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Make Fox Find Out: Let's Turn up the Heat [1]
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Date: 2023-08-06
Therefore, my friends, we have to keep fighting. The liars don’t rest, so nor can the truth tellers. After a review of recent events — please add your own if you have any — this diary has a list of things that can be done to reduce the sway of Fox on our world.
Despite all these setbacks, it’s not as if Fox News has improved any. They’re still peddling lies, from inviting guests on to defend tRump in his indictment despite the fact that they hate tRump, to wondering why Jack Smith has a purple robe when they know very well it’s because he was working for the Hague.
Now, I’m not going to tell you how to get your neighbors or your RW uncle to stop watching the channel. Because I don’t know how. This diary is about unplugging Fox and reducing its power. Yes, I know that people will search for another outlet, but the more painful we make it for the right wing to spread lies, the better off we will be. And we have been making it painful. In the past few months, we’ve had some amazing developments. The $787 million settlement with Dominion. The firing of Tucker Carlson and several others. The settlement with Amy Grossberg. There’s more to come.
Fox “News” spreads poisonous propaganda throughout the United States. Alas, many people are addicted to it; they even crave it. There’s evidence that when people are cut off, they do improve, becoming less angry and less ignorant.
Sorry, I can’t manage this every Sunday! Life interferes! But it’s important! We do what we can when we can!
Also, if you have suggestions for any of these sections, please post them in the comments.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
OK, because I had to take a few weeks off, some of these are not as recent as usual. But here you go.
Defamation suit from Ray Epps David Folkenflik, NPR News
Fox News has been hit with yet another defamation lawsuit, this time by Ray Epps, a former U.S. Marine turned Arizona wedding venue operator who was in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. The suit centers on the statements of Fox's former primetime star, Tucker Carlson, who repeatedly placed Epps, a supporter of then-President Donald Trump who says he sought to stave off any bloodshed, at the center of the violent siege on the U.S. Capitol. Carlson's guests and his own remarks conveyed with seeming certitude that Epps helped instigate the violence unleashed that day and also that he must have been collaborating with a federal agency to do so. Yet Carlson never presented viewers with any concrete evidence of the claims. "In the aftermath of the events of January 6th, Fox News searched for a scapegoat to blame other than Donald Trump or the Republican Party," the lawsuit begins. "Eventually, they turned on one of their own, telling a fantastical story in which Ray Epps — who was a Trump supporter that participated in the protests on January 6th – was an undercover FBI agent and was responsible for the mob that violently broke into the Capitol and interfered with the peaceful transition of power for the first time in this country's history."
Epps tried to stop violence, and because of this Fox News targeted him. In consequence, Epps and his wife have been forced to give up their business and to flee from Arizona.
Prefer to watch a discussion on the matter? Here’s Ari Melber:
You’ve heard about the Dominion Settlement. You probably know about the Smartmatic suit. What’s going on there? According to Jacob Shamsian, Business Insider, Smartmatic could cost FN even more money:
..Smartmatic's lawsuit continues going forward, playing out in a New York state court. (Giuliani is also a defendant in the case; Smartmatic's case against Powell is moving forward in Washington, DC, for jurisdictional reasons.) Experts told Insider that the $787.5 million settlement is a strong benchmark for Smartmatic — and that Smartmatic will likely get more. "When Fox settled the Dominion case, it knew, or reasonably should have known, that it would be establishing a precedent or a benchmark that Smartmatic would try to exceed in its case," Clay Calvert, a First Amendment expert and nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, told Insider. A better benchmark might be a cool $1 billion, according to James Goodale, a former lawyer for the New York Times and experienced First Amendment litigator. ✂️ "I would probably price in a significant increase over what Fox paid Dominion," Hans said. "Would you rather pay $1 billion now and get rid of your legal fees on this case? Or are you willing to pay $1,000,000,001 in a few months and then have to pay more legal fees and also look foolish because you drew this out?"
The article indicates that the trial is projected to happen in 2025.
