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Politics | Liberal Fascism
NYT Op-Ed Argues 'Elections Are Bad for Democracy,' Proposes Alternative
I chose the featured image for a reason that would've seemed unimaginable not all that long ago. As I first looked at the picture, the sun setting behind the Statue of Liberty metaphorically suggests the sun setting on democracy — lower-case "d," that is — in America.
News | News
Growing Segregation by Sex in Israel Raises Fears for Women’s Rights
Ultra-Orthodox members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition want to expand the powers of all-male rabbinical courts, and to bar women and men from mixing in many public arenas.
Politics | Covid
The Times Latest DeSantis Smear Job is Laughably Dishonest › American Greatness
Although almost nothing is certain in life, there are two things we can be sure of when it comes to The New York Times: their “journalists” are not only incredibly dishonest, but are also horrible at…
Books | Books
Why Are Bikes So Much Fun? Because They’re Not Cars. (Published 2022)
In “Two Wheels Good,” Jody Rosen makes clear that the bicycle has touched nearly every element of life on earth.
Politics | Politics
For Biden, the Troubles of His Son Are Personal and Politically Painful
Hunter Biden’s plea agreement put him in the cross-hairs of President Biden’s adversaries once again.
Sports | Cycling
Someone to Know: The Entitled Cyclist (Gift Article)
He’s trying to show that it really is possible to get out of your car, even in Los Angeles.
Miscellaneous | News bias/fake news/media bias
Durham Report Finds New York Times Peddled Fake News
In February 2017, The New York Times reported the Trump campaign had routine contact with Russian officials.
Miscellaneous | News bias/fake news/media bias
NYT Reports On Biden Corruption Evidence By Denying It Exists
There is certainly plenty of evidence linking the president to his family's international influence-peddling scheme.
News | Interesting Stories
Wordle editor Tracy Bennett reveals what words get the most complaints
Wordle editor Tracy Bennett opens up about the most popular starter words, and the social media reaction to themed words.
News | News
Chicago’s Mayoral Race Pits the Teachers Union Against the Police Union
In a city known for its unions, two loom over the Paul Vallas-Brandon Johnson race, and no labor leader is as significant as the incendiary president of the Fraternal Order of Police.
Politics | Politics
Opinion | How Liberal Campuses Are Pushing Freethinking Students to the Right - The New York Times
No longer moderating influences, universities have become breeding grounds for conservative firebrands.
Politics | Politics
Bret and Heather 161st DarkHorse Podcast Livestream: They’re Making Our Point - YouTube
In this 161st in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evo...
News | News
After Tyre Nichols Death, Officials’ Moves Reflect a Shift in Handling Police Violence
With cameras nearly everywhere, and residents wary, the authorities are moving faster and speaking critically when officers are accused of beatings.
News | News
Depleted Under Trump, a ‘Traumatized’ E.P.A. Struggles With Its Mission
Despite an injection of funding, the agency still has not recovered from an exodus of scientists and policy experts, both insiders and critics say.
Politics | Media Bias
The New York Times' Rush to Whitewash Palestinian Terror
The New York Times' Raja Abdulrahim goes to great lengths to whitewash the actions of Palestinian terrorist organizations.
News | News
The Far Right Rises in Israel
A look at the improbable return of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the arrival of the nation’s most right-wing government.
Miscellaneous | Opinion
Death in Navy SEAL Training Exposes a Culture of Brutality, Cheating and Drugs
The elite force’s selection course is so punishing that few make it through, and many of those who do resort to illicit tactics.
News | News
In the Senate, Chasing an Ever-Elusive Gun Law Deal
After a string of Democratic failures on marquee issues, Senator Chuck Schumer’s decision to give bipartisan gun talks time is a test of the Senate — and of democracy itself.
History | History
Haiti’s Lost Billions
The staggering sum Haiti paid for its independence cemented its path to poverty.
