Gabbard is reportedly moving the NIC from the CIA to her own office in order to “directly hold accountable any improper action and politicization of intelligence,” per Fox News.
Oh, the irony. There is so much irony, it hurts.
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It's not even irony, it's just willful projection at this point. And it works.
Serious question. But where do I find unfucked sources of news? Like I use to be able to take things like the NIHS, CDC seriously but can’t anymore. Government is pretty much syncopating towards the executive branch.
I am more or less looking for sources of news that is in their interest to report the facts as accurately as possible.
Europe, maybe?
European News Agencies are a lot more unbiased than american ones I believe. BBC for example
The Guardian has been great
Be careful there too. Daily mail for example isn't a great source.
Nick Robinson and Laura Kuenssberg were by no means unbias (particularly Kuenssberg) and they were both previous BBC Political Editors:
The BBC were also found to be bias during the Scottish independence referendum:
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/bbc-bias-and-scots-referendum-new-report/
And they've had journalists call out pro-Israel bias:
In November 2024, 230 members of the media industry including 101 anonymous BBC staff wrote a letter to Tim Davie accusing the BBC of providing favourable coverage towards Israel and failing its own editorial standards by lacking "consistently fair and accurate evidence-based journalism in its coverage of Gaza".
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_the_BBC
The BBC are a giant government funded media company, they know how to present a good image of themselves and have years of good publicity and marketing to solidify that image. But be under no illusion that they are unbias. They push political agendas as much as any American private news organisation, just with more subtlety and an air of professionalism and officialdom to more legitimise their stance.
That's not to say they don't do good journalism or can't be used as a credible source at times. But just to remember that they too are bias and have masters who push agendas.
Edit: to add more context:
Well yes, there is no such thing as an unbiased news agency. That doesn't exist. But the bbc is in no way comparable to American News such as cnn and fox news
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Unbias**-ed**
Why do so many people conjugate this verb incorrectly?
Because English is an arse of a language and I am a dumb dumb 🙃
A dumb dumb capable of providing credible sources though, which is funny considering the downvotes and the context of this thread. Maybe y'all aren't as different from Gabbard as you think...
I find the AP to be the most level headed source most of the time. No place is infallible
The way I see it is no label is trustworthy or ever has been, simply look at the sources and compare articles on the same subject.
where do I find unfucked sources of news?
Look towards the news sources that Trump is trying to shut down.
Or look to international news sources that aren't American owned.
You have to accept that there are no such thing as unfucked sources and make your mind up accordingly
Scrutiny is good and all, but I'd like to think that journalistic standards can be expected from some sources. And, those sources can be generally accepted without me having to be a journalist myself. Otherwise, what is the point of journalism?
Exactly, everything right now is being controlled or news agencies like PBS and NPR being unfunded because that's how dictatorships are born, you only listen to one source of news and that happens to be the news channels endorsed by the rulling dictator party.
Zero, everything is being controlled because that's exactly what dictatorships do.
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If you’re narking on people who are saying the intelligence doesn’t support those claims, as being “disloyal”, you’re not being a whistleblower.
You’re being a Nazis prick fucking over someone just doing their job to get ahead of the curve.
Seriously, the word whistleblower has absolutely no place in this context..
Agreed.
Unrelated, but it's narcing. Narc is short for narcotics officer.
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Gotta make sure Putin gets what he paid for
Little MS russian Kgb agent.
Good Russian assets protect their Russian leaders bought and paid for Russian puppets!!
Prerequisites for getting a job in the US Government:
- Don't speak out against Trump or his regime in any way
That's it
while not a hard prerequisite, having as little experience as possible also helps a lot.
I'd ask how dumb is she, but that is just asking the obvious.
If you don't know that creating yes men will undermine you due to a lack of facts, you deserve everything you will get
Putin: How long would it take to seize Kyiv? Can we do it in three days?
YES MAN: THREE DAYS SIR! YES SIR!
Ding ding ding! We have a winner
Critics warned the firings suggest intelligence is being shaped to suit political agendas, not facts.
Ah, so just like they live the rest of their reality then? Might be the first thing they’re consistent about!
No surprise, Gabbard has been accused of being a Russian Asset for over a decade already.
You mean to daddy you go now
Goddamn fanatical religious cult member, Machiavellian psychopath.
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