@pouvaitserbill.bsky.social
Interested in culture, social justice, environment, food, food policy ... Worked in trade and previously in economic development. Lives in U.S. Previously lived in Chad, Peru, and Honduras. Currently retired and bicycle frequently.
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At the risk of sounding melodramatic, these newspapers were some of the high points of our civilization. I have learned so much from The Observer.
This is it, in a nutshell. US media orgs are obeying in advance (@timothysnyder.bsky.social). And UK ones are acting as useful idiots to some of the worst companies on the planet
Perturbing article by @carolecadwalla.bsky.social on the opaque new ownership of the Observer. At a time when US newspaper owners kowtow to Trump, it's worrying to see a quality UK paper flog itself off for no discernable reason.
broligarchy.substack.com/p/who-is-the...
broligarchy.substack.com/p/who-is-the...
December 22, 2024 at 7:19 PM
At the risk of sounding melodramatic, these newspapers were some of the high points of our civilization. I have learned so much from The Observer.