I don’t see any comments at all, at least on mobile. Is this a bot?
I was going to look at the comments out of curiosity, because I was surprised that there would be any comments at all on an AP article, for several reasons.
I think that might be a "you" thing, there certainly are comments.
And here's a link to APNews' comment guideline page, showing they have comment sections on lots of places in their website
Comment by burkej27.
41 MIN AGO
No state run media!
Comment by Robertl.
55 MIN AGO
Is there anything that Trump does that is legal and won’t be overturned? What a waste of 4 years. They should be held responsible to the 1000 people damaged by his actions. If he can’t then his cabinet.
Comment by Trumpisyourpresident.
1 HR AGO
Just like NPR, it's the voice of liberal America, not America, so it should not be funded.
Comment by KendallGrubb.
1 HR AGO
We’re not in the 1950’s building Crystal am radios anymore. The cost of this service is unnecessary given today’s media options
The last one is so close to the point. Iran had Internet blackouts earlier this year, Russia has been experimenting with the same - options like shortwave are just as relevant as ever.
News article comments are funny. I think some people are just angry about politics and feel the need to vent it all the time. I actually read the NYT comments occasionally, and it's the liberal version what you posted. Some people have the amazing ability to bend any topic into a long complaint about Trump. They're almost like that version of Claude that couldn't stop talking about the Golden Gate Bridge.
I mean they're on thin ice. I have no love for the trump administration, but It's not clear where the constitution authorizes congress to fund VoA or any government propaganda arm, really. You could equally make the argument "it took three generations to unpick and fix the FDR bullshit".
Seems like this would fall under the General Welfare clause. Certainly a lot clearer than the idea that growing your own feed for your livestock means you don’t buy feed on the open market which affects prices which means your feed growing qualifies as interstate commerce despite never leaving your land and can therefore be regulated by the federal government.
Simple enough, just reverse the arrow of time and unshatter that vase, restore allied trust, and un-DOGE all the clogged pipelines.
These kinds of victories really are thin gruel, aren't they?
It's almost but not quite:
~ Pyrrhus of Epirus, 2026 ADterritory.
Don't forget to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Reading the article, Lake said this decision is going to be appealed.
The ultimate resolution will likely have to happen at the Supreme Court.
What’s with the page blocking Cloudflare popup? I can’t dismiss it on mobile.
I am reading the comments under the AP article and wondering how many of them are just bots yelling at each other.
Dead internet theory is creeping up on me.
I don’t see any comments at all, at least on mobile. Is this a bot?
I was going to look at the comments out of curiosity, because I was surprised that there would be any comments at all on an AP article, for several reasons.
I think that might be a "you" thing, there certainly are comments. And here's a link to APNews' comment guideline page, showing they have comment sections on lots of places in their website
https://apnews.com/community-guidelines
Unsure why you jump to "is this a bot" conclusion, seems a little odd.
Unsure why you jump to "is this a bot" conclusion, seems a little odd.
Seemed a little quick, but not odd. Most news comment sections are bots, I'd expext at least 10% of HN to be, etc.
As the US midterms arrive, I'd expect news comments sections to be 99.99% bots.
Here are a few I see:
Comment by burkej27. 41 MIN AGO No state run media!
Comment by Robertl. 55 MIN AGO Is there anything that Trump does that is legal and won’t be overturned? What a waste of 4 years. They should be held responsible to the 1000 people damaged by his actions. If he can’t then his cabinet.
Comment by Trumpisyourpresident. 1 HR AGO Just like NPR, it's the voice of liberal America, not America, so it should not be funded.
Comment by KendallGrubb. 1 HR AGO We’re not in the 1950’s building Crystal am radios anymore. The cost of this service is unnecessary given today’s media options
The last one is so close to the point. Iran had Internet blackouts earlier this year, Russia has been experimenting with the same - options like shortwave are just as relevant as ever.
News article comments are funny. I think some people are just angry about politics and feel the need to vent it all the time. I actually read the NYT comments occasionally, and it's the liberal version what you posted. Some people have the amazing ability to bend any topic into a long complaint about Trump. They're almost like that version of Claude that couldn't stop talking about the Golden Gate Bridge.
Can I just say: Hurray! Well done.
I guess that is what happens when you don't stuff the courts with loyal judges.
Gonna take a generation to unpick and fix the Trump/DOGE bullshit ...
One hopes if it is rebuilt it's rebuilt to be "good" rather than bad/evil
I mean they're on thin ice. I have no love for the trump administration, but It's not clear where the constitution authorizes congress to fund VoA or any government propaganda arm, really. You could equally make the argument "it took three generations to unpick and fix the FDR bullshit".
Seems like this would fall under the General Welfare clause. Certainly a lot clearer than the idea that growing your own feed for your livestock means you don’t buy feed on the open market which affects prices which means your feed growing qualifies as interstate commerce despite never leaving your land and can therefore be regulated by the federal government.
whataboutism. Both of those are bad.
Tone doesnt come over well in text. What exactly is the "FDR Bullshit"?