The M$M, academia, and tech .... a litany of lies, bias, and idiocy

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I realized that there appeared to be no common thread where the M$M is examined for the lies it has promulgated. Let me begin with a defector from the NYT

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Bari Weiss quits New York Times after bullying by colleagues over views: 'They have called me a Nazi and a racist'

Her resignation letter said 'the lessons that ought to have followed the (2016) election...have not been learned'


I joined the paper with gratitude and optimism three years ago. I was hired with the goal of bringing in voices that would not otherwise appear in your pages: first-time writers, centrists, conservatives and others who would not naturally think of The Times as their home. The reason for this effort was clear: The paper’s failure to anticipate the outcome of the 2016 election meant that it didn’t have a firm grasp of the country it covers. Dean Baquet and others have admitted as much on various occasions. The priority in Opinion was to help redress that critical shortcoming.

I was honored to be part of that effort, led by James Bennet. I am proud of my work as a writer and as an editor. Among those I helped bring to our pages: the Venezuelan dissident Wuilly Arteaga; the Iranian chess champion Dorsa Derakhshani; and the Hong Kong Christian democrat Derek Lam. Also: Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Masih Alinejad, Zaina Arafat, Elna Baker, Rachael Denhollander, Matti Friedman, Nick Gillespie, Heather Heying, Randall Kennedy, Julius Krein, Monica Lewinsky, Glenn Loury, Jesse Singal, Ali Soufan, Chloe Valdary, Thomas Chatterton Williams, Wesley Yang, and many others.

But the lessons that ought to have followed the election—lessons about the importance of understanding other Americans, the necessity of resisting tribalism, and the centrality of the free exchange of ideas to a democratic society—have not been learned. Instead, a new consensus has emerged in the press, but perhaps especially at this paper: that truth isn’t a process of collective discovery, but an orthodoxy already known to an enlightened few whose job is to inform everyone else.

Twitter is not on the masthead of The New York Times. But Twitter has become its ultimate editor. As the ethics and mores of that platform have become those of the paper, the paper itself has increasingly become a kind of performance space. Stories are chosen and told in a way to satisfy the narrowest of audiences, rather than to allow a curious public to read about the world and then draw their own conclusions. I was always taught that journalists were charged with writing the first rough draft of history. Now, history itself is one more ephemeral thing molded to fit the needs of a predetermined narrative.

My own forays into Wrongthink have made me the subject of constant bullying by colleagues who disagree with my views. They have called me a Nazi and a racist; I have learned to brush off comments about how I’m “writing about the Jews again.” Several colleagues perceived to be friendly with me were badgered by coworkers. My work and my character are openly demeaned on company-wide Slack channels where masthead editors regularly weigh in. There, some coworkers insist I need to be rooted out if this company is to be a truly “inclusive” one, while others post ax emojis next to my name. Still other New York Times employees publicly smear me as a liar and a bigot on Twitter with no fear that harassing me will be met with appropriate action. They never are.

There are terms for all of this: unlawful discrimination, hostile work environment, and constructive discharge. I’m no legal expert. But I know that this is wrong.

I do not understand how you have allowed this kind of behavior to go on inside your company in full view of the paper’s entire staff and the public. And I certainly can’t square how you and other Times leaders have stood by while simultaneously praising me in private for my courage. Showing up for work as a centrist at an American newspaper should not

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SIGNYM

Thursday, August 6, 2020 2:03 PM

The Smithsonian wants us to believe that hard work, deferred gratification, and planning for the future is "whiteness" and should be avoided



The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History & Culture has a little-known but controversial section on “whiteness” that is creating a stir on Twitter.

The museum’s online description of the exhibit was tweeted out on Wednesday by Byron York, chief political correspondent for the Washington Examiner.

“The National Museum of African American History & Culture wants to make you aware of certain signs of whiteness: Individualism, hard work, objectivity, the nuclear family, progress, respect for authority, delayed gratification, more,” York tweeted.

In an Examiner opinion piece on Thursday, York pointed out the oddity of so many universally positive attributes being ascribed to “whiteness.”

“Most of the attributes listed seem to be a recipe for success for anyone,” he wrote.

