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Plus last week in disinformation! .... and other light hearted subjects.

Howdy friends!

I hope you’re clutching something pumpkin-flavored and basking in the sepia-toned last breaths of summer because that will prepare you for a segment I’m calling…

Last Week in Disinformation!

This is a hastily assembled graphic of what outlets had the top-performing posts on Facebook in the US for most of last week. They’re from a Twitter account that posts the update daily. Underlined in red are expressly partisan, arguably fascist outlets. As you can see, they make up between 40-50% of the top ten U.S. Facebook posts on any given day. Unfortunately, the trend isn’t unique to just this week.

Not a single partisan view from the other side appears in any of the top ten round-ups last week. In the 40 posts shown here, only 5 come from straight-laced “both sides” legacy media. While we’re on this point, here’s a relevant podcast episode called “The news is by and for rich, white, liberals”. It’s about… how the news is by and for rich white liberals… and most of it is behind …