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If the Press Gave a Shit
Here's a few behaviors they could curb with just a couple of questions
mister mix
October 03, 2025
Behavior 1: Spectating. This guy is a member of Congress and if he thinks something about shutdowns “should” be happening, he actually has power to do it. Someone in the press might want to ask him what he plans to do about it:
Rep. Mike Kennedy of Utah's 3rd Congressional District said government shutdowns should be banned and that members of Congress should not be paid if the government closes.
— The Salt Lake Tribune (@sltrib.com)2025-10-02T14:18:05.442Z
Behavior 2: “I didn’t read / see that.” Well, if it’s some obscure post on a blog or a newspaper editorial, fair enough. But if it was Trump’s speech, then the follow-up is “as Speaker of the House, aren’t you supposed to know about big political developments?”
Behavior 3: Ignorance of the role of Congress. Russell Vought, the Project 2025 guy, shouldn’t be making any decision about this. It’s been decided long ago, I assume by Congress. Similarly, whenever Trumpers take back money that’s already appropriated, that’s illegal, not something about which a Member of Congress should shake their head and throw up their hands:
Johnson: "Russ does this reluctantly. He takes no pleasure in this. Russ has to sit down and decide which policies, personnel, & programs are essential & which are not. That's not a fun task and he's not enjoying that responsibility...if they keep the govt closed, it's gonna get more & more painful"
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)2025-10-02T14:34:47.528Z
This is all just wasted typing effort, because a press that did this is so broken that there’s probably no redemption possible:
Last year, CNN ran a “fact check” of Kamala HQ that claimed we were lying for saying Trump’s plan is Project 2025. Now Trump is outright admitting it’s his plan. Legacy media failed the country.
— Parker Butler (@parkerbutler.bsky.social)2025-10-02T22:39:40.043Z
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