• fallaciousBasis@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    This is a fluff article…

    Imagine a newspaper article that spends over 9000 words circling a topic, tossing in a few quotes, maybe a feel-good angle, but never really delivers hard facts, depth, or anything you can use. It’s polished, readable, even pleasant… but nutritionally it’s cotton candy.

    • FearMeAndDecay@literature.cafe
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      15 hours ago

      No it’s not? He explains what’s relevant in this new budget proposal and why it’s bad, especially given the fuel shortages that will only get worse the longer the war in Iran goes. He also explains that we continue to invest exorbitant amounts of money on highways and car infrastructure rather than public transit