The New York Times helps Trump by not writing about some of his worst statements

NYT's coverage of the Johnstown rally, by @simonjlevien and @migold, mentions Trump's "weave" comment, but not his claim that Byron Donalds is one of the smart ones. https://t.co/f30VmOPi5n pic.twitter.com/RshQgT66qc
— emptywheel (Chuckwagon) (@emptywheel) August 31, 2024

The Times article helps Trump by leaving out his lie that 6 states allow murder of newborn babies. Here it is. https://t.co/MOnn9qAe1A
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) August 31, 2024

Zero front-page coverage NYT/WaPo of Trump at Arlington.

NYT did not *even mention* it in stories yesterday about Trump riff at Arlington.

Wondering what coverage would be if KH or Walz had roughed-up staffer at Arlington, in question for photo-op. https://t.co/ZpRVBoVQcA
— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) August 29, 2024

Yes. I would like to hear @nytopinion editors credibly deny this claim — we all suspect that when liberals criticize a piece like this for cooking the facts and engaging in disingenuous rhetorical tricks, all you conclude is something like, "this piece is a success, it's… https://t.co/k607oNelAs
— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) August 26, 2024

Trump made up stories about Harris meeting Putin, that 325,000 migrant girls have been sex trafficked in the last 3 yrs & posted an anti-semitic attack on Josh Shapiro but that's just going "off script" for the Paper of Record™ not grounds for calling for him to drop out🙃 pic.twitter.com/TRAotxzBrn
— scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) August 24, 2024

As Trump keeps getting more unhinged and dangerous, the New York Times leads its website with a horse-race story about his campaign tactics. NYT will keep covering politics as a sport until the scoreboard collapses and crushes our democracy. pic.twitter.com/pHmW0QcCuH
— Mark Jacob (@MarkJacob16) August 24, 2024

No need to name the publication.

I wonder if the person who wrote this hed and dek could name one area of "policy," even one, in which Trump is "heavier" on details or rationale than Harris.

(Not counting 'Project 2025'.) pic.twitter.com/29AREutno4
— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) August 19, 2024

Nicholas Kristof didn’t address all of the issues about potential Trump voters

“For the sake of winning elections as well as of civility, remember that the best way to get others to listen to us is to first listen to them,” @NickKristof writes.

Read: https://t.co/JKcEVaJwLi
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) August 31, 2024

I would never say most Trump voters are bigots but I assume many are. Republicans had over 15 candidates to pick from in 2016 and they chose the most bigoted one. Trump showed he was a bigot from the first day with the murderers and rapists line. /1
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) August 31, 2024

Voting for Trump doesn’t make you a bigot but it shows you are willing to tolerate bigotry and that’s bad, too.

If I were to talk with a Trump voter, what could I show them to prove that Biden won? They have already been conditioned to not believe sources like the New York Times and Washington Post.

Over the past eight years, I’ve seen plenty of pieces about the need to respect Trump supporters, pieces written by conservatives and liberals, including recently in the NYT. I’ve seen zero pieces about the need to respect Clinton, Biden or Harris supporters. Have you seen any? https://t.co/FwRRoQ27ZO
— @ijbailey (@ijbailey) September 2, 2024

There's a NYT op-ed about "respecting" Trump voters, but I've never seen anything encouraging those voters to respect Democrats. MAGAs get a pass because they're "hardworking Americans" – and Dems aren't? The double standard is insulting
— Paul Rudnick (@PaulRudnickNY) August 31, 2024

Try to understand Trump voters?
Uh, no thanks. https://t.co/NWfguIb0Vw
— Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, News Guild (@DanRodricks) September 2, 2024

Donald Trump supporters in Michigan aren’t just convinced he’s winning handily right now—they think he’s heading toward a landslide.

Any other outcome means Democrats will have cheated, they told me.https://t.co/uhriRlMpSZ
— Adam Wren (@adamwren) August 29, 2024

New tweets on artists who don’t want Trump to use their music

ABBA hates MAGA. https://t.co/QEr6yBw1Lv
— Frank Conniff (@FrankConniff) August 29, 2024

Jack White says he's filing a lawsuit against Donald Trump after a member of his campaign posted a video soundtracked to "Seven Nation Army" → https://t.co/gVkAQ00S8t pic.twitter.com/ZwL7B5dci7
— CONSEQUENCE (@consequence) August 29, 2024

Donald Trump campaign disputes Foo Fighters’ claim song use was unauthorized https://t.co/OadQmH4LkH
— The Hill (@thehill) August 26, 2024

A federal judge has granted the Isaac Hayes estate an emergency hearing in their $3 million demand against Donald Trump, who has continually used "Hold On, I’m Coming," co-written by Hayes, on the campaign trail https://t.co/smPGYHyrae
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) August 25, 2024

🚨Breaking News: It is now with absolutely clarity that @realDonaldTrump takes the matter of violating copyrights owned by @isaachayes serious.

