More poor Trump coverage by the New York Times and Washington Post

Trump has been running for office since 2015 and the media still does a poor job of covering him. His terrible pro-Russia and anti-NATO remarks from yesterday are much more important and newsworthy than a few Biden gaffes.

I agree it you but right now (6:53 pm Saturday) both iPhone versions lead w Biden pic.twitter.com/QrvUYDddB7
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) February 10, 2024

The New York Times and Washington Post are doing better this morning. On the iPhone versions of their sites, Trump’s terrible NATO comments are the top story on the Post and second on the Times. pic.twitter.com/ItWklY4CLG
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) February 11, 2024

The lack of self-awareness, on the part of the NYT's political-coverage staff, will loom large in accounts of the media/politics of our age.
— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) February 10, 2024

The top four stories on The New York Times website are negative stories about Biden’s health and age and memory. Even the one story that mentions Trump takes a shot at Biden.

The Times, like much of our media, has learned nothing from the media debacle of 2016, it seems. pic.twitter.com/PFaHQMBbpM
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) February 10, 2024

Trump inviting Russia to attack NATO allies should be one of the biggest stories of this election. The fact that it's not even on the front page of the NYT or Washington Post (while stories about Biden's age are) is a disgrace to journalism. https://t.co/1urTOFyq4e
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) February 11, 2024

In an explosive statement yesterday, Donald Trump encouraged Russia to attack NATO countries. There is no mention of it on today's New York Times or Washington Post front pages. It's as if it didn't happen. Instead, the top stories are about President Biden's age. pic.twitter.com/7efH5Kxv7P
— Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) February 11, 2024

Headline in @washingtonpost says “suggests”. He didn’t suggest it; he SAID it. pic.twitter.com/st1NJKqyqZ
— Pete Souza (@PeteSouza) February 11, 2024

see below – they fixed it

Washington Post is finally leading with this story, and with a strong, accurate headline too. pic.twitter.com/uBOGwqGaJB
— Mark Jacob (@MarkJacob16) February 11, 2024

So I tried to give the Post the benefit of the doubt last night, Sunday print edition closed too early to highlight Trump’s shocking statement that he would blow up NATO and invite Russia to invade our allies. Here is Monday’s. Nada. Sleepwalking to dictatorship pic.twitter.com/PEEhMDmy7h
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) February 12, 2024

Is it really necessary to show people getting soaked on the Weather Channel?

When the Weather Channel covers storms, they always show their poor correspondents getting pelted with rain, snow or high winds. Is this necessary? Couldn’t showing these things with a camera as they affect trees, buildings and roads be enough? Do we get some perverse pleasure in watching the suffering of others?

I am also puzzled by the appeal of their shows Highway Thru Hell and Heavy Rescue:401. How many overturned trucks, accidents and traffic jams do we need to see? It looks like Canadian government agencies support this but I can’t see how this makes Canada look appealing.

Tweets on introverts

"The pandemic created what might be called the Introvert Economy. The time at home made Americans less fun…Americans are going out less. And odds are it will stick: It is the youngest adults who are going out less and when they do go out, it is earlier." https://t.co/PlZVqmcyp6
— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) January 22, 2024

The most common difference between an extrovert and an introvert is that extroverts are energized by interacting with the outside world — introverts are often more inward-focused and value alone time. Learn more: https://t.co/bfBDDLjhU4 pic.twitter.com/GpJtMhM9A2
— WebMD (@WebMD) November 11, 2023

As an introvert, it can be hard to reconcile the need for close connections with the urge to cancel plans. Experts say it’s a matter of taking control and finding your comfort zone. https://t.co/esoBEJ1jgL
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 14, 2023

While it’s great to think inwards, the last thing you want to do is regularly overthink every single action or word you speak. https://t.co/qSsLTh3amb
— All About Introverts (@AllAbIntroverts) March 12, 2023

These expertly curated gadgets can help your quieter friends and family create a next-level home sanctuary.

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— PCMag (@PCMag) November 15, 2022

Haley would be bad too

She’s not Trump but she’s awful.

For example, I expect to vote for the Democrat for president in November 2024. But I also expect to ask for a Republican ballot in March to vote for Haley against Trump on Super Tuesday. https://t.co/CYdrF4t2Yn
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) December 27, 2023

You ok with this took? https://t.co/Uv8BI6cEbs
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) January 19, 2024

Q: Kate Cox was forbidden from having an abortion even though her doctor said it might jeopardize her fertility & the fetus was unlikely to survive. Do you disagree with that?

Haley: I think overturning Roe v. Wade was the right thing and I appreciate that Texas banned abortion pic.twitter.com/fJwhY9Vf4U
— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) January 22, 2024

Q: Would you sign a national abortion ban?

