The New York Times Hides the Socialist Party Registration of the Pennsylvania Governor's Mansion Arsonist from Its Readers

Pic from the New York Post

Whoops. One of those inadvertent omissions, I'm sure.

While Balmer's Facebook profile also reportedly contains posts and comments lauding the Black Lives Matter movement and claiming that he's a "registered socialist," The New York Times highlighted posts of his criticizing former President Joe Biden, ignoring ones recognizant of left-leaning politics.

"Mr. Balmer's social media suggested not a particular ideology so much as a deep cynicism, in some posts espousing a libertarian bent bordering on anarchism, in others praising violence. His Facebook posts included rants about big pharma, women and the government," the outlet wrote.

The New York Times did note Balmer exhibited "little sign of any loyalty to any party," but omitted coverage of his posts praising BLM and admitting to socialism.

Some social media users speculated Balmer's apparently self-admitted socialism was simply sarcasm. One such tongue-in-cheek example is a post in which Balmer claimed to have received 27 mail-in ballots.

"The post in which he says he's a socialist, if you actually read it, is clearly sarcastic," Facebook user "Mary Pratt" wrote in response to a post highlighting his apparent confession.

There are, however, other signs pointing towards Balmer's apparent left-leaning radicalism, including a post touting Molotov cocktails, an incendiary device which he allegedly used to set fire to Shapiro's home, according to the complaint. The post displayed a picture of a flaming bottle with the caption, "Be the light you want to see in the world."

While the Molotov cocktail has been used by agitators and protesters linked to both political wings, in recent years it has become a calling card for radical leftists linked with Antifa.

Other left-leaning media figures have also excluded key context surrounding Balmer's apparently left-linked political posts.

"The man being charged with attempted murder, and aggravated arson of Governor Shapiro is Cody Balmer. He has had anti-Biden posts on social media. Another right-wing extremist? MAGA? Hopefully he gets life in prison," left-wing social media creator Ed Krassenstein posted on X.

Trump bought into the first round of first reports, echoing the media's claims that the antifa/BLM arsonist was "just a wackjob" who wasn't attached to either party. I hope he'll be correcting that.

Never, ever believe the media -- about anything.

When I first mentioned this, I assumed this was a failed case of arson, with this antifa/BLM socialist terrorist merely hitting the exterior walls of the mansion with Molotov cocktails.

Nope -- it was serious case of arson. Antifa and BLM have no useful skills, but they are very good at burning buildings.

posted by Ace at 02:56 PM

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