• ProxyTheAwesome [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    10 months ago

    Anybody got any good theories why the NYT posted this anti-Ukraine truthbomb that normally gets swept under the rug? 99% of people consuming the news will still believe it was Russia like the bombings of the ZNPP, or the destruction of the dam, or the destruction of Nordstream, the massacre at Bucha (red armbands were killed, not blue. It was russian sympathizers who were found dead and bound), the Mauripol theater, the errant missiles into apartment complexes, etc, etc. but it’s interesting they are just straight up admitting this one.

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      10 months ago

      Even in that article there’s 2 videos that say Russian missiles hit the market lol. The west admitted that Ukraine also killed the polish farmers, and you’re right that people don’t care. I don’t remember which writer said this, but higher ups in the government will try to leak information and tailor articles as signals to other people in the government to express discontent. So it’s possible it’s trying to push the US’ focus away from Ukraine.

      Occasionally there are also good apples within these otherwise ghoulish organizations. Jeff Stein from WaPo is one example.