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Well it’s by definition a distraction as it sucks all the air out of the newsroom. Doesn’t mean it’s not important just that it’s such a big story that any other rulings are gonna fly under the radar.


Yes, I suppose by that same definition 9/11 or World War 2 were the distractions of their time. Makes sense.

(Hint: that's not a useful nor typical definition of distraction)


Yeah fair enough at least NYT was giving it sub-headline status a bit ago




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