[Verse 1] Katie Zacharia steps up, new press secretary chair Podium lights on her shoulders, Times is asking "wait, is she there— is she really a lawyer?" that's the question in the air WSJ digs the transcript, says she didn't clear the bar California exam, name in red, didn't pass the mark Still she's calling herself counsel, defending it in the dark Toronto Star caught the quote, she ain't backing down one bit Title versus truth, the whole newsroom arguing over it [Chorus] This is the news, slow motion, lo-fi on the screen Half the story's title, half is what the papers mean Katie's got the title, ballroom's got the gold Super smart machines waking up, that's the headline told Breathe it in, let it sink, October sixteen stays Chill beat, real facts, that's the lesson that it plays [Verse 2] Now follow the money, Washington Post pulled the thread Three hundred thirty million for a ballroom, that's what they said Secret donors in the shadows, names kept under wraps Till the Post cracked the ledger, showed the numbers on the maps Nvidia, twenty-five million, same from Apple too Reuters double-checked the figures, said the story rings true CNBC got Cisco talking, multimillion on the sheet Tech giants built a ballroom while the cameras watched the street [Verse 3] Tuesday in the Rose Garden, President had his lunch White House dot gov posted photos, nothing but a hunch But the real news sat in waiting, task force taking its first breath "Super Intelligence" the title, Politico wrote the rest First meeting on the calendar, machines about to speak Government and silicon sitting at the same critique Not a plotline, not a rumor, just a Thursday coming soon Chill beat keeps on rolling like a slow October moon [Bridge] Every outlet's got an angle, every headline's got a frame Times and Post and Reuters, all chasing the same name Zoom out from the noise now, look at what remains A title and a ledger and a task force breaking chains Fact-check the fact-check, let the sources intertwine Still the story holds together, every receipt in line That's the work of real reporting, that's the slow unwind Lo-fi on the headlines, October's peace of mind [Chorus] This is the news, slow motion, lo-fi on the screen Half the story's title, half is what the papers mean Katie's got the title, ballroom's got the gold Super smart machines waking up, that's the headline told Breathe it in, let it sink, October sixteen stays Chill beat, real facts, that's the lesson that it plays [Outro] Press secretary, bar exam, ballroom checks signed in the dark Task force waking, Rose Garden lunch, that's the sixteenth's mark Fold the paper, dim the light, let the story rest tonight October sixteen, twenty-six — that's the news, that's right
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