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well you see, in "he said, she said" journalism, it's important to bury the truth halfway down the page in a quote by an activist or academic (if you mention it at all) as easily-dismissible opinion, otherwise Republicans will get mad and insist you aren't being fair and balanced

Rick Hasen@rickhasen.bsky.social

They should have worked this part into the headline: Trump Promises Executive Order to Block State A.I. Regulations www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/u...

8/12/25, 6:10 pm29 reposts122 likes

Sniffit

@sniffit.bsky.social

8 Dec 2025

This is the entire purpose of "critics say". It is Zombie Fourth Estate code for "dismiss anything that comes next as just partisan claptrap if it's not what you want to hear."

Richard J. Noyes

@rnoyes1.bsky.social

8 Dec 2025

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