Yavuz Baydar
@yavuzbaydar.bsky.social
Journalist. Podcaster. Blogger. Author.
https://yavuzbaydar.substack.com (Eng)
https://yavuzlamola.substack.com (TR)
Music broadcaster. Movie buff. Social Media Influencer.
Knight-Wallace and Shorenstein Fellow.
2014 European Press Prize Laureate.
https://yavuzbaydar.substack.com (Eng)
https://yavuzlamola.substack.com (TR)
Music broadcaster. Movie buff. Social Media Influencer.
Knight-Wallace and Shorenstein Fellow.
2014 European Press Prize Laureate.
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Yavuz Baydar
@yavuzbaydar.bsky.social
· Mar 18
Schriftsteller / Författare / Author of the book 👇
"Die Hoffnung stirbt am Bosporus --
wie die Türkei Freiheit und Demokratie verspielt" (Droemer).
‘Die Hoffnung stirbt am Bosporus’ kitabı yazarı
Available at Amazon etc.
"Die Hoffnung stirbt am Bosporus --
wie die Türkei Freiheit und Demokratie verspielt" (Droemer).
‘Die Hoffnung stirbt am Bosporus’ kitabı yazarı
Available at Amazon etc.
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That‘s the spirit.
February 5, 2026 at 10:46 AM
That‘s the spirit.
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The Atlantic today:
The Murder of The Washington Post
Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Murder of The Washington Post
Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Murder of The Washington Post
Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.
www.theatlantic.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:21 PM
The Atlantic today:
The Murder of The Washington Post
Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Murder of The Washington Post
Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
A flagship is sinking, with vast consequences on journalism.
“Bezos’s sickening efforts to curry favor with Trump have left an especially ugly stain of their own,” Marty Baron said. “This is a case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction.”
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
“Bezos’s sickening efforts to curry favor with Trump have left an especially ugly stain of their own,” Marty Baron said. “This is a case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction.”
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
‘It’s an absolute bloodbath’: Washington Post lays off hundreds of workers
Former Post executive editor blasts owner Jeff Bezos’s ‘sickening efforts to curry favor’ with Trump
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:28 PM
A flagship is sinking, with vast consequences on journalism.
“Bezos’s sickening efforts to curry favor with Trump have left an especially ugly stain of their own,” Marty Baron said. “This is a case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction.”
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
“Bezos’s sickening efforts to curry favor with Trump have left an especially ugly stain of their own,” Marty Baron said. “This is a case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction.”
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
“...in late February 2019, Epstein represented to an associate that he'd gotten advice from Chomsky over how to navigate “the horrible way you are being treated in the press and public”. That was 11 years after Epstein had pleaded guilty..."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Newly released files shed new light on Chomsky and Epstein relationship
Latest communications undermine Chomsky’s earlier claims that he primarily had financial dealings with Epstein
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:31 AM
“...in late February 2019, Epstein represented to an associate that he'd gotten advice from Chomsky over how to navigate “the horrible way you are being treated in the press and public”. That was 11 years after Epstein had pleaded guilty..."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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RIP Ralph Towner (1940-2026)
“Never has one person conceived of such beautiful music, a triumph of human creativity; brought it to a world audience. He was one of the greatest of men, not only in his artistic spirit, but in his generous, magnanimous character.”
👇
open.spotify.com/playlist/1lA...
“Never has one person conceived of such beautiful music, a triumph of human creativity; brought it to a world audience. He was one of the greatest of men, not only in his artistic spirit, but in his generous, magnanimous character.”
👇
open.spotify.com/playlist/1lA...
MyRalphTowner
open.spotify.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:10 PM
RIP Ralph Towner (1940-2026)
“Never has one person conceived of such beautiful music, a triumph of human creativity; brought it to a world audience. He was one of the greatest of men, not only in his artistic spirit, but in his generous, magnanimous character.”
👇
open.spotify.com/playlist/1lA...
“Never has one person conceived of such beautiful music, a triumph of human creativity; brought it to a world audience. He was one of the greatest of men, not only in his artistic spirit, but in his generous, magnanimous character.”
👇
open.spotify.com/playlist/1lA...
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Sir, The Boss just dropped a new anthem on Trump’s face.
