Lis Power
@lispower.bsky.social
Media Intelligence Director, Media Matters
Politico Playbook didn't have any examples of Dems engaging in the 'silly culture war' they were talking about ... so they literally just made one up
October 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Politico Playbook didn't have any examples of Dems engaging in the 'silly culture war' they were talking about ... so they literally just made one up
Fox News is ignoring the Susan Monarez hearing
At the Senate hearing, she stated that RFK Jr demanded she commit to approve every ACIP vaccine recommendation regardless of the science, and to dismiss agency experts without cause, at direction of the WH
At the Senate hearing, she stated that RFK Jr demanded she commit to approve every ACIP vaccine recommendation regardless of the science, and to dismiss agency experts without cause, at direction of the WH
September 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Fox News is ignoring the Susan Monarez hearing
At the Senate hearing, she stated that RFK Jr demanded she commit to approve every ACIP vaccine recommendation regardless of the science, and to dismiss agency experts without cause, at direction of the WH
At the Senate hearing, she stated that RFK Jr demanded she commit to approve every ACIP vaccine recommendation regardless of the science, and to dismiss agency experts without cause, at direction of the WH
Fox's Trey Gowdy: "What does it say about our culture that everywhere you go you have to have a cop to keep you alive?"
"We got to decide whether or not we want to live like this. ... The problem with [the statute] murder is someone is already dead, I'm looking for the ones that keep people alive"
"We got to decide whether or not we want to live like this. ... The problem with [the statute] murder is someone is already dead, I'm looking for the ones that keep people alive"
August 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Fox's Trey Gowdy: "What does it say about our culture that everywhere you go you have to have a cop to keep you alive?"
"We got to decide whether or not we want to live like this. ... The problem with [the statute] murder is someone is already dead, I'm looking for the ones that keep people alive"
"We got to decide whether or not we want to live like this. ... The problem with [the statute] murder is someone is already dead, I'm looking for the ones that keep people alive"
Fox host Trey Gowdy: "We're going to have to have a conversation of freedom versus protecting children. How many school shootings does it take before we're going to have a conversation about keeping firearms out of -- it's always a young white male, almost always."
August 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Fox host Trey Gowdy: "We're going to have to have a conversation of freedom versus protecting children. How many school shootings does it take before we're going to have a conversation about keeping firearms out of -- it's always a young white male, almost always."
Very brave of Fox to send their reporter to the front lines of the Cracker Barrel Wars
August 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Very brave of Fox to send their reporter to the front lines of the Cracker Barrel Wars
Even Fox & Friends hosts seemingly don't want to talk about the Cracker Barrel logo and are struggling to explain how it's woke
Earhardt: Cracker Barrel, we're talking about it again ....
Hurt: Oh my goodness
Earhardt: Cracker Barrel, we're talking about it again ....
Hurt: Oh my goodness
August 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Even Fox & Friends hosts seemingly don't want to talk about the Cracker Barrel logo and are struggling to explain how it's woke
Earhardt: Cracker Barrel, we're talking about it again ....
Hurt: Oh my goodness
Earhardt: Cracker Barrel, we're talking about it again ....
Hurt: Oh my goodness
I’m sorry, but what exactly am I supposed to think is “woke” about this logo change?
August 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I’m sorry, but what exactly am I supposed to think is “woke” about this logo change?
Betteridge's law of headlines: Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no.
August 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Betteridge's law of headlines: Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no.
When the jobs report is bad 😟
August 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
When the jobs report is bad 😟
Reposted by Lis Power
Since Monday, Fox News has spent an hour and 25 minutes covering an American Eagle commercial in which Sydney Sweeney talks about her “good jeans,” and just 3 minutes of coverage to developments in the administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein saga.
Fox News since Monday: 85 minutes talking about Sydney Sweeney, 3 minutes talking about Epstein
Since Monday, Fox News has spent an hour and 25 minutes covering an American Eagle commercial in which Sydney Sweeney talks about her “good jeans,” devoting over 20 segments to the story. In compariso...
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July 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Since Monday, Fox News has spent an hour and 25 minutes covering an American Eagle commercial in which Sydney Sweeney talks about her “good jeans,” and just 3 minutes of coverage to developments in the administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein saga.
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CNBC: The EPA is moving to rescind this endangerment finding on carbon dioxide and greenhouses gases. Is that a danger to public health?
MAKARY: To be honest, I don't know enough about that issue
CNBC: You're in charge of our public health! Can you look into it for us?
MAKARY: To be honest, I don't know enough about that issue
CNBC: You're in charge of our public health! Can you look into it for us?
July 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
CNBC: The EPA is moving to rescind this endangerment finding on carbon dioxide and greenhouses gases. Is that a danger to public health?
MAKARY: To be honest, I don't know enough about that issue
CNBC: You're in charge of our public health! Can you look into it for us?
MAKARY: To be honest, I don't know enough about that issue
CNBC: You're in charge of our public health! Can you look into it for us?
