Thread by @DrewHolden360

It seems not all takeovers are created equal.

Here’s a 🧵THREAD🧵about the ways outlets have talked about the anarchy of the #SeattleAutonomousZone vs. the 2014 Bundy standoff in Oregon.

Starting with @nytimes. Can you spot the difference?

Hot on their heels is @CNN, who seem to think it’s not worth pointing out the weapons when it’s a leftist group.

@TheStranger continues to make a mockery out of their own paper. Both these from @richsssmith.

@washingtonpost is no longer interested in the “domestic terrorism” angle it seems.

@TheWeek seems excited about the “movie night” and “‘cop-free’ enclave” out in Seattle.

We’ve got local coverage! Here’s @seattletimes, welcoming all of us to the neighborhood. Less glowing profile of Mr. Bundy.

@USATODAY seems far less critical this time around.

@thisisinsider may be the dark horse favorite for worst take to be honest.

And, of course, it wouldn’t be a thread without the “AKSHUALLY it’s @realDonaldTrump’s fault” narrative. Here’s @politico’s entry.

Does anyone remember who was the President in 2014? I’ve forgotten.

And @thehill did something similar.

And don’t worry. I’m waiting for all the think pieces. They’ll take a day or two.

Anyway, all of this is dumb and it’s only going to get dumber.

@NYMag has jumped out to a commanding early lead.

Aaaaand now @TIME checks in.

Whyever would the police be interested? Also what on earth is with the Bundy headline?

I take it back. I think the lead is with your tax dollars at @NPR.

Truly having an aneurism over this @NPR piece. I’ve never seen anything like it.

I’m getting these two paragraphs tattooed onto my chest I don’t even care this is the funniest thing I’ve ever read.

GUYS ITS STILL GOING

@AP reported these as “festive zones” in news you truly cannot make up at this point.

And @CBSNews sure don’t seem as upset as they did with the Bundys.

I cannot get over “FESTIVE ZONES” what planet are we living on. H/t @franks_chung for the send.

Apparently the Bundys did not create a space that was “festival-like” huh @snopes?

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You can always count on @Salon to put out a reliably idiotic take.

This one gave us “utopian idea”

Just adding @oliverdarcy is sharing information here that he knows or should know is a lie.

@latimes refers to it as a ‘festival’ zone.

@HuffPost has really managed to reimagine lawlessness huh? And I’m not quite sure they grasp what “peaceful” means

@USATODAY is double dipping here.

When it was the Bundys, the editorial board reiterated that “the constitution stands for the rule of law.”

But for #CHAZ, they have snacks!

@politico is back again with another entry.

Are these folks not “domestic terrorists”? Sure seems like they fit the same criteria.

Welcome to the party, @Newsweek!

I’m sure you’ve seen the thread from @CNN’s @MarshallCohen.

Would you be surprised to find out that he expressed the opposite sentiment when it came to the Bundys?

Marshall, imagine #CHAZ “in a far away place...”

We’ve got another entry from @washingtonpost, which, like all of these outlets, seems to not mention any circumstances that led to the precinct being abandoned.

HAHAHAHAHA please never change, @thedailybeast.

@thisisinsider is shooting up the leaderboard with this uniquely asinine take that interviews exactly one protestors who won’t even give his last name to pass judgement on #SeattleAutonomousZone.

Journalistic malpractice.

Part of me desperately wants this thread to end and part of me wants it to go on forever.

Someone is going to write a startlingly stupid take on this over ther weekend, I can feel it in my bones.