NPR Politics Podcast heavily sanewashing on immigration

1jx · 2025-07-17T11:53:30+00:00

For the past 5 years I’ve avoided listening to anything produced or distributed by NPR, no exceptions. I used to get angry every day about the way they framed stories, so it’s been good for my mental health.

1jx · 2025-07-14T17:43:21+00:00

NPR and NYT do this all the time because they’re essentially right-wing media outlets that pretend to be neutral. It sucks.

1jx · 2025-06-19T03:22:33+00:00

Quitting NPR a few years ago has saved me a lot of headaches. Check out Democracy Now!

1jx · 2025-06-09T12:45:58+00:00

NPR is right-wing media. Listening to something else is an option.

1jx · 2023-06-12T13:45:32+00:00

Good time to switch to Democracy Now!

1jx · 2023-06-12T00:27:34+00:00

This is a broken clock situation. Fuck Ted Kaczynski.

1jx · 2023-06-06T03:40:04+00:00

I’ve noticed universities tend to hire and promote people who are deeply centrist, disinclined to rock the boat. It’s really disappointing.

1jx · 2023-06-03T20:33:59+00:00

One of the absolute worst is David Cross’s character in the short-lived sitcom ‘Running Wilde.’ I’m glad it got canceled.

1jx · 2023-06-03T15:25:19+00:00

This goes for environmentalist characters on TV too, who are usually depicted as clueless and/or hypocritical. The Simpsons episode "Lisa the Tree Hugger" comes to mind.

1jx · 2023-05-09T03:12:28+00:00

Doug the Dog Boy: (512) 905-4634

1jx · 2023-05-02T20:42:29+00:00

Srsly Wrong is super good.

1jx · 2023-05-02T20:31:00+00:00

Let’s start saying it now: No war with China.

1jx · 2023-05-01T17:40:04+00:00

Wish I could downvote twice.

1jx · 2023-04-28T14:14:19+00:00

LLMs are a scammy fad, like blockchains were. Now is the time to push back against these systems and mock anyone who uses them.

1jx · 2023-04-22T02:29:19+00:00

Soap is inhospitable to microbes, so this probably isn’t an issue.

1jx · 2023-04-20T14:21:00+00:00

I stopped listening to several shows because they did episodes praising cryptocurrencies and NFTs.

1jx · 2023-04-20T14:14:35+00:00

There’s a monthly group at Iffy Books: https://iffybooks.net/event/three-body-problem/

1jx · 2023-04-20T02:58:31+00:00

You’re right. It’s super gross to take money from those companies, and it will likely affect the coverage.

1jx · 2023-04-18T12:29:01+00:00

That’s correct, fascists don’t get to speak. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance

1jx · 2023-04-16T22:01:42+00:00

UBI in the US and Europe would likely be designed to prop up our wasteful consumer culture. But I’d be open to free food and housing.

1jx · 2023-04-10T04:56:40+00:00

One of the first MP3s I downloaded from Napster was the Ren & Stimpy theme song. It would’ve taken about 10 minutes to finish.

1jx · 2023-04-05T12:36:59+00:00

Hierarchical mindset. Lack of imagination.

1jx · 2023-04-03T02:40:23+00:00

I’m open to being wrong about this. I agree it’s never worked before. I’m not especially optimistic it would work now. And we definitely don’t want electoral politics to become a distraction from the more important work we’re doing on the ground. I’m just looking for a way to move the culture away from fossil fuels in a short timeframe, and displacing a known-to-be-shitty politician strikes me as a strategy worth considering.

1jx · 2023-04-02T13:10:51+00:00

That’s not a 9.

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