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 @45e95091 @e814e036 clicks are not clicks and political  media is not a business. It’s pure propaganda. For their team. 
 @098a11ae @e814e036 
Clicks are ad revenue. Rupert Murdock has a team he's supporting, but only after he takes care of himself. 
 @45e95091 @e814e036 NY Post, 🦊News always operate at a loss. Made up by the sports/entertainment divisions. 
 @098a11ae @e814e036 
That doesn't mean that revenue isn't important. Cable TV is dying, but they're trying to die as slowly as possible. 
 @45e95091 @e814e036 it is not THE REASON. They are owned by Republicans. Not just 🦊, all of them. It’s power consolidation, not news reporting. By portraying them as businesses, you confer them an aura of neutrality. It’s GOP above  profit. Always was, but more discreet. 
 @098a11ae @45e95091 @e814e036 
Anyways the media, especially the Voice of America should, imo, point out that this same Burisma operation is what got Trump impeached and the entire #HunterBiden "scandal" was most likely manufactured kompromat in order to put and keep the GOP in power.

I rarely hear U.S. pundits point out that Russian State Media (read as Putin) agrees with the MAGA Republicans' policies which really seems unpatriotic. https://youtu.be/jTTo6WWyOdQ?si=Z-RR2XOhCmjLSW6J 
 @c22052a6 @45e95091 @e814e036 I noticed that the media, much like the House GOP doesn’t concern itself at all  with the cause for impeachment. Just “will they, won’t they” . Never “what for?” 
 @098a11ae @e814e036 
Yes. It's driven by the need for power and control. And that's fueled by money. With a handful of exceptions (Jesus, Ghandi) you don't have power without money. 
 @45e95091 @e814e036 oh, you do. Kim Jong Un and Putin who just met can explain it to you. In the right circumstances, propaganda can can replace money. #tfg  express aim is to reproduce those conditions. And our media is instrumental in it. Just found this quote where  #tfg explains what making America great really means

https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/111/058/187/626/235/312/original/fba056c8be83827a.jpeg