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(3,000 posts) Fri Jun 13, 2025, 08:19 AM Jun 13

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Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof: I have attended countless press conferences in police states [View all]

from North Korea to Iran and I've never seen someone thrown to the ground and handcuffed for trying to ask questions -- let alone when it's a U.S. senator. Imagine if this had happened in China.

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We must not allow corporate media to normalize this for Trump.

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Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof: I have attended countless press conferences in police states [View all] Passages Jun 13 OP

Kick SheltieLover Jun 13 #1

k and r BoRaGard Jun 13 #2

k&r Attilatheblond Jun 13 #3

KNR niyad Jun 13 #4

CNN said it "appears to be a stunt" to "create a moment." sop Jun 13 #5

Our lawmakers' must speak in solidarity against this insanity. Passages Jun 13 #7

I'm sure Tapper is busy mountain grammy Jun 13 #8

Not gonna listen and DEFINITELY not gonna buy. calimary Jun 13 #21

Way to go, CNN! 😡 ShazzieB Jun 13 #13

Are they saying it's a stunt perpetrated by Noem? Or a stunt perpetrated by Padilla? (n/t) thesquanderer Jun 13 #15

Padilla. sop Jun 13 #18

Every time anyone in Trump's CABAL DENVERPOPS Jun 13 #19

Which host, guest Mtnmama Jun 13 #20

I heard the words "stunt" and "staged" used several times on CNN, used by hosts and guests. sop Jun 13 #22

But no cnn host or joirnalist said Mtnmama Jun 13 #24

You do know that's not how it works on corporate media, particularly CNN, right? sop Jun 13 #26

I am no CNN apologist, Mtnmama Jun 14 #30

Anything from Stephen Cheung is absolute B.S. Prof. Toru Tanaka Jun 14 #31

Just a step away Aaeia Jun 13 #6

I fear that too. Passages Jun 13 #9

THIS. NoMoreRepugs Jun 13 #11

The frog isn't accustomed to that temperature yet Pinback Jun 13 #12

K&R UTUSN Jun 13 #10

Kick IrishBubbaLiberal Jun 13 #14

THIS malaise Jun 13 #16

That's because Trump & Co. are f*ckups extraordinaire. Joinfortmill Jun 13 #17

This Better Blow Back on KN & Traitor Fuckhead! Cha Jun 13 #23

What Kristof said in defense of others silenced or marginalized before him snot Jun 13 #25

'Bombs can save lives' Though he claimed to be "ahead of the curve" on "failures in Afghanistan," Kristof was an early Passages Jun 13 #27

She needs to resign immediately for this audacity of violating the constitutional freedom of speech right kimbutgar Jun 13 #28

K and R Evolve Dammit Jun 14 #29