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New York Times accused of 'sanewashing' Trump post with report on dumping 'brown liquid'

Donald Trump posted an AI video in which "King Trump" can be seen dumping feces from a fighter jet onto protesters, but the New York Times i

Donald Trump posted an AI video in which "King Trump" can be seen dumping feces from a fighter jet onto protesters, but the New York Times is catching flak for its coverage of the post.

The president shocked political analysts and experts with an AI video he posted this weekend. Trump late Saturday night dropped a new Artificial Intelligence video in which "King Trump" is shown flying a jet in a crown and dumping feces on "No Kings" protesters, leading some to call into question his sanity.

Now, the Times is being criticized for its portrayal of the video.

In an article called, "Trump Posts Fake Video of Himself Flying a ‘King Trump’ Jet Over Protesters," the Times argued, "President Trump shared what appeared to be an A.I.-generated video on social media. It shows Mr. Trump wearing a crown and flying a jet that dumps brown liquid on demonstrators."

That description didn't sit well with many, including Democratic Rep. Sean Casten of Illinois, who chimed in, "We leave it to you, the reader to speculate on what that brown liquid might have been. Perhaps mole sauce, as a belated recognition of Hispanic Heritage month? Perhaps something even more presidential? Just impossible to say."

National security journalist Marcy "emptywheel" Wheeler also weighed in, writing, "NYT sanewashing extends, apparently, to sparing NYT readers from a description of Trump's literal s---."

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Public protest is not, in itself, the solution. But we can’t solve the problem without it. There’s a reason that in so many cases, tyrants have been driven from office not by a violent revolution but by mass protests that became too powerful to resist. The more people see their fellow citizens out protesting, the more they question whether the regime deserves their support. Popular legitimacy matters in every system, and when a leader loses it — whether in a democracy, an autocracy, or whatever you might call what we’re experiencing now — they spiral downward.

Paul Waldman at Public Notice. No Kings was a huge success. Just look at Trump's response.

Turnout was enormous. There was no violence. And the wannabe king is triggered

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Do They Give Liquor Loans?

Do They Give Liquor Loans?

I’m old enough to recall events back in the day featuring quarter beers. Yep, I remember quarter beer nights where you would get a blast of beer in a small paper cup for 25 cents. But am I so old that a bottle of cognac costs $145,000 these days? This bottle in particular …

C’mon, I can’t even read the label. It’s a 1762 Gautier Cognac that went for that much at auction. Full story HERE.

So, if…

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Best moment of the night!  Second best, Adele Dazeem introducing her presenting partner, Glom Gazingo.