mary angela perna
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podcast host,interviewing journalists fr every major outlet|poli-sci|studying the Radical Right, extremism |Substack—subscribe 🙏🫶 https://open.substack.com/pub/maryangelaperna?r=utry&utm_medium=ios | other links: https://bio.site/maryangelaperna
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I’m a podcaster for yrs—interview journalists, writers, academics. Lush Left Media, now Constant Politics-on all platforms
I’m in political science, study the radical right. Monitor Bannon et al
Disinformation major driver to this loss. We must counter.
I’m a podcaster for yrs—interview journalists, writers, academics. Lush Left Media, now Constant Politics-on all platforms
I’m in political science, study the radical right. Monitor Bannon et al
Disinformation major driver to this loss. We must counter.
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TV executive: And she runs a publication called "the free press"?
Me: Yeah, that's what's so ironi—
TV executive: Now, see, you just got greedy. No one's going to believe that
Me: Yeah, that's what's so ironi—
TV executive: Now, see, you just got greedy. No one's going to believe that
December 22, 2025 at 4:42 AM
TV executive: And she runs a publication called "the free press"?
Me: Yeah, that's what's so ironi—
TV executive: Now, see, you just got greedy. No one's going to believe that
Me: Yeah, that's what's so ironi—
TV executive: Now, see, you just got greedy. No one's going to believe that
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just to reiterate, anyone who took the position that Bari Weiss needed to be defenestrated from the New York Times with all deliberate haste was correct
December 22, 2025 at 4:45 AM
just to reiterate, anyone who took the position that Bari Weiss needed to be defenestrated from the New York Times with all deliberate haste was correct
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I didn't know you were supposed to ask the subject of your article if it's okay to publish it. My god. I've been doing this all wrong
December 22, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I didn't know you were supposed to ask the subject of your article if it's okay to publish it. My god. I've been doing this all wrong
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I’ve met Bari. She’s smart and charming and I can utterly see why a bunch of tech CEOs find her the perfect parabolic array to focus their insecurities and grievances, to reassure them that their instincts are not just right but *smart.*
Anyway she has no business running a news division.
Anyway she has no business running a news division.
December 22, 2025 at 4:56 AM
I’ve met Bari. She’s smart and charming and I can utterly see why a bunch of tech CEOs find her the perfect parabolic array to focus their insecurities and grievances, to reassure them that their instincts are not just right but *smart.*
Anyway she has no business running a news division.
Anyway she has no business running a news division.
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Bari Weiss is going to utterly destroy CBS News’ credibility—and ratings—which i guess is the point www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Bari Weiss is going to utterly destroy CBS News’ credibility—and ratings—which i guess is the point www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
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"Reached on Sunday evening, Ms. Alfonsi said, 'I refer all questions to Bari Weiss."”
Oof!
Oof!
‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:03 AM
"Reached on Sunday evening, Ms. Alfonsi said, 'I refer all questions to Bari Weiss."”
Oof!
Oof!
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"Alfonsi said the last-minute change was, in her view, a political decision, rather than an editorial call...'We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state'"
www.wsj.com/business/med...
www.wsj.com/business/med...
CBS News Pulls ‘60 Minutes’ Segment; Correspondent Calls Decision Political
The news organization said the segment about the El Salvador prison where the Trump administration sent deportees needed additional reporting.
www.wsj.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:11 AM
"Alfonsi said the last-minute change was, in her view, a political decision, rather than an editorial call...'We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state'"
www.wsj.com/business/med...
www.wsj.com/business/med...
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I'm a really dumb guy so it's really funny that I'm smarter than the huge number of important people who took bari weiss seriously
December 22, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I'm a really dumb guy so it's really funny that I'm smarter than the huge number of important people who took bari weiss seriously
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The rarity of that kind of reporting is what makes Bari Weiss's crude censorship so heinous and unforgivable.
December 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
The rarity of that kind of reporting is what makes Bari Weiss's crude censorship so heinous and unforgivable.
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Hiring the massively unqualified is just another form of DEI.
December 22, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Hiring the massively unqualified is just another form of DEI.
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hey, just want to circle back on this, you utter joke of a pundit
Ratio me. Please. It's a badge of honor. If you don't like a link, go follow some chicken-heart who needs the approval of the thought-police. Caitlin Flanagan of @theatlantic.com is a tremendous writer and this piece is an excellent read. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss
The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.
www.theatlantic.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:17 AM
hey, just want to circle back on this, you utter joke of a pundit
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This is either going to be about war with Venezuela or that the McRib is back at the Guantanamo Bay McDonald’s…
December 22, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is either going to be about war with Venezuela or that the McRib is back at the Guantanamo Bay McDonald’s…
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60 Minutes killed a story on awful CECOT conditions. Barry Weiss is Hegseth-level-outta-her-depth, CBS is Fox, The Ocho
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December 22, 2025 at 4:22 AM
60 Minutes killed a story on awful CECOT conditions. Barry Weiss is Hegseth-level-outta-her-depth, CBS is Fox, The Ocho
Corp media's dying, good thing for democracy. Independent media's rising. BAM broke stories on Venezuela & Epstein last week. No better time to Subscribe for TRUTH: blueamp.co
Corp media's dying, good thing for democracy. Independent media's rising. BAM broke stories on Venezuela & Epstein last week. No better time to Subscribe for TRUTH: blueamp.co
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“‘If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a ‘kill switch’ for any reporting they find inconvenient,’ Alfonsi wrote.’”
