Wow! People are really pissed at the New York Times!

[karin_sj]

People on Threads were saying that the Times Threads account was deactivated. Then a couple of hours later, they came back. And the people were ready for them and lambasted them with no mercy. First time I checked, there were 2,000 comments, now 3,500 and I'm sure it will continue to grow. I wonder if they'll slink away again...

Post by @ecmclaughlin

View on Threads

[BComplex]

1. I'm really glad!!! It's about time.

A giant mass of humans has been awakened by the injustice and bullying of the media and the oligarchs.

[agingdem]

21. the NYT is like a middle school mean girl, verbally assaulting anyone that doesn't kiss her ass..

the NYT is intentionally targeting Joe Biden because he's refusing a sit-down with one of their GOTCHA! reporters...

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

39. The NYT needs to be fed a jawbreaker

I'm sick of their shit

[NotHardly]

73. Time for the "tired of you" quote to the NYT ... quote from movie "The Drop"

[JI7]

2. People that read the NYT tend to be liberal leaning

[babylonsister]

3. That doesn't automatically guarantee

they're supporting Biden. I have a very intelligent Dem pal who wants him gone, though I suspect she used to be a fan of the NYT or still is. I gently engaged, but am not looking to make enemies.

[eppur_se_muova]

22. Owners tend to be quite conservative -- after all, they're rich and don't want to pay taxes.

Editors are a bit less conservative, and reporters lean liberal. Op-ed commentators tend to be a mix, but lately is seems the NYT has gone totally MAGA on its editorial page.

Readers tend to be liberal just because liberals like to be well informed, and for some, especially in smaller cities, the NYT and WaPo are the best source of international print news easily available to them

[erronis]

23. I think that's a perfect analysis of the layers of the NYT (and other media) owners - down to consumers.

Thank you.

[eppur_se_muova]

56. Just passing on what I've read about the press in general. The original was not focused on NYT, or any single outlet. nt

[Think. Again.]

27. That's because the others can't read.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

4. It's time for a real grass roots uprising against astroturfing M$M.

[StarryNite]

12. Yes! Absolutely!

[AllaN01Bear]

31. other than the fake grass which is used in stadiums, what does that mean?

[ShazzieB]

44. I'm finding this somewhat helpful.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroturfing

Astroturfing is the practice of hiding the sponsors of a message or organization (e.g., political, advertising, religious, or public relations) to make it appear as though it originates from, and is supported by, grassroots participants. It is a practice intended to give the statements or organizations credibility by withholding information about the source's financial backers.

The implication behind the use of the term is that instead of a "true" or "natural" grassroots effort behind the activity in question, there is a "fake" or "artificial" appearance of support.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

47. It's a fake grass roots movement, also known as "stealth marketing"...

From the jargon file:

astroturfing: n.

1. The use of paid shills to create the impression of a popular movement, through means like letters to newspapers from soi-disant ‘concerned citizens’, paid opinion pieces, and the formation of grass-roots lobbying groups that are actually funded by a PR group (AstroTurf is fake grass; hence the term). See also sock puppet, tentacle.

2. What an individual posting to a public forum under an assumed name is said to be doing.

This term became common among hackers after it came to light in early 1998 that Microsoft had attempted to use such tactics to forestall the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust action against the company. The maneuver backfired horribly, angering a number of state attorneys-general enough to induce them to go public with plans to join the Federal suit. It also set anybody defending Microsoft on the net for the accusation “You're just astroturfing!”.

An example of "stealth marketing" by some pretty big names, and EFF came to the rescue of the one who uncovered it...

https://www.spankmymarketer.com/

In this case, it is clear that some in the media have promoted a movement that doesn't have the kind of support they want us to believe.

[raccoon]

50. Great post. I didn't know there was such a thing.

[SomedayKindaLove]

80. Pretty sure Brooks Brothers protest

Was Astroturfing. I think were all filming a zombie movie across the street and then all showed up to push their faces against glass building to stop the recount.

[Ursus Rex]

52. The "Tea Party" is a great example.

It was eventually revealed as a Koch-funded fake grassroots movement but by then it had evolved into a sizable caucus that arguably led to MAGA.

[AllaN01Bear]

64. i wonder of koch is funding maga..?

[calimary]

75. Wish we could figure out a way to take the fizz out of the kochs.

Seems to me that America needs that, badly and rather urgently.

