Brady Darnell
@judeguy.bsky.social
My handle is the nicknames of my grandfathers — whom I never met. (You can probably guess what my nickname was.) Living in the desert. Looking for mirages.
If it weren't for liberal media constantly reposting her outrageous rants, I would have assumed that Megyn Kelly had retired from broadcasting and was working on a book-deal somewhere. Maybe we need to stop giving her so much of our "oxygen."
February 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
If it weren't for liberal media constantly reposting her outrageous rants, I would have assumed that Megyn Kelly had retired from broadcasting and was working on a book-deal somewhere. Maybe we need to stop giving her so much of our "oxygen."
Maybe they can play it off as slang. "Hey, Jeff, you know you are the craigiest craig on our list. Shoot us an e-mail, and we can craig a deal that will really get things craiging for your business. Craig you later!"
February 3, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Maybe they can play it off as slang. "Hey, Jeff, you know you are the craigiest craig on our list. Shoot us an e-mail, and we can craig a deal that will really get things craiging for your business. Craig you later!"
If Diane Court had given that to Lloyd Dobbler when she broke up with him, he might have been a little less bummed. A little. #SayAnything
February 3, 2026 at 2:07 AM
If Diane Court had given that to Lloyd Dobbler when she broke up with him, he might have been a little less bummed. A little. #SayAnything
I know people are skeptical about this, but wait . . . you haven't seen the design for the building yet.
a painting of a sun with a rainbow in the sky
ALT: a painting of a sun with a rainbow in the sky
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January 22, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I know people are skeptical about this, but wait . . . you haven't seen the design for the building yet.
"Who you callin' a 'dickhead,' mate? If my other six legs weren't stuck behind this wall, I'd give you what for!"
January 14, 2026 at 6:41 PM
"Who you callin' a 'dickhead,' mate? If my other six legs weren't stuck behind this wall, I'd give you what for!"
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January 13, 2026 at 12:48 AM
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We have become a society that is not happy unless they have something to complain about on social media.
January 9, 2026 at 4:29 PM
We have become a society that is not happy unless they have something to complain about on social media.
It IS a value statement. Adding the modifier “illegally” may be true, but it is also inflammatory. The legal status of these actions is addressed in the articles, but without being off-putting to potential readers. NPR wants both sides to read their article and get the facts.
January 9, 2026 at 3:46 AM
It IS a value statement. Adding the modifier “illegally” may be true, but it is also inflammatory. The legal status of these actions is addressed in the articles, but without being off-putting to potential readers. NPR wants both sides to read their article and get the facts.
It’s not “parroting.” It’s reporting. When a politician lies, it’s important to get that on the record. “The governor said that vaccines cause homosexuality” is not an endorsement of that statement. It is simply getting that claim on the record.
January 9, 2026 at 3:39 AM
It’s not “parroting.” It’s reporting. When a politician lies, it’s important to get that on the record. “The governor said that vaccines cause homosexuality” is not an endorsement of that statement. It is simply getting that claim on the record.
Do you understand what a straw man argument is? That’s when you try to put words in my mouth, and then proceed to tell me why those words — that I never said — are wrong. It’s a bad-faith tactic, and I’m not falling for it.
January 9, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Do you understand what a straw man argument is? That’s when you try to put words in my mouth, and then proceed to tell me why those words — that I never said — are wrong. It’s a bad-faith tactic, and I’m not falling for it.
Saying it is untrue is a value statement. Providing additional information that contradicts that statement is not. How is this still confusing you?
January 8, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Saying it is untrue is a value statement. Providing additional information that contradicts that statement is not. How is this still confusing you?
THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO LEAVE THEIR OPINIONS OUT OF THE NEWS ARTICLE!!! THAT'S WHY IT'S A NEWS ARTICLE. You want analysis? That is a different part of the website/channel/paper. www.npr.org/podcasts-and...