Entertainment | Entertainment
‘S.N.L.’ Says Goodbye to Multiple Cast Members
Kate McKinnon, Pete Davidson and Aidy Bryant each got to take a victory lap in a “Saturday Night Live” season finale hosted by Natasha Lyonne.
News | News
Live Updates: Jerusalem Calms After Israeli-Palestinian Clashes at Holy Site
Violence broke out at the Aqsa Mosque compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in the morning on the first day of a rare convergence of Ramadan, Easter and Passover.
Miscellaneous | Opinion
Opinion | Don’t Kid Yourself. Republicans Still Live in Fear of Trump’s Wrath.
He rages. McConnell trembles. We all lose.
News | News
Woman in Texas Charged With Murder in Connection With ‘Self-Induced Abortion’
Whether the woman had the abortion or was aiding one was unclear.
Entertainment | Music
Shane MacGowan Wants a Lot More of Life
At 64, the famously surly former frontman of the Pogues has slowed down some, but his hunger for an artistic life is still insatiable.
Miscellaneous | News bias/fake news/media bias
New York Times Knowingly Printed False Smear Of Justice Thomas' Wife
New information reveals the Times knowingly printed a false allegation in a hit piece on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's wife, Ginni.
News | News
NY Times’ Latest Assault on Rival Joe Rogan: Stop Him, ‘Our Health Is at Risk’
New York Times editorial board member Greg Bensinger called for the massively popular podcaster Joe Rogan to be censored by his hosting platform Spotify in “Spotify Chooses Profits Over Truth.”
News | News
The Civilian Casualty Files
The New York Times is making public hundreds of the Pentagon’s confidential assessments of reports of civilian casualties resulting from U.S.-led airstrikes in Iraq and Syria.
News | News
No U.S. Troops Will Be Punished for Deadly Kabul Strike, Pentagon Chief Decides
The military initially defended the strike, which killed 10 civilians including seven children, but ultimately called it a tragic mistake.
Politics | Debunking Lies
Elder Of Ziyon - The New York Times denies basic Jewish history
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
News | News
New York Times Again Attempts to Run Interference for the Truly Evil
The New York Times has updated its headline of a book review that referred to al-Qaeda founder Usama bin Laden as a ‘devoted family man’...
News | News
As Virus Cases Rise, Another Contagion Spreads Among the Vaccinated: Anger
As coronavirus cases resurge across the country, many inoculated Americans are losing patience with vaccine holdouts who, they say, are neglecting a civic duty or clinging to conspiracy theories and misinformation even as new patients arrive in emergency
Miscellaneous | News bias/fake news/media bias
New York Times Publishes Photo of Girl Killed by Israelis Who Was Also Killed by Israelis in 2017
The global political and media elites, including the New York Times, are so eager to hate Israel, it doesn’t take much to convince them to do so.
Politics | Politics
Fauxtography returns in Gaza, eagerly published by the NYT
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
Politics | Media Bias
NYT blames Hamas shooting rockets to Israel on....Trump!
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
Politics | Biden Administration/Congress
NYT -- John Kerry Disclosed Israeli Military Operations in Syria to the Iranian Foreign Minister
Iranian Foreign Minister's Comments likely set back efforts to restore nuclear arms deal with Iran.
Miscellaneous | Opinion
Opinion | Derek Chauvin Is Guilty: ‘A Huge Nationwide Sigh of Relief’
Readers hail the verdict in Derek Chauvin’s trial, but one writes, “Justice will be when people of color can live in a country where they do not have to fear the bias of racist law enforcement.”
News | News
Jonathan Pollard, Spy for Israel, Gets Hero’s Welcome From Netanyahu: ‘You’re Home’
Mr. Pollard, who gave a range of classified documents to Israel starting in 1984, recently completed his parole. His case was a longstanding irritant to American-Israeli ties.
Politics | Politics
NYT and CNN Pundit Defends Rep. Rashida Tlaib's Genocidal Tweet
Where openly anti-Israel rhetoric is aired by woke politicians, media elites all too often are close behind to follow up and justify their words.