[AllaN01Bear]

76. mlady. i have been hoping that big monies would be removed with the help of the fec. but when the suprimes approved

that dasterdly citezens united . dark monies abound. i agree on your statement though. wonder who funded citezens united ?

[soldierant]

82. -Well, David's dead, so he isn't. But Charley with his fake smile almost certainly is

The rest of the family doesn't get along with Charley and didn't with David, but that doesn't mean they are not also right wing (billionaires). It just means far right people are difficult to get along with, even for their families.

[AllaN01Bear]

63. thanks . if we had a definitons section , this should be in it. somone else pinged me and ill check them out

[senseandsensibility]

5. The comment above

says it all!

[Bev54]

6. I hope the commenters are as relentless as NYtimes has been on Biden

[karin_sj]

65. You'll be pleased to know that they are!

Comments are still coming in fast and furious, and there are now 5.3 thousand of them, the VAST majority of yelling at them to stop with the Biden bashing.

[Blue Owl]

7. K&R

[mama]

9. I cancelled my subscription today, gonna miss wordle, but that's all.

[karin_sj]

10. Wordle

I don't think you need a subscription to play Wordle. I play it every day and I don't have one.

[Trueblue Texan]

14. I canceled mine a couple of weeks ago and still get limited access to games, including Wordle. Nt

[Think. Again.]

30. Just google "wordle" and pick any of the other free wordle sites.

[madaboutharry]

41. You don't need a subscription for Wordle.

Google Wordle and it’s right there without a subscription. Connections is also available without a subscription.

[NoveltySocks]

42. Spouse canceled ours too!

n/t

[StarryNite]

11. Wow! That a beautiful sight!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

13. Good to see

[live love laugh]

15. I saw the same criticism on TikTok. It's a good thing.

[flamingdem]

16. I love it! Michelle Goldberg was on Rev Al's show spouting the anti-Biden

line earlier.

Too many of them are in deep creep territory.

I unsubscribed after decades. Used to work for them.

[shrike3]

54. Couldn't believe she said that.

Did she think everybody was going to be cool with it?

[valleyrogue]

17. All the commenters should read the Politico article from a few months ago.

The NYT is doing the bidding of its nepotism baby publisher, A. G. Sulzberger, because he has a sad he couldn't get an interview with President Biden. Everybody should read it and pass it on to their friends and family:

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/04/25/new-york-times-biden-white-house-00154219

[Attilatheblond]

62. A valid, and not-used-often-enough arguement for taxing estates highly

would be to slow this trend of generational overindulged rich brats who don't grow up with ANY sense of responsibility to anyone but themselves and inherit money they never earned. It has stifled innovation in this country to the point of madness, and fostered an un-American aristocracy.

Because it takes the benefits of a society to allow for the amassing of huge fortunes, society needs to send a bill to those who exploit the rest for their obscene profits.

[Skittles]

18. these fascist-enablers, they always overreach

to the point where it is very noticeable indeed

[SocialDemocrat61]

19. All the news that's fit

to protect our tax cuts

[Attilatheblond]

58. WOW! That is a gem of an assesment of the situation.

One hopes it gets picked up and spreads far!

"NY Times: All the news that's fit to protect our tax cuts" should be on bumper stickers, billboards, and banners pulled by small planes flying over crowded beaches! Pure genius, SocialDemocrat61!

[SocialDemocrat61]

61. You're too kind!

Thanks!

[Attilatheblond]

67. Not too kind so much as I live by a rule: If I take time to complain, I am obligated to take time to give praise

Balance, it's about balance. And I mean what I said, that should be on billboards, banners, and bumpers!

[Dem_in_Nebr.]

74. Succinct and to the point! Love it! N/T

[BigDemVoter]

20. The NYT can fuck off.

I canceled my subscription. I got sick of hearing that Joe should step down whiling hearing NADA about **$$y-Grabber. . . .

[et tu]

24. france we see and hear you!

unite and vote blue- roevember is coming!!!!

[japple]

32. UK and France!!! We are going to follow suit!

eom

[Think. Again.]

25. The NYT is the rightwing AM radio of print media.

[Salviati]

36. Whoops, meant to reply to a different post

[Aussie105]

26. Once a media publication has taken sides there is no going back.

Expect an apology and an about face to balanced reporting and editorials?

Not going to happen - their leadership would rather pull the plug on their outlet.

