Weekly Firebreak Roundup, December 1: All The News That's Fit to Hide

Reporters distort reality; 'sustainable' mansions; WaPo's hypocrisy; ban pets to stop climate change?

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The media routinely amplifies groundless health scares and suppresses stories they’d rather the public not know about. Join us each week as we expose the gullible and ideological reporters who try to spin the news.

Biologist: media “distort reality” for political purposes

One of The Firebreak’s perennial complaints about reporters: they eagearly and routinely distort their coverage of critical science and health topics, almost always to justify expanded government intrusion into the lives of individuals. In reference to the ongoing battle over Twitter’s free-speech policies, evolutionary biologist Colin Wright explains why he holds a similarly dim view of the media:

How to make your oceanfront mansion “sustainable”

Former New York Times scribe Alex Berenson slams his ex-employer for tonedeaf coverage of a wealthy couple who spent $7 million renovating their second home with “cutting-edge green technologies.”

The story isn’t just an example of ideological journalists praising hypocritical millionaires; it also illustrates why the political crusade against climate change is an expensive, subsidized hobby for affluent progressives. Let’s add this piece to the list of botched energy stories from the Times.

Washington Post contributor calls out—the Washington Post

Acclamined journalist and Washington Post contributor Marc Gunther chastizes the paper for failing to disclose its conflicts of interest…in a story about hidden conflicts of interest. His evidence? Our recent piece on Michael Bloomberg’s Reporters-for-Hire. Our thanks to Gunther for boosting the story:

Spare the air, ban pets

Ending on a humorous note, our dedicated editor Dr. David Zaruk ridicules the organizers of the UN’s COP28 climate change conference for their hubristic plans to remake civilization. Not only do these international busybodies want to eliminate animal agriculture, fossil fuels and plastics to save the planet, they might one day call for a ban on pet ownership.

I mean, really. How can you justify your adorable puppy’s existence when we’re facing an “imminent” climate crisis, we could imagine the UN crusaders arguing:

This was David on the way to a Greta march in Brussels in 2020. They did not get his satire.

By the way, Greta will never complain about this one.