u/AliveReporter7642 — 3 days ago
r/nyt
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How the New York Times and the bulwark killed a story about shady fundraising practices by Dems
data4democracy.substack.comu/thisisinfactpersonal — 2 days ago
The sentencing of Bogdan Syrotiuk and the fraud of the “war for democracy” in Ukraine
On August 10, a court in the city of Pervomaisk in southern Ukraine sentenced Bogdan Syrotiuk—a 27-year-old socialist and leader of the Trotskyist Young Guard of Bolshevik-Leninists—to 15 years in prison for “high treason” for calling for the international unity of Russian and Ukrainian workers against war.
Bogdan has been convicted of a thought crime, in a ruling that blatantly violates international human rights law and the European Convention on Human Rights. The charge rested on the antiwar articles Bogdan published on the World Socialist Web Site and on his opposition to the Ukrainian government’s glorification of Nazi collaborators.
The very statements cited in the ruling make clear that he was an opponent of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and called on workers and young people in both Russia and Ukraine to oppose it. The verdict cites his “comparisons with fascists and Nazis” and his “reinterpretation of national heroes and historical figures”—explicitly citing as evidence his denunciation of the Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera, whose movement participated in the Holocaust.
The savage treatment of Bogdan and the kangaroo-court character of the proceedings explode the official narrative that has dominated the governments and media of the United States and Europe: that Ukraine is an embattled democracy, fighting to defend freedom against an unprovoked invasion. The prosecution of Bogdan exemplifies the real state of affairs in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian state has outlawed left-wing politics and suppressed all independent political and trade union activity. In March 2022, the government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suspended 11 opposition parties and merged the major national television channels’ news into a single state-run broadcast. That June, the courts banned the largest opposition party in parliament. Strikes are prohibited under martial law, and wartime labor legislation has suspended collective agreements and stripped basic protections from the majority of the workforce. Elections have been suspended since Zelensky’s own term expired on May 20, 2024. He rules by decree.
u/DryDeer775 — 3 days ago
Luigi Mangione’s High-Risk Legal Strategy
Aug 17, 2026
In the two years since a masked man shot and killed a health care executive, the national spotlight has turned to the primary suspect, Luigi Mangione. The overwhelming evidence has pointed to his guilt, and the question on most minds has been: What might the defense of one of the most famous murder suspects in America look like?
At a hearing on Friday, we got our first glimpse at an answer, one that appears to include a full-throated embrace of his guilt.
Today, Benjamin Weiser, a reporter covering the justice system for The New York Times, and Hurubie Meko, a criminal justice reporter for The Times, discuss the risky defense strategy and why an admission of guilt might be Mr. Mangione’s best bet.
On today's episode:
Benjamin Weiser, a reporter covering the justice system for The New York Times.
Hurubie Meko, a criminal justice reporter for The New York Times.
Background reading: Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to federal charges, and still faces a state case.
Photo: Pool photo by David Dee Delgado
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u/Call_Me_Clark — 3 days ago
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Russia threatens UK over supplying Ukraine with drones
"London's actions will inevitably carry consequences for which it will have to answer," the Russian Embassy to the U.K. wrote in a statement.
u/Heroyem — 3 days ago
Years of Trump Support Came Undone in 15 Minutes in an Airport. (Brent Jindra, a Russian-American tech salesman, voted for President Trump three times, drawn by his and Trump's aggressive immigration agenda. He never imagined the crackdown would ensnare his own wife.]
nytimes.comu/Tall_Trifle_4983 — 5 days ago
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Central Synagogue Attack Rattles Jewish New Yorkers
nytimes.comu/Call_Me_Clark — 5 days ago
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Lake Powell Hits Lowest Level On Record As Water Crisis Continues
nytimes.comu/Call_Me_Clark — 3 days ago
Peppermill Casino Facial Recognition AI Delivers 100% Match Leading to Wrongful Arrest of Jason Killinger
Facial recognition software at the Peppermill Casino scans live surveillance feeds in real time, compares captured faces against a database of previously banned individuals, and issues instant “100% match” alerts that security personnel treat as definitive proof for immediate detention and handcuffing.
Security staff view these alerts on mobile devices and cross-reference them with printed barring notices containing photos and prior incident details, which converts a single facial resemblance into a persistent trespasser profile that automatically triggers future alerts, physical restraint, and police calls without additional verification steps.
Casinos deploy these commercial AI systems for low-cost loss prevention with little required training or auditing, while police respond directly to the generated alerts; the proprietary nature of the algorithms and absence of mandatory human confirmation make false positives difficult to detect or correct before an arrest occurs.
This setup enables the handcuffing and jailing of innocent people such as UPS driver Jason Killinger despite conflicting driver’s licenses and clear physical differences, creating power imbalances where individuals face painful detentions and lasting records with almost no real-time recourse against either the casino’s software or officers who deferred entirely to the AI output.
Sources
Reno police made thousands of unlawful arrests using facial ID
Details Officer Richard Jager’s arrest of Jason Killinger at Peppermill Casino based solely on the casino’s facial recognition software claiming a 100% match to a banned individual.
