"How did the [New York Times] decide to use that image of Trump—stern and resolute, (painted) flag flapping behind him, getting off a plane that is not Air Force One but looks as if it could be? And decide that 'Momentous Scene' and 'Pleads Not Guilty' were the crucial shorthand messages to convey?"

~ James Fallows

#Trump #crime #criminal #indictment #LawandOrder #NewYorkTimes #MediaFail

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"To put it crudely, would Donald Trump himself have chosen any other layout for that front page?

People at the Times must have argued over these choices. It would be useful to know what the arguments were."

#Trump #crime #criminal #indictment #LawandOrder #NewYorkTimes #MediaFail

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Solidarity?

Shut the fuck up.

You stand with fascist corporations and their puppet politicians.

Too dumb to realize it, but that’s what you are.

So, stop drooling on the keyboard and shut the fuck up.