I don't tend to click through unexplained headline links, especially not from Xhitter. I've become JeffV in that regard. My fatigue for such things has long been exceeded.
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Same.LordMortis wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 7:03 amI don't tend to click through unexplained headline links, especially not from Xhitter. I've become JeffV in that regard. My fatigue for such things has long been exceeded.
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This is what Trump posted:Kurth wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 3:37 amAwful, awful clickbait “journalism.” Pathetic.
This is very specific, and echoes something similar that he said the other month (essentially "Putin will release him for me, but not for Biden."). If one ignores the prior relationship between Trump and Putin / Russia, then maybe one thinks of this as a standard Trump boast. But recall the "Russia, if you're listening..." thing?Evan Gershkovich, the Reporter from The Wall Street Journal, who is being held by Russia, will be released almost immediately after the Election, but definitely before I assume Office. He will be HOME, SAFE, AND WITH HIS FAMILY. Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, will do that for me, but not for anyone else, and WE WILL BE PAYING NOTHING!
Trump has said publicly "Putin will release him for me but not for Biden" (and here he's even giving a specific time frame that he'll be released). If Putin releases him for Biden, that makes Biden look good and Trump look bad. Putin obviously wants to help Trump and hurt Biden. Is Trump specifically saying the words "do not release the WSJ reporter before the election?" No...but him saying this makes the reporter's release less likely. And you know, Trump didn't specifically say "hack Hillary's e-mail account for me" but...
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Ditto.LordMortis wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 7:03 amI don't tend to click through unexplained headline links, especially not from Xhitter. I've become JeffV in that regard. My fatigue for such things has long been exceeded.
Also, I would just like to add that I greatly appreciate you calling it "Xhitter". I hate hate hate how everyone keeps calling it "X, formerly known as Twitter". It changed it's name. By doing that, they let it keep existing. And it doesn't get the ridicule for the name change that if fully deserves. It's getting to eat it's cake and ... well... someone else's too.
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But that’s exactly what this headline said he said! That’s why it’s garbage clickbait and borderline unethical.El Guapo wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 8:37 amThis is what Trump posted:Kurth wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 3:37 amAwful, awful clickbait “journalism.” Pathetic.
Is Trump specifically saying the words "do not release the WSJ reporter before the election?" No . . .Evan Gershkovich, the Reporter from The Wall Street Journal, who is being held by Russia, will be released almost immediately after the Election, but definitely before I assume Office. He will be HOME, SAFE, AND WITH HIS FAMILY. Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, will do that for me, but not for anyone else, and WE WILL BE PAYING NOTHING!
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Was the headline a straight up lie? Not quite. It was, however, taking liberties with the interpretation of what was said and carefully phrasing it to sound like a quote in order to drum up outrage!, which draws clicks.
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It was a reasonable interpretation of what Trump said. And the headline wasn't a quote. Do you not think Russia will take Trump's post, which says "Putin will release him for me but not for Biden" and which gives *a specific time frame for which this will happen* (after the election, before Trump's inauguration) as at a minimum a suggestion as to what Russia should do?Kurth wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 2:58 pmBut that’s exactly what this headline said he said! That’s why it’s garbage clickbait and borderline unethical.El Guapo wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 8:37 amThis is what Trump posted:Kurth wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 3:37 amAwful, awful clickbait “journalism.” Pathetic.
Is Trump specifically saying the words "do not release the WSJ reporter before the election?" No . . .Evan Gershkovich, the Reporter from The Wall Street Journal, who is being held by Russia, will be released almost immediately after the Election, but definitely before I assume Office. He will be HOME, SAFE, AND WITH HIS FAMILY. Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, will do that for me, but not for anyone else, and WE WILL BE PAYING NOTHING!
Follow up question - would "Trump asked Russia to hack Hillary's e-mail" be a reasonable interpretation of "Russia, if you're listening, I hope you find Hillary's e-mails" when they did it the exact same day that Trump said that?
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"It's not in quotes" is kind of a lame defense.El Guapo wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 3:41 pmIt was a reasonable interpretation of what Trump said. And the headline wasn't a quote. Do you not think Russia will take Trump's post, which says "Putin will release him for me but not for Biden" and which gives *a specific time frame for which this will happen* (after the election, before Trump's inauguration) as at a minimum a suggestion as to what Russia should do?Kurth wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 2:58 pmBut that’s exactly what this headline said he said! That’s why it’s garbage clickbait and borderline unethical.El Guapo wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 8:37 amThis is what Trump posted:Kurth wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 3:37 amAwful, awful clickbait “journalism.” Pathetic.
