2964

He must have just missed the bus to Flavortown.

2965

Subverting democracy is now just a campaign strategy.

And, of course, yet another partisan issue:

But hours later, the board — composed of two Republicans and two Democrats — reversed itself, unanimously agreeing to certify the results and ask the secretary of state to conduct an independent audit. The about-face left Democrats and voting rights advocates cheering.

Edit: Another one before the “about face.”

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Vox, the flagship news site of Vox Media, is losing its top two editorial execs.

Ezra Klein, co-founder and editor-at-large, is leaving to join the New York Times’ opinion department. Editor-in-chief and SVP Lauren Williams will exit to launch Capital B, a local and national nonprofit news organization serving Black audiences.

Klein said he will join the Times in January, where he’ll pen a column on public policy and host a podcast for the Grey Lady.

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Who knew CNN would be the one to have an accurate headline describing the situation.

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So tired of the framing of Trump’s actions I’ve seen in other news sources.

2970

HE JUST WANTS THE LEGAL VOTES COUNTED GUYZ

2971

It took mainstream media so damn long to say that Trump lied. Over three years. Damn that pissed me off.

2972

They were scared of losing access.

I don’t know if Biden or anyone else in the next 4 years can do something about that, but it should not be legal for the White House to shut out legitimate news outlets which he kind of did anyway.

2973

I think you mean Trump and his critics had differing views!

2974

Let’s present GOP talking points as “reporting.” What could go wrong?

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“Sir we have some grave concerns, you appear qualified for this position, given that how can we possibly approve your appointment?” -Some Republican Senator

2976

Where does the media come up with this shit? I want elite when it comes to the top jobs in America. I don’t see football fans clamoring for a mediocre quarterback or a patient complaining their doctor is too good. Why do some people want idiots running government?

2977

Talking points fed to them by Rubio and Cotton. Then they repeat as if it’s general speculation. This is how the media operates, distilling rightwing accusations and then generalizing it:

“Concern grows over rising deficits.”
“Warning bells sound at Democratic overreach.”

Etc.

2978

“Many people are saying…”

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Rubio I can somewhat buy, but Tom Cotton went to Harvard. He’d have to be a complete and utter fool and hypocrite (both very plausible) to decry the Ivy League.

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He has an R in front of his name, man. More than plausible, almost guaranteed.

2981

Look, only hardscrabble bootstrappers like Steve Mnuchin, Ivanka Trump, and Betsy de Vos should be in government. Everybody knows that.

2982

Well, Cotton is both those things and worse, but I might have conflated Cotton with populist-in-training Hawley.

2983

Cotton is the guy itching to take up the white nationalist authoritarian mantle.

Well, damn, that didn’t exactly narrow it down either, did it.