Every journalist there knew it was a desperate, meaningless gambit. But most didn’t even give their audience a hint. I give out grades.

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On a 10-point scale, how close are we to autocracy? More than a 4, that’s for sure.

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If voters aren’t sufficiently alarmed, they may not recognize the need for emergency action once he is gone. I have some suggestions.

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It's a major scandal -- a milestone in our descent into a police state. But where's the outrage?

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18 New York Times ‘Trump says’ headlines in a recent 3-month period spread misinformation

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Journalists are treating his ‘vandalism’ claim as if it were a normal, disputable argument. But it’s completely delusional.

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Our top news organizations are covering up Elon Musk’s white supremacist propaganda

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Starting with how they’re based on a bald-faced lie

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News organizations need to expose Trump’s nefarious motives

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Even before Trump reversed himself, there was no chance his 20% toll on traffic through the Strait of Hormuz would ever take effect, and reporters knew it.

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News organizations won’t acknowledge the obvious

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But our major news outlets apparently aren’t up to the job.

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Were Trump’s comments about Haitians racist? This is not a tough one.

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The only thing Trump cares about is Trump

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Whether it’s TACO or brain rot, what Trump says is almost meaningless

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And the clashes are beside the point, anyway. The real violence is taking place inside.

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