Jeff Jarvis
Baker and the #BrokenTimes dance around Trump's blatant racism.
From Anguish to Aggression: Trump Goes on Offense After Midair Collision https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/us/politics/trump-washington-plane-crash.html?smid=tw-share
From Anguish to Aggression: Trump Goes on Offense After Midair Collision

President Trump at moments of national tragedy has always been more comfortable finding fault than providing comfort or expressing empathy.

The New York Times
Jan 31 at 12:41pmWeb
Show threadJeff JarvisJan 31
The Times fact-checks Trump on the crash. But you can't fact-check racism; it gives credence to the racist's claims ("He says, but...") One must have the courage to identify it as racism.
Trump Misleads on D.E.I. Policies in Blaming Biden for Plane Crash
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/us/trump-dei-plane-crash-fact-check.html
Fact-Checking Trump’s D.C. Plane Crash News Conference and Remarks on D.E.I.

There is no evidence that diversity efforts played a role in the crash, and his statements disregarded his own administration’s hiring policies.

The New York Times
Show threadWim Turnhout 🇺🇦 🍉 🇵🇸Jan 31
@jeffjarvis It is almost impossible to trim down this walking disgrace of a man, Trump. Not a single journalist has got the guts to tell him, not even anonymously, to shut his filthy mouth,
Show threadgmokeJan 31
@jeffjarvis Ain't just racism. The sexism, too, is at least as outrageously stupid.