Spintraction (noun):
The ancient dark art practiced by FOX News sorcerers, political handlers, and Washington Post wizards, wherein a completely irrelevant story — like a senator’s cousin’s TikTok or a staged culture war shouting match — is inflated into a national crisis to ensure no one notices the billionaires robbing the treasury, the planet melting, or democracy coughing up blood in the alley.
A portmanteau of spin and distraction, it’s the elite-approved mind confetti blasted into your face 24/7 so you’ll argue about American Eagle jeans while the masters of the universe rewrite the Constitution in a cigar lounge and bet on who will build the first resort on the beach in Gaza.
The ancient dark art practiced by FOX News sorcerers, political handlers, and Washington Post wizards, wherein a completely irrelevant story — like a senator’s cousin’s TikTok or a staged culture war shouting match — is inflated into a national crisis to ensure no one notices the billionaires robbing the treasury, the planet melting, or democracy coughing up blood in the alley.
A portmanteau of spin and distraction, it’s the elite-approved mind confetti blasted into your face 24/7 so you’ll argue about American Eagle jeans while the masters of the universe rewrite the Constitution in a cigar lounge and bet on who will build the first resort on the beach in Gaza.
Usage:
“Today’s spintraction: Angry mobs debating the morality of Ms Rachel while Congress quietly legalizes sex trafficking.”
“Today’s spintraction: Angry mobs debating the morality of Ms Rachel while Congress quietly legalizes sex trafficking.”
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