Was happy to see that Tom Nichols responded to what I also thought was a faulty assessment of Zelensky in the NYT. I am also perplexed by the dangerous pandering on the part of the NYT. Gift Article. - ThreadSky

lcodonnell.bsky.social • 3 days ago

Was happy to see that Tom Nichols responded to what I also thought was a faulty assessment of Zelensky in the NYT. I am also perplexed by the dangerous pandering on the part of the NYT. Gift Article.

Reposted from Tom Nichols

The NYT article blaming Zelensky for annoying Trump was wrongheaded and I thought it needed a response.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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charliesurfs.bsky.social•3 days ago

Well stated by both of you. Well done.

the-flipped-page.bsky.social•2 days ago

So grateful

lookingfoward.bsky.social•3 days ago

The NYT spreads a lot of misinformation. They can’t be trusted across the board. For instance, the denial of genocide in Gaza.
Gave up my subscription a while ago .

lcodonnell.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes, I agree and it is the reason I cut off my subscription long ago as well.

silkysylluvan8.bsky.social•2 days ago

No surprises here. The NYT has misread or glossed over the growing threats to our country that have been building for more than a decade.

truxmintinbox.bsky.social•2 days ago

Look at this pathetic headline

Trump Jettisons Ukraine on His Way to a Larger Goal
The president’s explosive Oval Office encounter reflected his determination to put aside alliances and commitments to principles in favor of raw great power negotiations.

Lotsa alpha male words in there.

lcodonnell.bsky.social•2 days ago

That's NYT? What an oblique way of putting it, to be polite. That mangled description actually changes the whole arc of the reality. Glad I quit the NYT to focus on people doing better writing/thinking. Interesting to see how things are reported, however. I like to hear the world responses as well.

truxmintinbox.bsky.social•2 days ago

There are more “manly man” words in that headline than there are in the description of a Male Gay porn movie.

truxmintinbox.bsky.social•2 days ago

Andrew Kramer may just be compromised. Just saying. If they can buy a president im pretty sure they can figure out how to influence some random NYT reporter.

lcodonnell.bsky.social•2 days ago

This is a fair point.

mantione.bsky.social•3 days ago

Let's frame the story differently

Ukraine is a woman.
Russia is an abusive boyfriend

Trump & Vance are abusers siding with the abuser.
Ukraine fights back.
Trump & Vance say "Ukraine is to blame for being beaten up because she should have kept her mouth shut.

lcodonnell.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes, exactly. Shouldn't be tolerated in either scene...

leiao.bsky.social•3 days ago

Every day, another reinforcement for canceling the NYT.

lcodonnell.bsky.social•3 days ago

So true. I did cancel myself, quite a while ago.

exposurejb.bsky.social•3 days ago

The 'dangerous pandering' has been going on for quite some time. Years.

lcodonnell.bsky.social•3 days ago

Agreed, yes. I guess I was hoping they would stop normalizing the wrong things and attacking things they shouldn't, which is why I was happy to see Nichols write this rebuttal.

thiafin.bsky.social•3 days ago

Well they seem to be operating as normal for them.

lcodonnell.bsky.social•3 days ago

Indeed, that is true.

nomorex61.bsky.social•3 days ago

The only way to not anger Trump is to bend the knee, kiss his abundant ass and offer him a real estate deal he can bankrupt sometime in the future.

lcodonnell.bsky.social•3 days ago

Exactly that. I tend to think that fear is driving some of this attempt to normalize the behavior. Maybe some dismissive arrogance and also plain ignorance/denial too. It is exhausting!

carlagmail.bsky.social•2 days ago

📌

recoveryfrom.bsky.social•3 days ago

NYT has been in government’s back pocket for decades. They routinely filter news for the CIA. Make pro-U.S. despots seem cool while demonizing the democratically elected ‘socialist’ ones they overthrew.

lcodonnell.bsky.social•3 days ago

Despots are definitely not cool...

jamesfromqueens.bsky.social•3 days ago

The New York Times is the actual problem.

lcodonnell.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes, I agree with that.

illytechguy.com•3 days ago

The mental gymnastics must be exhausting.

lcodonnell.bsky.social•3 days ago

That's what I tend to think as well. There is a saying that to be in relationship with a person who is narcissistic is to be in relationship with chaos. I wish mainstream news would do better with having courage to point these things out.

greenmamalama.bsky.social•2 days ago

NYT has always been russian appeasers-
They did it to Ukraine in the 1930’s with Walter Duranty-
& now they are doing it in 2020’s with their oligarch sycophant’s

rdilipk.bsky.social•3 days ago

Thanks for the gift article!

lcodonnell.bsky.social•2 days ago

😊

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