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   goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Thursday, 22-Aug-2024 22:09:37 JST goatsarah

   The press seems to have switched from “Trump’s brand of irreverent fascism is so sexy, we love it” to “Trump is a pathetic loser, and we can smell his fear”.

   And honestly, I’m ok with that.

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     Bruce Heerssen :guillotine: (bruce@darkmoon.social)'s status on Friday, 23-Aug-2024 01:20:00 JST Bruce Heerssen :guillotine:

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     That's what it is to swim with sharks and, frankly, I love to see it.

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     goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Friday, 23-Aug-2024 01:20:45 JST goatsarah

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     • Christine Burns MBE 🏳️‍⚧️📚⧖
     @christineburns They’re children playing with nitroglycerin coated matches, all of them.
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     Christine Burns MBE 🏳️‍⚧️📚⧖ (christineburns@mastodon.green)'s status on Friday, 23-Aug-2024 01:20:46 JST Christine Burns MBE 🏳️‍⚧️📚⧖

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     @goatsarah The press operate like sharks smelling blood in the water. I’m not sure I’ve seen definite-enough signs yet but I live in hope. It’s all down to what brings in the most eyeballs and, till now, it has appeared that they think reporting the end of the democracy they depend on is the most profitable move.

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     FirefighterGeek :masto: (firefightergeek@masto.ai)'s status on Friday, 23-Aug-2024 01:22:28 JST FirefighterGeek :masto:

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     @goatsarah

     The story is whatever fascinates the media, who then become the story and feed the cycle.

     It's great that the Harris team has managed to give them a new narrative to be fascinated by. This "happy warrior" story is working to feed the endless loop.

     This is the first time the media's fascination with Trump's hold on what used to be considered normal people (which then amplifies the effect) hasn't been the focus of attention since 2019.

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     mat (mat@friendica.exon.name)'s status on Friday, 23-Aug-2024 01:23:17 JST mat

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     @goatsarah I think this may end up being considered one of the most important political news articles ever published. It represents the moment the press realised that Kamala Harris can supply eight years of headlines more compelling than anything Donald Trump can dream up. Race riots, carnage in the streets, sinister dictators, foreign rapists. Yawn. Been done. But consider: a woman is wearing clothes, and the clothes have colours.
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