The Godfather: New Project Veritas Sting Video Targets New York Times' Editor

The "gatekeeper" of the Times' online public library says that he knows James Comey not through working on campaigns, but through a family connection -- James Comey is actually his godfather.

But he didn't tell the Times about that, because he didn't want to get recused from stories about James Comey. However, when asked for comment later (I assume), he says that's not true, and just said it because it's a "good story."

He worked on social media for Obama in 2008 and 2012, and Hillary Clinton in 2016. Now, of course, he works for the New York Times. He also seems to mock the concept of "objectivity," saying "I will be 'objective'" with actual air quotes.

He also claims to have "used to be an antifa punk" and claims to have punched a "lot of Nazis." He also claims that he joined antifa for the FBI, to gather intelligence as an informant.

I'm not sure if this is something or not -- his family says they don't even know James Comey. I don't know if he figured out this was a Project Veritas sting early and began making up stuff to embarrass them, or if he was initially candid and then figured it out and started making up stuff, or what.

A digest/transcript of this strange video is here.

Important Update: Shelf Initiative status: Phase 2 is 66% finished; projecting completion by end of night.

Basically, Jack Straw reassured me that drywall anchors would pretty much hold stuff so I'm not sweating that the additional L-brackets aren't drilled into the studs. So I'm just using shorter screws to hold them near (though not in) the stud.

I figure that'll be okay because most of the force is going down, not pulling out from the wall, and the're just additional support anyway.

The drywall anchors supposedly hold 75 pounds or something each, and I have four on each shelf, so, even assuming the 75 pound rating is overstated, I think it'll be okay.

posted by Ace at 06:29 PM

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