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When the news isn’t just slanted but disappears

What we don’t know does hurt us, but it helps right-wing propagandists

Jun 1 • Mark Jacob

May 2026

Mark’s reading list: Golden horses, a $250 bill, and more

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May 29 • Mark Jacob

The media’s desperate search for ‘moderate Nazis’

Journalists’ denial of our political crisis compels them to invent centrists

May 26 • Mark Jacob

Mark’s reading list: Election saboteurs, Epstein creeps, and more

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May 22 • Mark Jacob

Stop calling it ‘a break from norms.’ Call it Trump corruption.

It’s the media’s job to make sure everyone knows the president is a crook

May 18 • Mark Jacob

Brendan Carr is the devil

The FCC chair is a straight arrow, but the arrow is aimed at the heart of democracy

May 11 • Mark Jacob

5 reasons we may lose our country, 5 reasons we may not

Let’s be optimistic – but not too optimistic – about defeating Trumpism

May 4 • Mark Jacob

April 2026

Will the White House press be even more submissive?

When the media seeks “unity” with politicians, we’re all in trouble

Apr 27 • Mark Jacob

It’s not media cluelessness – it’s cowardice and complicity

But there’s another word starting with “C” that describes some journalists: courage.

Apr 20 • Mark Jacob

Cancel the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Trump will be guest of honor at the “nerd prom,” with journalists serving as suck-ups

Apr 13 • Mark Jacob

Trump’s not just pretending to be a madman. He actually is one.

His unhinged behavior may alarm Americans more than it intimidates Iran

Apr 7 • Mark Jacob

March 2026

Congress is a bastion of Republican bigotry

News media need to connect the ugly dots, because there are lots of them

Mar 30 • Mark Jacob

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