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helena hind

@cynicalzoomer.bsky.social
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researcher at media matters, okie, reformed texan | the brain poison is all-consuming | opinions are my own

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helena hind @cynicalzoomer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
obsessed with how confused laura ingraham is about ballroom. happy pride!!
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Fox News host calls Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “the Fuhreress” www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox...
2026: Fox News host calls AOC "the Fuhreress"
"You've got the general, the Fuhreress [AOC], who's out there, and she, frankly, sounds like a fascist ... that sounds like a completely unhinged, authoritarian person.”
2025: Same Fox host warns against normalizing “Hitler" and "fascist"
"They're normalizing the way they've normalized the terms 'fascist,' and 'Hitler," and 'authoritarian,' and “Nazi”
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
If you were unable to donate to our campaign because you weren’t an American citizen or even just located outside of the U.S., you CAN donate to our legal defense. (But please only do so if you’re able!) Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far: tinyurl.com/katandre
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Donate to Stand with Kat and Andre Against Unjust Prosecution, organized by Kat Abughazaleh
In October of 2025, I – along with my field director and friend An… Kat Abughazaleh needs your support for Stand with Kat and Andre Against Unjust Prosecution
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helena hind @cynicalzoomer.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
I came out to some friends as nonbinary/she/they/whatever and not a single one was surprised 💀
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helena hind @cynicalzoomer.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
My latest! Read if you want your day ruined!
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
www.mediamatters.org/jesse-watter...
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helena hind @cynicalzoomer.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
sorry
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helena hind @cynicalzoomer.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
woke 2.... it's coming.....
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I'm so goddamn proud of her.
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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
EXCLUSIVE: A dark money group is offering influencers $1,500 for posts attacking Chicago Democratic primary candidate @katmabu.bsky.social www.ms.now/news/kat-abu...
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Dark money group offers influencers $1,500 for posts attacking Chicago Democratic primary candidate
Progressive House candidate Kat Abughazaleh told MS NOW the secretive campaign is “filled with false and defamatory claims.”
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helena hind @cynicalzoomer.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
NEW: Laura Ingraham no longer appears interested in "full transparency" surrounding the US military bombing a school full of Iranian children, now that there's proof it almost definitely did www.mediamatters.org/us-iran-rela...
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Laura Ingraham said the US should "own up" if it struck an Iranian school. As evidence emerges that it did, she's lost interest.
Fox News prime-time host Laura Ingraham has been essentially silent about the apparent U.S. military bombing of an Iranian school since her on-air call for “full transparency" about the incident. On M...
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LAISSEZ LES BOO QUESO ROULER @thequeso.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
...gonna go slam a Del Rancho chicken fried steak sandwich and some 3.2 beer to eat my feelings and drown my sorrows about this.
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helena hind @cynicalzoomer.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
you've gotta be fucking kidding me
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helena hind @cynicalzoomer.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
oh great!! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Gen Z males twice as likely as baby boomers to believe wives should obey husbands
Global survey shows young men and boys hold more traditional views about gender roles than older generations
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helena hind @cynicalzoomer.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
8 minutes into adam friedland's interview with gavin newsom and so far newsom has 1) complained about the gentrification of burning man and 2) asked adam if he's ever tried ketamine
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helena hind @cynicalzoomer.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
i'm numb to a lot of the horrible shit i see at work atp, but this stuff really freaks me out
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ghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
he inherited a plumbing business and never served
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helena hind @cynicalzoomer.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
jfc did kellyanne write this speech
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helena hind @cynicalzoomer.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
*whispers over and over again* there is still beauty there is still beauty there is still beauty there is still beauty there is still beauty there is still beauty there is still beauty there is still
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
If you exclusively watch Fox News, you likely have no idea about the latest fallout from the Epstein files release.
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Compared to other cable news channels, Fox News is hiding the latest Epstein revelations from their audience
If you’re exclusively watching Fox News, you might not know that the growing fallout from the Department of Justice’s latest batch of released files about the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is one ...
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
this is the kind of nonsense democrats are bolstering when they show up on fox news
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Pam Vogel @pamvogel.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Yikes!!! More here from @cynicalzoomer.bsky.social: www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/com...
Chart showing that between 1/30/26 and 2/17/26, MS NOW mentioned Epstein 3,321 times, CNN mentioned Epstein 2,304 times, Newsmax mentioned Epstein 1,464 times, and Fox News mentioned Epstein only 239 times in total.
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helena hind @cynicalzoomer.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
We knew that Fox was covering for Trump again after the latest batch of Epstein files, but these numbers show just how badly they don't want their audience to know. My latest for @mmfa.bsky.social www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/com...
Bar graph showing cable news mentions of "Epstein" following January 30 release of DOJ Epstein documents.

Data from Jan 30 through Feb 17, 2026.

MSNOW has the most mentions at 3321. CNN logged 2304 mentions. Newsmax logged 1464 mentions. Fox had the least, at 239.

