Author: Jonah Valdez
Jonah Valdez
has 21.7% among authors.
BS Score: 1.9%.
Articles analyzed: 11.
Words analyzed: 72,831.
Analyzed articles
The Intercept
- By Jonah Valdez
- 6/29/2026, 5:00 PM
Framing Effect 33.2% - Appeal to Emotion 26.8% - Politically Left Leaning Bias 20%
The political action arm of a Jewish anti-Zionist group best known for staging sit-ins to protest genocide in the halls of power is endorsing its first-ever candidate for U.S. Senate: Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan. Jewish Voice for Peace Action is building off of the momentum from a string of victories for the insurgent left in Democratic... more
The Intercept
- By Jonah Valdez
- 6/17/2026, 9:00 AM
Biased Writer Voice 16.2% - Negativity Bias 15.6% - Framing Effect 14.4%
After a resounding primary victory and ahead of a potential presidential run in 2028, progressive California lawmaker Rep. Ro Khanna has received the endorsement of the influential advocacy and watchdog group TrackAIPAC, known for posting red cards of lawmakers and candidates who receive money from the pro-Israel lobby. Khanna, a... more
The Intercept
- By Jessica Washington, Jonah Valdez
- 6/9/2026, 1:41 AM
Negativity Bias 43.7% - Framing Effect 16.3% - Appeal to Emotion 14.2%
The surprising and divisive mayoral campaign of right-wing reality TV star Spencer Pratt came to an end on Monday, when Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, claimed her spot on the general election ballot against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass. The second-place finish for Raman means... more
The Intercept
- By Jonah Valdez
- 6/3/2026, 7:39 AM
Biased Writer Voice 28% - Negativity Bias 23.4% - Politically Left Leaning Bias 17.8%
With many votes still to be counted in California and little certainty in most of Tuesday’s closest-watched primary elections, one early pattern is taking shape: Progressive candidates for Congress across the state are failing to top their more moderate Democratic opponents. In the race for Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s seat in San Francisco, the... more
The Intercept
- By Jonah Valdez, Jessica Washington
- 5/29/2026, 5:16 PM
Negativity Bias 28.8% - Hasty Generalization 15.6% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 9.6%
There are two democratic socialists running for mayor in Los Angeles, but many West Coast leftists are already feeling the crush of defeat. Rae Huang and Nithya Raman have each, at varying times, been hailed as Southern California’s analogue to Zohran Mamdani. Yet when the rallies and canvassing sessions have wrapped up, leftists admit... more
The Intercept
- By Jonah Valdez
- 5/28/2026, 9:00 AM
Negativity Bias 35.6% - Appeal to Emotion 32.8% - Availability Heuristic 15.3%
The military contractor responsible for a Southern California chemical leak that forced as many as 50,000 people to evacuate their homes over the weekend manufactures parts of F-35 fighter jets likely bound for Israel, The Intercept has learned. The Garden Grove, Calif., GKN Aerospace plant, whose 7,000-gallon chemical tank ruptured last... more
The Intercept
- By Jonah Valdez
- 5/22/2026, 9:00 AM
Negativity Bias 16.6% - Hasty Generalization 15.5% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 14.6%
Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., flashed a smile alongside her mother, Maria Marcotte, as the pair took a selfie from an international terminal of the Detroit Metropolitan Airport. “Lisbon, here we come!” Marcotte, a retired advertising executive, captioned her Instagram post on June 16, 2024. Stevens and her mother then boarded a plane,... more
The Intercept
- By Jonah Valdez
- 5/14/2026, 10:07 AM
Negativity Bias 26.9% - Appeal to Emotion 13.4% - Fundamental Attribution Error 12.7%
The leading progressive candidate to replace longtime Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi in Congress is opposing a pair of wealth taxes on the ballot in his state and district: a one-time statewide tax on California billionaires and a local San Francisco tax on the city’s wealthiest businesses and corporations. California state Sen. Scott... more
The Intercept
- By Jonah Valdez
- 4/19/2026, 10:11 AM
Negativity Bias 19.4% - Biased Writer Voice 13.9% - Appeal to Authority 12.7%
Ending U.S. military aid to Israel is now the mainstream position among Democratic leaders. In a historic Senate vote on Wednesday, all but seven members of the Democratic caucus voted for at least one of two resolutions to block the sale of bombs and bulldozers to Israel’s military. Other prominent Democrats and potential 2028... more
The Intercept
- By Jonah Valdez
- 4/9/2026, 8:52 AM
Negativity Bias 26.1% - Appeal to Emotion 24.3% - Appeal to Authority 15%
Speaking to a modest crowd of voters inside a Canton brewery on Tuesday evening, Mallory McMorrow, a leading candidate for Senate in the swing state of Michigan, made an anti-war appeal as President Donald Trump’s threats to kill “a whole civilization” hung over Iran and the world. “This is a moment for people to stand up and to decide... more