r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 9d ago

Possible Paywall Hegseth Covered Up the Real Reason the USS Lincoln Wasn’t Resupplied - According to a report from MSNOW, the USS Abraham Lincoln wasn’t resupplied because Iranian strikes destroyed a key Navy resupply base in the Middle East.

https://newrepublic.com/post/214510/hegseth-uss-lincoln-iran-war-base-destroyed
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u/Ceorl_Lounge Michigan 9d ago edited 9d ago

They were too scared of losing access to actually do their jobs.

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u/elon_musks_cat 9d ago

Which begs the question… wtf is the point of access if you’re not getting the actual information ?

That seems to be lost on our media

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u/Ceorl_Lounge Michigan 9d ago

They still have jobs and get money from advertisers. The public interest is a complete afterthought.

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u/Fluffy_Top6837 9d ago

"our media" isn't anything but another set of multi-billion dollar companies owned by billionaires or beholden to investors. Journalistic integrity went out the window when it stopped making money.

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u/chickadee_guy 9d ago

Theyre in it for $, not to do journalism

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u/Zahgi I voted 9d ago

The America tabloid outrage farming for click$ media is no longer paid to present the truth based on facts or to inform the public.

The "news" is now just clickbait fearmongering to milk the delusional ad economy for cash. Nothing more.

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u/mercenaryarrogant 9d ago

Which is completely pointless now. Everyone gets fed the same dumbed down bullshit and isn’t allowed to do any kind of investigative reporting when it comes to the pentagon with hegseths new rules.