ABC News and George Stephanopoulos agree to $15m payout in Trump case (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 week ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/usnews@beehaw.org

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What the actual fuck? He wasn't found "liable for rape," he was found guilty of it. But I think we all knew this would come in some form. As societal norms are somewhat irritating to rapists, this isn't really a surprise.

What I now posit is: Why should anyone else follow the law? It clearly doesn't matter, so what system of government do we have at this point?

We have Luigi, and I'm sure there'll be a Mario. But I'm sorry ... look, I'm not a fan of Stephanopoulos, yet forcing a network to pay millions for accurate reporting is direct Nazi shit. If you are not afraid of who we are becoming, well, you aren't paying attention.

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[-] UngodlyAudrey@beehaw.org 19 points 1 week ago

We're seeing capitulating and knee-bending all over lately, and this trend is just going to accelerate. Like, the system is NOT going to save us. It gave up before the fight even began.

We're going to have to come to terms with the fact that if we're going to get through this, we'll need to save ourselves. The time for building communities and engaging in mutual aid is now. We need each other. Do NOT comply in advance.

[-] along_the_road@beehaw.org 8 points 1 week ago

They should just call themselves "entertainment" instead of "news"

[-] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 6 points 1 week ago

Well, it sounds like someone read my guidelines!

[-] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

I don’t think they were forced. I think they’re settling out of court.

[-] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 6 points 1 week ago

Well, isn't that a delightful excuse? Totally ignores the problem, but it must feel good.

[-] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

AKA: getting on his good side

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