January 28, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Sir, The Boss just dropped a new anthem on Trump’s face.
Streets of Minneapolis
open.spotify.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:20 PM
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👍🙏👏👏
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"Önce yavaş yavaş, sonra birden bire..."
🔸YÖRÜNGE (Yavuz Baydar Tv.) 🎼🎶📚📖🎥
🔸 Cormac McCarthy’nin "The Road" romanından bir parça..📚
Dünyanın hali, gelecekten resimler, solgun kareler…
Ve ölümsüz müzik.🎼🎶
Yavuz Baydar Tv. 🎥🎥 🔻
@yavuzbaydar.bsky.social
youtu.be/WciLRK1GwoA?...
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"Önce yavaş yavaş, sonra birden bire..."
🔸YÖRÜNGE (Yavuz Baydar Tv.) 🎼🎶📚📖🎥
🔸 Cormac McCarthy’nin "The Road" romanından bir parça..📚
Dünyanın hali, gelecekten resimler, solgun kareler…
Ve ölümsüz müzik.🎼🎶
Yavuz Baydar Tv. 🎥🎥 🔻
@yavuzbaydar.bsky.social
youtu.be/WciLRK1GwoA?...
“Önce yavaş yavaş, sonra birdenbire..” -- Yörünge 17 Ocak 2026
YouTube video by Yavuz Baydar
youtu.be
January 24, 2026 at 12:50 PM
👍🙏👏👏
**
"Önce yavaş yavaş, sonra birden bire..."
🔸YÖRÜNGE (Yavuz Baydar Tv.) 🎼🎶📚📖🎥
🔸 Cormac McCarthy’nin "The Road" romanından bir parça..📚
Dünyanın hali, gelecekten resimler, solgun kareler…
Ve ölümsüz müzik.🎼🎶
Yavuz Baydar Tv. 🎥🎥 🔻
@yavuzbaydar.bsky.social
youtu.be/WciLRK1GwoA?...
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"Önce yavaş yavaş, sonra birden bire..."
🔸YÖRÜNGE (Yavuz Baydar Tv.) 🎼🎶📚📖🎥
🔸 Cormac McCarthy’nin "The Road" romanından bir parça..📚
Dünyanın hali, gelecekten resimler, solgun kareler…
Ve ölümsüz müzik.🎼🎶
Yavuz Baydar Tv. 🎥🎥 🔻
@yavuzbaydar.bsky.social
youtu.be/WciLRK1GwoA?...
A book that has not aged.
Time to return to it.
Time to return to it.
January 24, 2026 at 8:52 AM
A book that has not aged.
Time to return to it.
Time to return to it.
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“Süreçte tehdit ve şantaj aşamasına geçildi”
-- Yektan Türkyılmaz
👉 Videonun tümü: youtu.be/4FLFTVGHZd4
-- Yektan Türkyılmaz
👉 Videonun tümü: youtu.be/4FLFTVGHZd4
January 21, 2026 at 8:08 PM
“Süreçte tehdit ve şantaj aşamasına geçildi”
-- Yektan Türkyılmaz
👉 Videonun tümü: youtu.be/4FLFTVGHZd4
-- Yektan Türkyılmaz
👉 Videonun tümü: youtu.be/4FLFTVGHZd4
Timely, to attack the root cause.
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires from 24 countries are calling on global leaders to increase taxes on the super-rich, amid growing concern that the wealthiest in society are buying political influence.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires from 24 countries are calling on global leaders to increase taxes on the super-rich, amid growing concern that the wealthiest in society are buying political influence.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich
Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Timely, to attack the root cause.