Haley: Yes, I am unapologetically pro-life. I have said I am fine with a federal law banning abortion pic.twitter.com/lHouBZeQua
— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) January 21, 2024

Nikki Haley:

-Said Florida’s Don’t Say Gay bill “doesn’t go far enough”

-Would sign a federal abortion ban

-Pledged not to "expand Medicaid ever”

-Proudly called herself a “union-buster”

Don't let anyone fool you into thinking she’s some moderate alternative to Trump.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) January 10, 2024

"Saturday Night Live" normalized Nikki Haley, but she's no moderate. She wants to "verify" social media users, would send troops into Mexico, would sign a 6-week abortion ban and wants to cut Social Security. It's in this piece I wrote a few months ago. https://t.co/K24V44SHor
— Mark Jacob (@MarkJacob16) February 4, 2024

Well, well, well. Nikki Haley has defended states' "right" to secede–and Confederate History Month. which has been about Dixie propaganda, not history.https://t.co/BTBoGv1AKR
— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) December 28, 2023

Nikki Haley is not a moderate. She thinks embryos should have the rights of people — a concept that endangers IVF and steals rights from women. The Republican Party is a dangerous Christofascist movement. https://t.co/Yw1LMcPdZ1
— Mark Jacob (@MarkJacob16) February 21, 2024

Nikki Haley, herself a mother via IVF, responds to questions about Alabama Republicans banning it by saying “all life is precious.”

We can’t trust a single one of these fascists.
— Rachel Bitecofer 🗽💡🔭🦆 (@RachelBitecofer) February 21, 2024

Republicans are more interested in not helping Biden than doing something about immigration

The Democrats supported stimulus money during the pandemic. They put the country first. Remember Trump put his name on the checks?

New column on @CNNOpinion

Do House Republicans really want to solve the border crisis?

Not if they bow to Donald Trump’s latest demands. https://t.co/r8N5Jg0d4V
— John Avlon (@JohnAvlon) January 19, 2024

Sen. Coons: President Biden asked Congress to fix the immigration system, to help secure the border, and make our immigration system more humane, legal, and just. House Republicans have said they don't want to fix the immigration system in advance of the election pic.twitter.com/Rf7QzUn14n
— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) January 18, 2024

GOP Sen. Cramer on why Trump expected to oppose a Senate immigration deal.
"He's probably thinking about Biden victories, and he's right in that sense. If Joe Biden suddenly got religion and supported a border deal (reducing) flow of immigration, it'd be good for him politically" pic.twitter.com/4oMD9sm2tZ
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 22, 2024

Mitch McConnell begins floor speech on Senate immigration talks. Says a deal would represent the “most substantial border security agreement in 30 years.”

Comes as many House Republicans have already signaled little interest in it, despite not seeing the details yet, and as…
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 22, 2024

New – Senators working on major immigration deal now running into a new problem: Trump.
His likely opposition to any Senate compromise will sway many Rs in the House and Senate and put Johnson in a bind, many lawmakers told us today.

“That I think is going to weigh in heavily,”…
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 19, 2024

New from @mkraju: Top Trump ally Rep. Jim Jordan says a border deal that Trump opposes would be a “nonstarter.” Sen. Kevin Cramer explains why: Trump’s “probably thinking about Joe Biden’s victories.” @LACaldwellDC weighs in. #InsidePolitics pic.twitter.com/c3Y3utNaJD
— Inside Politics (@InsidePolitics) January 21, 2024

Covers: Woody Guthrie’s Jesus Christ

“Jesus Christ” is a 1940 Woody Guthrie song. There are covers by Arlo Guthrie and U2 from Woody Guthrie tributes.

Republicans would rather make children work than pass fair immigration laws

They prefer to keep immigration issues unsolved so they can attack Biden for the problems. They even said this.

They don't actually want a border deal. They want chaos on the border as an electoral issue – and an excuse to betray Ukraine to Putin.

They also don't actually want Hunter Biden to testify, but that's another tweet. https://t.co/RHyMrVIVRW
— David Frum (@davidfrum) January 15, 2024

53% of registered voters are sane. https://t.co/0kBfEDRVqa
— Lawrence O'Donnell (@Lawrence) January 14, 2024

House Republicans do not want a deal on immigration. They just want to play politics.

“Let me tell you, I’m not willing to do too damn much right now to help a Democrat and to help Joe Biden’s approval rating,” Republican Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas said. “I will not help the…
— House Judiciary Dems (@HouseJudiciary) January 8, 2024

A red state story:

2018: “President Trump’s hard stance on immigration could impact Indiana”

2022: “Business leaders want more immigrants in Indiana to combat labor shortage”

2024: “An Indiana Republican would allow kids as young as 14 to drop out and work on corporate farms” pic.twitter.com/fMUnxSWyND
— Jesse Lee (@JesseCharlesLee) January 10, 2024

This is horrific. https://t.co/TxlUUtySWf
— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) December 26, 2023

In places where child labor is more prominent, it's usually directly caused by the parents being so grossly underpaid and exploited that they can't support their family without everyone who is able to work working.

