Diary of disturbing disinformation and dangerous delusions
These tweets:
We say: Sen. Cotton is flagging the lack of panic at The New York Times over Gov. Hochul sending the National Guard to “restore law and order” on the subway.
Good for him: Back in 2020, when the Times ran Cotton’s column calling for military troops to quell the George Floyd riots, the paper’s staff revolted.
“Running this put Black @nytimes staff in danger,” they claimed. The Gray Lady then apologized for running the piece and forced out key editors.
Hmm: Staff don’t seem to be cowering in fear over Hochul’s plan — or the Gray Lady’s coverage of it . . . . Aren’t “Black @nytimes staff in danger” again?
Spot the difference:
“The whole point of protesting is to make ppl uncomfortable.”
— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Dec. 2 2020
vs.
“This is not OK!”
— AOC, yelling at a protester Monday
We say: A fellow leftist gets in AOC’s face and makes her “uncomfortable” by demanding she call Israel’s war against Hamas “genocide” — and suddenly she’s not “OK” with protesting.
This tweet:
We say: Rep. Swalwell seems to be suggesting that Trump’s actions during the Capitol Riot somehow caused cops’ deaths.
Except no cops died in that riot; one succumbed the next day, but the medical examiner ruled it was due to natural causes.
No matter: The lie about it lives on among the left.
This headline:
“Do Americans Have a ‘Collective Amnesia’ about Donald Trump?”
— New York Times, Wednesday
We say: The Times is chagrined that voters’ views of President Donald Trump have improved and that he’s leading in the paper’s own polls
It blames fading memories and the passing of time. Yet the editors — clearly hoping readers will focus on Trump’s faults — seem oblivious to (or unwilling to admit) the fact that President Biden’s abysmal performance makes the ex-prez look far better in hindsight.
Compiled by The Post Editorial Board
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