Category Archives: News Media

Fact Checking as Gaslighting: The Bleach Edition

Posted on August 26, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, in an attempt to avoid the obvious reality that Trump would be a disaster, major media outlets engaged in an orgy of supposed fact checking. This week, I’ll document some of the worst of the bunch for posterity. … Continue reading →

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Who Will Fact Check the Fact Checkers?

Posted on August 21, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

So the NY Times and the Washington Post have decided to go all in on fact checking the Democratic National Convention. It’s going as well as you might imagine: Given the phrae Biden used (“in four years”), it’s clear his … Continue reading →

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Most Americans Watched Both Trump and Biden in Their Debate

Posted on August 19, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

After the Trump-Biden debate, some asshole with a blog noted: What is bizarre in all of this discussion is that Trump was unable to communicate basic concepts–he couldn’t form complete sentences or express himself clearly. Yet, based on the pundit … Continue reading →

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What Should Journalists Do with a Leaked Vetting File?

Posted on August 12, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Over the weekend, Politico announced that someone had leaked internal Trump campaign documents to them, including what appears to be the campaign’s internal opposition research about J.D. Vance. Initially, the campaign blamed foreign hackers, possibly Iran–which, of course, led to … Continue reading →

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The Decline of the Washington Post

Posted on June 11, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, social media was piling on the Washington Post’s firing of Executive Editor Sally Buzbee and the hiring of several Rupert Murdoch disciples, at least one of whom seems to be quite the piece of shit. This possible shift … Continue reading →

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If Biden Spoke Like This Once, There Would Be Calls to Invoke the 25th Amendment

Posted on April 18, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

And people wouldn’t be wrong to do so. Adjudicated rapist and serial fraudster Donald Trump recently uttered this (it’s unclear how to punctuate this gibberish): It’s where the army weathered it’s brutal winter at Valley Forge where General George Washington … Continue reading →

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As Bad As Peer Review Is, Punditry Is Even Worse

Posted on February 12, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

A couple of weeks ago, NY Times Pamela Paul wrote a 4,500 word anti-trans screed with the hook of teens and people who regret transitioning. Erin Reed has the definitive takedown, but the thing that struck me is that, if … Continue reading →

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On Vibes and Economics

Posted on December 6, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

There has been yet another round of posts in the ‘is the dissatisfaction with the economy warranted or not?’: here are some interesting posts on the subject. As some asshole with a blog has noted, there are valid economic reasons … Continue reading →

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And the Beat (Sweetener) Goes On…

Posted on October 24, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

It now appears Republican Rep. Jim Jordan won’t be the next House Speaker, but it’s still hilarious to see the political press corps write beat sweeteners–puff pieces that make their subjects look good, in implicit exchange for access later: “Exclusive: … Continue reading →

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The Failure to Ask about Long COVID: The BBC Edition

Posted on September 6, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Recently, the BBC interviewed former NIAID director Tony Fauci about the prospects for COVID this fall and winter, and Fauci uttered: Even though you’ll find the vulnerable will will fall by the wayside, they’ll get infected, they’ll get hospitalized, and … Continue reading →

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