We did it! We pushed the Overton Window so far to the right that Fox News became woke!
this post was submitted on 11 Mar 2025
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What is the political-lean equivalent of integer overflow?
Horseshoe theory
Nah, integer overflow is a real thing that happens.
That's why I use chars no one ever talks about char overflows.
No app with more than 255 of anything should exist anyway.
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"Falling out of the overton window, russian oligarch style"
To be fair, it's a Murdoch property as is the Wall Street Journal... and the WSJ is pissed because Trump is fucking up the economy.
I honestly am a little surprised there hasn't been more pushback from FOX News just yet, because WSJ is basically done with this shit. But there are cracks showing in FOX News coverage as well.
Check this shit out, Fox posted this on fb when Bill Burr said that stuff about how we should treat "differently affluent" people (that's my new euphemism, like it?)
I thought it seemed weirdly anti-oligarchy for them and the comments were almost entirely pro-Burr. Interesting times we live in for sure
Fox learned during his first term that if they push too hard their viewers just go to Newsmax instead.
That's what's so scary about this beast Murdoch and co have created. They thought they could pump out fake news for decades and people would believe whatever they wanted, allowing them to control the narrative.
It worked for a while, but then others realized how gullible the Fox News crowd was - and saw they could go even further into the crazy. Fox News now is basically in a spot where they have no choice but to push crazier shit than they actually want to. If they say the 2020 election wasn't stolen, their viewers jump ship to someone who will tell them that it was.
many of the young viewers abandoed it for oan/newsmax and right wing grifters. Its the milleneals and older that still is on fox.
I'd say Trump is about to learn what happens when you fuck with the money, but he's literally incapable of learning.
I'm so proud of us. We're all grown up and fascist. Brings a single tear to my eye, ya know, bcz I'm not some woke bleeding heart liberal.
That already happened back in 2020 when Fox called the election for Biden. MAGATs melted down, called Fox "radical leftists" and vowed to give their views to even more regressive outlets.
I've always thought of the political spectrum more like a circle.
I get confused by the GOP message these days. It sounds like they are saying…
A) Trump is the smartest man to ever live and genius. Smartest man ever to be President by far.
B) the Dems are tricking us into not doing well and we can’t figure out how to out smart them.
Can both be true?
The enemy is both strong and weak. Fascism 101.
Well. I don’t know about weak, but I have a strong feeling that in 3 months I will be broke(out of money).
"Every troop missing a paycheck"? Big coming from the side stealing money from starving people.
They love to get rid of health care for the troops, so more performative bullshit
As if the Republicans haven't caused many government workers to miss many paychecks. Even WITHOUT their current crimes against humanity they'd still have no ground to stand on with this argument.
It's basically a serial killer being shocked that someone killed one person.
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"We refused to negotiate with them and filled the CR with Republican amendments, but if Democrats and 2 Republicans don't vote for it then the shutdown is the Democrats fault!"
If a human being can be that dishonest and still convince himself he's a good person, maybe our species never had much of a chance.
but if ~~Democrats~~ and 2 Republicans. Republicans have the majority. This has absolutely nothing to do with Democrats.
If a human being can be that dishonest and still convince himself he’s a good person, maybe our species never had much of a chance.
We're not there, when he looks in the mirror. Evil politics takes a toll on all. From his perspective, "God watches us all'.
Also, have faith, fellow mammal. We're a work in progress, generationally.
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There is no God. You follow a fools path to swindle your money and power.
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The only reason that Fox News is pushing back against the Republicans is because their stocks are going down.
Who would have thought that greed after all can be used for good at least once?
they also dont want to lose thier own audience to the other propaganda channels.
Greedisgood
I'll be shocked to hell if they can't get some Democrats to vote for this. The party is full of little worms willing to capitulate to fascism.
Or it'll pass with a large majority of dems voting for it while gop only loses the tea party ones who vote against everything
Fetterman was on bluesky saying he was on board.
https://bsky.app/profile/fetterman.senate.gov/post/3lk53rz2dvk2y
Dude never negotiates with Dems and now comes with a straight face complaining the minority party won’t vote with him.
They always blame the dems no matter what because Fox repeats it and their base believes it. Fox pointing out that the republicans have the majority and still can’t govern could help a lot of the brainwashed wake up a bit. I won’t hold my breath but this is better than Fox also blaming the democrats for this.
I will be so deeply disappointed if House Dems give Johnson a lifeline on this.
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Cons have the majority. If it doesn't pass, it means they don't have the votes. Simple. No matter what the Speaker says.
Exactly. They have the majority in the House and the Senate. They have all the votes they need to pass anything they want without a single Democratic vote, so how is it the Dems fault if the Reps cant even get their own votes in line?
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Lmfao Johnson is such an unbelievably shitty little spineless fascist cunt.
Every time I see him I just think about how much his bullies must’ve enjoyed shoving him into lockers as kids and I envy them
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Typical DEI hire asking those types of questions!
Do Everything Intelligently
Breaking News.......
FOX News has just terminated Chad Pergram
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Lol
Turnabout is fair play
This isn't even turnabout. The Democrats did not have enough seats to pass it themselves and attempted to negotiate. The Republicans have tried nothing, abused the government, and are demanding the Democrats save them from themselves.
To the Democrats, the Republicans have the petard lit, don't let them hoist you instead of themselves.
Let's not forget the Republican years where they all voted against anything that Obama or Biden tried to pass.
Good
"It's the Democrats' fault that we can't effectively govern!"
Oh, this is shaping up to be more exciting than I anticipated
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