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Marc Channick

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*David Attenborough voice* and now we see the newly-minted Heterodox Thinker emerge from its cocoon to begin the journey to the right wing grift-o-sphere

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Matt Ferrel 🍦's avatar Matt Ferrel 🍦 @mattferrel.bsky.social
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Guess he didn’t like it when his colleague pointed out that he did everything he accused NPR of doing

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Matt Ferrel 🍦's avatar Matt Ferrel 🍦 @mattferrel.bsky.social
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It seemed obvious that he hoped to be fired so he could join the right wing grievance grifters

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Bluesky Ferreira's avatar Bluesky Ferreira @ninegod.bsky.social
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Bye bitch

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Kirk Murphy's avatar Kirk Murphy @kirkmurphy.bsky.social
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Uri’s joining the Wingnut Welfare circuit. Amoral, dishonest, vicious: he’ll fit trighy in.

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Scruffo/Brody Ambrosius's avatar Scruffo/Brody Ambrosius @scruffopone.bsky.social
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"Nooo, I don't like the consequences of my actions! I don't even acknowledge doing anything at all! This is an attack on me for no reason!"

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Jean Kayak's avatar Jean Kayak @uwes98.bsky.social
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everyone please read @parkermolloy.com

www.readtpa.com/p/3-smart-re...

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ᚢ's avatar @uruzrune.bsky.social
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Heterodox implies homodox, bidox, pandox, acedox...

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Suebob's avatar Suebob @suebobdavis.bsky.social
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Get that bag!

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Don Kronenberger's avatar Don Kronenberger @donkronenberger.bsky.social
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Lucrative career move for him.

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Mike Exinger's avatar Mike Exinger @mikeexinger.bsky.social
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Hopefully the door won't hit his ass on the way out.

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Lance Ellisor's avatar Lance Ellisor @ellisor.bsky.social
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www.cbsnews.com/news/cicadas...

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Madame Hardy's avatar Madame Hardy @madamehardy.bsky.social
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Perfect. No notes.

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Madame Hardy's avatar Madame Hardy @madamehardy.bsky.social
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"I cannot accept that my CEO may dispute my criticism of the company."

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Gojira1000's avatar Gojira1000 @gojira1000.bsky.social
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The grift never ends. So many snake-oil salesmen.

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One Brain, Two Zip Codes's avatar One Brain, Two Zip Codes @njvalkyrie.bsky.social
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I love how Uri neglects to mentioned he got suspended for badmouthing his employer
www.npr.org/2024/04/16/1...

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Todds Unlimited's avatar Todds Unlimited @toddindeed.bsky.social
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Now awake, the hatchling must feed, and quickly. It has only days to establish a Substack and ask for subscriptions now that it's jobless. Most likely it will employ its innate song: "support alternative voices suppressed by the mainstream media" for easy grazing before venturing further.

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Nigel Tufnel's avatar Nigel Tufnel @misterrora.bsky.social
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For the rest of his left he’ll be Uri Berliner - former NPR editor.

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like clockwork 😒

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Yakov Yanovsky's avatar Yakov Yanovsky @jkcullum.bsky.social
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Seems like a relevant opinion here: steveinskeep.substack.com/p/how-my-npr...

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Jomeo's avatar Jomeo @jomeo.bsky.social
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he found out how much he could make the substack grift circuit

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Brian Peter Gluckman 's avatar Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social
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"Won't somebody think of the straight white men," a concerned woman for america cried

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Boring Weirdo's avatar Boring Weirdo @ihavenodomain.bsky.social
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Looks like someone just found out he wasn’t the Jim of his office.

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Coolbone Minoxidil's avatar Coolbone Minoxidil @dingokayfabe.bsky.social
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Jokes on them we don’t like NPR anymore, either. No way this particular implementation of the “disillusioned lefty”* hook has any juice. *Centrist liberal

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Prester John's avatar Prester John @presterjohn1.bsky.social
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Another moderate being shoved out of the way for an increasingly small space on the puritanical left

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MikeasaService's avatar MikeasaService @ultor.bsky.social
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I started to read the essay. It took about a half dozen paragraphs before he just completely misrepresented the Mueller report.

