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Ilikepurple

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10. Agree!!

Reply to mountain grammy (Reply #9)

Mon May 25, 2026, 04:39 PM

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I hate media use of language that defends itself pointing to one definition but really implies another, Sometimes it’s just for clicks, sometimes it’s an attempt to shape our opinions using subconscious equivocation, and sometimes it’s just ordinary fallacious equivocation. Here I believe it’s to buttress the idea that Presidents, or maybe just Trump, have powers that extend beyond their roles as chief executive.

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Perfect example of the NYT shaping the news to favor trump [View all] senseandsensibility Monday OP

Or... lame54 Monday #1

Shameless headline. Baitball Blogger Monday #2

Yet every day we are treated to a new episode of this senseandsensibility Monday #3

Exactly. That's how misinformation works for authoritarian propagandist governments. littlemissmartypants Monday #4

the headline I saw: republicans to leave Congress for defying trump mountain grammy Monday #9

Agree!! Ilikepurple Monday #10

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I undestand the sentiment liberalgunwilltravel Monday #6

Folks here love to hate the NYT bif Monday #8

There are much worse offenders fujiyamasan Monday #12

It seems they could have said 'may have to' instead of 'had to' and everything would be ok? ToxMarz Monday #13

That's all Beyerstein has? That's .... reACTIONary Monday #7

"NACHO, NACHO MAN..." (Everybody sing along!) (eom) ClickClack Monday #11

The NYT has made it the paper's mission to agingdem Monday #15

Agreed senseandsensibility Monday #16