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires from 24 countries are calling on global leaders to increase taxes on the super-rich, amid growing concern that the wealthiest in society are buying political influence.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires from 24 countries are calling on global leaders to increase taxes on the super-rich, amid growing concern that the wealthiest in society are buying political influence.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Video: “IŞİD’liler hapishanelerden kaçıyor, durum kontrolden çıktı”
Gazeteci Mutlu Çiviroğlu, SDG yönrticileriyle konuştu, bölgedeki durumu ve Washington’da Kongre’ye yansıyan kaygıları @yavuzbaydar.bsky.social'a aktardı.
youtu.be/Hx5SNz1w3tI
Gazeteci Mutlu Çiviroğlu, SDG yönrticileriyle konuştu, bölgedeki durumu ve Washington’da Kongre’ye yansıyan kaygıları @yavuzbaydar.bsky.social'a aktardı.
youtu.be/Hx5SNz1w3tI
Rojava’da son durum: “Mazlum Abdi’nin anlaşmayı imzalamadığı, direnişin süreceği anlaşılıyor”
YouTube video by Yavuz Baydar
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Video: “IŞİD’liler hapishanelerden kaçıyor, durum kontrolden çıktı”
Gazeteci Mutlu Çiviroğlu, SDG yönrticileriyle konuştu, bölgedeki durumu ve Washington’da Kongre’ye yansıyan kaygıları @yavuzbaydar.bsky.social'a aktardı.
youtu.be/Hx5SNz1w3tI
Gazeteci Mutlu Çiviroğlu, SDG yönrticileriyle konuştu, bölgedeki durumu ve Washington’da Kongre’ye yansıyan kaygıları @yavuzbaydar.bsky.social'a aktardı.
youtu.be/Hx5SNz1w3tI
Will the ceasefire hold? Very doubtful. 👇
"Under Turkish pressure and pushed back by the mainly jihadist forces., the SDF cedes territories -- and aspirations of self-rule. Forced integration weakens the anti-ISIS front, as ambiguity on what’s next continues."
blogs.mediapart.fr/yavuz-baydar...
"Under Turkish pressure and pushed back by the mainly jihadist forces., the SDF cedes territories -- and aspirations of self-rule. Forced integration weakens the anti-ISIS front, as ambiguity on what’s next continues."
blogs.mediapart.fr/yavuz-baydar...
In Syria, a Turkish proxy victory: the Kurds lose once more
Under Turkish pressure and pushed back by the mainly jihadist forces., the SDF cedes territories and aspirations of self-rule. Forced integration weakens the anti-ISIS front, as ambiguity on what’s n…
blogs.mediapart.fr
January 19, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Will the ceasefire hold? Very doubtful. 👇
"Under Turkish pressure and pushed back by the mainly jihadist forces., the SDF cedes territories -- and aspirations of self-rule. Forced integration weakens the anti-ISIS front, as ambiguity on what’s next continues."
blogs.mediapart.fr/yavuz-baydar...
"Under Turkish pressure and pushed back by the mainly jihadist forces., the SDF cedes territories -- and aspirations of self-rule. Forced integration weakens the anti-ISIS front, as ambiguity on what’s next continues."
blogs.mediapart.fr/yavuz-baydar...
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Native Americans protested in Minneapolis today after the ICE abducted four Oglala Sioux Tribal Members. Three of them are still missing. (1/17|26)
January 17, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Native Americans protested in Minneapolis today after the ICE abducted four Oglala Sioux Tribal Members. Three of them are still missing. (1/17|26)
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Öcalan “süreç baltalanıyor” derken neyi kastetti?
Bahçeli’nin 8 maddelik Suriye yol haritasında eksik olan hayati konu hangisi?
Şam-DSG çatışması Türkiye’nin geleceğini nasıl tehdit ediyor?
@yavuzbaydar.bsky.social ve @yektan.bsky.social sıcak gelişmeleri masaya yatırdı 🔥👇
youtu.be/2U_y8_PToxI
Bahçeli’nin 8 maddelik Suriye yol haritasında eksik olan hayati konu hangisi?
Şam-DSG çatışması Türkiye’nin geleceğini nasıl tehdit ediyor?
@yavuzbaydar.bsky.social ve @yektan.bsky.social sıcak gelişmeleri masaya yatırdı 🔥👇
youtu.be/2U_y8_PToxI
Yektan Türkyılmaz: “Artık Kürtlerin varlığı ve Türkiye’nin geleceği tehdit altındadır"
YouTube video by Yavuz Baydar
youtu.be
January 18, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Öcalan “süreç baltalanıyor” derken neyi kastetti?
Bahçeli’nin 8 maddelik Suriye yol haritasında eksik olan hayati konu hangisi?