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Tibor Tiger's avatar Tibor Tiger @tibortiger.bsky.social
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Masterful stroke by NPR: Scheduling him for a week of “hug therapy” to work through workplace challenges. Totally forced his hand.

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Symbo1ics's avatar Symbo1ics @symbo1ics.bsky.social
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"divisive" I GOT BINGO

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eschneider's avatar eschneider @eschneider.bsky.social
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Of course, this might be how NPR goes undercover in the griftosphere for an upcoming expose…

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Genial Black Man's avatar Genial Black Man @trecoolx.bsky.social
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lol

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Zodda's avatar Zodda @zodda.bsky.social
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Dude can't just turn in his two weeks notice and steal some office supplies like a normal person

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Barry Parr's avatar Barry Parr @barryparr.bsky.social
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“Please subscribe to my Substack”

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b-boy bouiebaisse's avatar b-boy bouiebaisse @jbouie.bsky.social
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what a total piece of shit

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michael spins's avatar michael spins @michaelspins.bsky.social
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let's remember, this is primarily about the new head of NPR calling Trump a racist, that's what this guy considers divisive

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Voices from the Left Podcast 🌹's avatar Voices from the Left Podcast 🌹 @dystopiangrift.bsky.social
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NPR, and anyone else that does it, should stop trying to placate disingenuous right-wing fuck heads. Republicans, conservatives, and otherwise regressive 🤡 will never argue in good faith and should not be given the time of day when they complain about “left wing” bias.

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ship of fools's avatar ship of fools @quipoffools.bsky.social
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They are so comically grandiose.🤡

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OmegaMom's avatar OmegaMom @omegamom.bsky.social
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Hah.

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gary bjusey.'s avatar gary bjusey. @jm6k.bsky.social
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rare instance where they emerge from the cocoon even slimier than when they went in.

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Seth Cotlar's avatar Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social
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I'm now imagining a Spartacus moment in the NPR offices where every reactionary white man stands up at his desk, shouts "Ich bin ein Berliner!" and then walks off the job.

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Man, I kinda wish I had a Twitter account so I could go respond to him. Guess I'll just go increase my donation to NPR instead.

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C.S.'s avatar C.S. @cephander.bsky.social
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Wondering if I’m supposed to feel bad the weird reactionaries are leaving NPR. Like… does this have a downside I’m not thinking of? Don’t let the door hit you on the way out!

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Catfisher of Men's avatar Catfisher of Men @mormonpartyboat.bsky.social
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urine berliner

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Roberta Ecks's avatar Roberta Ecks @robertaecks.bsky.social
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Quelle surprise!

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HotChampSummerintheCity's avatar HotChampSummerintheCity @champychamp.bsky.social
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Donut. Uri Donut.

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Mike from Burke (now Cville)'s avatar Mike from Burke (now Cville) @mikefrburkecville.bsky.social
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“I’m being silenced!”

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Woj's avatar Woj @swojack.bsky.social
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The best part about this self-cancelling, grievance crisis actor is that I had no fucking clue what his opinions are or would be on any issue prior to this moment. Now I could tell you Uri Berliner's exact opinion on every single "controversial" subject with 99% confidence.

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Pyrito Hedron's avatar Pyrito Hedron @pyritohedron.bsky.social
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When he remodels his kitchen with the high-six figure payday he brings in from far-right media hits, I hope the contractor takes three times as long as planned, overcharges him, and put in just enough flaws to make the finished product enduringly irritating - but not enough to make suing worthwhile.

