Orwell Comes to Gracie Mansion

The Times cannot shake it's Walter Duranty nature.

The American Spectator | USA News and Politics  "The bombs weren’t targeting Mamdani; they were thrown at the people who were protesting against him."

"The failure of the vast majority of the Moscow-based foreign press [including Duranty] to cover the cruel and murderous famine that Stalin deliberately induced in Ukraine raises numerous uncomfortable questions."

Rich Terrell

"In Saturday, a man yelled “Allahu Akbar” and threw bombs into a crowd of anti-Islamic protesters who were protesting against what they described as the “Islamic takeover of New York City.” Thankfully, the bomb did not go off. The response of New York’s elected leaders and media left a lot to be desired. NBC New York posted a tweet that said the devices were “found” outside Mayor Mamdani’s home. The article they posted did not report on the counter-protesters that were there or the man who yelled “Allahu Akbar” throwing the bomb. Through its omission, the article led readers to believe that the anti-Muslim protesters planted the explosives to target Mayor Mamdani.

"After receiving significant pushback online, NBC New York rewrote their tweet and made significant revisions to their article, without issuing a correction. X added a community note to the post indicating that the bombs were thrown at the anti-Muslim protesters and not by them, “as this post and the story would lead you to believe.” The community note also emphasized that the attackers yelled “Allahu Akbar” as they threw the bombs at the protesters.

"NBC New York was not alone. TMZ tweeted, “‘Suspicious Devices Found Outside Zohran Mamdani’s Residence.” It doesn’t get more Orwellian. The devices weren’t found outside Mamdani’s residence; they were thrown in broad daylight by a man who yelled “Allahu Akbar.” The TMZ post also makes it seem like the anti-Muslim protesters placed the bombs there. Their misuse of language is apparent. “Found” implies the bombs were planted at Mamdani’s residence to target him. That is not what occurred, and the media’s framing is deceptive. X added a similar community note to that post.

"New York’s elected leaders and candidates were no better. Gov. Kathy Hochul tweeted, “I’ve been briefed on today’s incident outside Gracie’s Mansion. I’m grateful there are no reported injuries. New York respects the right to peaceful protest, but we have zero tolerance for hate or violence [emphasis added].”

"As the Supreme Court ruled in Skokie, people in America do have the right to peacefully protest, even if they are espousing hate speech. Hochul equates the political speech of the victims with their attackers’ attempt to murder them, while framing her tweet in a way that makes it sound like the victims committed the violence.

"It took her 24 hours to put out a more forceful condemnation of the attempted bombing.

"State Sen. Liz Krueger tweeted, “New York is no place for anti-Muslim hate or any kind of prejudice. We don’t need out-of-state provocateurs sowing fear, division, and violence in our city.” Sen. Krueger did not condemn the bomb in her statement; she condemned the protesters.