In my last diary about Fox Finding Out, we discussed how The Media and Democracy Project have been petitioning the FCC to deny the broadcast renewal of the Fox Corp-owned Philadelphia TV station, FOX 29. Here are some updates from The Media and Democracy Project; these are excerpts from their press releases (I can take them all because they’re press releases, but sometimes one does not want to overburden readers):
July 6, 2023: FCC Petition Seeks to Deny Renewal of FOX’s Broadcast License for its Philadelphia Station, WTXF on 30-Month Anniversary of the Capitol Insurrection
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 6, 2023 — The Media and Democracy Project (MAD) announced its filing of a petition to deny the broadcast license renewal application for Fox Corp-owned television station FOX 29 Philadelphia (WTXF-TV). MAD filed their objection before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), alleging that senior management of Fox Corporation (FOX) manipulated its audience by knowingly broadcasting false news about the 2020 election. Its intentional and chronic news distortion further divided the country, sowing discord that was a contributing factor to the attack on our nation's Capitol on January 6, 2021. As an FCC broadcast licensee, WTXF-TV, one of 29 FOX subsidiary broadcast stations, has a basic statutory duty to conduct its operations in the public interest. MAD believes it has not done so, relying on the court decision in Dominion v. FOX, which found that FOX’s broadcasts leading up to January 6 repeatedly were false and held that FOX had defamed the voting machine company. The intentional distortion of news, authorized at the highest levels of FOX's corporate structure, and fabricated by management and on-air personalities, represents a severe breach of the FCC's policy on licensee character qualifications. MAD claims that FOX’s activities shock the conscience. Owning a broadcast station is more than a business—it is a public trust. Never before has the Commission been confronted with so much evidence attached to a petition that clearly shows that an FCC broadcast licensee undermined that trust. MAD is calling on the FCC to initiate an evidentiary hearing into FOX’s conduct. The FCC has the duty to hold FOX accountable and send a strong message that intentional, knowing news distortion will not be tolerated on America’s airwaves. MAD’s petition is supported by a declaration from former Fox Broadcasting executive Preston Padden. Padden describes from firsthand experience Rupert Murdoch’s ultimate decision-making authority over every aspect of FOX operations. He also includes personal email exchanges with Rupert Murdoch. Some or all of those email exchanges were produced by Fox into the public record of the Dominion litigation without Mr. Padden’s knowledge or consent. This landmark petition seeks to safeguard the integrity of the broadcasting industry and uphold the public's trust in accurate and responsible news reporting. By holding FOX accountable for its deliberate dissemination of false narratives about the 2020 election, the petitioners aim to protect the foundation of our democratic society.
Press release from July 31: Media Veterans Ervin Duggan and William Kristol Join Forces, Urging FCC Hearing Into Character Fitness of FOX and Murdochs to Remain Public Interest Broadcast Licensees
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 31, 2023 — Today, former PBS President Ervin S. Duggan and former Weekly Standard Editor William Kristol filed a joint informal objection to the broadcast license renewal application for Fox Corp-owned television station FOX 29 Philadelphia (WTXF-TV). Media and Democracy Project (MAD) earlier this month. It brings high-profile bipartisan backing to the group's efforts. The pair's informal objection urges the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to hold a hearing that examines whether Fox Corporation (FOX) and its leadership have violated the character requirements expected from public trustees granted a broadcast license. The Duggan-Kristol objection follows a formal Petition to Deny filed by the(MAD) earlier this month. It brings high-profile bipartisan backing to the group's efforts. "As media veterans, we are acutely aware of the power afforded to those who control the information broadcast on our nation's airwaves," said Ervin S. Duggan. "Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch's role in perpetuating election falsehoods stands as a blatant violation of the character requirements expected of those the FCC entrusts to hold a broadcast license." In the pair's objection, Duggan and Kristol say that although they were members of different parties when they served in government—and had different perspectives on many issues throughout their respective careers in public service and journalism—they strongly believe that American democracy must be grounded in open, respectful, and factual debate. The objection goes on to say, "[w]e believe that media companies who are directly or indirectly granted the privilege to serve the public through the operation of FCC-licensed television stations have a corollary duty to facilitate and strengthen democracy by participating in that debate—not by hiding their opinions, nor by providing 'equal time' on all issues to outside parties, nor by merely chasing ratings or corporate stock price, but by adhering to the highest journalistic standards in reporting and distributing news to ensure that the public has solid facts upon which to make the decisions that are essential to our society's future as a democracy." "The adjudication of the Dominion case unequivocally established that Fox News Channel repeatedly disseminated false news, and the Fox cable channels and its broadcast ones are clearly intimately linked, as Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch hold the authority for decision-making over both," said William Kristol. "The Commission should follow the well-established legal framework and conduct a hearing to fully consider the fitness of FOX and the Murdochs to continue as licensees of the public airwaves." WTXF is one of 29 broadcast television stations owned and operated by FOX through its 100 percent ownership of Fox Television Stations, and the ultimate control over these enterprises rests with Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch. Their controlling interest in FOX and all its various broadcast subsidiaries means they are the de facto party seeking renewal of the WTXF license. The judge overseeing the Dominion litigation refused to excuse Rupert from the case that found both Murdochs had presided over the presentation of false news. Similarly, the FCC must refuse calls to excuse the Murdochs from accountability and at a minimum initiate a hearing, if not outright deny their license renewal application. A copy of the full Duggan-Kristol informal objection is available here. A link to MAD’s initial Petition to Deny is available here. Ervin S. Duggan is a veteran of the Lyndon Johnson White House, a former Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, and former President of PBS. William Kristol is a veteran political analyst and commentator. He served in senior positions in the Ronald Reagan administration and the George H. W. Bush White House. For two decades, he edited The Weekly Standard magazine, and is now editor at large of The Bulwark and a director of the educational and advocacy group, Defending Democracy Together.