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Kanna Banana 🏳️‍⚧️🇧🇷's avatar Kanna Banana 🏳️‍⚧️🇧🇷 @kanna-banana.bsky.social
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who said the US doesn't have a reliable safety net? as long as you're a piece of shit you can always become a right wing grifter 🥰

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Kirk Ahrens's avatar Kirk Ahrens @captkirk.bsky.social
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The responses to Berliner's post are all, "I don't know anything about you, but thank god you've saved us from the commies."

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HudsonRiverCroc's avatar HudsonRiverCroc @hudsonrivercroc.bsky.social
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He’s going to be in the RW podcast circuit this week

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si oppington's avatar si oppington @stillwellgray.ca
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it's okay to say "who?" when the person is no one.

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Kiki's avatar Kiki @strawberrykitsune.bsky.social
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I'm sure they're going to miss him. 🙄

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Joseph O's avatar Joseph O @josepho.bsky.social
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How much would a violin the size of the continental US cost?

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Joestradamus's avatar Joestradamus @joestradamus.bsky.social
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He's got the perfect last name for a right wing freak

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Jon's avatar Jon @zer0bee.bsky.social
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Good riddance. A relentless drive towards both sidesism has been hurting NPR of late. It's not an issue of diversity of opinion, it's an issue of one side having fuck awful opinions.

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MRC's avatar MRC @mrcunn02.bsky.social
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Nailed it

bsky.app/profile/mrcu...

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ThePundick's avatar ThePundick @thepundick.bsky.social
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Will he write why I left the left or how the left left me shit edssy

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DR Darke's avatar DR Darke @drdarkeny.bsky.social
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Yes.... I can absolutely hear that in Sir David's voice....

media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2l...

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Hrender's avatar Hrender @hrender.bsky.social
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He could've just posted on r/AmItheAsshole, but no.

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Blake Tapper's avatar Blake Tapper @blaketapper.bsky.social
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If you ever get sick of working for a living you can always just fall back on telling conservatives they're the ones who are oppressed.

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Eli Sarver's avatar Eli Sarver @lowmagnet.bsky.social
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oh yeah this guy went full crank

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Cindy McCrackan 🧜‍♀️'s avatar Cindy McCrackan 🧜‍♀️ @cindym.bsky.social
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I never heard of him. But his actual name is Uberliner? I just wish we would never talk about these people and they would disappear. I'll keep wishing.

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artildawn's avatar artildawn @artildawn.bsky.social
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"I disparaged the organization I work for and now the head of the organization is disparaging me... the nerve!"

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What will his snake-oil health supplements be called I wonder

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Ellis Weiner's avatar Ellis Weiner @ellisw.bsky.social
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It's a jungle out there.

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Evo Daily's avatar Evo Daily @evodaily.bsky.social
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I'll be doing David Attenborough impersonations all day now.😅

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Matt E. Reals's avatar Matt E. Reals @innerpartisan.bsky.social
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I sense the next Dave Rubin! I bet he's just as smart.

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This is just one more downside to having so much normalized grifting, huckstering, and corruption. That when normal constituents demand even the slightest bit of truth and rigor, a bunch of people just say "fuck it. I'll go make a buck with the cheats" Close down that escape and they'll act better.

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Anti-you's avatar Anti-you @anti-you.bsky.social
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Speaks in Flounce.

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Zeroisanumber's avatar Zeroisanumber @zeroisanumber.bsky.social
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tfw you get an offer for that Elon money and get confirmed as a Fox News contributer in the same week.

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God tier skeet

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Fat Kid Heavy Industries. 's avatar Fat Kid Heavy Industries. @hailthefatkid.bsky.social
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It's all fun and games until he gets busted for jerking off in a Starbuck's bathroom and moving to Australia.

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⚡️frenchy's avatar ⚡️frenchy @frenchy.blue
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It truly feels like being in 1939 and seeing people quickly pick a side to not get shot by the upcoming administration. Cool times.

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Dr Bluesky's avatar Dr Bluesky @estru.me
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How "Donald Trump is racist" is a divisive view? Who is divided on this?