News | News
Covid in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count
A detailed county map shows the extent of the coronavirus outbreak, with tables of the number of cases by county.
Miscellaneous | Opinion
Opinion | The Plot Against Gretchen Whitmer Shows the Danger of Private Militias
These groups have no constitutional right to exist.
News | News
NY Times: Trump Paid $750 In US Income Taxes in 2016, 2017
President Donald Trump paid no federal income taxes in 10 of the past 15 years, according to a report in The New York Times. A lawyer for the Trump Organization called the report “inaccurate.”
Humor | Humor
What Does America’s Coronavirus Response Look Like Abroad? | NYT Opinion
The United States leads the world in Covid-19 deaths, nearing 150,000 lost lives. The unemployment figures brought on by the pandemic are mind-boggling. The ...
News | News
What Lockdown 2.0 Looks Like: Harsher Rules, Deeper Confusion
Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city, is becoming a case study in handling a second wave of infections. There are lots of unanswered questions.
Miscellaneous | News bias/fake news/media bias
The New York Times Dropped Millions On Facebook To Advertise The 1619 Project…While Trying To Bully Facebook Into Censorship
The New York Times’ massive campaign to pressure social media giants into restricting freedom of information — particularly dissemination from sources other than mainstream outlets — has now kicked into high gear. Tech columnist Kevin Roose warned the Tim
Politics | Politics
Oldest hatred rears its head: New York Times justifies black anti-Semitism
In the media, where heads now roll for failure to anticipate the impact of an argument on minority groups, anti-Semitism remains what it has always been: an enduring and acceptable hatred.
News | News
Corporate Voices Get Behind ‘Black Lives Matter’ Cause
Major companies are often wary of conflict, especially in a polarized time. But some are now taking a stand on racial injustice and police violence.
Miscellaneous | Opinion
Opinion | What the Proponents of ‘Natural’ Herd Immunity Don’t Say
Try to reach it without a vaccine, and millions will die.
News | News
Fear and Frustration Rise as Virus Spikes in Jewish Enclaves
Rockland County, N.Y., currently has the highest per capita rate of coronavirus infection in New York State.
News | News
Anguish and Anger From the Navy SEALs Who Turned In Edward Gallagher
Video interviews and group texts obtained by The Times show men describing their platoon leader in grim terms.
News | News
The Weekly | Confidential Videos Show Why Navy SEALs Reported Edward Gallagher
Watch never-before-released video and confidential interviews with the Navy SEALs who accused Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher of war crimes.
Sports | Surfing/SUPing
Steeped in Hawaiian History, Longboarding Rides an Instagram Wave
The online popularity of longboarding persuaded the World Surf League to add an official tour to a sport known for shortboarding competitions.
Politics | Leftists Are Insane
New York Times triggered by Sean Spicer’s ‘untruthful’ dancing, which betrays a ‘cold brutality’
Ben Shapiro calls this New York Times piece “the single greatest opinion piece of all time,” which is great, because it’s about Sean Spicer and “Dancing with the Stars,” which as we know already has many people triggered. How should Spicer even be allowed
News | The News
Media hardest hit: The hero Photoshopped out of that doctored photo ‘was not offended and laughed’ – twitchy.com
It looks like the New York Times went fishing for a response they didn't get.
Politics | Politics
NYT Reporters Slammed For Yet Another ‘Major Error’: Witnesses DID Defend Kavanaugh
Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly, the New York Times journalists who co-authored a new book on Brett Kavanaugh and have come under fire for apparent anti-Kavanaugh bias, are receiving yet more blowback over an adapted passage of their book, this time publish
Politics | The "Squad"
AOC Just Said the New York Times is 'Aiding' White Supremacists
By now you've probably heard about the New York Times caving to leftist pressure after they wrote a fair and accurate headline about President Trump's remarks from the White House yesterday.
