Oct. 26, 2020
NPR reported that Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the U.S. supreme court tonight. They commented that she would solidify the conservative majority. The only issues they pointed out were abortion and the second amendment. Of course, she is also likely to solidify the conservative friendliness to big business, against the environment, against workers rights, against our shared future.
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Last week, near the end of their pledge drive, they kept talking about how wonderful they are, reporting fairly, etc. Then they aired the comment that Nancy Pelosi keep raising the bar for a Covid stimulus bill. No hint of the fact that the republicans in the Senate have been blocking it. Then they had an interview about it with a republican, who of course also blamed Pelosi for the holdup. The interviewer did do a little bit of timid fact correction, but it was mostly a republican ad.
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Of course, NPR has to keep fr
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