The @nytimes is a “Republican protection racket”. Its editors use linguistic tricks + word choices TO whitewash Republicans:
Instead of “extremists” “neofascists” “radicals” they’re “hard right” “right”
This piece astounds. The Republican proposal “defunds the police”. Not by a little.
Is it the @nytimes position that defunding counterintelligence by 50% is only a throw-away line?
Euphemism scoreboard:
Far right
Most conservative
conservative
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Hard-right
The whitewashed “very serious person” was Trumps budget director. @AGSNYT were you alive for the Trump catastrophe? Why pay journos to whitewash his admin?
Euphemism scoreboard:
On the right
Far Right
Most conservative
conservative
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Oh. The @nytimes “Republican normalization machine” is going full speed ahead.
“Politically charged” amazing @hillhulse this is legendary. The destruction of the US social safety net & Govt is framed in “politics”not consequences to Americans.
NYT accepts+propagates the GOP “austerity” frame.
As “independent observers” shouldn’t the authors get a statement from Republicans about tax increases?
Econ 101:more than one way to reduce a budget deficit.
Accepting the GOP refusal to any popular/needed increases helps GOP
Reminder. Stop supporting @nytimes with your wallet and esteem. Support smaller local outlets and independent journalists.
RT: Question for @nycscribe what is the Editorial position of NYT on the most accurate descriptor for @RepMTG
A🧵
Leading news orgs deceive the American people about the profound unfitness of Trump.
One way they do this is “sane-washing” the abnormal & his incoherency.
This is not journalism-it’s journalistic fraud & propaganda.
Editors of all 3 leading news orgs ran A1 stories. Giving prime real visibility. Instead of objectively reporting his pathologic incoherence. They cherry picked nuggets to report. “Musk” “efficacy commission”.
A 🧵The @nytimes is failing democracy & being run as a Trump/GOP protection racket. Editorial #FrontPage CURATION shapes narrative. What is - and isn’t prioritized - reflects opinion & bias. 1/n cc: @MarkJacob16 @ruthbenghiat @mtomasky @anatosaurus @AnandWrites @NewsJennifer
Given the breadth of PUBLIC information about corruption and impropriety this is long overdue.
Thank you @propublica for doing journalism. NYT is bitter and jealous about you receiving the Pulitzer for your heroic work.
NYT is vanishing SCOTUS corruption.
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@propublica .@AOC introduces substantial articles of impeachment.
NYT does not deem a New York Congressperson taking such a drastic measure #FrontPage worthy.
Is @nycscribe deciding whether such articles receiving a vote in a GOP-led House make it newsworthy? 3/
@jonathanvswan @maggieNYT @jdawsey1 @peterbakernyt @danbalz @semaforben @AsteadWH @nytimes @washingtonpost @WSJ @NBCNews @AP @CNN @CBSNews @ABC @MarkJacob16 @NewsJennifer @ElieNYC @NoLieWithBTC Trumps plan will kill and maim children AND defund public schools. There is no doubt of this.
#TrumpIsUnfit but corporate media refuses to say so. This enables and licenses Trump.
@PostGuild @NYTimesGuild have you any say in the newsroom? Is this the Fourth Estate?
ALERT: #FraudulentEuphemism
Editors’ language choices have tremendous impact on Americans understanding of our world.
Today WaPo normalizes dictatorship & makes destruction of American democracy sound sexy with: “muscular Oval Office”
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@ruthbenghiat @mcopelov @Will_Bunch
This piece provides important context and “stakes” of the 2024 election. Thank you @bethreinhard
It’s unfortunate WaPo editors have softened the edges of the facts presented by their choice of euphemisms.
FYI “Post-constitutional” = dictatorship
2/ @TimothyDSnyder
@bethreinhard @TimothyDSnyder We need regular Project 2025 coverage and discussion of dictatorship and fascist movements, not soft-pedaling “violating norms of exec overreach”.
IDEA: How about a weekly Sunday deep dive A1 on Project 2025?
🧵BREAKING: Newsrooms Rush to Communicate That Trump's Felony Conviction Doesn't Matter
While many front pages prominently carried news of Trump’s guilt, our most influential newsrooms are already communicating to the public that they should not consider this a very big deal. 1/
Newsrooms can make a big deal out of, and paint as a beyond the pale scandal, anything they want. That they haven't made those choices for Trump suggests a willful desire not to. News execs are choosing to normalize Trump and downplay his disqualifying behavior. Terrifying. 2/
Would any other politician receive such framing? Consider, none of the articles had to be written at all. Each of those outlets could have chosen to use the occasion of Trump’s historic conviction to instead call for him to drop out of the race. Alas, a bizarre whitewash. 3/