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“I can no longer reconcile my role with the direction the paper has chosen, including its increasing willingness to promote partisan materials, publish demonstrably false information, & manipulate the reporting of its ground staff to shape the worldview of our readers,” he wrote
October 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
“I can no longer reconcile my role with the direction the paper has chosen, including its increasing willingness to promote partisan materials, publish demonstrably false information, & manipulate the reporting of its ground staff to shape the worldview of our readers,” he wrote
In his resignation letter, submitted Friday, Thornebrook described numerous issues with political bias favoring the Trump administration in coverage and with misinformation inserted into articles over objections from reporters.
October 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
In his resignation letter, submitted Friday, Thornebrook described numerous issues with political bias favoring the Trump administration in coverage and with misinformation inserted into articles over objections from reporters.
Andrew Thornebrooke, who has been at The Epoch Times since 2021, also took issue with the decision to call antifa a terrorist organization, despite there being no legal designation for domestic terrorism.
October 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Andrew Thornebrooke, who has been at The Epoch Times since 2021, also took issue with the decision to call antifa a terrorist organization, despite there being no legal designation for domestic terrorism.
Under Counterman, does that line — "won't be me" — shield the speaker from the recklessness standard: that they disregarded the risk of harm to the recipient?
October 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Under Counterman, does that line — "won't be me" — shield the speaker from the recklessness standard: that they disregarded the risk of harm to the recipient?
the author says reprehensible things and nobody should ever receive something like this. He describes violent acts that could very reasonably be interpreted as threats. He also clearly states "don't worry — won't be me. I'm not giving up my freedoms for worm shit like you."
October 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
the author says reprehensible things and nobody should ever receive something like this. He describes violent acts that could very reasonably be interpreted as threats. He also clearly states "don't worry — won't be me. I'm not giving up my freedoms for worm shit like you."
TWO: SCOTUS in 2023 (Counterman) leaned more heavily on the "subjective standard" — what the speaker actually intended to do — finding the govt had to show "recklessness," defined as having consciously disregarded a substantial risk that the conduct will cause harm to another"
October 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
TWO: SCOTUS in 2023 (Counterman) leaned more heavily on the "subjective standard" — what the speaker actually intended to do — finding the govt had to show "recklessness," defined as having consciously disregarded a substantial risk that the conduct will cause harm to another"
IANAL but there seem to be 2 legal precedents at play here:
ONE: the 6th Circuit in 2012 (Jeffries) used the "objective standard" — what a reasonable person might determine to be a threat — to find the threat did not have to be specific or directly enunciated.
ONE: the 6th Circuit in 2012 (Jeffries) used the "objective standard" — what a reasonable person might determine to be a threat — to find the threat did not have to be specific or directly enunciated.
October 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
IANAL but there seem to be 2 legal precedents at play here:
ONE: the 6th Circuit in 2012 (Jeffries) used the "objective standard" — what a reasonable person might determine to be a threat — to find the threat did not have to be specific or directly enunciated.
ONE: the 6th Circuit in 2012 (Jeffries) used the "objective standard" — what a reasonable person might determine to be a threat — to find the threat did not have to be specific or directly enunciated.
largely because it wasn't deleted! Yglesias either overlooked that fact or lied about it!
x.com/LauraLoomer/...
x.com/LauraLoomer/...
Laura Loomer on X: "I don’t ever want to hear @charliekirk11 claim he is pro-Trump ever again. After this weekend, I’d say he has revealed himself as political opportunist and I have had a front row seat to witness the mental gymnastics these last 10 years. Lately, Charlie has decided to behave https://t.co/p5ZijgJLWE" / X
I don’t ever want to hear @charliekirk11 claim he is pro-Trump ever again. After this weekend, I’d say he has revealed himself as political opportunist and I have had a front row seat to witness the mental gymnastics these last 10 years. Lately, Charlie has decided to behave https://t.co/p5ZijgJLWE
x.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:52 AM
largely because it wasn't deleted! Yglesias either overlooked that fact or lied about it!
x.com/LauraLoomer/...
x.com/LauraLoomer/...
the blond guy is Link Lauren, a former RFK Jr advisor, and close friend of Jessica Reed Kraus, among other things
April 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
the blond guy is Link Lauren, a former RFK Jr advisor, and close friend of Jessica Reed Kraus, among other things
In 2023 I wrote about Dilley and his team of meme makers, whose often racist and sexist and nearly always crude videos have been widely shared on the right, including by Trump.
www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/u...
Inside the Troll Army Waging Trump’s Online Campaign (Published 2023)
A team of meme-makers has been flooding social media with pro-Trump posts riddled with sexist and racist tropes. Donald Trump is cheering them on.
www.nytimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
In 2023 I wrote about Dilley and his team of meme makers, whose often racist and sexist and nearly always crude videos have been widely shared on the right, including by Trump.
www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/u...
His lawyer? AG Pam Bondi's brother.
March 28, 2025 at 4:29 AM
His lawyer? AG Pam Bondi's brother.
Milton was convicted by a jury of 3 fraud counts in 2022 for misleading investors about his company & its electric trucks. He was sentenced to 4 years + restitution. Two weeks ago, prosecutors recommended he pay $676M in restitution.
Now he won't have to pay that & is a free man.
Now he won't have to pay that & is a free man.
March 28, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Milton was convicted by a jury of 3 fraud counts in 2022 for misleading investors about his company & its electric trucks. He was sentenced to 4 years + restitution. Two weeks ago, prosecutors recommended he pay $676M in restitution.
Now he won't have to pay that & is a free man.
Now he won't have to pay that & is a free man.
good story but the Spanish translation is horrible! Are we using AI now to do those because nobody, but nobody, says "afirmaciones fácticas" and the rest of the story is equally gobbledygook
March 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
good story but the Spanish translation is horrible! Are we using AI now to do those because nobody, but nobody, says "afirmaciones fácticas" and the rest of the story is equally gobbledygook
It's worrisome because without the disclosure it's impossible to know who funded the transition and how much they gave. That information is critical because transitions provide a huge opportunity for people to buy influence with the incoming administration
March 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
It's worrisome because without the disclosure it's impossible to know who funded the transition and how much they gave. That information is critical because transitions provide a huge opportunity for people to buy influence with the incoming administration