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Eric Berger at The Guardian:

After the recent departure of Pentagon reporters due to their refusal to agree to a new set of restrictive policies, the defense department has announced a “next generation of the Pentagon press corps” featuring 60 journalists from far-right outlets, many of which have promoted conspiracy theories. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell posted the news on X but did not provide any names. The Washington Post, however, obtained a draft of the announcement, which stated that the new reporters, who agreed to the department’s new policies, were from outlets such as Lindell TV, started by Trump ally Mike Lindell; the Gateway Pundit; the Post Millennial; Human Events; and the National Pulse. The list also includes Turning Point USA’s media brand Frontlines, influencer Tim Pool’s Timcast and a Substack-based newsletter called Washington Reporter, the Post reported. The Pentagon did not immediately respond to the Guardian’s request for the list of journalists. Parnell described the group as a “broad spectrum of new media outlets and independent journalists”. “New media outlets and independent journalists have created the formula to circumvent the lies of the mainstream media and get real news directly to the American people,” Parnell wrote. “Their reach and impact collectively are far more effective and balanced than the self-righteous media who chose to self-deport from the Pentagon.”

The new press corps includes rightwing outlets that have promoted conspiracy theories. For example, the Gateway Pundit spread false information about the 2020 election and then settled a defamation lawsuit with two Georgia election workers it falsely accused of wrongdoing and admitted that there was no fraud in the election. Similarly, Lindell denied the results of the election and was ordered to pay $2.3m to an employee of a voting machine company who sued him for defamation.

Pool, a conservative podcast host, was among the influencers who allegedly were associated with a US content creation company that was provided with nearly $10m from Russian state media employees to publish videos with messages in favor of Moscow’s interests and agenda. Pool said they were “deceived and are victims”. The journalists who turned in their press credentials earlier this month did so after the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, introduced a policy that required that they agree not to obtain unauthorized material and restricted access to certain areas unless accompanied by an official. Outlets including the Washington Post, the New York Times and the Atlantic, as well as reporters from rightwing outlets such as Fox News and Newsmax, all refused to sign on to the new rules.

The Pentagon named new members of the press corps, and they all come from various far-right propaganda outlets such as The Gateway Pundit, The Post Millennial, Turning Point USA’s Frontlines, Real America’s Voice, and Lindell TV.

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The scenario of trump being the only Republican on the ballot and being taken off in one or more states leading to a default victory for Democrats isn't enough. Pool made the point himself, the left doesn't care.

In my lifetime, there's been probably two or three major landslide election victories for Republicans at all levels of government. And I mean devastating ones for Democrats. Every time this happens, Republicans and conservatives would uniformly expect this to be the wake up call that finally convinces Democrats that they're on the wrong path, and it never happens. It just gets worse. They double down. Every. Single. Time.

Yes, it's significantly further than they've gone before.

Yes, you wake some people up.

Yes, it's jarring for some.

Yes, we're starting to win the culture war, but not with the right people.

If you're not convincing people at the real levers of power, then it doesn't matter how many people you win to your side. Unless those people, the populace, are willing to do more than just vote or speak out.

The opinions of sheep don't fucking matter. All honesty, I'm in that group too, so don't take this as bravado or popping off.

Bureaucrats with a procedural monopoly on violence do not care what a newly convinced working man thinks in Idaho. Much less a radicalized 75 year old in Provo, Utah.

Eventually things will progress to the point that they decide not to care what your election says. They're the experts. They're the authority. Not you, and definitely not your favorite candidate.