The document filed is full of inaccuracies and misstatements in an arena where facts matter. My family and our lawyers… pic.twitter.com/54OZedVIFb
— Isaac Hayes III (@IsaacHayes3) August 31, 2024

🚨Breaking News: Today we received confirmation from @BMI in writing from their lawyers that @realDonaldTrump, The @NRA, @TurningPointUSA and The @GOP DO NOT and HAVE NOT had a Political Use License to play “Hold On I’m Coming” for quite some time.

We look forward to our day…
— Isaac Hayes III (@IsaacHayes3) August 29, 2024

"Prominent artists have demanded Trump's campaign stop using their tunes on social media or at rallies — with lawsuits involved in some cases." https://t.co/Zl5lxvhewB
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) August 31, 2024

Trumps resident idiot @margommartin posted a video using Jack White’s music a couple of hours ago and he wasn’t having it….she already deleted it 🤣 pic.twitter.com/3V0ccHZN3b
— Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) August 29, 2024

https://twitter.com/faroutmag/status/1833439969697735024?s=43&t=rIYxMSgaBTiASp7yrXMpjA

Oh the irony… as per Jack Smith’s sprawling presidential immunity motion, Trump’s Ellipse speech can’t be considered an official act, because instead of playing “Hail to the Chief” that day, they played… YMCA.

A song The Village People have never given him permission to use. pic.twitter.com/rBPPxc8lus
— Jo (@JoJoFromJerz) October 3, 2024

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— The Onion (@TheOnion) October 5, 2024

Eliminate the Electoral College

We need the electoral college to protect the interests of rural areas, otherwise the only places politicians would pay attention to are large metro areas like Philadelphia and Atlanta.
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) August 28, 2024

Under the electoral college system, excessive attention is given to voters in 6 or 7 states. Big states like CA and NY are ignored. That’s not better than what would happen without the electoral college.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) August 28, 2024

You’re right about attention to large areas. However, more harm has been done by letting the minority dictate policy. Abolish the Electoral College.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) August 28, 2024

I live in MD which is a very blue state in presidential elections. We rarely see presidential candidates. There are lots of commercials for the Senate race but few for the presidential.

It’s different after candidates become president. The president makes lots of appearances to MD which is close to DC and to big states,

Republicans cite the terrible Dred Scott decision

Republicans claim Kamala Harris can’t be president based on the Dred Scott decision – probably the worst Supreme Court decision ever,

Did the National Federation of Republican Assemblies (NFRA) really unanimously adopt the position that Kamala Harris is ineligible to be President based on… the Dred Scott decision?!

h/t @LorenCollins pic.twitter.com/9LZsDfWdlM
— Andrew Fleischman (@ASFleischman) August 23, 2024

Lack of official information is breeding conspiracy theories on the Trump assassination

We still haven’t heard from the first doctor who treated him. The FBI took a long time to make a statement. This bred conspiracy theories ranging from ‘the assassination attempt was fake” to “Democrats arranged the assassination attempt. I don’t believe them but the delays in issuing factual information were harmful.

It is odd that Trump has not attacked the late shooter since he attacks so many other people.

Even MAGA has to admit it's strange that Trump isn't demanding a full investigation into the assassination attempt.
— Mark Elliott (@markmobility) August 24, 2024

NEW: Trump and his allies are escalating a dangerous false narrative about the assassination attempt, from Dr. Phil’s show to a faux congressional hearing at the Heritage Foundation. It’s a pattern that’s been building for weeks—here's my latest on it 👉 https://t.co/HFp9e06YjL
— Mark Follman (@markfollman) August 29, 2024

NYT reports that Trump himself has been saying Democrats "tried to kill him." This lie about the assassination attempt that's being pushed by Trump, JD Vance, Trump's sons, and MAGA allies will fuel violence, according to security experts I spoke with 👉 https://t.co/yVD6xIHfk7 pic.twitter.com/WGIFgpu4MS
— Mark Follman (@markfollman) August 10, 2024

This deserves far more attention from mainstream media than it has gotten (none). JD Vance *emphasized* this lie on Saturday that Dems were behind the assassination attempt. It’s an intentional tactic—and a dangerous one, according to threat experts—as I report here 👉🏻 https://t.co/73UNsQT857
— Mark Follman (@markfollman) August 5, 2024

Allow me to address the elephant in the room: Someone who staged a fake memorial service for war dead at Arlington National Cemetery Section 60 to trick the American public is quite capable of having staged a fake assassination attempt on himself to trick the American public.
— Andrea Junker (@Strandjunker) August 29, 2024

Before the FBI statement:

I've waited a while to say this but the burden is now on Trump to show he was shot. I can condemn the assassination and still demand truth, especially since Trump is now politicizing taking a bullet. Wray has now opened the door; this is not a conspiracy theory. Wray, known for… https://t.co/1QCTeSWux7
— Juliette Kayyem (@juliettekayyem) July 25, 2024

Why does this matter? It goes to Trumps truthfulness, its absence never in doubt. But also more: it is essential we find out because Trump doesn't get to write our history. He was shot at, of course. But he is using it for political purposes and he has opened this door. https://t.co/o2n6NPOwe4
— Juliette Kayyem (@juliettekayyem) July 24, 2024

More tweets on Republican efforts to sabotage elections in Georgia

NEW: The Democratic Party has filed a powerful new lawsuit to challenge the election subversion rules passed by the Trump-endorsed members of the Georgia State Elections Board.