Report 6752 - AI Incident Database
https://incidentdatabase.ai/reports/6752/
Documents the Peppermill Casino facial recognition system misidentifying Jason Killinger as a previously banned person, leading to his detention and arrest despite contradictory evidence.
Lawsuit alleges systemic misuse of facial recognition by Reno police
Covers the ongoing federal lawsuit Killinger v. Jager in which the officer admitted the arrest based on AI facial recognition should never have happened without corroboration.
Facial recognition lawsuit raises questions about police use of AI
https://thisisreno.com/2026/03/false-arrest-reno-facial-recognition/
Reports that Reno police had no formal training or policies on facial recognition prior to 2025 and that the Peppermill system continues to generate high numbers of false positives.
Artificial intelligence got a man wrongly arrested at the Peppermill
Describes how Jason Killinger was handcuffed and arrested after the casino’s AI produced a false 100% match, with Officer Jager initially accepting the software result over presented identification.
u/CollapsingTheWave — 8 days ago
Filipinos say Israelis are taking over Siargao Island in the Philippines after participating in the genocide in Gaza.
streamable.comu/Ill-Astronaut4652 — 8 days ago
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AIPAC Lashes Out at NYT's Friedman for Urging Michigan's El-Sayed to 'Stick It' to pro-Israel Lobby
haaretz.comu/soalone34 — 7 days ago
Article by Thomas Chatterton Williams
I wrote an absurdist short story many years ago and posted it on a blog.
It was meant to be a parody.
There was an article written by Thomas Chatterton Williams at the New York Times last year that is very similar.
Chatterton mostly writes about issues relating to race.
Many parts of it seem identical, to the point that they seem to be copied.
That is by coincidence, obviously.
Chatterton writes in the style that the short story was parodying.
I would like you to read the 2 pieces of writing and compare them.
His essay in the New York Times likely has a paywall. You could get around it by adding the title of the article and the name of the author, Chatterton, in Google, and then selecting the article in the Google News section.
I would like you to tell me whether you see the similarity.
The short story I wrote is called:
"Is it racist to notice that Michael Jordan is Black (because I've never noticed that)?"
https://theabsurdification.blogspot.com/2015/05/is-it-racist-to-notice-that-michael.html?m=1
The article by Thomas Chatterton Williams is called:
"The Grip That Race and Identity Have on My Students"
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/opinion/race-students-teach.html
That is an excerpt from his article, for example:
"When my friend Coleman Hughes guest-lectured on his case for colorblindness, several of them were visibly unnerved, suggesting that the idea itself was a form of anti-Blackness."
u/Tall_Welcome4559 — 5 days ago
The only National Park in Texas is currently being bulldozed for a border wall and it’s not getting enough attention
Posting here because this needs more national attention. Big Bend is a remote and environmentally sensitive park. This week a Federal Judge declined to issue a stay that would hold off construction and the bulldozers came in.
And before you say “they deserve it they voted for this” we’ve been in a stranglehold of R leadership that has systematically gone to great lengths to make sure that people can’t vote.
Save Big Bend!
u/Comfortable_Draft391 — 10 days ago
Apr 28, 2026
What we know about the man in custody after the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner, and how the incident unfolded.
The man accused of storming the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with multiple weapons was charged on Monday with trying to assassinate President Trump.
Devlin Barrett, who covers the Justice Department, explains what we know about the suspect, his plan to target the president and whether the incident should be seen as a security failure or success.
On today's episode:
Devlin Barrett, a New York Times reporter covering the Justice Department and the F.B.I.
Background reading:
‘Shots Fired!’: Inside the pandemonium at the Washington Hilton.
Charges against the assassination attempt suspect were based on a shotgun shell and a screed.
Experts said the security at the White House correspondents’ dinner worked as intended.
Photo: Salwan Georges for The New York Times
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.
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u/kitkid — 10 days ago
Moderate Democrat in Hawaii Easily Defeats Progressive House Challenger
nytimes.comu/Delicious_Adeptness9 — 11 days ago
A New Leader — and a New Showdown — at the Fed
May 14, 2026
After a year of harassing and threatening Jerome Powell, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, President Trump replaced him on Wednesday.
Colby Smith, who covers the Fed, explains how the president ended one standoff only to create a new one.
On today's episode:
Colby Smith, a New York Times reporter covering the Federal Reserve and the U.S. economy.
Background reading:
The Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as the new chair of the Federal Reserve.
Photo: Kenny Holston/The New York Times, Caroline Gutman for The New York Times
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.
Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
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u/Call_Me_Clark — 9 days ago
Seized on Their Way to Gaza, Activists Tell of Abuse in Israeli Custody
nytimes.comu/kylebisme — 13 days ago
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Charity watchdog investigates aid charity over alleged Hamas links
bbc.comu/whyrusosensitive — 12 days ago
Russian MP Wants Children Prepared for War With NATO From Fifth Grade
“Let them prepare, but the outcome is inevitable,” the Chairman of the State Duma said, citing 2030 as a “relevant milestone” for Russia to attack NATO.
u/Heroyem — 13 days ago