Chart from Media Matters For America.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
AI is revolutionizing the world! A Playstation now costs $5,000 and this is the last phone you will ever own.
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Elizabeth Picciuto @epicciuto.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
One reason people like to watch Tom Cruise specifically is because he does his own stunts. People like seeing a skill in action. People like seeing actors be good at acting. There might be AI movies but there will be a place for people. There is still live theater more than 100 years after film.
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helena hind @cynicalzoomer.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
ugh she kinda cooked with this one
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
I know the Sgt. Schultz routine seems to work for GOP legislators, but claiming you’re unaware of massively viral videos of ICE misconduct when you’re the director of ICE just makes you sound hopelessly incompetent and out of the loop.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
just a fucking weird statement on it's face but also highlights how filthy rich and completely out of touch trump's whole cabinet is. a private boat for a family vacation? stopping by a billionaire's island for lunch? nannies, plural?? the epstein class, indeed.
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Homeland Security is monitoring anti-ICE Reddit posts, an intelligence bulletin leaked to me reveals: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/homeland-s...
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Homeland Security Spies on Reddit Users
Leak show feds tracking anti-ICE Reddit users like "Budget-Chicken-2425"
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helena hind @cynicalzoomer.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
NEW: "Rampant corruption," "the very definition of a high crime," "the single biggest abuse of power scandal in modern American history" — apt descriptions for Trump's secret $500m deal with the UAE They were all made during Fox's failed Biden impeachment push. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox...
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Fox News’ past Biden corruption accusations perfectly describe the UAE’s secret investment in Trump’s crypto business
Fox News has ignored bombshell reports detailing an apparent $500 million quid pro quo scheme involving an Emirati royal’s investment in a Trump family cryptocurrency business in exchange for access t...
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 03/02/2026
CLAIM: It's not a crime to party with mr. epstein FACT CHECK: True! Many people who partied with epstein have escaped justice
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Sam Levin @samtlevin.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
After Border Patrol shot two people in Portland, DHS claimed they were "vicious gang members" tied to a past shooting. But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
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DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’
Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Blanche: It's not a crime to party with Mr. Epstein.
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helena hind @cynicalzoomer.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
yeah raymond i bet you were distracted
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
Jeffrey Epstein emailing Peter Thiel: Finding things on their way to collapse was much easier than finding the next bargain. ... Return to tribalism. Counter to globalization. Amazing new alliances.
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helena hind @cynicalzoomer.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
My latest ⬇️
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helena hind @cynicalzoomer.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
this is disgusting
screenshot of Fox News' "The ingraham angle" shows laura ingraham speaking next to a photo of Alex Pretti

Chyron: Every revolution has its "saints"
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/01/2026
it is the same playbook everywhere. “vote for us! we will make you great again by punishing the people you hate! do not pay attention to the fact that we’re also shoveling your money into the pockets of the uber wealthy and building a giant boot to step on your face too (preferably forever)”
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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Reposting to make my point a little more clearly: these folks have a correct (albeit much too late and seemingly shallow) sense that right-wing media is important. But listening to this stuff to gawk at it doesn't help you. You need context/analysis to make it useful www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/s...
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These Liberals Have Left Their Media Comfort Zone
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the beggars out of here getter @milesklee.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Republican presidents be like “you can’t have guns”
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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Hell yeah!
Minneapolis -16 degrees
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john whitehouse @existentialfish.com · 22/01/2026
imo, one of the most undercovered shifts in the media landscape is the emergence of *spanish-language* right-wing media. here's some of what's happening in that space in the last week.
Screenshot of a show with a headline: Cada Tarde host on ICE detaining American citizens: “I voted three times for Trump, and I have all the moral right to make a criticism, because I have given him too much praise”Screenshot from a show with a headline: Mucho que Decir guest criticizes Trump for not making his “repressive apparatus” more “functional and effective”Screenshot from a show with a headline: Voz News panelist says that among Hispanics, “there is some annoyance or discomfort with how the administration is pursuing its mass deportation policy”
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KOSU @kosuradio.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Amid growing mass deportation efforts across the U.S., Indigenous leaders in Oklahoma are warning tribal citizens to be prepared if they are stopped in Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweeps, especially after multiple incidents in other states.
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Indigenous leaders in Oklahoma raise concerns, advise tribal citizens on ICE encounters
Amid growing mass deportation efforts across the U.S., Indigenous leaders in Oklahoma are warning tribal citizens to be prepared if they are stopped in Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweeps, espe...
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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
After a century of what now?
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
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helena hind @cynicalzoomer.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
We put together some of the worst chyrons from Fox News this week -- including graphics that label anti-ICE protesters "insurgents" and declare that “Dems [are] at war with America itself." I've threaded the highlights/lowlights below: www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/inc...
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The incendiary and demonizing chyrons on Fox News evening programming regarding Minnesota, ICE, and protests
After Fox News pushed the Trump administration’s propaganda in its coverage of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent’s deadly January 7 shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, the network has us...
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Mia Sato @miasato.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
feeling Insane today... thank god it's whiskey friday with tony dokoupil
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Maria Sacchetti - reporter - The Washington Post @mariasacchetti.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
SCOOP from Douglas Macmillan Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
“Huge internal concern” among CBS staff over that “internal bleeding” story. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
The network’s top editor, Bari Weiss, expressed a high level of interest in the story on an editorial call Wednesday morning, according to staffers who listened.

“There was big internal dissension about the ‘internal bleeding’ report here last night,” the CBS News staffer, who was not authorized to speak publicly, said . “It was viewed as a thinly-veiled, anonymous leak by [the Trump administration] to someone who’d carry it online.”

“Felt to many here like we were carrying water for the admin’s justifying of the shooting to keep our access to our sources,” said a second network staffer, who was also not authorized to comment.

In a statement, a CBS News sp
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