Sharon McMahon

Does anybody go to bed with food tonight because I've left some mean comments on Facebook? Probably not. Nothing has changed.

Does anybody go to bed with food tonight because I've left some mean comments on Facebook? Probably not. Nothing has changed.

I can see what you're saying that there's enough social media outrage about something that can influence what's covered by the news.

I can see what you're saying that there's enough social media outrage about something that can influence what's covered by the news.

I can see what you're saying that there's enough social media outrage about something that can influence what's covered by the news.

That doesn't change anything even though they're talking about it.

That doesn't change anything even though they're talking about it.

That doesn't change anything even though they're talking about it.

Right now, just using the Helene response as another example, the news is spending an inordinate amount of time debunking lies on social media about how FEMA works and about what the actual response is. And that actually makes it so that resources are diverted. away from people who actually need help.

Right now, just using the Helene response as another example, the news is spending an inordinate amount of time debunking lies on social media about how FEMA works and about what the actual response is. And that actually makes it so that resources are diverted. away from people who actually need help.

Right now, just using the Helene response as another example, the news is spending an inordinate amount of time debunking lies on social media about how FEMA works and about what the actual response is. And that actually makes it so that resources are diverted. away from people who actually need help.

If these organizations, instead of publicizing ways to get help, ways that FEMA can help you, where to go to apply for assistance, how to contact your homeowners insurance, et cetera, if they are spending all of their time being like, no, the hurricane wasn't man-made to try to win the election for Kamala Harris, that's literally what the New York Times is spending its time doing. Yeah.

If these organizations, instead of publicizing ways to get help, ways that FEMA can help you, where to go to apply for assistance, how to contact your homeowners insurance, et cetera, if they are spending all of their time being like, no, the hurricane wasn't man-made to try to win the election for Kamala Harris, that's literally what the New York Times is spending its time doing. Yeah.

If these organizations, instead of publicizing ways to get help, ways that FEMA can help you, where to go to apply for assistance, how to contact your homeowners insurance, et cetera, if they are spending all of their time being like, no, the hurricane wasn't man-made to try to win the election for Kamala Harris, that's literally what the New York Times is spending its time doing. Yeah.

That's a waste of resources.

That's a waste of resources.

That's a waste of resources.

That's a waste of effing time. Let's focus on helping people who actually need it. There's a difference between raising awareness of something like these people really need our help. Over the last few days, I have personally raised a half a million dollars for people who are impacted by Hurricane Helene.

That's a waste of effing time. Let's focus on helping people who actually need it. There's a difference between raising awareness of something like these people really need our help. Over the last few days, I have personally raised a half a million dollars for people who are impacted by Hurricane Helene.

That's a waste of effing time. Let's focus on helping people who actually need it. There's a difference between raising awareness of something like these people really need our help. Over the last few days, I have personally raised a half a million dollars for people who are impacted by Hurricane Helene.