News | News
Daniel Pantaleo, N.Y.P.D. Officer in Eric Garner’s Death, Should Be Fired, Judge Says
Mr. Garner’s last words — “I can’t breathe” — ignited a national outcry over aggressive policing in minority neighborhoods.
Sports | Cycling
At 22, Egan Bernal All but Secures Tour de France Win
Barring a crash or something else unexpected, Bernal on Sunday will become the first Colombian to win cycling’s biggest race.
Miscellaneous | News bias/fake news/media bias
How Qatar infiltrated The New York Times
The New York Times published an article from an author tied to money from the Qatari government.
Politics | Media Bias
New York Times Makes Israeli Diplomacy Sound Dirty | HonestReporting
As Israel restores and builds on relations with African states, only the New York Times could make legitimate Israeli diplomacy sound dirty.
Politics | Woke Insanity
NYT Crossword Editor Gets Beaned By the Roaming Outrage Mob
Nobody with half a brain actually believes the crossword team at the NYT is sitting around thinking of ways to be racist.
Politics | Trump Politics
Trump Critical of New York Times Over 'Fake Story' on Mobile Phone Use
President Donald Trump criticized The New York Times for publishing what he called a "Fake Story" about China and Russia listening to his mobile phone calls
Politics | Op-Ed
An Open Letter to the NYT’s Anonymous Senior Trump Administration Official | National Review
For the good of the nation, the anonymous Trump administration senior official who claimed Trump is unfit for office in a NYT op-ed must identify himself, and back up his claims about the president with hard evidence.
Politics | Media Bias
Israel is on Fire and The New York Times is Silent
“All the News That’s Fit to Print,” the venerable motto of The New York Times ever since publisher Adolph Ochs...
Politics | Woke Insanity
NYT On Rape: Actually, 'Yes' Can Mean 'No' | Daily Wire
For all the talk about conservatives allegedly infantilizing women, third-wave (AKA fainting couch) feminists are apparently hell-bent on presenting women as such helpless creatures that they cannot even be expected to give accurate verbal consent.
Politics | The Hall of Idiots
Can My Children Be Friends With White People? - The New York Times
The rise of Donald Trump has broken bonds on all sides. But for people of color the stakes are different.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
New York Times Avoids Calling a Jew a Jew | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner.com
When is a Jew not a Jew? When The New York Times is writing about him or her and is...
Politics | Media Bias
New York Times Marks Six-Day War Anniversary With Jerusalem Map Obliterating Jewish Presence
Whatever one makes of the long news article the New York Times ran out under the headline “50 Years After...
News | Fun With Islam
New York Times Praises "Diverse" Muslim Attacks on Jews | Frontpage Mag
Diversity is awesome. Especially diverse attempts at killing Jews. Even if they're not really that diverse.
But the New York Times headline is "Palestinian Protests Turn Up Intensity and Draw a Diverse Crowd". The piece is from notorious propagandist Diaa Hadid of Electronic Intifada and is straight up glamorization of Muslim terror attacks on Jews. Hadid caught a lot of flak when she outrageously described the Muslim murder of a Jewish man as an "accident".
Politics | Media Watch
The New York Times CROPS OUT George W. Bush from their SELMA front page picture
The totally objective and completely unbiased New York Times made sure that their readers didn't see George W. Bush and Laura attend the Selma 50th Anniversary by awkwardly cutting them out of thei...
News | News
The Correction: NYT Admits Major Screw-up on Bibi's So-Called Breach of Protocol – Tablet Magazine
For one whole week, I’ve been staring at The Correction. I’m a fairly seasoned reader of the New York Times, and a frequent critic of the paper, but the more I gazed at The Correction, the more it gazed back at me, defiant. What the hell? You might h
Books | Books
Harper Lee, Author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Is to Publish a Second Novel - NYTimes.com
Harper Lee, the reclusive author of the beloved best-selling novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” will publish a second novel in July, her publisher announced Tuesday.
