abeltrev
@abeltrev.bsky.social
Media critic, news junkie, reader, writer and grammar nerd. Member of the semi-colon appreciation society, but anti-Oxford comma. PAO. US Army OIF Veteran. Posts are clearly my own.
There's a real need for media literacy, especially the ability to discern credible news from bullshit and *why* certain outlets are more credible than others.
December 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
There's a real need for media literacy, especially the ability to discern credible news from bullshit and *why* certain outlets are more credible than others.
Reposted by abeltrev
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
*shudder* This is the kind of shit even Lovecraft didn't write about.
November 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
*shudder* This is the kind of shit even Lovecraft didn't write about.
Trump had a tiny mushroom-shaped dick; Musk's doesn't work; and now this. I involuntarily know way more about billionaires' dicks than I ever wanted to.
November 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Trump had a tiny mushroom-shaped dick; Musk's doesn't work; and now this. I involuntarily know way more about billionaires' dicks than I ever wanted to.