Friday, June 12, 2020
Headlines for June 12, 2020
Worst, Most Misleading & Funniest Headlines for June 12, 2020
*Aggressive Tactics by National Guard, Ordered to Appease Trump, Wounded the Military, Too
Spare a tear for the real victims. “D.C. Guard members, typically deployed to help after hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters, say they feel demoralized and exhausted.”
*In letter, Pentagon leaders outline military role in recent unrest
A nice, generic headline. Don’t get too upset, it’s hardly worth reading the article. Except for the buried lede in paragraph 8: “Esper and Milley…confirmed that Trump could, if he chooses to invoke the 1807 Insurrection Act, use military forces for law enforcement purposes anywhere in the country. “In the event that a president makes such a decision, he may do so without approval from the state government in which the forces are to be used,” they said.”
*In protests against police brutality, videos capture more alleged police brutality
Immediately below the headline is the picture or video of the guy in Buffalo being shoved to the ground, hitting his head on the concrete and visibly bleeding, and being ignored by the cops who walk right by!
*Protests about police brutality are met with wave of police brutality across US
Now that's what we call a proper headline!
*As protesters gather in D.C., they wonder if their moment will endure
Article quotes five protesters; exactly one voices that sentiment — “She said she wasn’t sure that the white people who have attended the protests would still be interested when the intensity surrounding Floyd’s death abates.”
*White House claims violence incited at Floyd protests linked to Venezuela’s Maduro
Anonymous White House “officials” make evidence-free claims. Solid reporting.
There is evidence, though. Like this: “A woman participating in Sunday’s march, identified by the Miami-based En Vivo TV as Hellen Peña, acknowledged when pressed that she was a supporter of the late-Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez who recently traveled to Venezuela to participate in an “international brigade” for young people.” And this: “According to the blog run by former El Nuevo Herald reporter Casto Ocando, FBI counter-terrorism agents had detained and questioned people in Miami and other cities who admitted to having been paid by activists to participate in the protests, and were investigating possible ties to Venezuela and Cuba.”
*A Bitter Election. Accusations of Fraud. And Now Second Thoughts.
Subhead: A close look at Bolivian election data suggests an initial analysis by the O.A.S. that raised questions of vote-rigging — and helped force out a president — was flawed.
The NYT discovers what the WaPo knew in February and the CEPR knew last November!
Bolivia dismissed its October elections as fraudulent. Our research found no reason to suspect fraud.
“Bolivia” did not dismiss the elections as fraudulent. The OAS, the US government and media, and the Bolivian right-wing and military did. Finally, an even worse problem with the headline is the conclusion—that there's no reason to suspect fraud. That's true, but the real conclusion is more important—that Evo Morales was the legitimate winner of the election, and that the coup against him was completely unjustified.
Essential to note that this study produced identical results to the CEPR study published on Nov. 8 (https://www.cepr.net/press-release/no-evidence-that-bolivian-election-results-were-affected-by-irregularities-or-fraud-statistical-analysis-shows/ ), before the culmination of the coup, but a study which was completely suppressed by the corporate media.
*Russia Sends More Troops West, Challenging U.S.-NATO Presence Near Borders
U.S.-NATO troops on Russia’s border. Russian troops on Russian border? A “challenge” to the West.
*Amid Pandemic and Upheaval, New Cyberthreats to the Presidential Election
Subhead: Fear of the coronavirus is speeding up efforts to allow voting from home, but some of them pose security risks and may make it easier for Vladimir V. Putin, or others, to hack the vote.
Himself!
Ohio protester dies two days after exposure to tear gas, pepper spray
Classic passive voice death.
Barr seeks to dissociate himself from move on demonstrators outside Lafayette Square
Subhead: The attorney general had told the Associated Press his “attitude was get it done, but I didn’t say, ‘Go do it.’”
WaPo giving cover to Bill Barr.
