Guys, with understanding that everyone is angry right now, I am honestly going to start blocking people who say things like, "Who cares? The law doesn't matter anymore," or "They can do whatever they want, they can't be stopped" etc. I mean, if you really feel that way, you're a part of the problem.
A 23 year old larping as a journalist made a misleading and inaccurate YouTube video that the administration full of chronically online shitposters used to justify the “largest immigration operation ever” and now someone is dead
A menorah in a window across the street from a building displaying a Nazi flag.
Happy Hanukkah to our friends who celebrate. Rachel Posner, a rabbi’s wife in Kiel, Germany, took this photograph in 1931 -- a potent reminder that fascism must be fought in every generation, even if it's wrapped in an American flag and a red hat.
Every day. Every day we have to listen to this racist, ignorant, revisionist drivel. If it didn't have a real, significant impact on the lives of people around the world, we would just laugh at the weakness and insecurity of it all. The ineptitude and gross incompetence of it.
The Bizarro America
I remember when Jill Stein told me there was no difference between the GOP and the Dems on climate change. 🤷🏽♂️
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That is just one of the most obvious indicators that the video and your image are altered. It’s a cool image and I get why you used it. I just think it’s important to note in the caption or alternative text that it is altered.
This is the altered video your still was taken from. Aircraft the size of the one depicted create powerful wakes of air just like a boat. Shooting a video from another aircraft in this position is not possible. www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-1...
My intent here is not to call into question the integrity of your reporting or this post. I respect the work of Nieman Lab. I’m a frequently reader, and I want to see the attention to detail I’ve come to expect from the organization and its work.
I stand corrected. It’s not AI-manipulated, but it is an altered photo (altered to add the airplane). Image without airplane: www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/... I would expect altered images to be identified on @niemanlab.org posts. Is that not a requirement?
Normally these kinds of things just float on by without much thought. But the choice of an image not related to the topic of the story, which is AI-manipulated to include an airplane that looks like it is going to crash, without a proper attribution or alt text, feels like it needs attention.
On a smaller note, the caption at the bottom of the article says the airplane is coming in for a "safe landing," but it is not lined up with a runway, has no landing gear or flaps deployed. This plane looks like it is headed for an emergency gear-up landing.
I was intrigued to read this, but I got distracted by the header image. There is no alternative text for the image (an accessibility issue), and the airplane in it is clearly AI-generated. Does Nieman Lab have a policy about identifying AI-manipulated images?
It’s 4D chess. This is actually Trump’s first term and he will run for his second term in 2028.
It’s hard to deal with literally any issue without first reconciling with the fact that this country’s informational ecosystem is completely fucked.
1000%. Everyone in Trump's orbit remains in Trump's orbit until he dumps on them publicly on Truth Social. Everything else is just palace intrigue and wishful thinking. The guy who threw a Nazi salute at Trump's inauguration is most definitely not abandoning his grip on Trump.
Looking forward to the Chrome extension that modifies Google Maps in the browser to call the gulf by its non-fascist name.
Is it possible to discredit the party for a generation when the GOP has a 24/7 hype channel that tells everyone it’s all great? I worry there is no reality for the FOX crowd anymore.
I just did that thing I do once a year where I open Nextdoor, get horrified by the stuff I see on Nextdoor, and quickly leave the app.
