Crash Course: It’s all the media’s fault

We’re a consolidated lazy miasma of ignorance – and the government is to blame for that Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoELFHP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcjNqZWkyb3RhaS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWJ4eWRsdXNoZ2YmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZidILC5m-qFxsFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRoELFHP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNnN6bXZtMjZxeS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWJ4eWRsdXNoZ2ZXA3NwY0IKZidILC5m-qFxsFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRoELFHP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvaDA1NXdtNTIzZy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWJ4eWRsdXNoZ2ZXA3NwY0IKZidILC5m-qFxsFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRoELFHP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNXZtbWRreWNzeC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWJ4eWRsdXNoZ2ZXA3NwY0IKZidILC5m-qFxsFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRoELFHP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbGExNDhpYWFjdi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWJ4eWRsdXNoZ2ZXA3NwY0IKZidILC5m-qFxsFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRoELFHP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvemxzOTJzMWtpbi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWJ4eWRsdXNoZ2ZXA3NwY0IKZidILC5m-qFxsFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo It’s all the media’s fault From Brian Karem: Fewer and fewer companies own more and more of the media outlets, independence is waning and as a result, the news business is just a cash grab built around knee-jerk reactions and preconceived notions. David Pecker’s stewardship of The National Enquirer exposes the worst problems in today’s press. 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However, Donald Trump’s worsening and much more severe challenges in memory, speech, cognition, and behavior which may be indicative of an actual brain disease are often downplayed or ignored. Alternately, the mainstream news media tries to create a false equivalency between President Biden and Donald Trump’s challenges with memory and speech when they are in fact very different. [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoELFHP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsveTM0MG05azE3bS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWJ4eWRsdXNoZ2YmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZidILC5m-qFxsFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). [Subscribe to Salon today](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoELFHP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbDMzYzh0b2k3by8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWJ4eWRsdXNoZ2YmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZidILC5m-qFxsFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) and unlock more benefits! 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