Şam-DSG çatışması Türkiye’nin geleceğini nasıl tehdit ediyor?
@yavuzbaydar.bsky.social ve @yektan.bsky.social sıcak gelişmeleri masaya yatırdı 🔥👇
youtu.be/2U_y8_PToxI
Bahçeli’nin 8 maddelik Suriye yol haritasında eksik olan hayati konu hangisi?
Şam-DSG çatışması Türkiye’nin geleceğini nasıl tehdit ediyor?
@yavuzbaydar.bsky.social ve @yektan.bsky.social sıcak gelişmeleri masaya yatırdı 🔥👇
youtu.be/2U_y8_PToxI
Well, you should have thought of not siphoning a prestigious prize down the drain by gullibly handing it to a dubious, war-loving character, should you not?
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Giving Trump the Nobel peace prize medal is ‘absurd’, say Norwegian politicians
US president criticised for accepting medal awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Well, you should have thought of not siphoning a prestigious prize down the drain by gullibly handing it to a dubious, war-loving character, should you not?
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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“Barış” derken, bölgesel “savaş”a mı gidiliyor?
@yavuzbaydar.bsky.social @cengizaktar.bsky.social ve Ragıp Duran'la yeni sorular, net cevaplar...
youtu.be/qHU3oz8rVmY
@yavuzbaydar.bsky.social @cengizaktar.bsky.social ve Ragıp Duran'la yeni sorular, net cevaplar...
youtu.be/qHU3oz8rVmY
HTŞ, SDG, Suriye, Türkiye: “Gelişmeler kaygı verici, savaş tehlikesi büyüyor"
YouTube video by Yavuz Baydar
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 4:28 PM
“Barış” derken, bölgesel “savaş”a mı gidiliyor?
@yavuzbaydar.bsky.social @cengizaktar.bsky.social ve Ragıp Duran'la yeni sorular, net cevaplar...
youtu.be/qHU3oz8rVmY
@yavuzbaydar.bsky.social @cengizaktar.bsky.social ve Ragıp Duran'la yeni sorular, net cevaplar...
youtu.be/qHU3oz8rVmY
Suriye denkleminde kaybeden kim? Rojava’nın bir geleceği var mı? Son gelişmeler, “süreç” ısrarındaki DEM Parti yönetimini neden çelişkili açıklamalara savuruyor?
Ragıp Duran ve @cengizaktar.bsky.social ’la durumu masaya yatırdık.
youtu.be/pXc6QM5cyIc?...
Ragıp Duran ve @cengizaktar.bsky.social ’la durumu masaya yatırdık.
youtu.be/pXc6QM5cyIc?...
Suriye ve “Süreç”: “DEM kendisini fiilen feshetmiş durumda"
YouTube video by Yavuz Baydar
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Suriye denkleminde kaybeden kim? Rojava’nın bir geleceği var mı? Son gelişmeler, “süreç” ısrarındaki DEM Parti yönetimini neden çelişkili açıklamalara savuruyor?
Ragıp Duran ve @cengizaktar.bsky.social ’la durumu masaya yatırdık.
youtu.be/pXc6QM5cyIc?...
Ragıp Duran ve @cengizaktar.bsky.social ’la durumu masaya yatırdık.
youtu.be/pXc6QM5cyIc?...
"Putin’in dünyası şimdi çok daha uyumlu hale geldi. Komplo teorisyenlerinin ileri sürdüğü gibi Putin Trump’a ne yapacağını söylediği için değil; bu iki otokrat gerçekten de dünyaya aynı biçimde baktıkları için."
ozgurgazetekibris.com/kose-yazarla...
ozgurgazetekibris.com/kose-yazarla...
Putin’e Ses Etmeyen “Anti Emperyalistler” Trump’a Karşı Neden Canhıraş? - Özgür Gazete Kıbrıs
Trump yönetiminin “Maduro operasyonu” ve ardından “Venezuela’ya el koyduk” açıklamaları Türkiye’de doğal olarak iktidar dışındaki kesimleri ayağa kaldırdı. Tepkiler, özellikle Sol ve DEM’in temsil ett...
ozgurgazetekibris.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:47 PM
"Putin’in dünyası şimdi çok daha uyumlu hale geldi. Komplo teorisyenlerinin ileri sürdüğü gibi Putin Trump’a ne yapacağını söylediği için değil; bu iki otokrat gerçekten de dünyaya aynı biçimde baktıkları için."
ozgurgazetekibris.com/kose-yazarla...
ozgurgazetekibris.com/kose-yazarla...
