The New CBS Is A Clown Show by Karl Bode

It’s been kind of remarkable to watch the new ownership of CBS, probably the most esteemed of the broadcast networks, run it so ineptly. It’s a measure of how myopic the right-wing wealth class are that they genuinely have no conception of how much damage they’re doing to their investment with every blundering move. The news division of the network has been ruined in the service of peddling blatant propaganda by people who are remarkably bad at very basic communication skills. Writing for his own website, Karl Bode breaks down the disaster.

The news media chose not to tell you the truth about tariffs by Dan Froomkin

Writing for his own site, Press Watch, Dan Froomkin addresses the ongoing news story about tariffs by pointing out how, prior to the recent Supreme Court decision, the media consistently failed to contextualize the blatant, established illegality of the White House imposing those financial levies in the first place. It’s just one example of U.S. journalism failing to reckon honestly with a political figure who is clearly unhinged and operating outside the bounds of the plainest norms. The determination by most of the press to treat outlandish behavior from a lifelong conman as if it’s run-of-the-mill politics is a major reason for the nation’s current mess.

A State-By-State Guide of Known Signs That Have Been Removed or Flagged Across National Parks by Madison Dapcevich

Madison Dapcevich lists all the examples of the current executive branch stripped National Park signs of any facts they don’t personally care for. This is certainly not the greatest crime perpetrated by the marauders in the White House, but it certainly is one of most pointlessly craven and pathetic. This piece is published by Outside.