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[–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 3 hours ago

Basically trying to nostalgia bait people but buddy saw right through it and went in for the kill.

[–] atcorebcor@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

I wonder what New York would have been if Henry George had become mayor back then

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 24 points 11 hours ago

-"Snow is pretty"

-"Mmhmm, so private equity owns..."

[–] ambientdread@lemmy.world 26 points 11 hours ago

A+ for staying on message.

They did streisand this effect very nicely without even trying.

[–] DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Sounds like NBC needs to study and read socialist theory. Seriously! https://redsails.org/

[–] OleFoFa@lemmy.world 9 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

They probably did, but decided to pick the side of the billionaire class/got told by their owners (the billionaire class) that they were to pick the side of the billionaire class in order to facilitate the continued exploitation of ordinary people

[–] DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 12 hours ago

Gee, would've been a shame if NBC gets split and then to the workers who would then collectivize it. Seriously!

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 11 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)
[–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 28 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Legend. Came back to his point with a friendly smile, and plenty of grace

[–] Fmstrat@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

With a climate change kicker thrown in

[–] commander@lemmy.world 46 points 19 hours ago

As unhinged as social media gets, this is pretty much why so many end up trusting it over traditional media. The internet broke the veil of commercial reporting/journalism - media in general. Broke the trust on accepting public personas and not being suspicious of them behind the scenes. Sell out reporters/journalist/artists/etc are like scabs to labor strikers

[–] plz1@lemmy.world 67 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

She was trying to do a fluff piece interview, and he was trying to drop hard facts. I'm glad he didn't back down on his points.

[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 21 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Haven't watched it but sounds like someone with strong convictions and an idea why things are the way they are. Hopefully eventually enough people recognize the fact that we need a functional society that allows the random person to feel comfortable. Cause if you get enough itchy people things get scratched.

[–] manuallybreathing@lemmy.ml 17 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Haven’t watched it

It's a 30 second clip mate

[–] PuddleOfKittens@sh.itjust.works 17 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

30 seconds of sound when you're pooping on the toilet at work, is 30 seconds too much sound. Hypothetically speaking.

[–] modus@lemmy.world 8 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

You sit idly pooping while so much of the housing stock in the US is owned by hedge funds?

[–] cv_octavio@piefed.ca 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] VeryVito@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 hours ago

Good to see that used in the correct context.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 19 hours ago

And this is why legacy media is legacy media.

[–] QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.works 32 points 22 hours ago

She pulled back the microphone mid sentence when he refused to let the conversation get derailed.

Very sus

[–] laranis@lemmy.zip 71 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Crazy how fast she pulled back on that. Like she has been trained to not allow that sort of talk. It was almost instant.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 35 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

From to in an instant!

[–] Smeagol666@crazypeople.online 16 points 1 day ago

A dog watching another dog bote the hand that feeds her.

[–] bagsy@lemmy.world 85 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It really makes you wonder how these reporters are trained. What else can they not talk about on air?

[–] guyoverthere123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 45 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Anything that goes against the values of Sinclair or NexStar would be off the table.

[–] Tm12@lemmy.ca 14 points 23 hours ago

So general common sense like fuck ICE and free Palestine?

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[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 207 points 1 day ago (7 children)

The news reporter wanted a feel good puff piece regardless of how inappropriate it is. The interviewee wanted to report the actual news.

[–] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Was it live? Probably not. That means they left it in on purpose.

[–] GunValkyrie@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Yes. But if they aired it, they aired it on purpose. Clips like that are rarely actually live. So they made a show of not continuing to give him airtime, but they gave him enough to get his message out - twice.

[–] guyoverthere123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The company that owns that NBC affiliate wanted a feel good puff piece. I doubt she had a say in the matter.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, she's just following orders.

[–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

We all know how good "just following orders" and "just doing my job" turns out.

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[–] Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works 232 points 1 day ago

Can't let people say the truth, it would inconvenience your masters.

[–] thlibos@thelemmy.club 25 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

She knows exactly what she is doing. She probably wouldn't even get into any trouble if she had let the guy go on for a bit since it is just a random, live interview. Doesn't matter, though, as boot-fellating, spittle-licking toadies will instantly and hungrily provide cover for the owner class. There will always be a critical mass of just about every demographic (even those you would not expect it from) who will be willing to sell out for that payday. If she doesn't try to silence or steamroll any even remotely anti-greed rhetoric she might be passed over for that next promotion.

Shout out to Washington Heights. I used to live at Fort Washington and 181st. I miss it.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 41 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (12 children)

If the fediverse can focus on integrating content from from other fediverse sources extremely organically, the fediverse will win. I shouldn't have to leave Lemmy to watch this video.

[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Huh? I watched it in the app (Jerboa) and it was no problem, I downloaded it too, and sync'd to my immich server, of course 🤓

[–] justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You need to leave? I could just watch it on the timeline. Using jerboa, I guess it depends on client.

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 156 points 1 day ago (6 children)

To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.

[–] Lupus@feddit.org 77 points 1 day ago (8 children)

Careful with that quote, it's by Kevin Alfred Strom a Neo-Nazi from an 1993 essay in the national Vanguard, a white nationalist publication and it refers to the antisemitic trope of world Judaism.

I'm not criticizing you, just want to contextualize it because it could be misconstrued to be a antisemitic dog-whistle, especially in the context of the linked article.

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[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 40 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I knew it was the kids with cancer all along!

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[–] AtHeartEngineer@lemmy.world 81 points 1 day ago (1 children)

lol I love that guy, he definitely like "oh ya, it's my time, I'm over this shit, but I'll be polite about it"

[–] Sundiata@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago

she smiles like the woman from ba sing se,

the back in the 90s part screams body language of desperation to signal to him to play along and say what she wants him to say.

[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They better never interview me on live TV. Ill be asking the reporter where they will be hiding when the revolution comes.

https://youtu.be/IwvrGHsjD7g

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This guy is my hero

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