And, most recently, August 3, 2023: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 31, 2023 — MAD has received FOX's response to our FCC Petition and is thoroughly reviewing it. As expected, Murdoch's attorneys are attempting to manipulate FCC procedure to evade scrutiny, but the truth will prevail. WTXF is one of 29 stations owned by FOX, and the ultimate control lies with Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch. There is no hiding from that reality. This isn't an issue of protected speech; it's an issue of egregious misconduct that shocks the conscience following decisions by FOX's most senior management to knowingly broadcast false news.
Never before has the Commission been confronted with so much evidence attached to a petition that clearly shows that an FCC broadcast licensee undermined that trust. The FCC must initiate a hearing on FOX's qualification to be trustees of our nation's airwaves.
Any attempts to silence our all-volunteer group is an attempt to silence citizens seeking to participate in our democratic institutions and petition the agencies empowered to hold companies like FOX to account. Let’s consider another lawsuit Shareholder sues Murdoch and FOX By Jody Godoy and Helen Coster Reuters I could not find anything more recent than this: April 11 (Reuters) - A Fox Corp (FOXA.O) shareholder sued Chairman Rupert Murdoch and four other board members on Tuesday, saying they failed to stop Fox News from reporting falsehoods about the 2020 U.S. presidential election that damaged its credibility and prompted lawsuits. Shareholder Robert Schwarz alleged in the lawsuit filed in Delaware Chancery Court that the directors breached their duties to ensure that Fox followed its own ethical standards and avoided reputational risk, and instead sought to keep supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump tuned in. The Smartmatic lawsuit is also open, although it may not come to trial (or more likely, a settlement) for months or even years. You may know that the Smartmatic voting company subpoenaed the tRump campaign (Oliver Darcy, CNN). Now there’s the possibility that Tucker Carlson could be the star witness (Jacob Shamsian, Business Insider)
Carlson may have been a damaging witness for Fox News for other reasons. According to the New York Times, evidence collected by Dominion as part of the lawsuit's discovery process show Carlson sending messages with misogynistic language and expressing some allegiance with a group of white men assaulting an "Antifa kid." The potential public damage would have hit Fox hard and fast. Before a settlement was reached, Dominion had planned to call Carlson to the witness stand. Still on the horizon is Smartmatic's defamation lawsuit. Like Dominion, Smartmatic alleges that Fox News defamed it when it hosted Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, two conspiracy theorist lawyers. In interviews on Fox News programs, they pushed false claims that Dominion and Smartmatic, two election technology companies, were somehow secretly in cahoots with each other and flipped the 2020 election from then-President Donald Trump to now-President Joe Biden. ✂️ If Smartmatic were to put Carlson on the witness stand — or even just play a deposition video — he could deal a potent blow against Fox News. I don’t think we can count on Carlson doing the right thing. He’s much more likely to use this leverage against Fox to gain concessions so he can go back on the air somewhere else. On the other hand, Smartmatic’s case must be as good as Dominion’s, so he’s not really needed. And I love seeing how much these horrible people just can’t get along.
