Why I Hate the NY Times

06:03 Wednesday, 27 May 2026
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I unsubscribed from the Washington Post because of Bezos and their partisan editorial positions. (They're for partisan gerrymandering in Red states, but against it in Blue.) I subscribed to the NY Times last year because I felt that they still had a strong news-gathering core.

But things like this article just piss me right the fuck off. It's the Times putting its thumb on the scale in the Maine senate race because they don't like Gram Platner.

“It is in real trouble, and it should be,” said Senator Susan Collins, a Maine Republican who is known to oppose the most extreme parts of Mr. Trump’s agenda.

That is complete and utter bullshit. And you know they know it because of the passive voice construction. And they illustrate the piece with a picture of Collins with a caption making the same claim.

Collins has opposed none of the "most extreme parts of Mr. Trump's agenda."

It's not a credible claim. I don't know how much influence the NY Times holds in Maine, probably a lot less than they seem to think they do. So I wonder why they go out of their way to trash their own credibility and reputation to try and save the struggling campaign of a woman who has been a consistent doormat for Trump.

Bullshit.