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Ocelot II

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4. A whole lot of really good ones, though:

Mon Feb 17, 2025, 02:39 PM

Feb 17

THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Don’t Surrender to the Coercion Presidency
The Trump administration is trying to bake quid pro quo deal making, coercive tactics, loyalty tests and other dishonorable practices into American government.

DAVID FRENCH
The Disrupter in Chief Can’t End a War Like This
The Trump team’s vacillations may not just cost Ukraine its independence; it could set the stage for a cataclysm.

THE CONVERSATION
Trump’s First Four Weeks Felt Like Four Years
The problem is that if we have another three years and 11 months of this, there won’t be a rule of law left in the United States.
By Gail Collins and Bret Stephens

GUEST ESSAY
The 1980s Are Back, and Not in a Good Way
I worshiped Ronald Reagan and big hair in the 1980s. The MAGA youth of today remind me of myself.
By Elizabeth Spiers

GUEST ESSAY
Sorry, Mr. Kennedy, Most Americans Want to Get Their Shots
Threatening vaccine access is not only bad science, it’s bad politics.

MAUREEN DOWD
Who Will Stand Up to Trump at High Noon?
Trump and Musk are destroying the magic of America.

GUEST ESSAY
This Is What the Courts Can Do if Trump Defies Them
How the escalating measures available to courts would work.
By Trevor W. Morrison and Richard H. Pildes

NICHOLAS KRISTOF
Not Quite a Unified Theory of Trumpism, but Still an Alarming Pattern
Trump’s actions remind me of authoritarians I’ve covered for four decades around the globe.

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Fucking NY Times! [View all] edhopper Feb 17 OP

So, when we take back all three branches of government Aviation Pro Feb 17 #1

"...starve out the red states..." markodochartaigh Feb 17 #48

Or get their filthy hands on the money for themselves and Bluethroughu Feb 17 #58

Exactly. markodochartaigh Feb 17 #60

NY TIMES, IT'S CALLED BREAKING THE LAW! Bluethroughu Feb 17 #2

If "liberals" did what Trump is now doing, the NYT would compare them to Stalin, Mao or Jung Un. sop Feb 17 #8

Exactly! Bluethroughu Feb 17 #47

You are exactly correct! MacKasey Feb 17 #53

The difference being the Dems respect The Constitution. n/r John1956PA Feb 17 #3

A whole lot of really good ones, though: Ocelot II Feb 17 #4

Editorials are meaninless edhopper Feb 17 #13

Wait! What?!?! You're defending the NYT?!?! bif Feb 17 #24

Shame on me. Ocelot II Feb 17 #25

It's called gaslighting. 58Sunliner Feb 17 #27

All opinions. The hard news still flatters Trump in coverage and headlines.. Lonestarblue Feb 17 #26

"Liberal lawmakers have for years complained about bureaucracy that moved too slowly and rules that stifled sop Feb 17 #5

Liberals edhopper Feb 17 #15

Is it real or is it AI? cbabe Feb 17 #6

What does it matter edhopper Feb 17 #16

True. Wonder if a human editor reviewed or simply waved it by. cbabe Feb 17 #19

The byline edhopper Feb 17 #21

I'll agree with one thing... WarGamer Feb 17 #7

Yes! Cutting unnecessary spending in order to aid the programs you mention . . . John1956PA Feb 17 #11

Who wrote the above? Ty BootinUp Feb 17 #9

German Lopez edhopper Feb 17 #17

Link and author please AStern Feb 17 #10

German Lopez edhopper Feb 17 #18

Thank you AStern Feb 17 #46

Here's a link. It's in their email newsletter, not the main publication. Ocelot II Feb 17 #31

German Lopez is his name. . . DinahMoeHum Feb 17 #43

Haven't read the NYT in ages claudette Feb 17 #12

That "red tape" is the United States Constitution Martin Eden Feb 17 #14

I agree senseandsensibility Feb 17 #22

This! bronxiteforever Feb 17 #32

They are disgusting senseandsensibility Feb 17 #20

Liberal lawmakers have for years complained about bureaucracy? mzmolly Feb 17 #23

