Mastodon MigrationDid you know that ICE pepper sprayed a sitting US Senator yesterday?
Not if you get your news from the New York Times, you don't.
Jeri Dansky@mastodonmigration
USA Today had more coverage than the NYT (looking at the NYT article cited by @vivo):
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/25/andy-kim-pepper-sprayed-after-visiting-new-jersey-ice-detention-center/90255993007/
USA Today had more coverage than the NYT (looking at the NYT article cited by @vivo):
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/25/andy-kim-pepper-sprayed-after-visiting-new-jersey-ice-detention-center/90255993007/
vivo@jeridansky
1. The OP claimed: “Not if you get your news from the New York Times, you don't.” So the link just showed that the claim is wrong.
2. At least looking at the word count the NYT piece is longer. Though it spends fewer words on senator Kim.
I am not a US citizen. I really do not get the hate the NYT regularly gets. I sometimes find articles stupid or even outright wrong, but in general it is the best window into American life and politics I have found.
@vivo The NYT piece had one sentence about Kim, who wasn't mentioned or referred to in the headline: "Senator Andy Kim, who was trying to de-escalate the situation, was among those affected."
The USA Today piece had nine paragraphs about Kim (if I counted correctly) who was referred to in the headline with the mention of a senator. If you want to know any detail about Kim's experience, including quotes from him, the USA Today piece has that info and the NYT does not.
I have zero wish to get into a discussion about the pros and cons of the NYT. I was just pointing out a single story where there's considerably more info elsewhere.
(And please take up any further grievances with the OP, not me.)