By Bari Weiss’ logic, since CBS didn’t respond to this WaPo story WaPo shouldn’t write it.
By Bari Weiss’ logic, since CBS didn’t respond to this WaPo story WaPo shouldn’t write it.
December 22, 2025 at 4:24 AM
“‘If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a ‘kill switch’ for any reporting they find inconvenient,’ Alfonsi wrote.’”
By Bari Weiss’ logic, since CBS didn’t respond to this WaPo story WaPo shouldn’t write it.
By Bari Weiss’ logic, since CBS didn’t respond to this WaPo story WaPo shouldn’t write it.
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People who think Bari Weiss can be embarrassed enough by this to quit don't realize that she would never have gotten this far if she were capable of embarrassment.
December 22, 2025 at 4:05 AM
People who think Bari Weiss can be embarrassed enough by this to quit don't realize that she would never have gotten this far if she were capable of embarrassment.
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Weiss was put in charge to destroy the news division and she's doing it at speed.
Here’s the reporters’ email. Bari is destroying CBS in real time
December 22, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Weiss was put in charge to destroy the news division and she's doing it at speed.
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No one is going to tune in to CBS because they know it won’t be critical of Trump but lots of people will tune out for that reason. Spiking the CECOT story to curry favor is a terrible moral and journalistic decision — but it’s also a terrible business decision.
“We are trading 50 years of ‘gold standard’ reputation for a single week of political quiet.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:57 AM
No one is going to tune in to CBS because they know it won’t be critical of Trump but lots of people will tune out for that reason. Spiking the CECOT story to curry favor is a terrible moral and journalistic decision — but it’s also a terrible business decision.
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“We are trading 50 years of ‘gold standard’ reputation for a single week of political quiet.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
“We are trading 50 years of ‘gold standard’ reputation for a single week of political quiet.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
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3/ additional point. I’m not aware that that Weiss has ever worked as an investigative reporter or editor. She’s an opinion journalist to the extent she’s a journalist. Final calls are not always made by people who come out of journalism. But the head of a news division generally …
December 22, 2025 at 3:43 AM
3/ additional point. I’m not aware that that Weiss has ever worked as an investigative reporter or editor. She’s an opinion journalist to the extent she’s a journalist. Final calls are not always made by people who come out of journalism. But the head of a news division generally …
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Okay first this is extremely funny and just as predictable. Notable, can you
Imagine what you’d have to get in a segment on CECOT to think wow, Trump comes out of this torture gulag thing looking pretty good! lol. Predictable, stupid, absurd.
Imagine what you’d have to get in a segment on CECOT to think wow, Trump comes out of this torture gulag thing looking pretty good! lol. Predictable, stupid, absurd.
December 22, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Okay first this is extremely funny and just as predictable. Notable, can you
Imagine what you’d have to get in a segment on CECOT to think wow, Trump comes out of this torture gulag thing looking pretty good! lol. Predictable, stupid, absurd.
Imagine what you’d have to get in a segment on CECOT to think wow, Trump comes out of this torture gulag thing looking pretty good! lol. Predictable, stupid, absurd.
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anyway this is why you don’t turn over an entire news network to a glorified blogger because she’s good at sucking up to you at cocktail parties
December 22, 2025 at 3:54 AM
anyway this is why you don’t turn over an entire news network to a glorified blogger because she’s good at sucking up to you at cocktail parties
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Bari Weiss has turned CBS News into the National Enquirer in terms of blocking negative stories about Trump.
December 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Bari Weiss has turned CBS News into the National Enquirer in terms of blocking negative stories about Trump.
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Great way for the public to let CBS know how they feel about this.
December 22, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Great way for the public to let CBS know how they feel about this.
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‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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By trying to grease an interview with Stephen Miller, she sends the White House the message that they should work through her rather than CBS journalists.
It’s a terrible way to run a newsroom, and it is exactly what you’d expect from an insecure editor who knows she’s over her head.
It’s a terrible way to run a newsroom, and it is exactly what you’d expect from an insecure editor who knows she’s over her head.
December 22, 2025 at 3:39 AM
By trying to grease an interview with Stephen Miller, she sends the White House the message that they should work through her rather than CBS journalists.
It’s a terrible way to run a newsroom, and it is exactly what you’d expect from an insecure editor who knows she’s over her head.
It’s a terrible way to run a newsroom, and it is exactly what you’d expect from an insecure editor who knows she’s over her head.