Topic: Sydney Morning Herald

Tucker Carlson recently toured Australia, where he confronted legacy media outlets like the ABC and the Sydney Morning Herald. Carlson criticized the journalists for acting as government mouthpieces rather than challenging power. Maria Z notes that the media's attempts to frame Carlson as a "Putin apologist" backfired, making them the "laughing stock" of the public.

A 2003 Sydney Morning Herald article revealed that Australian authorities once threatened to prosecute retailers for claiming surgical masks were effective against viruses like SARS. Despite this historical knowledge, masks were mandated during COVID-19. The host argues that masks have become a "symbolic religious piece of iconography" for the left rather than a medical tool.