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"The news media need to say plainly: Trump is building a dictatorship. Use the D word...say that the president is mentally unstable...state painful truths directly and loudly before it’s too late." Via @markjacob.bsky.social, the conventions of political reporting aren't up to the moment:

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social

Most major media still won't say directly that the U.S. is sliding toward dictatorship. Will they ever sound the alarm, or will they be part of the most shameful episode of journalism neglect in our nation's history? My Stop the Presses newsletter.

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I can't help but wonder if they're waiting for Natural Causes to make that scary and difficult step unnecessary. If the EKG goes flat before Nov., no one has to leave their comfort zone. If it was a younger, slightly less-frail monster, like a Mr. Burns, would they say it?