Amanda Carpenter: Let the Media Dinosaurs Die

Trump’s head is stuck in the 80s so he may not have noticed that cable is dying. All he can think about is getting his greedy little hands on CNN so he can make them say nice things about him. But independent outlets—like The Bulwark— are changing the media space and are beyond the reach of a corrupted FCC. Nevertheless, our screens are going to be filled with vast quantities of pro-MAGA propaganda. Meanwhile, Mamdani played to Trump’s 80s tabloid obsession to win a favor, which was good, but it was also something that would have the left howling in disgust if Hakeem had done it. Plus, Hegseth is bullying Anthropic because he wants to mass surveil Americans, how states can legally fight back against ICE and the administration’s election meddling, and the irony of cool, edgy, masculine men behaving like women with Mar-a-Lago face.

Amanda Carpenter joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.

show notes

Tim and Andrew on Mamdani's latest White House visit
Friday's "Morning Shots"
The Focus Group Podcast on Apple and YouTube
Protect Democracy's website
Protect Democracy's lawsuit against ICE on behalf of Maine residents
Protect Democracy on the Universal Constitutional Remedies Act
Tim's playlist
Tickets for our LIVE show in Austin on March 19: TheBulwark.com/Events.
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