cross-posted from: https://fedia.io/m/news@lemmy.world/t/2006492

Fox News appears to have removed their DOW ticker in a pattern for the company, choosing to block out the steep drop in DOW points after Trump’s tariff announcement

  • cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de
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    Somehow this is the most dystopian thing I’ve witnessed recently. Just straight up disappearing reality once it doesn’t fit the regime’s narrative. Chilling.

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      If his supporters believe in chem-trails, vaccines causing autism and maybe a flat earth then I’m not going to waste any energy looking to them for any sign of self awareness and to reconsider their choices.

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        Yeah. I see some people trying to talk down to those of us who just call them fucking idiots. “Well, is that any way to get them to see your point of view? How does that help any?”

        My brother in Christ, we’ve tried doing that for the LAST 8 YEARS. If they haven’t gotten any more wise since then, and in fact doubled down for round 2, what the fuck else can you do but call the dumbass duck a dumbass duck?!

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    Sorry not related, but why do all conservative American news women have this over done make up and fake looking hair? It really moves them into creepy territory. Like sort of evil clown creepy.

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      Many conservative American women strive to look like this, not just the news anchors. Among the women in orbit around Trump there are several with this same look. It’s all very artificial, with lots of makeup and plastic surgery, but apparently it’s an ideal in Republican circles.

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      This is actually a very big thing in conservative areas. It’s like they all want to be that princess that they were told they were at 3 years old.

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      The explanation is simple - they’re literally Nazis, and they like the Aryan archetype.

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      Some have suggested it’s because of puritanical upbringing. Girls learn how to do their makeup and the like by experimenting etc, but many puritanical families may act like a teen doing so is “dressing like a whore” or something. So they grow up it having the experience,and don’t know what to do so just imitate what they think they should look like instead of finding the look that looks good on them.

    • lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com
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      TV executives like Roger Ailes setting a standard conservative news anchorwoman aesthetic to draw in their target audience who goes for that classic American blonde. No ethnic minorities need apply. Pant suits discouraged: gotta put those gams behind transparent counters to work for the leg cam.

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    Reminds me of how his administration stopped reporting on COVID testing. Obviously if you suck at something, you should just not tell anyone, even if it affects the entire American constituency in a massively dangerous way.

  • Bytemeister@lemmy.world
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    Citing fox “news” as trusted media source ought to disqualify you from voting. Prove me wrong.

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      I saw it but I cannot find it. But I recall Fox News admitting they’re not news when pressured for disseminating fake news.

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        Multiple times, in multiple court cases. Tucker Carlson argued that no regular viewer would consider his content news or factual.

        The fact that they get away with this is infuriating. They should have to put a Surgeon General warning label on the screen like tobacco product have on the package.

        “WARNING: This content is for entertainment purposes only. We acknowledge that most of the content presented is not factual, and most of the opinions are not based on reality. This platform was created explicitly as a right-wing propaganda outlet to spin damaging news stories and prevent another Republican from being impeached after Watergate. Viewing the content and opinions presented will leave you less informed than not viewing any content at all”

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            I’ve seen enough 1AM porno commercials in the early 2000s to know that these warnings already exist for some content.

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          Throw up that warning with a mandatory font size and duration like a law and order disclaimer on a black screen.

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            I’m seeing the King Of The Hill meme right now.

            “Those viewers would be very upset right now if they could read”

            Maybe force some bottle blonde to read it to them. Seems to be the only way to get info past the barrier.

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              they did have nazi barbie due a salute on tv once. Laura ingarham, if you look at her history shes every bit of a terible person.

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          Thank you! That helps narrow the search. I’m trying to fund him on video saying it, or the court transcript, so when I’m told “fake news” and sent Fox articles I can clarify things effectively.

          I also would love to see them forced to show that warning. Maybe when we have a functional govt admin again.

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        During the Dominion voting scandal they revealed the fact that they’re all liars and propagandists. They settled before even more information came out but Fox Viewers will learn it and then go crawling back to them anyways.

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      My local fox news is actually pretty good at reporting basic local news, it is the national programs that are foaming at the mouth propaganda.

      • Bytemeister@lemmy.world
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        All they’re trying to do there is control the narrative for local news. When it’s not beneficial for them to spread propaganda they won’t. They should still carry the warning. That station can either de-affiliate with Fox, or actual local news can fill the gap.

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      Here is just the text for anyone who cares for their eyeballs

      It appears as though FOX News removed their DOW ticker as it dropped 1,228 points today, following President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements.

      A screenshot on X showcased the moment. In a clip, Kayleigh McEnany, Trump’s former press secretary, was on Fox speaking today as the DOW sank, and the screen was missing its usual DOW ticker.

      It’s not the first time the conservative news giant has done so, as others have recorded them getting rid of their DOW ticker pretty much anytime there was a significant loss. There’s a clip of Trump on in August 2024, and as the DOW fell, the FOX ticker was removed.

      It comes after Trump had to be ‘guided back’ on stage following his tariff-touting speech after ‘forgetting’ to sign his executive order, sparking health fears after yet another strange moment.

      Buzzfeed reported the same back in March, when stocks first fell after Trump announced his original tariff plans.

      Users on X responded with their usual: jokes about Fox news. “Fox News logic is if the ticker’s gone, the crash didn’t happen,” writes one user. Another laughed, “Good thing I developed object permanence when I was a baby.”

