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speak easy

(9,259 posts)
Sun Nov 20, 2022, 09:28 PM Nov 2022

Musk says the New York Times is 'far left brainwashing'.



Elon Musk calls New York Times 'boring': 'Far left brainwashing at this point'
Billionaire Elon Musk called the New York Times "boring" in a tweet on Sunday and said the outlet was "far left brainwashing."

"It is tragic how far The New York Times has fallen — basically just boring af far left brainwashing at this point. The boring part is truly unforgivable!" Musk wrote in response to author Matt Taibbi.

As per tweet. FNC story.

PW Botha would be proud of you, Elon.
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JohnSJ

(92,223 posts)
2. Matt Taibbi, a Hillary hater, who encouraged people not to vote for Hillary in the general election
Sun Nov 20, 2022, 09:37 PM
Nov 2022

in the 2016 general election

Another Glenn Greenwald

Gaugamela

(2,496 posts)
6. Glenn Greenwald spent time in Russia in 2013 making a documentary about
Sun Nov 20, 2022, 10:17 PM
Nov 2022

Edward Snowden. The few times I’ve seen him interviewed about Russian involvement in the 2016 election he seems kind of manic and desperate, which makes me wonder if Putin has kompromat on him. I wouldn’t be surprised.

But that doesn’t explain Taibbi or Aaron Mate. These people are baffling.

OneGrassRoot

(22,920 posts)
20. Yeah, the Russia connection is the link...
Mon Nov 21, 2022, 09:13 AM
Nov 2022

to so many of these allegedly progressive types: Taibbi, Greenwald, Jill Stein, Tulsi Gabbard - not to mention a heavy dose of underlying bigotry harbored by at least Taibbi, Greenwald and Gabbard.

Initech

(100,081 posts)
3. There's no such thing as "far left brainwashing".
Sun Nov 20, 2022, 09:44 PM
Nov 2022

I can, however, provide thousands of examples of far right brainwashing, and that shit is everywhere. There's Tucker Carlson, and Sean Hannity, and everyone on Fox News. There's Christian megachurch hate pastors. There's OAN and Newsmax, there's the New York Post and Washington Examiner. There's Sinclair Broadcasting. There's Ben Shapiro, Joe Rogan, Candace Owens, TPUSA, Infowars, I could go on and on.

We get what? One hour of Rachel Maddow a night? Shit, let us at least have that. And she's nowhere near on the same level as any of that horseshit I just mentioned. Either you in the real world, or you live in batshit red pill make believe conspiracy theory fantasy world. I choose to live in the real world. I'm tired of this fucking bullshit.

maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)
7. Yet every week brings another "NYT is a Trump Apologist Rag" screed on DU.
Sun Nov 20, 2022, 10:22 PM
Nov 2022

Which is it?

Today's Editorial: "America Deserves Better Than Donald Trump".

Sympthsical

(9,076 posts)
8. I hear it called far-right brainwashing regularly
Sun Nov 20, 2022, 10:26 PM
Nov 2022

In certain spaces. Ahem.

I suppose it depends where you're standing.

Poor NYT. Nobody likes them.

Well, I like them. (Because school gives me a free subscription)

Takket

(21,578 posts)
12. NYT is "left wing" anything? LOLOLOLOL
Sun Nov 20, 2022, 10:43 PM
Nov 2022

New York Times pitchbot is literally a parody account on twitter making fun of how ABSURDLY out of their way they go to appease the RIGHT WING. Calling NYT left wing just tells me you don't read their articles.

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