LESS RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Fox settled with Abby Grossberg, whose recordings have proved so valuable. Jeremy Barr, Washington Post
Fox News has settled a lawsuit from former producer Abby Grossberg, who accused the network of tolerating a hostile work environment during her time as the chief booker for Tucker Carlson’s show, for $12 million. “While I stand by my publicly filed claims and allegations, in light of today’s settlement … pursuant to which I have now withdrawn those claims, I am heartened that Fox News has taken me and my legal claims seriously,” Grossberg said in a statement Friday afternoon. “I am hopeful, based on our discussions with Fox News today, that this resolution represents a positive step by the network regarding its treatment of women and minorities in the workplace.” on the heels of settling a massive defamation lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million in April — Fox avoids a legal battle that could have shed more light on its office culture. Grossberg’s account of a sexist environment echoed stories shared by several female employees in 2016 and 2017, when powerful network co-founder Roger Ailes and prime-time star Bill O’Reilly were forced out by allegations of sexual harassment. ✂️ By resolving Grossberg’s New York-based lawsuit —from Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million in April — Fox avoids a legal battle that could have shed more light on its office culture. Grossberg’s account of a sexist environment echoed stories shared by several female employees in 2016 and 2017, when powerful network co-founder Roger Ailes and prime-time star Bill O’Reilly were forced out by allegations of sexual harassment. ✂️ On Friday afternoon, Gretchen Carlson said on Twitter that she was “proud” of Grossberg and commented that, “You don’t pay $12m without serious evidence.” Nancy Erika Smith, who represented Carlson, concurred that the settlement paid to Grossberg — whom she called “a brave whistleblower” — is “very significant.”
One condition of the settlement is that Grossberg not refile another lawsuit where she accused Fox of trying to blame her for the 2020 election lies. As Fox has already had to pay out three quarters of a billion to Dominion for its election lies, and is facing another suit from Smartmatic, it’s not surprising they paid a lot to get at least some of it behind them. However, as Ari Melber said in the Friday night edition of The Beat, paying $12 million to an individual is a LOT.
We should remember, too, that Grossberg gave her recordings to Special Counsel Jack Smith.
Also, Geraldo Rivera and Fox have parted ways, albeit with less acrimony than the firing of Tucker. Liam Reilly, CNN
CNN —
Television veteran Geraldo Rivera announced on Thursday that he was leaving Fox News after being fired from the program “The Five.” “I’m not going to be on ‘The Five,’” Rivera said of the network’s 5 p.m. talk show in a video posted to Twitter. “I’ve been fired from ‘The Five.’” “And, as a result of that, I quit Fox,” Rivera said in the video filmed from a boat off Long Island’s Jones Beach. ✂️ The announcement comes little more than a week after Rivera said his time as one of the rotating liberal-leaning co-hosts on “The Five” was coming to an end. But Rivera said at the time he would remain with the network as correspondent at large.
I admit that I only learned from this piece of news that Rivera is considered liberal leaning!
On a Friday morning in April, Fox News talk host Jesse Watters walked onstage to a room stuffed with hundreds of insurance executives and agents. Watters was the featured speaker at a breakfast for the Big “I” Legislative Conference, the signature annual event hosted by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, where he was invited to participate in an interview with the organization’s retiring president, Bob Rusbuldt. ✂️ Watters, who has a history of making offensive remarks on Fox News, made a crude comment questioning the gender of Vice President Kamala Harris, the people said. The gross attempt at humor prompted some laughs, but also outrage. Some executives, many of whom planned to attend a diversity and inclusion luncheon later in the day, squirmed in their seats as a wave of awkwardness washed over the audience. Others walked out of the room and conveyed to the trade association that they were appalled at the behavior exhibited by Watters. Rusbuldt was basically made to retire early as a result of this. But it’s strong evidence that Fox has not changed its ways.
Repeat, and Repeat Some More
Repetition is good. Repetition is good. The other side knows this. They know that if they repeat things, even false things, people start to believe them. Even when they don’t believe them, they sink in, to the point that they feel true, even when people know they’re bullsh*t. Think of all the things you know are false but also know are accepted arguments, because they’ve been repeated so often (trickle-down economics, only a good guy with a gun can stop a bad guy with a gun, etc).
The left is different. We don’t like to repeat things, because it seems rude. And it can seem redundant to repeat truths, because they are self-evident. This puts truth at a disadvantage.
