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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSurprise headline from The Washington Post!
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Trump baselesslycriticizes DEI in D.C. plane crash; 67 feared dead
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January 30, 2025 at 3:08 p.m. EST
Trump baselesslycriticizes DEI in D.C. plane crash; 67 feared dead
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January 30, 2025 at 3:08 p.m. EST
Baselessly! That's a pretty big step for them!
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Surprise headline from The Washington Post! (Original Post)
Lulu KC
Jan 2025
OP
Lie and liar are such so much better headline words. Too bad they don't have print newspapers anymore.
Walleye
Jan 2025
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malaise
(296,076 posts)1. Same as networks and cable
Good
oldtime dfl_er
(7,176 posts)2. still can't use the word LIE
When the headline writers start using LIE or LYING or LIAR, then I'll be impressed.
Walleye
(44,797 posts)4. Lie and liar are such so much better headline words. Too bad they don't have print newspapers anymore.
Walleye
(44,797 posts)3. Baselessly. OK but not a very good headline word it should've said he lied about DEI
NNadir
(38,034 posts)5. Is Bezos trying to pretend he gives a shit?
lame54
(39,758 posts)6. This is a defining moment for the press
stillcool
(34,407 posts)7. that's the go-to phrase of the day
for the media. They won't dare talk about anything the a-hole has done that has contributed to the entire tragedy. Blaming it on the DEI is probably just the a-holes way of creating distance.
Lulu KC
(8,892 posts)8. But wait, there's more!
Another section of the coverage starts with Trump FALSELY blames Biden
If I could cut and paste from my phone 📱d show you!
The NYT is NOT using these words today that I have seen.