A thread on Nick Kristof’s “The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians" piece, which spreads conspiracies so unhinged that no marginally reputable reporter has ever touched them.
Even the New York Times relegates it to the op-ed section, since it breaks every rule of journalism. But even columnists have an obligation to basic standards of evidence and verification. Kristof does’t bother to offer any.
For instance, he tells the story of an unnamed Palestinian woman who claims she was raped by Israelis. Not only is there no witness, no complaint, no medical evidence, no photos, but we don’t even get the prison name, the reason for the arrest, or dates. The story leaves out any detail that could be used to launch a genuine investigation. Was a single claim factchecked?
I simply can't wrap my head around the argument that the US has a responsibility to give citizenship -- the greatest gift we hand out -- to a America-hating terror fanboy. You're literally bringing in someone who wants to destroy our way of life. Insanity.
There are millions of deserving people in the world dying to come here who would respect our laws and culture and become productive citizens.
People are always going on about how we should only bring in immigrants we need with skill etc. I want to bring in people who are going to love this country; people running from illiberal violent philosophies not importing them.
Here's a list of just some of the crackpottery that simping GOP senators are going to let RFK jr walk back today:
Claimed that Americans meat producers were a “greater threat to the United States and U.S. democracy than Osama bin Laden and his terrorist network” less than a year after 9/11, and that reiterated that opinion years later. manhattan.institute/article/osama-…
Accused climate deniers of being “traitors” and proposed they face criminal prosecution in global courts. RFK is a longtime fan of censorship. nationalreview.com/2007/07/ignora…
This ProPublica piece on Amber Thurman's death is a masterclass in hackery and conjecture. There's literally nothing in the piece backing the claim that Thurman died because of GA's abortion law:
Thurman suffered complications from abortion pills. She was taken to a hospital & doctors reacted slowly. There's not a single on-the-record source saying the abortion law stopped doctors from treating any infection or removing fetal tissue. Even if they had, it wouldn’t be true.
Instead, ProPublica switches up whenever it’s convenient to interview nameless “OB-GYNs in states that outlawed abortion” to do convenient guesswork. The bulk of the piece is comprised of talking points & scaremongering meant to distract from the complete lack of evidence.
Comparing Biden's mental troubles with Reagan is such a joke. Here is Reagan at the end of his first term -- no list, just calling on reporters and coherently and succinctly answering questions.
Here is Reagan's final press conference -- where he recalls questions that reporters had asked him 8 earlier, as well other specific, historic and policy information.