Why did it take 3 1/2 yrs for NYT to print pic of Alito's upside down flag on his house?

[deminks]

Link to tweet

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It’s nuts that it has taken three and a half years for Alito’s insurrectionist Jolly Roger to be reported — especially since the article makes it clear that the neighbors who photographed it consider him a blight not just on their cul de sac but on the republic.

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Maggie playing catch and kill again?

Edited to add pic:

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[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Any pics?

[deminks]

3. Added.

[OAITW r.2.0]

8. Wow....but he blames his wife?

Yeah, bullshit, joe.

[FHRRK]

21. So his lame ass Biotch ass can't lower a flag

Gutless snowflakes

[a kennedy]

2. Screw the New York Times. 🤬 🤬 🤬

[brooklynite]

13. Why are you beating up on the NY Times?

Did the Washington Post report it? USA Today? CNN? MSNBC?

[a kennedy]

15. It took 3.5 years?? Yah, I do blame the NYT.

[brooklynite]

17. So again: how is it no other media outlet discovered the story?

And if the NY Times is "pro-Trump", wouldn't it make more sense just to spike the story?

[a kennedy]

18. It is interesting no other news organization got this out there.....

[Abolishinist]

22. Because not ONLY does the NY Times have an exclusive on the address of Alito,

they're also the only news organization equipped with Nikon F2 cameras.

[NanaCat]

34. Well, they act like they're the only worthwhile paper around

Maybe they shouldn't be so arrogant.

[pnwmom]

44. Do you know someone showed the photos to the NY Times? nt

[shrike3]

68. They and only they can determine if Biden is fit to be president.

And until he sits down for an interview with them, he's not.

[NanaCat]

33. They're the ones who call themselves the paper of reccord

Maybe they should act like it for a change.

[Demsrule86]

43. Some one else was about to print the story most likely.

[Raven123]

4. Did any newspaper report it?

[oasis]

5. I guess Trump's "immunity" ploy

has at least one vote.

[Qutzupalotl]

6. So he's shunned by his neighbors.

I guess that explains a lot of his general pissiness and petulance.

Could also be the poisonous ideology.

[NoMoreRepugs]

7. Alito is a total scumbag.

[Hotler]

9. Professional courtesy. nt

[twodogsbarking]

10. I trust the media; to hide the truth.

[sheshe2]

11. He should be removed from the court.

[AnrothElf]

12. He should be impeached fucking yesterday. Fucking 3 1/2 years ago for this shit.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu u uu u u u u

[elocs]

59. Impeachment without conviction is like a hug without a squeeze--unsatisfying.

It doesn't remove anyone from office.

[progressoid]

14. Why limit it to the NYT?

[DENVERPOPS]

27. I gotta believe

that the NYTimes did it for no other reason that to rally Trumphumpers.............

[Skittles]

48. thank you

couldn't the neighbors have sent the photo to other media?

[dweller]

16. The media is yet to find

the other side performing this behavior so it can be both sided



✌🏻

[reACTIONary]

19. My guess is....

Alarmed neighbors snapped photographs, some of which were recently obtained by The New York Times.

...... they didn't know about it 3 1/2 yrs ago. They only recently found out.

[NH Ethylene]

61. That makes more sense than a cospiracy to hide it. n/t

[hay rick]

20. From the article:

The upside-down flag was aloft on Jan. 17, 2021, the images showed. President Donald J. Trump’s supporters, including some brandishing the same symbol, had rioted at the Capitol a little over a week before. Mr. Biden’s inauguration was three days away. Alarmed neighbors snapped photographs, some of which were recently obtained by The New York Times. Word of the flag filtered back to the court, people who worked there said in interviews.

"Recently" is intentionally vague. If recently was 3 years ago, the reporting delay appears complicit. If recently is 3 days or even 3 weeks, it probably represents professional follow up and verification of sources. Surely the Times staff and editorial board know their reputation for impartial reporting has fallen under a cloud. They should not currently operate on the assumption that their motives and practices will always be trusted and would do well to be more transparent.

[JonAndKatePlusABird]

26. Well spotted

I too am curious as to what they consider “recent”

[choie]

23. A very good question...

n/t

[AllaN01Bear]

24. anyfalse distress signal. any countrys flag upside down is a distress signal.

[Dave Bowman]

25. Impeach that prick.

And the sooner the better.

[NanaCat]

35. Yah, the GQP Congress will get on that one

ASAP

[orangecrush]

28. Amazing

[Grins]

29. To Joyce Alene's comment about Alito's wife...

You have to back to his confirmation hearing when “Strip Search Sammy” was going through the wringer and his wife broke down. So bad the Senate committee halted to give her a break. Because she’s a snowflake. The GOP tried to used that to attack the D’s on the committee, but now we hear what a viper she can be.

