oktherebuddy to news • 1 year agoLosing the Plot: The “Leftists” Who Turn Rightexternal-linkmessage-square66 fedilinkarrow-up161cross-posted to: politicspolitics
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minus-squareWalk_On [he/him]hexbear22·1 year agoLMAO There are better journalists working that don't have the reactionary baggage those two have. They're just broken clocks at this point. link
minus-squaredavel [he/him]hexbear13·1 year agoI think they’re decent fact digger-uppers, but yes ultimately they’re libs and therefore sometimes have reactionary takes. I know that going in and ignore their shittier takes. link
minus-squareTreadOnMe [none/use name]hexbear9·1 year agoYeah it's the same way I generally view Mercoius, even if he isn't as reliable. link
minus-squaredavel [he/him]hexbear9·1 year agoMax Blumenthal has got some dumb COVID-19 takes, but he still does some great muckraking, and muckraking is hard to come by these days. link
LMAO
There are better journalists working that don't have the reactionary baggage those two have. They're just broken clocks at this point.
I think they’re decent fact digger-uppers, but yes ultimately they’re libs and therefore sometimes have reactionary takes. I know that going in and ignore their shittier takes.
Yeah it's the same way I generally view Mercoius, even if he isn't as reliable.
Max Blumenthal has got some dumb COVID-19 takes, but he still does some great muckraking, and muckraking is hard to come by these days.