▲ 494 ▼ #RatFuckTheTimes (lemmy.today) submitted 9 months ago by leftist_lawyer@lemmy.today to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 27 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 12 points 9 months ago (4 children) What has the times done in particular? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Beebabe@lemmy.world 91 points 9 months ago (1 child) Idk about other people, but the recent op/ed on women ruining the workplace (they had to change the title 3 times) just being allowed in print by them certainly lessens my opinion of their institution. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 33 points 9 months ago (3 children) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/opinion/women-workplace-feminism-conservative.html permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] its_prolly_fine@sh.itjust.works 30 points 9 months ago God, I had to stop reading, what the actual fuck permalink fedilink source parent [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 21 points 9 months ago (1 child) Ugh, it hurt reading as much as I did. It was just so dumb permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] papalonian@lemmy.world 21 points 9 months ago God damn, it really just takes a jump off a cliff. I was at least willing to read it to gain an understanding of their perspective, but once I got to the "the difference between men and women is wokeness" section it just completely derailed any chance of me finishing it. We're actually fucked. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kautau@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago conservative feminism Ah yes the old freedom for American internet choice act Or whatever that actually means that the ISPs in power have the freedom to maintain control without competition and ensures Americans have no choice in internet provider E.g. it’s literally the opposite of what it says on the tin permalink fedilink source parent [–] Katana314@lemmy.world 23 points 9 months ago (1 child) Just copying this from a top level comment in case you haven’t seen it. https://www.commondreams.org/news/zohran-mamdani-new-york-times Now I feel bad that I unsubscribed from them for something as simple as popup annoyance. I could have slammed them for this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 7 points 9 months ago (1 child) JFC, what is happening to this country? I expect far better from the NY Times. Another one is National Geographic. It was literally the finest publication for decades, over a century, then they were sold to Fox, who turned it into a religious rag, with every other month featuring a cover story about the Bible and its characters. Now they are buying up all the broadcast and news channels. Pretty soon the Conservative Propaganda Machine will just be called "The Media." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frustrated@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago I was late to the party, but it turns out that the NYT has always been an agent of manufacturing consent for the US govt dating back at least as far as the vietnam war but almost assuredly since the beginning of the Cold War. The overton window is constructed by our media and it was built in such a way that anyone to the left of the democrats was definitionally too radical while anyone to the right of the GOP was just misunderstood and needed to be accommodated. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 20 points 9 months ago Take a look at their coverage of the Holocaust. Hasn't gotten better since. permalink fedilink source parent [–] asg101@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 9 months ago They never saw a war that they wouldn't help lie the country into. I just call them "Judith Miller's NY Times" now. Also sitting on stories to help fascist politicians get elected. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Beebabe@lemmy.world 91 points 9 months ago (1 child) Idk about other people, but the recent op/ed on women ruining the workplace (they had to change the title 3 times) just being allowed in print by them certainly lessens my opinion of their institution. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 33 points 9 months ago (3 children) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/opinion/women-workplace-feminism-conservative.html permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] its_prolly_fine@sh.itjust.works 30 points 9 months ago God, I had to stop reading, what the actual fuck permalink fedilink source parent [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 21 points 9 months ago (1 child) Ugh, it hurt reading as much as I did. It was just so dumb permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] papalonian@lemmy.world 21 points 9 months ago God damn, it really just takes a jump off a cliff. I was at least willing to read it to gain an understanding of their perspective, but once I got to the "the difference between men and women is wokeness" section it just completely derailed any chance of me finishing it. We're actually fucked. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kautau@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago conservative feminism Ah yes the old freedom for American internet choice act Or whatever that actually means that the ISPs in power have the freedom to maintain control without competition and ensures Americans have no choice in internet provider E.g. it’s literally the opposite of what it says on the tin permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 33 points 9 months ago (3 children) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/opinion/women-workplace-feminism-conservative.html permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] its_prolly_fine@sh.itjust.works 30 points 9 months ago God, I had to stop reading, what the actual fuck permalink fedilink source parent [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 21 points 9 months ago (1 child) Ugh, it hurt reading as much as I did. It was just so dumb permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] papalonian@lemmy.world 21 points 9 months ago God damn, it really just takes a jump off a cliff. I was at least willing to read it to gain an understanding of their perspective, but once I got to the "the difference between men and women is wokeness" section it just completely derailed any chance of me finishing it. We're actually fucked. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kautau@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago conservative feminism Ah yes the old freedom for American internet choice act Or whatever that actually means that the ISPs in power have the freedom to maintain control without competition and ensures Americans have no choice in internet provider E.g. it’s literally the opposite of what it says on the tin permalink fedilink source parent
