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Swede

(40,425 posts)
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 06:29 PM Jun 7

Bari Weiss email asking "can we make the protesters look more violent?" Scott Pelley

Garbage in, garbage out with Weiss and her rightwing bs.

PELLEY: “.. And about four hours after our deadline, Bari Weiss sends an email to my boss, Tanya Simon. Two of the things in the email include, can we make the protesters look more violent?”

@nytimes.com $PSKY
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/m...

Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) 2026-06-07T14:05:27.210Z
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rubbersole

(11,326 posts)
7. That's SOP at Faux Nooze.
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 07:28 PM
Jun 7

Lie, embellish, twist, censor, ridicule and completely ignore journalistic standards. Propaganda 101. It's working.

Cha

(321,402 posts)
8. Whoa! That little evil *****. Not
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 07:38 PM
Jun 7

surprising, just vicious evil And shows how "violent" Weiss is and stupid.

J_William_Ryan

(3,628 posts)
10. "can we make the protesters look more violent?"
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 07:44 PM
Jun 7

Such is the fascist right – dishonest, reprehensible.

Callie1979

(1,470 posts)
12. I dont know why Stahl & the rest said they'd stay. Start a NEW show on ABC/NBC
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 07:53 PM
Jun 7

They're all wealthy they dont NEED to stay at SleezeBS

SeattleVet

(5,958 posts)
14. I'd love to see them interview him on 60 Minutes.
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 08:15 PM
Jun 7

Never gonna happen, but it's a nice mental image.

Beartracks

(14,707 posts)
15. Bari, if you have to spin the facts to purportedly un-bias the story, then you are the bias you claim to hate. n/t
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 08:41 PM
Jun 7

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