      “Naturally, they would prefer that their audience remain oblivious to the impact Donald Trump’s tariffs are having on them,” said another.

      wall street floor The stock market opened up with all three major stock indexes going under (Image: Getty Images)

      Yesterday, President Trump announced far-reaching new tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners. The Trump tariff hikes included another 34% tax on imports from China, which was already looking at a 20% tariff hike, bringing the total tariffs on Chinese products to 54%, as per NBC.

      Trump also added a 20% tax on products from the European Union, a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries, 46% on Vietnam, and 32% on Taiwan. All in all, 180 countries were on the tariff list.

      The new price hikes could be a painful transition for many Americans as middle-class essentials such as housing, autos, and clothing are expected to become more costly, while disrupting the alliances built to ensure peace and economic stability. The lack of faith has now transferred to the stock market, which has been in a tailspin since the announcement.

      US President Donald Trump signs an executive order after delivering remarks Trump signed the tariff executive order, adding taxes to nearly imports from around the world (Image: AFP via Getty Images)

      The S&P 500 was down 3.7% in afternoon trading, more than other major stock markets, and at its bottom in the morning was on track for its worst day since COVID struck in 2020. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1,228 points, or 2.9%, as of 1:08 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 4.8% lower.

      Everything from crude oil to Big Tech stocks to the value of the U.S. dollar against other currencies fell. Even gold, which has hit records recently as investors sought something safer to own, pulled lower.

      Some of the worst hits walloped smaller U.S. companies, and the Russell 2000 index of smaller stocks dropped 5.5% to pull it more than 20% below its record.

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        Trump had to be ‘guided back’ on stage following his tariff-touting speech after ‘forgetting’ to sign his executive order

        Hey Donald. Blink twice if you’re OK

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      their audience has already proven themselves to be suckers… that’s some prime pixels there.

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      Is the screenshot with an adblocker? Because if that is the normal site, it seems fine to me tbh.

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        It is with adblockers:

        • Pi-Hole (home-network-wide)
        • uBlock origin (AddIn for Firefox android)

        I just tried it without and it is afwul. I had 5 popups (1 google login - why???, 2 newsletter, 1 video, 1 full page ad). Wtf.

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      Remember when the republicans were pro-business? Now what the hell do they represent? Tin foil hat psychos? Maybe they’ve tricked working class americans that they are somehow on their side but distracting them with the boogey man of illegal immigrants taking their jerbs but the reality is they’ll be getting laid off and paying more harder than ever. Education and R&D are being trashed, the things that businesses claim are crucial to progress and an educated workforce. Add on top of that no improvement in healthcare and now public health has been gutted and they’ve essentially been thrown into the gutter. They are so distracted by trivial political distractions though that they can’t even see how badly they are being shoved aside.

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    Fox ‘news’*: anything I disagree with is terrorism, trump isn’t a bigoted idiot tanking the economy, there’s no class war, we’re just entertainment not news 🤡

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    As an old fart I’ve never lived under an administration that I considered a real threat. Even Reagan, who was raged against by the left and beloved by the right, at least had some restraint and considered his actions. Each president did something that I didn’t like but I never felt like psychopaths had taken over and were just letting their whims and manias run rampant. Their personalities also felt reasonable and at the very least respectful of others. I also never felt that a large chunk of my fellow citizens were a threat to democracy. The evangelicals were always that way but felt like a fringe group before.

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      Reagan’s just took time to poison the system. Everything we’re seeing now is from that time period, built up.

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      Hell of a thing, ain’t it? I remember the tail end of Regan as a child. I come from evangelicals, these are the sort of events I would expect them to freak out about, but instead, they’re willingly along for the ride.

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    I bet once the markets come back up after he lifts those tariffs again, the ticker will be back.

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        Last time (1930) it took down the US economy, you threw out the Republicans and President Hoover, and the Democrats under Roosevelt had to fix the mess, which finally happened about 1934. Since then it is textbook established that tariffs are a stupid idea, but sadly the only historical books the orange turd reads are “Mein Kampf”…

        This modern tariff-induced catastrophe is different from the one in 1930 in one important aspect: Back then, the reliance on foreign trade was way, way smaller than today. If the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 put the US into a serious recession (with still lower tariffs than Trumps!), guess what will happen today in an America that cannot produce screws, bolts and nuts; transistors, resistors, and capacitors; and about every piece of mass-produced item, being it plastic, metal, or whatever.

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        You came back from the last Republican tariffs caused chaos from 1930. I never said recovery would happen in our lifetimes.

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    We Europeans are sooo sory for taking advantage of you.
    Can you now fuck off and leave?

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    it seems to me like the people should have no problem coordinating an attack on fox news that would take them off the air. i feel like that’s an easy one to do that doesn’t require a leader, just anonymously post maps detailing the infrastructure of their studios, where security guards are posted, any known passkeys, etc.

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        Eh. I don’t care about Internet points, I just think it’s funny. And even though we’re on Lemmy we should probably still be careful about out-and-out calling for attacks against a rogue president’s favorite news station.

        We can go politely ask them to stop broadcasting. In numbers.

      • Guns0rWeD13@lemmy.world
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        no offense, but can we please stop with the goose and gander comparisons? it just feels like trying to slam dunk for internet points. we all know they’re hypocrites. let’s just focus on solutions rather than finger pointing.

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      that would take them off the air.

      Not sure how hard that would be. Their disaster recovery plan would have to be pretty bad not to be able to switch to another geographic location in a hot minute. And if they’re still in Rockefeller, you’d probably have a hell getting past the elevators without them shutting it down. They probably have backup satellite uplink so you can’t just knock out their fiber.

      Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for another Max Headroom, but I think we need to shut them down with fairness in broadcasting laws, or, gallows, just sayin’