When it comes to just how bad the mainstream press is, nothing surprises me anymore. No matter the subject, I fully expect the major players to deliver the dumbest, most counterfactual takes imaginable. That’s been recently illustrated by outlets continuing to parrot Hamas as a legitimate source for casualty figures in Gaza.
Do these “journalists” live in some alter universe, or are they just incredibly dishonest? The answer is probably both, though I’m not sure it even matters. The bad takes will continue until morale improves, and we’re all out of morale.
Enter Brian Klaas of The Atlantic with one of the hottest takes of the year.
Trump’s bizarre rant about sharks is another example of a ludicrous statement that some think can be ignored because they’re so routine, @brianklaas writes. But Trump may soon be president. Imagine the response if Joe Biden had made the same…