Something to think about. https://t.co/XsH5UFVPMe
— Lakyn Thee Stylist (@OgLakyn) January 11, 2024

Indiana has joined the growing list of GOP-controlled states looking to roll back child labor laws.

This is happening as child labor violations have risen nearly 300% nationwide since 2015.

Are profits really more important than the safety of children?pic.twitter.com/qCWUil6oea https://t.co/lzCY1eLe20
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) January 10, 2024

Many of the same governors rejecting summer food assistance for kids are pushing for the rollback of child labor protections. pic.twitter.com/hSZZYMqI9N
— AFL-CIO ✊ (@AFLCIO) January 10, 2024

Nationally child labor is surging, and laws like this do the exact opposite of protecting children from being put to work in dangerous jobs.

Child labor violations were up 50% in 2023.https://t.co/rPHV3g9CFC
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) January 9, 2024

Private audits have failed to detect migrant children working for U.S. suppliers of Oreos, Gerber snacks, McDonald’s milk and other products. https://t.co/Vw8fi5vR6A
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 7, 2024

step 1:
Congressional Republicans scream "border crisis," blaming Democrats

step 2:
some Republicans and Democrats negotiate immigration reform compromise

step 3:
Congressional Republicans kill the compromise

happens over and over, under Democratic and Republican presidents https://t.co/MOu3yiklZx
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) December 16, 2022

Immigration is America’s superpower.

This should be a huge concern for US policymakers: pic.twitter.com/JSGm7tfAVP
— Alec Stapp (@AlecStapp) December 15, 2022

I don’t think you’re supposed to just say explicitly that you’re refusing to do anything to address border chaos because you think bad outcomes for America will help Trump win.

We used to have subtext in our politics. https://t.co/vDpHBz6eDE
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) January 15, 2024

81% of Iowa Republicans agree with Mein Kampf. https://t.co/xljfXWs8ED
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) January 16, 2024

Now I'm a simple shit scrubber so I don't know much about politics, but I will say I'm not entirely sure I like the idea of a room full of people who work like twelve days a year and regularly refuse to show up out of spite making decisions that effect anyone with a real job. https://t.co/MI3843tQDu
— Specter📼 (@SpecterM91) January 24, 2024

The Orioles need to trade for a starting pitcher

The Orioles need a top experienced starting pitcher. They could get one through free agency or trade. John Angelos, the Orioles owner is too cheap to spend the money needed for a top free agent so trade is the best option.

In addition, the Orioles have plenty of prospects to trade. There isn’t room at the major league level for all of the ones that are ready. To me, Holliday, Mayo and Basallo are untouchable but everyone else is available. Between prospects and players already in the majors, there are excess infielders and outfielders.

The Orioles will have to overpay since lots of teams can use a good starter. I’m fine with that. A trade makes sense financially too since players under control will get lower salaries than free agents. Dylan Cease of the White Sox looks like the best option.

Mike Elias has never traded away a top 100 prospect in Baltimore.

Could one be on the move this offseason? https://t.co/8Pyk4jP2uQ
— Orioles on MASN (@masnOrioles) January 8, 2024

Should the Orioles trade a top prospect for a starting pitcher? Our experts weigh in https://t.co/HdaFhEsaLG
— Baltimore Banner Sports (@AllBannerSports) January 10, 2024

Loosly what I would offer for Cease.

Feels fair imo https://t.co/5w11fHYelY
— Orioles Statistics (@OriolesStatist1) January 10, 2024

Similar to Michael Busch, BAL’s Joey Ortiz is
• Older (25)
• Blocked (Henderson, Holliday, Westburg, Mayo, Norby?)
• Still very good MLB-ready prospect possibly available in a trade

He may be a perfect fit with the Cubs. Let’s dive into Ortiz and discuss a possible trade. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/SB64kzLDyu
— Greg Zumach (@IvyFutures) January 15, 2024

I agree. Westburg did well at everything but hitting for power and I think that will come in 2024 since he did it in the minors. He really looked like he knew what he was doing in the field and at bat.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) January 19, 2024

2) The Orioles were the fourth most profitable team in MLB in 2022. They can spend more on players if they wanted to.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) January 19, 2024

I love “What’s The Frequency, Kenneth”

My favorite R.E.M. song from my favorite R.E.M. album. I love it for the music, not the lyrics. This one was loud.

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Great thread of fake implausible Muppets movies

#muppetmovies pic.twitter.com/iqHFaFX5Bb
— christhebarker (@christhebarker) December 16, 2022

Someone just posted muppet Westerberg. You’re welcome. pic.twitter.com/V9JfdM9KqQ
— High on Stress (MPLS Rock n Roll) (@highonstress) December 23, 2023

#muppetmovies pic.twitter.com/qkBPsU5vP0
— christhebarker (@christhebarker) December 17, 2022