Mike Masnick @masnick.com · Jun 11

I'm honestly no longer sure that the mainstream media has obtained object permanence yet.

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Scot Close · Jun 11

Dave N. · Jun 11

38 times he has declared a deal to end the war is imminent. 38 times they just print the lie without making even minimal effort to confirm its true.

Erica "digifox" Kovac · Jun 11

The market hasn't, so why should the media?

Toot Uncommon Ω · Jun 11

@masnick.com The Fourth Estate is willfully complicit. There is no other reasonable explanation. They’ve fattened their ad income by installing and maintaining a criminal buffoon to the highest office so they have an nemding source of outrage-inducing news. And we collectively let them win by […]

Ianrobo · Jun 11

Imagine how many knew about this before the news

Denverite · Jun 11

The media and investors

Fat Apollo, baby! · Jun 11

Isn't amazing how in our lifetimes mainstream journalism just 'poof' disappeared.

T Kennedy · Jun 11

He bought some stocks on sale and needed the market to go up.

Shane Blaufuss, CISSP · Jun 11

It's just so fucking stupid. I was in a trade at the time and it blew me out of the water. Then we find out after market close that Iran isn't even on the list of countries he supposedly might have a deal with next week?!

Geoff Blosser · Jun 11

Pump And Dump

Robin Wilton 🇱🇧 · Jun 11

+1: my cat has a better grasp of cause and effect.

Chris The Hairy · Jun 11

Stock market hasn't either.

Ken MacLennan · Jun 11

too many paychecks depend on not having it

𝚉𝚎𝚗 𝚉𝚎𝚛𝚘☯️0️⃣ · Jun 11

Oil traders similarly impaired.

Stephie · Jun 11

How many times does this have to happen before folks realize it's a con. He's just manipulating the stock market.

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Margaret Buckingham · Jun 11

This is the perfect way to frame it.

Chris Houston · Jun 11

This is a growing problem: youtu.be/ssjokgx0pUQ?...

Maceo Vive · Jun 11

Ahem…