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pteridoid's avatar pteridoid @pteridoid.bsky.social
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Should we take it as a lesson that right wing folks are so welcoming? Nah. Let's just write him off like all the rest. Appealing to moderates is for the Right.

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Kevin M. Kruse's avatar Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social
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"I trashed my colleagues in public and when they provided hard evidence that showed I was full of shit it made things very uncomfortable for me."

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DrGeophysics's avatar DrGeophysics @drgeophysics.bsky.social
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Nicely played. First interview with Chuck Todd.

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Socyclist 🚴's avatar Socyclist 🚴 @socyclist.bsky.social
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Fair and Balances Fox News is a'callin'

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Mutty's avatar Mutty @muttski9999.bsky.social
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A story as old as time, lol

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Blue Juice's avatar Blue Juice @ericbertsch.bsky.social
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He's jealous of John Lansing. Obviously, Uri saw "his job" was given to someone unworthy.

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Blue Juice's avatar Blue Juice @ericbertsch.bsky.social
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Uri references the heavily redacted Mueller report as a reason to move away from progressive reporting.. "the Mueller report found no credible evidence of collusion, NPR’s coverage was notably sparse."

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Love that for him

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emptywheel's avatar emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social
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He already wrote for Bari Weiss. That journey already landed.

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Micheál Keane's avatar Micheál Keane @aexia.bsky.social
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"I respect my colleagues [...] BUT"

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Bill's avatar Bill @foolrex.bsky.social
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He probably has an offer to be on Fox at a much higher salary.

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K. Long's avatar K. Long @kelong.bsky.social
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What an odd choice for a career path. A dead end with little chance to ever escape.

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Tamara Keel's avatar Tamara Keel @tamslick.bsky.social
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Least subtle plot twist ever.

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Elizabeth Dynan's avatar Elizabeth Dynan @lizdynan.bsky.social
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So was the Rufo hit piece supposed to have worked some magic for him?😀

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Dave Infante's avatar Dave Infante @dinfontay.bsky.social
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more like Uri Ber-Whiner amirite

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Jay Marose's avatar Jay Marose @jaymarose.bsky.social
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A Naomi Cub

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Repetete's avatar Repetete @repetete.bsky.social
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Real work is harder

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Sgt. Pigeon's avatar Sgt. Pigeon @sgtpigeon.bsky.social
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He fought it as long as he could, but it became clear people no longer want to bear the burden of interpreting their own information. There is no place for journalists anymore. He's not a turncoat, he's a relic. He didn't change, the system did.

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Premonitions's avatar Premonitions @premonitions.bsky.social
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His new podcast where he sells male “enhancement” drugs drops in 3…2…1…

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Sinboy's avatar Sinboy @sinboy.bsky.social
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What a fucking jelly donut.

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Chris Doyon's avatar Chris Doyon @nilbog3000.bsky.social
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Future signposts. “Trans people got me fired from NPR,” “I had to become a Nazi because of the Jewish conspiracy against me,” “Why Tom Cotton is right about killing protesters”

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Brian Jay Jones's avatar Brian Jay Jones @brianjayjones.bsky.social
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His appearance on the Joe Rogan podcast is gonna be LIT.🔥

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maraleia's avatar maraleia @maraleia.bsky.social
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Good, I hope her presence as the head of NPR causes all the right-wingers there to quit. Then we might start listening again.

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Julia S.'s avatar Julia S. @booktweeting.bsky.social
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every single time and may they have joy of him

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LilithLiberated 's avatar LilithLiberated @lilithliberated.bsky.social
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While Many observers find the behaviour repulsive, The grift is very profitable for the new hatchling.

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Jennifer Van Goethem's avatar Jennifer Van Goethem @jennvg.bsky.social
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Getting fact checked is disparagement now? He’ll fit right in with Bari et al.

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David M. Schulman's avatar David M. Schulman @dmschulman.bsky.social
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good a time as any to start a supplement brand

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HenryHill1's avatar HenryHill1 @henryhill1.bsky.social
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'MuskSpeak'

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