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[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Is that the crossword company that runs a news themed side hustle?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Also the book sales reporting people.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (3 children)

They know exactly what they're doing. Their editors have decided that American democracy is a "partisan issue" and have decided to cover it as such, meaning they won't "take sides" over it.

https://presswatchers.org/2024/05/new-york-times-editor-joe-kahn-says-defending-democracy-is-a-partisan-act-and-he-wont-do-it/

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

For what it’s worth that is still taking a side

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Well, yeah, I would agree with that. The author also does a good job of pointing out how that's bullshit, and gives several examples of ways that the Times is covering the candidates differently, demonstrating their hypocrisy. (They've been laundering right wing ideas into mainstream public consciousness for decades now, anyway.)

It is still shocking to see the editor just come out and say, in plain English, that the very concept of democracy is a partisan issue, and that they refuse to weigh in on it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Good to know it isn't just brain dead social media users who don't understand the difference between neutrally reporting on facts and favoring both parties equally.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That deserves its own post.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Go for it. I'm not sure which forum it belongs in.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

They better get a right wing nut to write an op ed on what happened...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

A facebook screenshot within a Twitter screenshot

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It just keeps getting better.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

A threads screenshot inside a bluesky screenshot?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It was important to add the commentary "Ouch." The post really made no sense without it. ~/s~

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What are they referring to with nytimes? That needs to actually be true to be an actual burn.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

They're referring to the Times' editorial position not to refer to trump as a convicted felon, a rapist, a fraud, indicted for crimes against national security, a russion colluder, and many many other things which may harm his electability, should republiQans ever stop being batshit insane.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Why would they publicly announce to the world that they don't understand how to use a platform that 12 year olds are using?