Paige and I break it down and explain. https://t.co/y3ddfBkqSM
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) August 29, 2024

NEW: The DNC and Georgia Democratic Party sue the Georgia State Election Board over new rules that could delay election certification this fall. Democrats ask the court to rule that certification is mandatory and officials cannot delay or refuse to certify.https://t.co/qjERwl2sov
— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) August 26, 2024

.@BrianKempGA, what’s uncertain? https://t.co/1YNleiKdwl pic.twitter.com/8US639jdlc
— Max Flugrath🗳️ (@MaxFlugrath) August 26, 2024

A former Fulton County election official who submitted an initial draft of the rule told ProPublica she had done so at the behest of a regional leader of a right-wing organization involved in challenging the legitimacy of American election systems. https://t.co/cFYUPTTnUu
— ProPublica (@propublica) August 29, 2024

NEW: Two right-wing activists — who have challenged the status of thousands of voters in Georgia — sue Fulton County election officials, claiming they are not properly maintaining the county’s voter rolls and are failing to respond to voter challenges. https://t.co/P68SCEuWQU
— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) August 29, 2024

Trumpism’s route to the White House is paved with bricks of election theft in the battleground state

Source: the Guardian https://t.co/MjDE1Lgyof
— Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ (@tribelaw) August 29, 2024

The Disston Mansion in Philadelphia

The Disston House, a historic North Philadelphia mansion, has been sold off by Father Divine’s Peace Mission since the 19th century. https://t.co/vO1WMZvp6u
— PHILADELPHIA.Today (@PHILLYToday_) August 14, 2024

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Johnny Eck from Baltimore was in ‘Freaks’

Johnny Eck was from Baltimore.

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Actor Johnny Eck was #BornOnThisDay Aug. 27, 1911 Born with sacral agenesis, often worked as a sideshow performer but known today for his film role in Freaks (1932) + his role as a "bird creature" in several Tarzan films (1932-'41) Passed in 1991 (age 79) from a #heartattack #RIP pic.twitter.com/OeeQVrFC8W
— Dr. Buzz aka Buzz Von Ornsteiner PhD (@DrBuzz_Forensic) August 27, 2024

Baltimore born Johnny Eck is known for being sideshow performer and magician but I’ve left him at the Visionary Art Museum because he was also a talented folk artist. Eck became a screen painter, having learned the craft from its inventor William Oktavec.#baltimoresaltbox pic.twitter.com/9PfGQf44nn
— Juliet Ames (@thebrokenplate) December 20, 2023

This #GraveTale looks at the life #JohnnyEck, the self-proclaimed King of the Freaks. SeanPaulMurphyVille: Grave Tales #37: John H. "Johnny Eck" Eckhardt https://t.co/QnrznDCK1p pic.twitter.com/f5IuceJeGM
— Sean Paul Murphy (@SeanPaulMurphy) August 9, 2023

Johnny Eck with his twin brother pic.twitter.com/RJxJ1YT7T1
— Mystery Editor (@editor_mystery) September 25, 2023

Inflation is down

JPMORGAN: “.. the speed of US #disinflation has been more pronounced than expected, while core inflation pressures in most other regions have stayed firmer. US core inflation fell to just 1.6%ar in the three months to July.” 🇺🇸 #CPI pic.twitter.com/0QdtHjkGxq
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) August 26, 2024

And the thing is every reporter writing on this knows that prices can't fall. Wages are up 23 percent since the pandemic. We CAN'T have pre-pandemic prices, but the media keep using this impossibility to whack Biden-Harris. https://t.co/yCSzIUm4Zz
— Dean Baker (@DeanBaker13) August 25, 2024

Powell’s speech attributing inflation largely to transitory pandemic effects was apolitical, but it implicitly absolved Biden’s policies. So sure enough, tech bros who showed their political acumen by boosting RFK Jr. are declaring that government spending causes inflation pic.twitter.com/B1EZooZe9s
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 24, 2024

Your regular reminder that if we measured consumer prices the way other countries do, without a large imputation for rent on owner-occupied housing, inflation is fully back to prepandemic levels pic.twitter.com/ldILRt6Vne
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 19, 2024

Someday some reporter will figure out how to explain to the American public how post-Covid inflation was a worldwide phenomenon caused by pent-up demand and that the Biden/Harris administration handled it better than every other country. pic.twitter.com/MnEUUWgVJV
— Bill Prady ⚛️ (@billprady) August 16, 2024

Latest inflation data allows me to provide an update on real wages. pic.twitter.com/f43aGZI573
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) August 14, 2024