“Certainly millions of black Americans work hard every day, respect individual effort, plan for the future, are polite to others, and so on. It seems odd to attribute that to ‘whiteness,’ as opposed to, say, the everyday values of trying to lead a successful life.

“Yet according to the National Museum of African American History & Culture, ‘whiteness’ it is.”

The National Museum of African American History & Culture wants to make you aware of certain signs of whiteness: Individualism, hard work, objectivity, the nuclear family, progress, respect for authority, delayed gratification, more. (via @RpwWilliams) https://t.co/k9X3u4Suas pic.twitter.com/gWYOeEh4vu

— Byron York (@ByronYork) July 15, 2020

The original tweet had been retweeted, and liked, more than 22,000 times by Thursday afternoon.

“Not gonna lie, they nailed us in the food section: ‘bland is best,'” Washington Post data reporter and self-described “Born-again Minnesotan” Christopher Ingraham quipped in response.”

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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake

#WEARAMASK

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Can you say nut job? I can. I can say nut job. Comrade sig believes the press should reflect what the state tells it to reflect. Comrade sig, the sites biggest cynic. Always bitching about this about that. What's next I ask?

Does all her bitching here represent her shitty life? She has a very sour personality.

Shoo troll...

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6IXSTRINGJACK

Thursday, August 6, 2020 9:30 PM

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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
The Smithsonian wants us to believe that hard work, deferred gratification, and planning for the future is "whiteness" and should be avoided



The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History & Culture has a little-known but controversial section on “whiteness” that is creating a stir on Twitter.

The museum’s online description of the exhibit was tweeted out on Wednesday by Byron York, chief political correspondent for the Washington Examiner.

“The National Museum of African American History & Culture wants to make you aware of certain signs of whiteness: Individualism, hard work, objectivity, the nuclear family, progress, respect for authority, delayed gratification, more,” York tweeted.

In an Examiner opinion piece on Thursday, York pointed out the oddity of so many universally positive attributes being ascribed to “whiteness.”

“Most of the attributes listed seem to be a recipe for success for anyone,” he wrote.

“Certainly millions of black Americans work hard every day, respect individual effort, plan for the future, are polite to others, and so on. It seems odd to attribute that to ‘whiteness,’ as opposed to, say, the everyday values of trying to lead a successful life.

“Yet according to the National Museum of African American History & Culture, ‘whiteness’ it is.”

The National Museum of African American History & Culture wants to make you aware of certain signs of whiteness: Individualism, hard work, objectivity, the nuclear family, progress, respect for authority, delayed gratification, more. (via @RpwWilliams) https://t.co/k9X3u4Suas pic.twitter.com/gWYOeEh4vu

— Byron York (@ByronYork) July 15, 2020

The original tweet had been retweeted, and liked, more than 22,000 times by Thursday afternoon.

“Not gonna lie, they nailed us in the food section: ‘bland is best,'” Washington Post data reporter and self-described “Born-again Minnesotan” Christopher Ingraham quipped in response.”

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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake

#WEARAMASK

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Yeah. I saw some thumbnails in my youtube video feed about this a week or two back.

Getting really sick of the race shit and being dumped on for the color of my skin, so I didn't bother looking at any of it.

I feel bad for the poor kids that grow up in this shit and think this is all normal.



Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
The Smithsonian wants us to believe that hard work, deferred gratification, and planning for the future is "whiteness" and should be avoided



The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History & Culture has a little-known but controversial section on “whiteness” that is creating a stir on Twitter.

The museum’s online description of the exhibit was tweeted out on Wednesday by Byron York, chief political correspondent for the Washington Examiner.

“The National Museum of African American History & Culture wants to make you aware of certain signs of whiteness: Individualism, hard work, objectivity, the nuclear family, progress, respect for authority, delayed gratification, more,” York tweeted.

In an Examiner opinion piece on Thursday, York pointed out the oddity of so many universally positive attributes being ascribed to “whiteness.”

“Most of the attributes listed seem to be a recipe for success for anyone,” he wrote.

“Certainly millions of black Americans work hard every day, respect individual effort, plan for the future, are polite to others, and so on. It seems odd to attribute that to ‘whiteness,’ as opposed to, say, the everyday values of trying to lead a successful life.

“Yet according to the National Museum of African American History & Culture, ‘whiteness’ it is.”

