somebody needs to get her on JRE so she can grow her audience and maybe get over the slump. I worry she may quit
(DIR) Post #Ay2MDndELuwVMQ3x6O by wjmaggos@liberal.city
2025-09-09T17:46:59Z
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@zeph that would be the shortcut. but ultimately she's a great example of why I don't cry for the breaking down of big media. their system of being able to decide what most people need to pay attention to needs to die. it just can't be replaced with big tech algos tho. that would be worse.#DemocracyOfReach
(DIR) Post #Ay2MeC5U37cojnrcH2 by zeph@noauthority.social
2025-09-09T17:51:47Z
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@wjmaggos Does anybody cry about the demise of Big Media? Other than the people losing their paychecks, I suppose. But you touch on the crux of the matter: Big Algo. The power and control just shifted to different overlords, but it didn't go away. I would love to see a world where a decentralized fediverse is how humans interact and where they get their info. But I'm not optimistic. 95% of the people follow the path of the least resistance. And Fedi is not that
(DIR) Post #Ay2N0lnpwPMfsUNI8W by wjmaggos@liberal.city
2025-09-09T17:55:53Z
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@zeph people are upset with the new owners of CBS and what they are doing. MSNBC being spun out of NBC. Bezos pushing more free market views on WaPo. lots of people moving around, many to Substack etc
(DIR) Post #Ay2O1pwC9ZIuwgMB0a by zeph@noauthority.social
2025-09-09T18:07:05Z
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@wjmaggos The move to (semi) independence that platforms like Substack offer seems great at first glance, but it turned an ace reporter like Matt Taibbi into an op-ed writer. The need to continually provide content has compromised his ability to take 3 months off to really do those in-depth investigations he did when he was still employed by trad media. I don't have the solution and not saying Substack etc. is bad, just pointing out it's not the panacea some people seem to think it is
(DIR) Post #Ay2OHKK9SYslWywrdA by wjmaggos@liberal.city
2025-09-09T18:10:05Z
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@zeph https://liberal.city/@wjmaggos/115068910960653160
(DIR) Post #Ay2OVY8GuvRsPYApZA by zeph@noauthority.social
2025-09-09T18:12:37Z
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@wjmaggos exactly