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Two very big stories that will get lost in the latest important news cycle:
1) NYT publisher reveals the Trump Administration deliberately abandoned journalist @declanwalsh who was at risk of arrest in Egypt. They had to turn to Ireland which intervened & whisked him away.
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1) NYT publisher reveals the Trump Administration deliberately abandoned journalist @declanwalsh who was at risk of arrest in Egypt. They had to turn to Ireland which intervened & whisked him away.
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@declanwalsh A US Army soldier was arrested who wanted to bomb CNN's headquarters, target Beto O'Rourke, and he planned to travel to Ukraine to fight with violent far-right group Azov Battalion. He also allegedly distributed information online on how to build bombs.
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@declanwalsh Trump has invoked brutal dictators by referring to journalists & the free press as the "enemy of the people" and all critical news as "fake news." He has attacked the @NYT & @CNN in particular. Cesar Sayoc was sentenced to 20 years for sending mail bombs to Trump's critics.
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@declanwalsh @NYT @CNN There are violent consequences to Trump's hate, lies, conspiracy theories & attacks on the media. People will get hurt. They might die. This precedent recalls fascism and dictatorships. If you criticize the President, an elected official, you are now a target. 4/4