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January 8, 2026 at 11:05 PM
THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO LEAVE THEIR OPINIONS OUT OF THE NEWS ARTICLE!!! THAT'S WHY IT'S A NEWS ARTICLE. You want analysis? That is a different part of the website/channel/paper. www.npr.org/podcasts-and...
I realize that newspapers are not as commonplace as they were, but news and opinion have always been separate and distinct parts of the paper. You are looking for opinion in a news article. The reporter doesn't make the value judgment in their article. That comes on a different "page."
January 8, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I realize that newspapers are not as commonplace as they were, but news and opinion have always been separate and distinct parts of the paper. You are looking for opinion in a news article. The reporter doesn't make the value judgment in their article. That comes on a different "page."
Wrong. You report that the official says it's sunny. Then you provide eyewitness testimony of rain. You include photos and videos of it raining. That's the news. Now, if you flip a few pages over to the opinion section, THEN you can say, "This official is clearly lying." But not in the same article.
January 8, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Wrong. You report that the official says it's sunny. Then you provide eyewitness testimony of rain. You include photos and videos of it raining. That's the news. Now, if you flip a few pages over to the opinion section, THEN you can say, "This official is clearly lying." But not in the same article.
Explain that position.
January 8, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Explain that position.
My journalism school professors would argue that it very much is.
January 8, 2026 at 10:49 PM
My journalism school professors would argue that it very much is.
You're projecting "equally valid," on to journalism, and that's not how it works. You're reading a report. (Official said "A," witnesses said "B". "A" and "B" are conflicting accounts. Here's a link to the video.) There is no value judgment from the journalist.
January 8, 2026 at 10:47 PM
You're projecting "equally valid," on to journalism, and that's not how it works. You're reading a report. (Official said "A," witnesses said "B". "A" and "B" are conflicting accounts. Here's a link to the video.) There is no value judgment from the journalist.
Then you are disputing the central tenet of journalism. Don't confuse reporting with analysis. At the top of the hour and during their news programs, they provide the news with as much context as they can. There are OTHER programs on NPR that are not news that provide more value judgments.
January 8, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Then you are disputing the central tenet of journalism. Don't confuse reporting with analysis. At the top of the hour and during their news programs, they provide the news with as much context as they can. There are OTHER programs on NPR that are not news that provide more value judgments.
You are conflating reporting with analysis. Those are two different things, and it is bad journalism to have the same person doing both things in one article. Journalism is giving both sides of the argument and then presenting the facts as they are known. They don't tell us what to believe.
January 8, 2026 at 10:34 PM
You are conflating reporting with analysis. Those are two different things, and it is bad journalism to have the same person doing both things in one article. Journalism is giving both sides of the argument and then presenting the facts as they are known. They don't tell us what to believe.
1. Investigation is pending. 2. They don't tell us if someone was wrong. They tell us what the person said, and then they present the actual facts, so that WE can say she's wrong.
January 8, 2026 at 10:31 PM
1. Investigation is pending. 2. They don't tell us if someone was wrong. They tell us what the person said, and then they present the actual facts, so that WE can say she's wrong.
Again, I don't know what it was changed from, but I don't see updating headlines as inherently a problem. Besides, the journalists aren't the ones changing the headline. The headline is meant to grab you to read the article. If they're changing it to get more eyeballs: that's a good thing.
January 8, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Again, I don't know what it was changed from, but I don't see updating headlines as inherently a problem. Besides, the journalists aren't the ones changing the headline. The headline is meant to grab you to read the article. If they're changing it to get more eyeballs: that's a good thing.
You're trying to make "impartial" and "at the center" two different things. To me, they are the same thing.
January 8, 2026 at 10:25 PM
You're trying to make "impartial" and "at the center" two different things. To me, they are the same thing.
NPR still is. Huffpost and MSNOW, however — while not spreading false info — are taking a position. And maybe they should, but that's not pure journalism, so I credit NPR news for staying neutral.
January 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
NPR still is. Huffpost and MSNOW, however — while not spreading false info — are taking a position. And maybe they should, but that's not pure journalism, so I credit NPR news for staying neutral.