The article continues with quotes from Biden and Obama somsai Feb 17 #28

It takes time to actually get things done. mzmolly Feb 17 #34

slow legislation is one thing Skittles Feb 17 #61

Cut through the Constitution orangecrush Feb 17 #29

Yes, it's a pretty useless article. Ocelot II Feb 17 #30

Is there a newspaper we can depend on these days? Jilly_in_VA Feb 17 #33

The Guardian is good. nt spooky3 Feb 17 #49

I check The Guardian every day Jilly_in_VA Feb 17 #54

Same it seems like the world can see the criminal for what he is Dem4life1234 Feb 18 #72

The Guardian PhylliPretzel Feb 17 #50

Right on, cilla4progress Feb 17 #35

Is anyone writing a protest letter to the New York Times? calimary Feb 17 #36

That bureaucracy is called three branches of government Beck23 Feb 17 #37

Trump is a lawless criminal law-breaker. Liberals believe in following process. Baitball Blogger Feb 17 #38

CONServative tabloid paper. Emile Feb 17 #39

Brown Shirt Brown Nosing Fascists Waist Deep In Trump's Prolapsed Gaping Asshole MayReasonRule Feb 17 #40

Astonishingly off the mark. So easy to destroy and dismantle illegally and illegitimately what took years to build. Rs Pepsidog Feb 17 #41

Yes. TPTB (including MSM) want this to be about rules, authority, processes, conflicts between wiggs Feb 17 #42

Exactly senseandsensibility Feb 17 #59

Who writes their shit? Joinfortmill Feb 17 #44

NYET Times impressed by a Barbarossa Blitzkrieg? GreenWave Feb 17 #45

So crimes are ok if some people Progressive dog Feb 17 #51

We don't need no steenking Constitution! We're the New York Times! dchill Feb 17 #52

sure but the trains are finally running on time Voltaire2 Feb 17 #55

The day wouldn't be complete without a NYT rant. bif Feb 17 #56

Absolute trash! stillcool Feb 17 #57

Sick. They are intentionally boosting his "style". Passages Feb 17 #62

If only Merrick Garland .... kiri Feb 17 #63

It may not turn out to be so fast unless they ignore court orders - which might have consequences. soldierant Feb 17 #64

"Turd polishing" Six117 Feb 18 #65

Yeah, that's right you incredible twit. Mblaze Feb 18 #66

ESAD, NYT Blue Owl Feb 18 #67

I think, about 88 years ago, swong19104 Feb 18 #68

Yeah fu*k them Figarosmom Feb 18 #69

The idiots running the NYT these days need a basic lesson in Civics and the Constitution augyboston Feb 18 #70

wtf is wrong with these people? 4catsmom Feb 18 #71

Bullshit! We're supposed to "envy" Trump's total disregard for the constitution and the rule of law? Martin68 Feb 18 #73

I envy their ruthlessness in attaining power and how they use power when they have it. BannonsLiver Feb 18 #74

The problem is that ruthlessness requires lawlessness and unconstitutionality. Democracy is not based on ruthlessness. Martin68 Feb 18 #78

I don't agree with your point that being ruthless requires lawlessness. BannonsLiver Feb 18 #80

THE N Y TIMES, Like Most of the Other Mainstream Media, Is a Coward! Daleuhlmann Feb 18 #75

Wrong, assholes! We DO NOT approve of Trump's targets. There is no "may" here. Initech Feb 18 #76

Gardeners marvel at the speed at which lumberjacks prune trees. Wingus Dingus Feb 18 #77

I cancelled my NYT subscription back in 2016 after the NYT worked to elect trump LetMyPeopleVote Feb 18 #79

NY TIMES Editorial Sounds Like "Deja Vu All Over Again!" Daleuhlmann Feb 18 #81