The National Museum of African American History & Culture wants to make you aware of certain signs of whiteness: Individualism, hard work, objectivity, the nuclear family, progress, respect for authority, delayed gratification, more. (via @RpwWilliams) https://t.co/k9X3u4Suas pic.twitter.com/gWYOeEh4vu

— Byron York (@ByronYork) July 15, 2020

The original tweet had been retweeted, and liked, more than 22,000 times by Thursday afternoon.

“Not gonna lie, they nailed us in the food section: ‘bland is best,'” Washington Post data reporter and self-described “Born-again Minnesotan” Christopher Ingraham quipped in response.”

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Geez, that is hilarious if they weren't serious.

Other Whiteness items that they forgot:
Ability to merge with civilization.
Ability to abide Laws of society.
Ability to avoid rampant Lawbreaking or rulebreaking.
Ability to speak the language of their nation of birth.
Ability to avoid doctrine of victimhood.
Ability to speak "mother" without resorting to uncouth language.
Ability to refrain from using the word "n****r" or "n***a" - even in rap lyrics.
Ability to swim.
Ability to accurately shoot long rifles.
Ability to graduate High School.
Ability to resist watermelon and deep fried chicken.

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ANOTHER DEFECTOR

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MSNBC producer resigns from network with scathing letter: They block 'diversity of thought' and 'amplify fringe voices'
Ariana Pekary said important facts and studies about the coronavirus would 'get buried'
By Joseph A. Wulfsohn | Fox News

A former MSNBC producer wrote a scathing open letter explaining why she recently left the cable news network.

"July 24th was my last day at MSNBC. I don’t know what I’m going to do next exactly but I simply couldn’t stay there anymore," Ariana Pekary wrote on her personal website. "My colleagues are very smart people with good intentions. The problem is the job itself. It forces skilled journalists to make bad decisions on a daily basis."

Pekary provided a number of examples of why she wanted to leave the cable news network.

"It’s possible that I’m more sensitive to the editorial process due to my background in public radio, where no decision I ever witnessed was predicated on how a topic or guest would 'rate.' The longer I was at MSNBC, the more I saw such choices — it’s practically baked in to the editorial process – and those decisions affect news content every day," Pekary said. "Likewise, it’s taboo to discuss how the ratings scheme distorts content, or it’s simply taken for granted, because everyone in the commercial broadcast news industry is doing the exact same thing. But behind closed doors, industry leaders will admit the damage that’s being done."

She then quoted someone she described a "successful and insightful TV veteran" who said: "We are a cancer and there is no cure... But if you could find a cure, it would change the world.”

Pekary, who described herself as an "integral member" of the MSNBC primetime show "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell," used the "cancer" analogy to describe MSNBC's coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and the racial unrest in recent months, writing: "The model blocks diversity of thought and content because the networks have incentive to amplify fringe voices and events, at the expense of others… all because it pumps up the ratings."

"This cancer risks human lives, even in the middle of a pandemic. The primary focus quickly became what Donald Trump was doing (poorly) to address the crisis, rather than the science itself. As new details have become available about antibodies, a vaccine, or how COVID actually spreads, producers still want to focus on the politics. Important facts or studies get buried," Pekary explained. "This cancer risks our democracy, even in the middle of a presidential election. Any discussion about the election usually focuses on Donald Trump, not Joe Biden, a repeat offense from 2016 (Trump smothers out all other coverage). Also important is to ensure citizens can vote by mail this year, but I’ve watched that topic get ignored or 'killed' numerous times."

Pekary claimed that network producers would "occasionally" choose topics or stories regardless of how they would rate, "but that is the exception, not the rule" and that the industry's structure and "the desire to charge more money for commercials" in addition to "ratings bonuses that top-tier decision-makers earn" prevent the network from pursuing stories she believes the audiences should be informed about.

"I’ve even heard producers deny their role as journalists. A very capable senior producer once said: 'Our viewers don’t really consider us the news. They come to us for comfort,'" Pekary wrote. "Now maybe we can’t really change the inherently broken structure of broadcast news, but I know for certain that it won’t change unless we actually face it, in public, and at least try to change it."

She concluded her letter by telling her readers to reach out to her, writing "More than ever, I’m craving a full and civil discourse."


Bari Weiss, the former New York Times

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