Anyway, I’m repeating truths here. And I’m asking you again to take a few steps to take down FOX News. Because it turns out some people — I’m one of them — need to be nudged more than once before they take action. So here we go:
Have you already taken some steps? Tell us about them in the comments.
Have you already taken some steps? Maybe you can do them again. No reason not to contact the FCC more than once. Or your representatives, local, state, federal.
Have you not taken any steps? See if there’s anything you can do.
Have you encouraged others to take steps? Do that some more.
Do the same things again (as long as it makes sense). Because repetition is good.
Here are some suggestions that were posted previously:
JohnathanSwiss There are 60 million cable subscriptions this year. Ten years ago it was 100 million. Many of those subscriptions are hotels, sports bars, hospitals and other locations where cable is a part of the business. Most households have cut the chord already. There is absolutely no excuse for our military to be paying cable subscriptions, however. Biden needs to use an Executive order to get cable out of our military installations. Since the right wing has become an anti-American cult the military should block right wing internet websites from its servers as well. edgee (a reply to (a reply to JohnathanSwiss? May 22, 2023 at 03:47:34 AM Inspired by this comment, I emailed President Biden. Here's what I said (and I hope I didn't put my foot in my mouth. I don't ever watch TV so I'm a little clueless). Dear President Biden, I am dismayed that our military is paying cable subscriptions for TVs to be blasting in every common space. I urge you to use an Executive order to get cable out of our military installations. My understanding is that these TVs are almost always tuned to Fox "News," which means our military personnel are constantly being bombarded with extremist right-wing propaganda of the worst kind. Since the right wing has become an anti-American cult, the military should block right wing internet websites from its servers as well. Thank you for everything you are doing. I can't tell you how glad I am that you and Kamala got elected, and I support your re-election. Go, Joe! Best regards, … JohnathanSwiss edgee May 22, 2023 at 01:59:41 PM Excellent idea. I just did it too. Here is the link if anyone wants to chime in as well: www.whitehouse.gov/...
➡️ Visit this website Nofoxfee.com. From their website:
URGENT! Fox is trying to force cable customers to pay more for TV in order to subsidize Fox News’ hateful, deceptive content — the “Fox Fee.” Your provider could be in negotiations with Fox RIGHT NOW. Unless you tell them to say #NoFoxFee, YOU could be footing the bill for Fox News whether you watch or not. CONTACT YOUR PROVIDER NOW Based on previous contract renewals, Spectrum/Charter, Xfinity/Comcast, and Cox could all be in negotiations RIGHT NOW. Tell them you want them to stand up to Fox's strong-arming and say #NoFoxFee!
➡️Visit this website, Unfoxmycablebox. From their website:
Pay for cable or satellite TV? You’re subsidizing Fox News whether you watch it or not. Your cable or satellite TV provider pays a subscriber fee to carry Fox News. That cost is passed directly on to YOU. Every network charges cable and satellite providers a small fee per subscriber; the one for Fox News is extraordinarily high. A typical household pays Fox News almost $2 per month—about $20 per year— via their cable or satellite provider, regardless of whether they actually watch the channel. In 2023, a wave of big contracts between Fox News and TV providers for subscriber fees are set to expire. These contracts make up a major source of Fox News’ subscriber fee revenue. If we want to stop paying the "Fox fee," now is the time to act.
From Progressive Muse: “AntennaWeb can tell you what channels you can pick up over the air with an antenna. I have an amplified antenna which helps with more distant channels. No subscription required.”
From tallen387: “Even if you don’t subscribe to cable, you can still tell your local cable company that one of the reasons you don’t subscribe to cable at all is because you don’t want your money going to Fox News or any of the other somewhat odious channels you find in the so-called ‘basic package’ (I was against televangelists — another species of pig that has been feasting at that particular trough for a long time — long before Fox News was even on my personal radar). And of course, now that your money is basically helping Fox News pay off an almost certainly onerous judgment against it, you're basically in the position of bailing out the people who should be paying the judgement: Fox News management and the stockholders. The same message should be sent to advertisers: why should consumers buy your product when part of the money they spend is helping to bail out Fox News and insulate Fox News management and stockholders from the consequences of their actions?”
