Letters From The Wasteland

Letters From The Wasteland

Friday Funbag #6 - Fright Night Edition

Billionaire media owners muzzle their editorial boards; poll aggregators reward bad faith data; and another Epstein accusation (with a twist!)

Thad Zajac
Oct 26, 2024
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Further proof that the existence of billionaires are a policy failure.

Several years ago, during the dregs of the Trump presidency, it was considered a major victory for the news media when Jeff Bezos purchased The Washington Post and Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong purchased the Los Angeles Times. Both men had the funds to ensure they would not downsize or col…

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