James GleickI don't think “emboldened" is the right word for this obscene and racist tirade. Perhaps one or more of the following:
Frenzied.
Violent.
Frustrated.
Enraged.
Berserk.
The Times doesn't know what to say about “Praise be to Allah," so it says nothing.
schamspeare@gleick Yeah, they are proving they just don't have the critical / linguistic acumen to intelligently assess what is going on. Either they have made the decision to prop up the Trump regime, or they are so lazy that they do it accidentally.