🧵 NYT coverage of the Jay Jones ‘I want to shoot evil Republicans in the head and also murder their fascist children’…

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The thread criticizes the New York Times for allegedly ignoring or under-reporting inflammatory statements made by Jay Jones, a Virginia political figure, while giving more extensive coverage to controversial remarks by Republicans. The author highlights what they view as inconsistent media standards in covering political controversies.

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🧵 NYT coverage of the Jay Jones ‘I want to shoot evil Republicans in the head and also murder their fascist children’ scandal in Virginia: 🦗 🦗 🦗 All the news* that’s fit to print…
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Looks like Jones did get a mention in the Times’ coverage of the VA races….in June. Absolutely nothing, it appears, since this story blew up. Not even a “pounce” story! NYT readers would have no idea about it at all:
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Hey, perhaps it’s just too ‘Virginia’ for the NYT to care! Why would they cover such a thing? Well, here’s a small fraction of their coverage after a Virginia Republican uttered a little-known slur. If you squint hard, you may detect a subtle difference!
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UPDATE: Almost a week in, the Times has noticed something is happening…

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