Reposted by Lis Power
July 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Reposted by Lis Power
Harrowing lead story and image on the Washington Post homepage right now. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
July 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Harrowing lead story and image on the Washington Post homepage right now. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Fox News has spent more time this week discussing Hillary Clinton's emails than they have on a new watchdog report that Hegseth (a former Fox host) did in fact share classified info
July 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Fox News has spent more time this week discussing Hillary Clinton's emails than they have on a new watchdog report that Hegseth (a former Fox host) did in fact share classified info
Checking in on the news
CNN: WSJ report that DOJ told Trump his name was in the Epstein files
MSNBC: WSJ report that DOJ told Trump his name was in the Epstein files
Fox News: Not that
CNN: WSJ report that DOJ told Trump his name was in the Epstein files
MSNBC: WSJ report that DOJ told Trump his name was in the Epstein files
Fox News: Not that
July 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Checking in on the news
CNN: WSJ report that DOJ told Trump his name was in the Epstein files
MSNBC: WSJ report that DOJ told Trump his name was in the Epstein files
Fox News: Not that
CNN: WSJ report that DOJ told Trump his name was in the Epstein files
MSNBC: WSJ report that DOJ told Trump his name was in the Epstein files
Fox News: Not that
The "news" according to Fox
(These are all different segments)
(These are all different segments)
July 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The "news" according to Fox
(These are all different segments)
(These are all different segments)
Help, what year is it?!
Fox News this morning
Fox News this morning
July 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Help, what year is it?!
Fox News this morning
Fox News this morning
Uncharted levels of cope from Charlie Kirk today
July 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Uncharted levels of cope from Charlie Kirk today
Reposted by Lis Power
I read Trump + Senate Republicans' "One Big Beautiful Bill" so you don't have to.
It came out at *midnight* & we're still getting numbers in from Congress's bookkeepers.
Early returns:
Nearly $1 TRILLION in Medicaid cuts.
Happy Saturday. Follow for more.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
It came out at *midnight* & we're still getting numbers in from Congress's bookkeepers.
Early returns:
Nearly $1 TRILLION in Medicaid cuts.
Happy Saturday. Follow for more.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
June 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I read Trump + Senate Republicans' "One Big Beautiful Bill" so you don't have to.
It came out at *midnight* & we're still getting numbers in from Congress's bookkeepers.
Early returns:
Nearly $1 TRILLION in Medicaid cuts.
Happy Saturday. Follow for more.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
It came out at *midnight* & we're still getting numbers in from Congress's bookkeepers.
Early returns:
Nearly $1 TRILLION in Medicaid cuts.
Happy Saturday. Follow for more.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Reposted by Lis Power
This is the line from the horrific SCOTUS decision today that will stick with me. “Sure, the president should follow the law - but the courts can’t force him to do it.” Rendering the Constitution a dead letter if the president decides he’d rather not deal with it.
June 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
This is the line from the horrific SCOTUS decision today that will stick with me. “Sure, the president should follow the law - but the courts can’t force him to do it.” Rendering the Constitution a dead letter if the president decides he’d rather not deal with it.
Reposted by Lis Power
The only reason Republicans have a reputation as "fiscal hawks" is that the press refuses to tell the public basic facts about what they do when they are in office.
June 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The only reason Republicans have a reputation as "fiscal hawks" is that the press refuses to tell the public basic facts about what they do when they are in office.
Reposted by Lis Power
In a lengthy exchange, with ICE Deputy Field Director Bill Joyce, Reps Nadler and Goldman are denied the ability to visit the 10th floor. Joyce says it's not a detention facility it's just a place ppl are housed for several days w/out beds.
June 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
In a lengthy exchange, with ICE Deputy Field Director Bill Joyce, Reps Nadler and Goldman are denied the ability to visit the 10th floor. Joyce says it's not a detention facility it's just a place ppl are housed for several days w/out beds.
Reposted by Lis Power
Clay Travis calls for an ICE raid at Dodger Stadium:
"Could you imagine if they did an ICE raid in the parking lot of the LA Dodgers stadium... That would be kind of amazing."
"Could you imagine if they did an ICE raid in the parking lot of the LA Dodgers stadium... That would be kind of amazing."
June 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Clay Travis calls for an ICE raid at Dodger Stadium:
"Could you imagine if they did an ICE raid in the parking lot of the LA Dodgers stadium... That would be kind of amazing."
"Could you imagine if they did an ICE raid in the parking lot of the LA Dodgers stadium... That would be kind of amazing."
Fox anchor John Roberts suggests law enforcement is showing a lot of restraint by not shooting protesters
Roberts: "There are plenty of democratic countries ... where doing something like that would get you shot, so there would seem to be a fair degree of restraint being practiced"
Roberts: "There are plenty of democratic countries ... where doing something like that would get you shot, so there would seem to be a fair degree of restraint being practiced"
June 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Fox anchor John Roberts suggests law enforcement is showing a lot of restraint by not shooting protesters
Roberts: "There are plenty of democratic countries ... where doing something like that would get you shot, so there would seem to be a fair degree of restraint being practiced"
Roberts: "There are plenty of democratic countries ... where doing something like that would get you shot, so there would seem to be a fair degree of restraint being practiced"