Margaret Sullivan offers insightful commentary on what was colossally wrong with the New York Times' choice to juxtapose clashing headlines about Kamala Harris and Trump on its site recently — and what's very wrong with the corporate media's continued ...
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Greengordonreplied to William Lindsey :toad: on last edited by
Spot on:
"a post from historian and author Kevin Kruse about Trump.
"Historians: He’s a fascist.
Political scientists: He’s a fascist.
His own aides: He’s a fascist.
The NYT: He shows a wistful longing for a bygone era of global politics." -
William Lindsey :toad:replied to Greengordon on last edited by
@Greengordon Thank you for sharing — yes, great commentary from Kevin Kruse.
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Cindy Weinsteinreplied to William Lindsey :toad: on last edited by
They will not be snarking and preening when Trump jails them.
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Pablo Martini (Geezer)replied to William Lindsey :toad: on last edited by
tRump is of German heritage and the 3rd generation of draft dodgers!
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Evil Jim O’Donnellreplied to William Lindsey :toad: on last edited by
@wdlindsy Himmler had a “fascination with genetics” too.
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Strange Culpritsreplied to William Lindsey :toad: on last edited by
@wdlindsy Just who exactly does #BrokenTimes think they are impressing here? Are they truly so blithely unaware of what's at stake? Or have they backslid to their racist robber baron roots?
Are freedom-loving Americans mere "stubborn insects" to the Times board and major shareholders?
[https://restlessnetwork.com/the-brutal-story-behind-central-park/]
A thumb on the scale, becomes a boot on the throat
Makes no difference to some, so long as they get to gloat
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saiditreplied to William Lindsey :toad: on last edited by
@wdlindsy What did I just read? Is this a bot account?
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Methinks they need to re-learn the meaning of objectivity. They may be mistaking both sides-ism for it.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to saidit on last edited by
@saidit No, this is not a bot account.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to 66gardeners on last edited by
@66gardeners @saidit Thank you.
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@the_Effekt My own take is that they need to re-learn that a key commitment of journalism in democratic societies is to defend and protect the democracy that makes it possible for them to seek and tell the truth.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Strange Culprits on last edited by
@StrangeCulprits Thank you. A great line, "A thumb on the scale becomes a boot on the throat." Indeed.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Evil Jim O’Donnell on last edited by
@eatyourgreens He did, for sure, as did Hitler.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Pablo Martini (Geezer) on last edited by
@PabloMartini Yes, he is. And his mother was a Scottish immigrant.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Cindy Weinstein on last edited by [email protected]
@CindyWeinstein No, they won't, for sure. Jail has a way of curbing all of that peacock behavior.
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Pablo Martini (Geezer)replied to William Lindsey :toad: on last edited by
And not only was he refused to re-enter Germany! but he ran a good time bar generally taken to be a brothel!
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Pablo Martini (Geezer) on last edited by
@PabloMartini The latter point I hadn't known, but find it very thinkable!
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Pablo Martini (Geezer)replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
The gist of the initial story.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Pablo Martini (Geezer) last edited by
@PabloMartini Thanks for the link — looks both interesting and also familiar. I look forward to reading this.
