CNN, I’m Done! Gaslight Media Exposed

CNN,

I’m done. Not because I can’t handle tough news, but because you’ve swapped journalism for play-by-play.

Today’s headline — “Trump wins a victory” — reads like sports filler. Democracy isn’t a game, and you’re not the announcer. You’re not referees; you’re reporters. Your job is facts. It’s called journalism.

Or have you gone full dark side, chasing dopamine metrics while democracy pays the bill? You need to pick a side—or does this article show you already have one?

Here are the facts your headline flattened:

• A divided Ninth Circuit panel (2–1) granted a stay that lets Trump federalize 200 Oregon National Guard members to protect the Portland ICE facility, finding he’s likely acting within 10 U.S.C. §12406(3)—but this is an interim step, not a final ruling.
• Actual deployment in Oregon remains barred—for now—by a separate order, the majority says “rises or falls together,” while the dissent says it still blocks deployment; multiple outlets note the on-the-ground effect is unsettled.
• The panel was split; one judge dissented, warning against stretching presidential power in a way that normalizes federal force in local civic life. (Yes, that’s the authoritarian slope.)

And let’s name the deeper harm: when you normalize authoritarian behavior with “who’s up/who’s down” framing, you don’t just miss the story—you grease the rails for it. That’s how a free press drifts into cheerleading for power. It starts to read less like independent journalism and more like state TV. If the public can’t tell whether you’re analyzing power or amplifying it, you’re doing the work of fascism for free.

You keep calling this “free speech.” It isn’t. It’s sensationalism dressed as reporting—heat over light, clicks over clarity. When civic stakes are reduced to wins and losses, you flatten context, reward bad actors, and teach viewers that power is just a horse race.

Here’s what a real headline does:

• Names the ruling or event precisely.
• Explains who it helps, who it harms, and why.
• Adds legal and historical context.
• Prioritizes verified facts over vibes.

If you want trust back, stop the scoreboard framing. Publish your standards. Enforce them. Put subject-matter experts on air. Quit false equivalence. Lead with evidence, not adrenaline.

Until then, I won’t be tuning in.

Sue Davis

Proud American, tired of paid-for “both-sides” theater—and the slow creep toward state-TV politics

Sue’s Suggested factual headline:

Primary (fact-first): Ninth Circuit grants interim stay, permitting federalization of 200 Oregon Guard for Portland ICE site; a separate order still blocks deployment—for now.

Shorter: Ninth Circuit stay allows federalizing 200 Oregon Guard; deployment remains barred.

See the difference, CNN? 

 (Facts over fanfare. This is journalism: what changed, what’s still blocked, who’s affected.)