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Patrick Wyman 8h

I was reading about the Casablanca conference between Churchill and Roosevelt in 1942 recently and it kept hitting me how FDR just kinda let the Brits talk about empire and planning and whatnot, serenely aware that in a few years it would be completely irrelevant. These people are Brits in 1942.

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 9h

very revealing look at the DC Blob mindset right now. they simply cannot imagine a world in which Iran is not dominated by American military force www.politico.com/news/magazin...

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Democrats Haven’t Thought Far Enough Ahead on Iran

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Patrick Wyman 2d

Go read the comments on the Times story. Their decision to cover this in the fashion they did has an actual impact on how readers understand the broader context in which this is happening, pushing them to equate standard (not even particularly dirty!) tricks with literal illegality.

Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 2d

Deciding which stories to investigate, which to write, and how to frame them is also journalism, not just reporting any old tip that comes across your desk. Deciding to label illegal acts as "troubling" or "unorthodox" is a journalistic decision. Journalism can be criticized on its merits.

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Patrick Wyman 2d

Deciding which stories to investigate, which to write, and how to frame them is also journalism, not just reporting any old tip that comes across your desk. Deciding to label illegal acts as "troubling" or "unorthodox" is a journalistic decision. Journalism can be criticized on its merits.

Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 2d

Acting like journalism is a view from nowhere is precisely the issue. The story comes in the context of the most aggressive attempts by the federal government in the country's history to distort, influence, and control the election process in favor of a cratering Republican Party. Context matters.

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Patrick Wyman 6d

I have so much love for Brazil - when I was training in and covering MMA, I spent a ton of time around Brazilians, learned to understand and read Portuguese, got a taste for the food, just adore it!

Soren Lorensen @vuintrieri.bsky.social · 6d

After years of hearing you talking about ancient societies like babylonia and mesopotamia, it's funny that you're mentioning our young country :) And thank you for the words.

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Patrick Wyman 6d

It's absolutely delicious

Emmeryn [comms open] @dragonfang.bsky.social · 6d

Sprinkle that onto a bowl of icecream tonight :P

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Patrick Wyman 6d

Can't live our lives based on spite, but every now and again, it's really nice to indulge

Caræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 6d

right like nobody is saying Lula is perfect but the world’s most awful billionaire fascists did all they could to prevent this and failed and that fucking rocks

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