➡️Complain to your cable company. If you have a cable subscription that makes you pay for FOX News, then complain to them now. Tell them you don’t want to pay for a media outlet that lies all the time. Here’s some suggested text:
I’m writing to you to let you know I don’t want to have any of the money I pay you go to FOX News, which is lying to the American public, as determined by Judge Eric Davis. I expect you to reduce my bill by $X.
Even if you don’t have cable for your TV pleasure, but you use a cable company for your internet, you can let them know you’re not pleased if they’re supporting FOX.
➡️ Contact government. If you feel as if that’s not enough, then contact those who have influence on the contract. Contact your governor, contact your mayor, contact your senators and your representatives.
The House, with the Rs in charge, will not help, but the Senate could. Demand hearings, especially the lies exposed by Dominion. Also, some R senators are not pleased by those lies these days. They hate tRump with a passion.
Suggested text:
Dear Senator:
FOX News is pumping poisonous propaganda into the public. Lies should not be tolerated. Judge Eric Davis even found that they are full of lies.
➡️ Write letters to the editor talking about how we’re being forced to subsidize lies that hurt us. Let other people know. Tell them on FB, Twitter, Instagram.
➡️ Afraid no one reads your stuff? Then freewayblog (thanks, freewayblogger)
➡️ Complain to the FCC (thanks, dadadata)
You should contact the FCC if you have complaints or questions about the following issues: Cable Consumer Complaints . File complaints at
https://consumercomplaints.fcc.gov/hc/en-us
Suggested text:
Dear FCC:
I strongly object to being forced to subsidize FOX News via my cable subscription. They are pumping propaganda for the Republican party. Judge Eric Davis has even found that they are lying. I want my bill to be reduced by these fees.
Also, if you could get them off the airwaves altogether, that would be great.
➡️Do you have connections in the military?
The Pentagon should pull the plug on FOX news. (Mike Lofgren, Jen Senko) At least as recently as a year ago, FOX News was the most popular cable news on the military. From the article:
There is a whole library of information about how Fox News influences mom and dad to become rabid right wingers. This is hardly surprising, because Republican operative Roger Ailes teamed up with media baron Rupert Murdoch for the specific purpose of a purported "news" channel to hype Republicans and malign Democrats. Less is known about how the network propagates incitement to sedition and refusal to follow lawful orders to members of the military, the very persons charged with upholding the Constitution and national security. And the Pentagon is abetting it. As to the seriousness of the problem, a former Marine has told the authors: "Right-wing society has captured the military . . . If you walk the Pentagon halls there will be not one TV tuned to anything but Fox." Another source told us that at their Air Force facility, Fox News is always blaring in common spaces during duty hours. Far from always being a service member's choice, the situation is often as at an airport lounge, where everyone is subjected to it like it or not. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has spoken of the need to prevent political extremism in the military. Indeed, the high percentage of service members and veterans among the Capitol rioters is alarming.
How do we get it out of the military? VoteVets has tried, without success, but there seems to be more opportunity now.
It may not be easy. There is the first amendment. Many of the people in the military really like FOX News.
On the other hand, people do recover, at least somewhat, when no longer exposed to the toxic propaganda.
➡️ Go after advertisers (thanks for the reminder, Progressive Muse)
Fox News gets way too much money from cable fees, but it also gets bucks from advertisers. Boycott their advertisers.
Sometimes advertisers are unaware of where their ads are going, as they work through third parties who place their commercials. But one place is tracking this: “The group is called Check My Ads and they have been profiled by media like NPR and Fast Company” (Progressive Muse). You may find helpful information there.
Note I featured them in this diary.
➡️ Turn off the station (thanks Wolvie)
Apparently, there’s something called “TVBGone” — a sort of remote that allows you to turn off the station in public places. I have never used this, and it does seem kind of rude. Maybe some military personnel should get this...
➡️Use the divisions between FOX and tRUmp. This is attacking FOX from the right, or rather from the crazy, but it is one way to weaken them. If you are speaking to tRump lovers who love FOX, let them know that the hosts all hate him.
Even if your FOX-loving acquaintances refuse to believe you, the message sinks in.
👢 Let’s kick FOX “News” when it’s down, so it stops being an existential threat.
➡️ Do you have other ideas? Please post them down below.
➡️ Have you already done something? Please, tell us your story!
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😆 Now for a reminder that foxes are also beautiful animals, and we should reclaim vocabulary whenever we can. 😆
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