Is Trump specifically saying the words "do not release the WSJ reporter before the election?" No . . .Evan Gershkovich, the Reporter from The Wall Street Journal, who is being held by Russia, will be released almost immediately after the Election, but definitely before I assume Office. He will be HOME, SAFE, AND WITH HIS FAMILY. Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, will do that for me, but not for anyone else, and WE WILL BE PAYING NOTHING!
Follow up question - would "Trump asked Russia to hack Hillary's e-mail" be a reasonable interpretation of "Russia, if you're listening, I hope you find Hillary's e-mails" when they did it the exact same day that Trump said that?
When the headline is "Trump to Putin: Keep WSJ Reporter Hostage Through Election" it's bullshit if Trump never said that to Putin, and I don't care if the analysis is reasonable that it was implied.
And, in answer to your question, your statement about Trump asking Russia to hack HRC's email may be a reasonable interpretation, but it would also be a bullshit headline (although significantly less so than the one at issue). Here's a decent headline from NPR about Trump and Russia and the HRC emails:
No issues with that. Factual. On point. Not at all click-baity. See the difference I'm getting at?Trump asked Russia to find Clinton’s emails. On or around the same day, Russians targeted her accounts
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I especially hate the ones about the James Webb telescope with like a picture of Neil deGrasse Tyson and something like: NEW DISCOVERY CHANGES EVERYTHING. There is nothing new, just a chatbot rehash of early galaxies discovered, and nothing from Tyson. Which is a shame since I am interested in the JWT, but now I can never click on another video about it.Blackhawk wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 5:06 pm Why every headline these days is manipulative and misleading.
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Your link is recursive.Blackhawk wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 5:06 pm Why every headline these days is manipulative and misleading.
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Personally, I think if one is reading Trump's tweet (what is the equivalent of a tweet on truth social? His 'truth'?) as communicating to Putin that Trump doesn't want Putin to release the reporter before the election, then a headline on a column that says that Trump is communicating to Putin not to release the hostage before the election is reasonable. But YMMV, I guess.Kurth wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 4:25 pm"It's not in quotes" is kind of a lame defense.El Guapo wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 3:41 pmIt was a reasonable interpretation of what Trump said. And the headline wasn't a quote. Do you not think Russia will take Trump's post, which says "Putin will release him for me but not for Biden" and which gives *a specific time frame for which this will happen* (after the election, before Trump's inauguration) as at a minimum a suggestion as to what Russia should do?Kurth wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 2:58 pmBut that’s exactly what this headline said he said! That’s why it’s garbage clickbait and borderline unethical.El Guapo wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 8:37 amThis is what Trump posted:Kurth wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 3:37 amAwful, awful clickbait “journalism.” Pathetic.
Is Trump specifically saying the words "do not release the WSJ reporter before the election?" No . . .Evan Gershkovich, the Reporter from The Wall Street Journal, who is being held by Russia, will be released almost immediately after the Election, but definitely before I assume Office. He will be HOME, SAFE, AND WITH HIS FAMILY. Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, will do that for me, but not for anyone else, and WE WILL BE PAYING NOTHING!
Follow up question - would "Trump asked Russia to hack Hillary's e-mail" be a reasonable interpretation of "Russia, if you're listening, I hope you find Hillary's e-mails" when they did it the exact same day that Trump said that?
When the headline is "Trump to Putin: Keep WSJ Reporter Hostage Through Election" it's bullshit if Trump never said that to Putin, and I don't care if the analysis is reasonable that it was implied.
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The question isn’t whether or not Putin is treading Truth Social. The KGB definitely is. The question is to what degree do they OWN Truth Social and/or Trump.
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Not much of a question
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... stract.com
"Trump Media to take emergency loans, including from an entity called ES Family Trust, which opened an account with Paxum Bank, a small bank registered on the Caribbean island of Dominica that is best known for providing financial services to the porn industry.
Through leaked documents, the Guardian has learned that ES Family Trust operated like a shell company for a Russian-American businessman named Anton Postolnikov, who co-owns Paxum Bank and has been a subject of a years-long joint federal criminal investigation "
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... stract.com
"Trump Media to take emergency loans, including from an entity called ES Family Trust, which opened an account with Paxum Bank, a small bank registered on the Caribbean island of Dominica that is best known for providing financial services to the porn industry.
Through leaked documents, the Guardian has learned that ES Family Trust operated like a shell company for a Russian-American businessman named Anton Postolnikov, who co-owns Paxum Bank and has been a subject of a years-long joint federal criminal investigation "
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There's a dedicated Trump media thread.