[–] its_prolly_fine@sh.itjust.works 30 points 9 months ago God, I had to stop reading, what the actual fuck permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 21 points 9 months ago (1 child) Ugh, it hurt reading as much as I did. It was just so dumb permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] papalonian@lemmy.world 21 points 9 months ago God damn, it really just takes a jump off a cliff. I was at least willing to read it to gain an understanding of their perspective, but once I got to the "the difference between men and women is wokeness" section it just completely derailed any chance of me finishing it. We're actually fucked. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 21 points 9 months ago God damn, it really just takes a jump off a cliff. I was at least willing to read it to gain an understanding of their perspective, but once I got to the "the difference between men and women is wokeness" section it just completely derailed any chance of me finishing it. We're actually fucked. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kautau@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago conservative feminism Ah yes the old freedom for American internet choice act Or whatever that actually means that the ISPs in power have the freedom to maintain control without competition and ensures Americans have no choice in internet provider E.g. it’s literally the opposite of what it says on the tin permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 23 points 9 months ago (1 child) Just copying this from a top level comment in case you haven’t seen it. https://www.commondreams.org/news/zohran-mamdani-new-york-times Now I feel bad that I unsubscribed from them for something as simple as popup annoyance. I could have slammed them for this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 7 points 9 months ago (1 child) JFC, what is happening to this country? I expect far better from the NY Times. Another one is National Geographic. It was literally the finest publication for decades, over a century, then they were sold to Fox, who turned it into a religious rag, with every other month featuring a cover story about the Bible and its characters. Now they are buying up all the broadcast and news channels. Pretty soon the Conservative Propaganda Machine will just be called "The Media." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frustrated@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago I was late to the party, but it turns out that the NYT has always been an agent of manufacturing consent for the US govt dating back at least as far as the vietnam war but almost assuredly since the beginning of the Cold War. The overton window is constructed by our media and it was built in such a way that anyone to the left of the democrats was definitionally too radical while anyone to the right of the GOP was just misunderstood and needed to be accommodated. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 7 points 9 months ago (1 child) JFC, what is happening to this country? I expect far better from the NY Times. Another one is National Geographic. It was literally the finest publication for decades, over a century, then they were sold to Fox, who turned it into a religious rag, with every other month featuring a cover story about the Bible and its characters. Now they are buying up all the broadcast and news channels. Pretty soon the Conservative Propaganda Machine will just be called "The Media." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frustrated@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago I was late to the party, but it turns out that the NYT has always been an agent of manufacturing consent for the US govt dating back at least as far as the vietnam war but almost assuredly since the beginning of the Cold War. The overton window is constructed by our media and it was built in such a way that anyone to the left of the democrats was definitionally too radical while anyone to the right of the GOP was just misunderstood and needed to be accommodated. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frustrated@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago I was late to the party, but it turns out that the NYT has always been an agent of manufacturing consent for the US govt dating back at least as far as the vietnam war but almost assuredly since the beginning of the Cold War. The overton window is constructed by our media and it was built in such a way that anyone to the left of the democrats was definitionally too radical while anyone to the right of the GOP was just misunderstood and needed to be accommodated. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 20 points 9 months ago Take a look at their coverage of the Holocaust. Hasn't gotten better since. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] asg101@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 9 months ago They never saw a war that they wouldn't help lie the country into. I just call them "Judith Miller's NY Times" now. Also sitting on stories to help fascist politicians get elected. permalink fedilink source parent
