Just as The Atlantic’s now-editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was rewarded for his lies attempting to tie Saddam Hussien to 9/11 <https://mondoweiss.net/2015/06/jeffrey-goldberg-reckoning/> in the run-up to the Iraq War with becoming the head of the most influential liberal magazine in the country; just as Joe Scarborough was rewarded for cheering on the Iraq War <https://fair.org/home/scarborough-remembers-some-iraq-words-but-not-his-own/> with a three-hour morning block on the most influential liberal cable news show; just as Iraq War cheerleaders from Ezra Klein <https://washingtonmonthly.com/2013/03/20/mistakes-excuses-and-painful-lessons-from-the-iraq-war/> to Anne Applebaum <https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2002/10/you-can-t-assume-a-nut-will-act-rationally.html> to Bret Stephens <https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/21/opinion/20-years-on-i-dont-regret-supporting-the-iraq-war.html> to David Remnick <https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/02/03/making-a-case> have all enjoyed prestigious positions in today’s elite liberal media — those who lied about, covered up, or otherwise downplayed the genocide in Gaza will continue to rise to the top. This dynamic is only becoming more shameless and acute now that pro-Israel multibillionaires are buying up old legacy media <https://fortune.com/2026/08/04/will-paramount-warner-brothers-merger-close-time-ellison/> and turning them into their personal tabloid outlets. *https://theintercept.com/2026/08/04/60-minutes-bari-weiss-cbs-news-israel-gaza/ <https://theintercept.com/2026/08/04/60-minutes-bari-weiss-cbs-news-israel-gaza/>*
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