HeyJaredThe World is Bent
Journalist and analyst Ross Gianfortune looks at the week in media, culture and government.
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- Sep 22, 2026
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“Helter-skelter, deadly letters. Everything is upside down.” (opens the original)
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This week’s soundtrack: Emma Ruth Rundle - Catherine WheelOnce again, the president of the United States has declared war on free speech by revoking White House access from news organizations. The president posted – in a missive riddled with grammatical errors – on Truth Social Friday that he was banning three major media outlets from covering the White House. Staff from Politico, MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) and
“Let's break out our old machines now. It sure is good to see them run again” (opens the original)
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This week’s soundtrack: Sleater-Kinne - “Combat Rock”Last week, the Republican Party held a big rally that was labeled a “convention.” It lasted two days, Trump spoke twice and most news entities didn’t cover the bulk of it. Conservative networks and C-SPAN had it live, but it was somewhat ignored by NBC, CBS and ABC. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-republican-gop-midterm-trump-vance-3b853
“Live in life beyond the end of trust, physical space and nothing above us.” (opens the original)
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This week’s soundtrack: Chat Pile - “Shrine”Late last week, the Fox brass took Maria Bartiromo off the air. The New York Times reported that, back in July, Bartiromo wanted to have White House Advisor Peter Navarro
“I see the ill in all of you. The violence hidden out of view.” (opens the original)
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This week’s soundtrack: Chelsea Wolfe - “Seethe”Earlier in August, my former home – more on that below – hosted the Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington race on, essentially, the orders and backing of President Donald Trump. Earlier in the summer, Trump held a cage match on the lawn of the White House as part
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