Another great loss, which leaves us with a treasure chest of a legacy. RIP Tarr
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
Béla Tarr, Hungarian director of Sátántangó and Werckmeister Harmonies, dies aged 70
The internationally acclaimed film-maker was renowned for beautifully shot cinematic epics
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Another great loss, which leaves us with a treasure chest of a legacy. RIP Tarr
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
“Aptallık vatanseverlik olarak görüldüğünde, zeki olmak tehlikelidir.”
“When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent.”
— Isaac Asimov
“When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent.”
— Isaac Asimov
January 6, 2026 at 9:50 AM
“Aptallık vatanseverlik olarak görüldüğünde, zeki olmak tehlikelidir.”
“When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent.”
— Isaac Asimov
“When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent.”
— Isaac Asimov
Anne Applebaum:
“Trump has no strategic thinking. He lives in the present, and has to win every debate. Doesn’t care about the consequences. People just don’t get this simple fact..."
youtu.be/rvBsWZS8VXI?...
“Trump has no strategic thinking. He lives in the present, and has to win every debate. Doesn’t care about the consequences. People just don’t get this simple fact..."
youtu.be/rvBsWZS8VXI?...
Anne Applebaum: Donald Trump has reinvented reality
YouTube video by PoliticsJOE
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Anne Applebaum:
“Trump has no strategic thinking. He lives in the present, and has to win every debate. Doesn’t care about the consequences. People just don’t get this simple fact..."
youtu.be/rvBsWZS8VXI?...
“Trump has no strategic thinking. He lives in the present, and has to win every debate. Doesn’t care about the consequences. People just don’t get this simple fact..."
youtu.be/rvBsWZS8VXI?...
"Europe’s reaction to Trump’s seizure of Nicolás Maduro wasn’t just morally compromised, but strategically suicidal: a small moment of fear that accelerates a larger collapse of rules, deterrence, and Europe’s own security."
blogs.mediapart.fr/yavuz-baydar...
blogs.mediapart.fr/yavuz-baydar...
Europe’s Folly: Timidity and Hypocrisy in the Face of Trump’s Seizure of Maduro
Europe’s reaction to Trump’s seizure of Nicolás Maduro wasn’t just morally compromised, but strategically suicidal: a small moment of fear that accelerates a larger collapse of rules, deterrence, and…
blogs.mediapart.fr
January 5, 2026 at 11:47 AM
"Europe’s reaction to Trump’s seizure of Nicolás Maduro wasn’t just morally compromised, but strategically suicidal: a small moment of fear that accelerates a larger collapse of rules, deterrence, and Europe’s own security."
blogs.mediapart.fr/yavuz-baydar...
blogs.mediapart.fr/yavuz-baydar...
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'Their reality is the only reality'
You know, they’ve recast the White House press corps so that it includes propagandists who will simply repeat whatever they say. They’re looking to put pressure on 🇺🇲 TV stations & newspapers as a way of making sure there’s an echo chamber around them.
Thread 2/8🧵
You know, they’ve recast the White House press corps so that it includes propagandists who will simply repeat whatever they say. They’re looking to put pressure on 🇺🇲 TV stations & newspapers as a way of making sure there’s an echo chamber around them.
Thread 2/8🧵
January 4, 2026 at 12:05 PM
'Their reality is the only reality'
You know, they’ve recast the White House press corps so that it includes propagandists who will simply repeat whatever they say. They’re looking to put pressure on 🇺🇲 TV stations & newspapers as a way of making sure there’s an echo chamber around them.
Thread 2/8🧵
You know, they’ve recast the White House press corps so that it includes propagandists who will simply repeat whatever they say. They’re looking to put pressure on 🇺🇲 TV stations & newspapers as a way of making sure there’s an echo chamber around them.
Thread 2/8🧵