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Fact-check speed reading through thousands of lies at midnight doesn't absolve the media of its responsibility to call out lies in real time.

Brian Daitzman shines a light on CNN's failure to call out our post-reality world split: "The uncomfortable truths about Trump—his incompetence, recklessness, inciting an insurrection, his criminal activities, and his actions as an adjudicated rapist—are effectively erased from the collective conscience, particularly among Trump’s MAGA base."

In this episode, host Rick Wilson and CNN Pundit and former Daily Beast editor John Avlon discuss John's campaign as a common sense Democrat in New York's first district, the frustrations around affordability, the need to rebuild the middle class, and the importance of reaching out to Republicans. John also emphasizes the stakes of the race and the need for a broad patriotic coalition to defend American democracy. Follow John Avlon at @JohnAvlon on X and support his campaign at johnavlon.com.

With debate mania set to kick off next week, now is a good time for another look at Stuart Stevens' piece on the RNC's post-2012 analysis (aka autopsy)

Is our democracy missing something? Joe Klein has an idea that might have been better for CNN than turning into the Trump News Network. Plus, how RFK Jr.'s Presidential run is the ultimate example of indulgence. And why history will look back on Joe Biden's presidency as one of the great ones.

The Republican party is choosing to hold a sexual predator as the representative of their values and goals.

CNN's got some explaining to do after airing a 90-minue Trump campaign rally and calling it a "town hall." Why was it a terrible night for everyone but Trump? And instead of piling on like everyone else, Joe explains what we really need to focus on.

"Trump has not changed. Trump will not change. Trump continues to be a threat to the United States and the free world—and Republican audiences still love it," writes Jen Mercieca after CNN's 90-minute demagogue festival.

Fact-check speed reading through thousands of lies at midnight doesn't absolve the media of its responsibility to call out lies in real time.