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No Denying The NY Times Serves Israel After This! w/ Ryan Cristián

2025-08-20 News & Politics
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Media Euphemism Use and Systemic Censorship in Reporting Palestinian Casualties

Discover the critique that major outlets deliberately erase the word "children" when reporting Gaza casualties, exposing how corporate media functions as a propaganda mechanism. This analysis details the specific language techniques used to obscure atrocities and punishes journalists who report uncomfortable truths.

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  • The New York Times avoids using the word "children" in reporting on the tens of thousands of Palestinian minors killed in Gaza, favoring euphemistic phrasing.
  • This language control reflects systemic dishonesty within corporate media, mirroring historical instances where truth-telling reporters were terminated (e.g., Chris Hedges).
  • The satirical outlet The Onion had already predicted this specific vocabulary manipulation months before it became widespread in mainstream coverage.

This segment evaluates specific linguistic choices made by the New York Times regarding the casualty figures in Gaza, using commentary from Ryan Cristián and Barry Malone. Understanding these patterns illuminates how power structures manipulate public perception through controlled narratives.

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The New York Times has been criticized for its coverage of Israel’s assault on Gaza, particularly for avoiding the word “children” when describing the tens of thousands of Palestinian minors killed. Jimmy and The Last Vagabond contributor Ryan Cristián point out that such phrasing is a deliberate effort to obscure atrocities and reflects the corporate media’s systemic dishonesty, which historically punishes journalists who tell uncomfortable truths. On Twitter Barry Malone highlighted one egregious example, prompting comparisons to satire from The Onion, which mocked how outlets invent euphemisms to avoid humanizing Palestinian victims. The discussion underscores how mainstream outlets function less as news organizations and more as propaganda machines serving power. Ryan Cristián on Twitter: https://twitter.com/doodlebugeye The Last American Vagabond online: https://t.co/vALOl2a0d0 Become a Premium Member: https://www.jimmydore.com/premium-membership Go to a Live Show: https://www.jimmydore.com/tour Subscribe to Our Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/jimmydorecomedy/ytlivestreams LIVESTREAM & LIVE SHOW ANNOUNCEMENTS: Email: https://mailchi.mp/jimmydorecomedy/ytlivestreams Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JimmyDoreShow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejimmydoreshow WATCH / LISTEN FREE: Videos: https://www.jimmydore.com Podcasts: https://www.jimmydore.com (Also available on iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or your favorite podcast player.) ACCESS TO FULL REPLAYABLE LIVESTREAMS: Become a Premium Member: https://www.jimmydore.com/premium-membership SUPPORT THE JIMMY DORE SHOW: Make a Donation: https://www.jimmydore.com/ Buy Official Merch (Tees, Sweatshirts, Hats, Bags): https://thejimmydoreshow.dashery.com/ https://dobynsfamilycreations.com/collections/the-jimmy-dore-show-store DOWNLOAD OUR MOBILE APP: App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/jimmy-dore/id839294547 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jimmydore.jimmydore Jimmy Dore on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jimmy_Dore Stef Zamorano on Twitter: https://twitter.com/miserablelib About The Jimmy Dore Show: #TheJimmyDoreShow is a hilarious and irreverent take on news, politics and culture featuring Jimmy Dore, a professional stand up comedian, author and podcaster. The show is also broadcast on Pacifica Radio Network stations throughout the country.

Top Comments (10)

@anami-c3f 2025-08-21

Guys, I don’t know how long this book called The Dusk Codex I found on obscure pages will even be up. It’s not some surface-level “truth” book. It’s the kind of thing that vanishes before it spreads. I swear it hit deeper than anything I’ve read. If you ever felt reality’s been filtered, this thing shatters the filter.

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@JohnTheBaptist2022 2025-08-20

Free America from AIPAC 🇮🇱

425 43 replies
@sleeper_san619 2025-08-20

Remember that time Israel attacked an American ship & everyone covered it up?

403 58 replies
@sambaxrock 2025-08-20

Our shared humanity is being starved, tortured and murdered in Gaza.

274 54 replies
@matrix_planet 2025-08-20

Free America from AIPAC

166 11 replies
@imbluz 2025-08-20

The NY Times is a waste of paper. Save the trees and can the NY Times.

158 6 replies
@JenJams1 2025-08-20

I ditched mainstream media a long time ago.

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@sehrguterTyp 2025-08-20

remember that time israel attacked an american ship and everyone covered it up ?

141 4 replies
@malcolmnicoll1165 2025-08-20

"Ownership of the media is always in the hands of the perpetrators." -Alexander Solzhenitsyn

136 1 replies
@rikktr3728 2025-08-20

Brian Mast is a former Israeli soldier who is a member of the US Congress, let that sink in.

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