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@zpleat

Research at Media Matters for America, currently focusing on economic misinformation. All posts are my own views but are backed by the Commissariat. he/him. https://www.mediamatters.org/author/zachary-pleat

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07.03.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The asymmetry of the value placed on human life is so striking. Israel has a goal to recover 40-year-old remains; to do so, it invades a sovereign country, and the lives of 26 Lebanese are an afterthought. Their names not even worth printing in the New York Times.

07.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 4865 πŸ” 1687 πŸ’¬ 73 πŸ“Œ 61

FDD is currently experiencing the definition of dog catching the car and not knowing what to do with itβ€” it begged and begged and begged and begged and begged for a war with Iran, in their case explicitly for Israel, and now some of its most senior fellows are freaking out at the repercussions.

07.03.2026 02:41 πŸ‘ 561 πŸ” 67 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 3

oof. i hope you have a good trip despite the increased cost.

06.03.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The Crook-In-Chief robs the US of $1.6 BILLION with his (paid for) pardons alone. That's only so far and he's only getting started.

06.03.2026 21:58 πŸ‘ 462 πŸ” 166 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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The U.S. economy lost jobs in 0 of the 48 months Joe Biden was president. It has lost jobs in 6 of the 14 months of Trump's second term.

06.03.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 965 πŸ” 423 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 14

sounds nice and quiet

06.03.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

yeah i'm in rural PA now but the town itself is walkable, we have reliable delivery when feeling lazy, and my roommate has a car if we actually need to go out of town. But i just don't travel much.

06.03.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

i've still never driven, and i'm determined to never do so.

06.03.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fox Business' Dagen McDowell on rising gas prices due to Trump's war in Iran: β€œMy father ... would hold up the, food rationing, the coupon book from World War II, and say, this is what we went through when our men and our boys were fighting for our freedom then"

"Perspective is much needed here"

06.03.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i'm surprised, i felt a lot of the humor from the original show didn't age well.

06.03.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If only someone could have predicted this...

06.03.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 192 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2
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Last 14 months of Biden's term:

+1.74m jobs

First 14 months of Trump's term:

150,000 jobs

(total! for the whole 14 months!)

www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

06.03.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 3873 πŸ” 1684 πŸ’¬ 144 πŸ“Œ 82

ive been turning to beans/lentils/chickpeas due to their fiber content, even though i'm still eating (less) meat.

06.03.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The US economy has lost jobs since Trump’s β€œLiberation Day.” Fox is still celebrating his destructive import taxes.

My latest: The US economy has lost jobs since Trump’s β€œLiberation Day.” Fox is still celebrating his destructive import taxes. www.mediamatters.org/tariffs-trad... The February jobs report showed that total employment has declined by 19,000 jobs compared to April 2025

06.03.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

waiting for the ag secretary to start boasting about a record wheat harvest

06.03.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The U.S. economy has lost jobs since "Liberation Day."

06.03.2026 13:37 πŸ‘ 590 πŸ” 179 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 21
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A month in, TrumpRx falls short of president’s grand promises Trump wants to focus on his efforts to lower drug prices, but the TrumpRx website is falling short of his promises.

We told you Trump Rx was going to suck the day it was announced. Now it's been launched, there are barely any drugs on the platform, and most of them are cheaper elsewhere and only help a narrow group of people.
www.statnews.com/2026/03/05/t...

05.03.2026 23:46 πŸ‘ 102 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2

willing to bet they sell oil from the strategic petroleum reserve, which right-wingers castigated Biden over.

06.03.2026 00:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

is he high

05.03.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

maga lunatics are never gracing my dining table

05.03.2026 21:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

what the hell is he even doing there

05.03.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fox Business host Larry Kudlow repeatedly predicted β€œnegative” inflation for December 2025. It increased instead.

One of them. Here's another: www.mediamatters.org/fox-business...

05.03.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

god i missed this

05.03.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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As Trump’s new Middle East war spikes gas prices, Fox guest blames Joe Biden for Americans’ affordability concerns

New from me: As Trump’s new Middle East war spikes gas prices, Fox guest blames Joe Biden for Americans’ affordability concerns www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/tru...

05.03.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 4

i guess he's connecting it to the passport gender marker stuff?

05.03.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The commander of the sub that fired on it should be court-martialed.

05.03.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ok im out sick for 3 days and the world ends?

05.03.2026 01:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They're calling it SuperBenghazi.

03.03.2026 01:13 πŸ‘ 5172 πŸ” 1033 πŸ’¬ 153 πŸ“Œ 28
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Crew drown as US tank topples into Euphrates Crowd greets soldiers in day of mixed fortunes.

she's ridiculous but it does look like her son died due to combat www.theguardian.com/world/2003/a...

01.03.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0