Rupert Murdoch did that in the UK 'News of the World'.
Closure of the News of the World happened on 10 July 2011, after 168 years of publication.

[peggysue2]

28. The NYT's deserves to be slammed

They've tried to do to Joe B what they did to Hillary C--defame, distort, delete. But . . .this time? Dems are onto the plot, the underlying bias and arrogance.

I dropped my subscription in 2016. I suspect this round in utter hubris will see another subscription flight.

Well deserved, IMO!

[japple]

34. Yes! We learned our lesson in 2016. Wasn't poor Hillary nearly dead from some sort of

pneumonia? Did she stumble?

[calimary]

35. Dear God they were AWFUL to her.

They seem to have it in for Democrats. But they were horrible to Hillary. Bastards! Made me even MORE determined to support her.

[Sanity Claws]

68. Fool me once, shame on you.

Fool me twice, shame on me.
They are following the same playbook as 2016. No way should we fall for it again.

[japple]

69. That's not how GW said it! I laughed so hard when he said

?si=jpADTkz3mrW1MG5y

[richdj25]

29. The Washington Post

is contributing their fair share of different, yet redundant negative stories about why Biden should step down.

Like the NY Times, they've forgotten that Trump even exists.

[DemocraticPatriot]

33. I may have to join Threads, solely to give their bucket

another kick...

[karin_sj]

66. We need your voice there!

And it is so comforting and hopeful to see so many people standing up for Biden and letting these pundits and commentators know how we feel. I've been feeling so helpless lately just seeing all the negative articles and thinking that if they have their way, we're going to lose our best chance of beating the orange monster. Now, I feel like I'm doing something to help in my own small way and am down in the trenches with my fellow Democrats, fighting the bad guys!

[llmart]

78. Every little bit helps.

[Aussie105]

37. Partisan media aren't really 'news' outlets.

They simply put forward one view and try to shape peoples' thinking, or get support from people who already think along their pushed lines.

People have no trouble thinking of Pravda as a propaganda tool, but don't do so with American media outlets.
Why would that be?

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

38. I don't call them the 'Grey Old Lady' anymore

I changed one word...

[Dave Bowman]

45. Grey Old Cabby?

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

57. I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't reply to that

[Dave Bowman]

59. Lol! :D

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

60. How many times has someone replied similarly?

Didn't want to add to the tired joke pile.

[Dem4life1234]

46. Giggles

[Joinfortmill]

40. Read some of the posts. They're brutal. Doing my happy dance.

[NoveltySocks]

43. When they deactivated Threads for those couple of hours, people just moved to their Instagram page

and continued the pile-on there. It was hilarious.

[Jarqui]

48. I suspended NYT 2 months ago. Terminated them today.

I told them it was over their coverage of the Presidential election.

They tried to offer me a deal.
Told them I can't give a nickel to people doing what NYT has been doing.

I also gave them crap because they turned off the ability for me to cancel my subscription in my account.
I had to spend 10 minutes on the phone with them to end it.

Good riddance.

Sadly, losing the media like this makes it tougher for Democrats to win.

As always, I'm fighting MAGA/Trump on twitter and everywhere and every way I can

[BoRaGard]

49. The Times betrayed basic journalism

and became spigot for rightward spin in all things.

Tragic.

[Persondem]

51. Me included. The NYT has NOT been at all even handed in its coverage ...

... of the presidential election. They use every opportunity to slam Biden while Trump gets a pass on all his BS e.g. no mention of his "Black jobs" comment from the debate. I canceled my daily newsletter.

[mn9driver]

53. I'm not in the habit of canceling subscriptions just because I disagree with editorial choices.

But this behavior from the Times is beyond the pale. Canceled them yesterday and told them why.

[Goonch]

55. 👇👇👇👁️👁️

[3825-87867]

70. Shoulda been...

pullet-zer!
You know, TSF's favorite kind!

Def:
Pullet:
Pullets are young hens that are not yet laying eggs, but will be soon.

[EastBayGuy]

71. I added a snarky comment on Threads now at 5,500!

[Crowman2009]

72. More proof that the executives that run these MSM companies are Trump's coke snorting buddies from Studio 54.

[Progressive dog]

77. They earned it.

Most people expect newspapers to cover news without obvious bias.

[ananda]

79. Ugghh, what a snake!

I hate the way our officials are so sociopathic!

[ananda]

81. My subscription is now cancelled for good!

I'm tired of their fascism.