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The New York Times is a fluffer for Donald Trump on Arlington Cemetery desecration

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    ducc
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    I'm not really convinced by this. I've never ever gotten the impression that NYT is abnormally pro-trump, and I've read it fairly frequently for the past few years. The first piece they gave as an...

    I'm not really convinced by this. I've never ever gotten the impression that NYT is abnormally pro-trump, and I've read it fairly frequently for the past few years.

    The first piece they gave as an example, "Conservative Moms, Charmed by Trump, Would Rather Avoid His Misogyny," doesn't seem to be pro-trump at all after skimming through it. Besides, the title definitely doesn't give that impression. Leaving out the figure of how many people were in attendance isn't necessarily a "pro-trump" thing to do.

    I've never heard of this publication and know nothing about it, but to me, it really seems like they're grasping at straws here. They make some vague assertions about the New York finance industry and tell us to "follow the money," but give zero evidence of concrete ties to Trump.

    To be clear, I'm not saying I have no problems with NYT whatsoever. There are definitely things I feel like they've turned a blind eye to, especially regarding their coverage of Israel & Palestine. But this isn't it.

    22 votes
    1. MimicSquid
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      Daily Kos is a left-leaning US politics news site/blog that was founded in 2002. There's no particular reason for you to know of any particular news organization, but they've been around a while....

      Daily Kos is a left-leaning US politics news site/blog that was founded in 2002. There's no particular reason for you to know of any particular news organization, but they've been around a while.

      That said, Daily Kos to me has always seemed to me as the left's answer to Fox News. Incendiary news of the day, loosely assembled claims, trying to keep those clicks and eyeballs. The sort of thing my boomer mom loved.

      16 votes
    2. skybrian
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      The Daily Kos started out as a political blog, but I never read it much and don’t know what kind of publication it is these days. Apparently this isn’t one of their regular writers? There is a...

      The Daily Kos started out as a political blog, but I never read it much and don’t know what kind of publication it is these days. Apparently this isn’t one of their regular writers? There is a disclaimer:

      Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

      9 votes
  2. Minori
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    I'm really not sure if this fits in finance. Kinda feels like it should go in the weekly US politics thread.

    I'm really not sure if this fits in finance. Kinda feels like it should go in the weekly US politics thread.

    6 votes