So this is how this works: Pierre Omidyar creates a patriotic-sounding nonprofit called something like Protect Democracy. He funds it with a couple mil and hires NeverTrumpers to work his grudge against Trump World. Someone writes a harsh letter... nytimes.com/2020/02/16/us/…
and gets a load of Trump-hating former bureaucrats to sign it. They make noise about rule of law and constitutional norms and abuse of power and whatnot. The NYT, in this case @ktbenner, goes along with the schtick, reports that “Protect Democracy” is a...
protectdemocracy.org/about/
protectdemocracy.org/about/
“legal nonprofit” instead of a well-funded PAC created by a left wing tech billionaire who’s spending $100 million on assorted projects aimed at destroying Trump and anyone associated with him. Now a legit reporter could’ve discovered this in no time...
democracyfund.org/portfolio/entr…
democracyfund.org/portfolio/entr…
but of course @ktbenner work is done. #formerjustice is trending on Twitter because the NEW YORK TIMES doncha know reported this stunt as a legit grassroots move instead of another orchestrated propaganda operation fueled by Omidyar. High fives all around.
Now Twitter will be dominated with government-lawyer-turned-CNN-hack like this guy preening about their moral superiority all because the NYT gave a sheen of credibility to this publicity stunt.