She’s no Ginni Thomas, but she’s not that far from her.

[gopiscrap]

30. what a total

piece of shit...on so many levels

[Talitha]

31. "Justice Alito blames his wife."

This crap about blaming your shit on a woman started in the Garden of Eden - and apparently it hasn't stopped yet.

[Mark.b2]

32. As an aside...I expected a Supreme Court Justice would live in a nicer home.

That one looks like a builder-grade home some newlywed 26 year-old couple could afford for their first home.

[Old Okie]

42. Fort Hunt VA

These houses are over 1 mil; this is an exclusive area very hard to access owned by wealthy people still living in the 50"s. Doubt most normal newlyweds could find an affordable house here.

[Think. Again.]

54. That just the public-facing official address...

...basically a hotel room for when he needs to be near DC.

I strongly suspect there are multiple other "places".

[Polly Hennessey]

58. My thought also when I saw the photo. Especially, the old wooden fence.

[diva77]

65. Maybe that's just the detached outhouse

[B.See]

36. Yet there are still people out there who think these conservative judicial HACKS have even an ounce of integrity.

Can you imagine the right winged btchin and moaning if the liberal judges tried even a smidgen of what these fuckers have pulled?

[Skittles]

62. THANK YOU

*ESPECIALLY* if they're a woman / POC

[B.See]

67. Especially! n/t

[ornotna]

37. CNN is reporting on this

This morning.

[BumRushDaShow]

38. Where was the Washington Post as I assume Alito lives in the D.C. metro area?

(which is like 250+ miles from NYC)

And yes I know somehow, the NYT was recently handed the pic (but one might expect WaPo got one sent to them back in 2021 since there was apparently a brouhaha going on in that neighborhood).

[dalton99a]

39. Alito is a goddamn traitor.

[BoRaGard]

41. The Times continues its downward right-wing spiral

[Kid Berwyn]

45. It would clash with the NYT's prime mission to keep power in the hands of the privileged few.

Otherwise, it would definitely qualify as news fit to print.



What kind of man blames his wife for something he should be doing -- "hauling up the flag"?

[nuxvomica]

46. OT: brick with clapboard?

The combination is ugly. I suppose it could work but not the way this suburban monstrosity was designed.

Also, if the NYT can't be more specific than "recently" it should only be to protect a source but that seems unnecessary in this context. It's more likely they are hiding how long they sat on the story.

[SidneyR]

47. Any spouse of a Supreme Court justice would know about the importance of appearing nonpartisan.

So that argument--that it was his wife's fault--is totally disingenuous. If he disagreed with the display, he would have immediately removed it. That neither he nor his wife did so says volumes.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

49. 'Just disgusting': Joe reacts to report Justice Alito flew 'Stop the Steal' symbol on front lawn

[moondust]

50. The neighbors

could have easily sent their flag pictures to media companies anonymously. And they likely did...3-1/2 years ago. After which those media companies could have easily investigated.

[Deep State Witch]

51. And Why Not the WaPo?

I mean, he lives in Arlington, VA.

[duckworth969]

52. Arrogance, incompetence, fear

Choose one, or maybe all.

[Wonder Why]

53. An upside down American flag is a symbol of dire distress and it's use by maggots is a perverse use of it.

So, was Alioto a perverse maggot or signalling the country was in distress because of an insurrection?

[AllaN01Bear]

55. thomas also blamed his wife

[flying_wahini]

56. Alito is the biggest chickenshit to ever serve on SCOTUS

He is absolutely a stain on Democracy. Why isn’t Robert’s gonna do anything at all about it.
Why have a leader if he’s not gonna lead?

[Wednesdays]

57. I was about to say...catch and kill for sure.

Our republic is for sale to the highest bidder.

[Demsrule86]

60. It is even worse than we thought. There was a plot where Alito would stop the electoral college count on January 7th

Nancy Pelosi got wind of it...she made sure the count was completed on the 6th...and Alito had no chance to vote against it on the 7th. Thank God for Nancy Pelosi.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218957782

[brooklynite]

63. Sidney Powell is now our authoritative source?

[brooklynite]

64. Does anyone have actual EVIDENCE that the Time had prior evidence of this and held it back?

"We know they would" doesn't count as evidence.

[elocs]

66. So in all this time there were no Democrats or those on the Left living in the neighborhood who saw the flag

and then posted about it on one of the many Democratic and Left sites such as this one? Why is the blame for this not being exposed for 3 1/2 years all placed on the media? Inquiring minds want to know.