.@NPR has just written an advertisement for Nazis under the guise of reporting on the problem of white supremacist hate groups.

Don’t believe us?

A 🧵…starting with this positive headline.

@MrOlmos, @jimurquhartpixs what are you thinking? What was your editor thinking?

1/ Image
The headers above the sections, about NAZIS (!), read:

-Finding people with like minds

-A nice way to go about it

-Projecting power

-“It’s a good way to relate to normal people”

-The face of hate

Barring one, these might as well have been written by a PR firm. 2/ Image
According to Fascist Quarterl— er, we mean @NPR, the Nazis are a scrappy, admirable bunch of go-getters with the gumption to “punch above their weight and get noticed.”

@MrOlmos @jimurquhartpixs and your editor, what on Earth are you doing? 3/ Image
‘Nazi, will you share with us some of your tactics and how recruitment is going? Our audience will be excited to hear about what you have planned and it gives us a chance to allow you to spread LGBTQ hate.’ - @MrOlmos, probably. 4/ ImageImage
.@MrOlmos, @jimurquhartpixs, & their @NPR editors quote an extremism expert who tells them the article they are writing assists this group of Nazis terrorizing the citizens of Florida in a nearly flawless manner.

NPR chooses frames that help Nazis.

@NPRpubliceditor, comment? Image
Unbelievable boosting of Nazis exactly according to their own desires and strategy for growth.

@NPRpubliceditor has a lot to answer for.

H/t @VotePulver

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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”

@nycscribe make up your mind!

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These word choices are NOT neutral or “objective”. They are editorial activism.

In this one piece the NYT editors use 5 different #FraudulentEuphemism for the radical extremists who wish to eliminate much of our Govt and social safety net.
@MarkJacob16
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The @nytimes is failing to defend our democracy from neofascism.

As THE role-model + influencer of media coverage, NYT failures have a disproportionately large impact.

Today NYT whitewashes + normalizes dangerous neofascist @RepMTG

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@ruthbenghiat @TimothyDSnyder
On the Front Page today @nytimes prioritizes the issue of gender and the @GOP. Admirable goal.

Tho manages to whitewash discussion of “sexism” as “views on sexism” but that’s another failure.

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Link: nytimes.com/2023/02/19/us/…
In this piece @RepMTG features surprisingly prominently for a new-though visible politician.

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Invest in your local newspaper by subscribing to it.

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The @nytimes does not consider this front page worthy.

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@Sulliview @MarkJacob16
This is a huge development. Credit to the @washingtonpost who see that the agenda-setting hate-for-profit network #fox lies at a massive scale is an important story.

Why @SallyBuzbee won’t say lies is an indictment of institutional weakness.

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But what is?
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Hey @nytimes y’all on Twitter still?

The @nytimes has been nearly silent on the depravity of @elonmusk & his waging a war on truth.

Musk is an oligarch (protected by corporate-aligned NYT) agreeing w/ & amplifying a RW propagandist today - that NYT is a tool of oligarchy! Image
It’s as if NYT has not followed his sh*tposting on Twitter.

Why not?

NYT readers not on Twitter would have no idea what this man thinks and does. ImageImage
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Invest in local journalism.

The @nytimes has a proven track record of enabling corporate interests and whitewashing Republican incompetence in governing. #EastPalestine

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Did these journalists know the Gov refused Biden’s offer immediately after the accident?

Those of us NOT depending on the NYT do.
Context. Context. Context. Did the NYT reporters of which 5 contributed to this piece ASK what the central pizza owner thinks of Republican deregulation policies that LED to this type of accident?

Stenography that fits a narrative that NYT Editors want.

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Fred Ryan (Republican) publisher of the @washingtonpost pays editors who reinforce Republican-friendly narratives. Let’s walk through todays A1 piece abt the impending preventable catastrophe of #DebtCeiling

PS subscribe to local journalism instead
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Oh and it’s most legitimate economists warning - not only the Biden administration.
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