Gil Hova

Piper Thunstrom @pathunstrom.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 02:56 UTC

If one is hesitant and needs even more reason: the new York Times is responsible for the greater portion of anti-trans narrative in the USA over the last decade. They've been showing their hand for over a decade. They're just now being blatant enough that it will affect "normal" people's lives.

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Gil Hova @gilhova.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 03:04 UTC

It's one of the reasons I canceled my subscription a few years ago. Their anti-trans bias is disgusting.

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Gil Hova @gilhova.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 02:36 UTC

There are so many other things we can do, but this is one we can do together, and if we speak with a loud enough voice, the NYT, and the rest of the American news media, will hear us. (fin)

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Gil Hova @gilhova.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 02:35 UTC

So there you have it. This is my challenge to you. Cancel your NYT subscription, and find other word games, cooking sites, and sports sites.

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Gil Hova @gilhova.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 02:34 UTC

If you're hesitant, I understand. It's asking a lot. Sit with it, and think of how you're going to feel in November if you hear election news going to the Republican Party, which will likely begin at least a decade, if not a generation, of authoritarian single-party rule.

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Gil Hova @gilhova.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 02:32 UTC

But we are now at a major inflection point in our country's history, and for at least a few months, I would suggest that playing a Wordle alternative is preferable to having our most vulnerable members of society bullied and jailed for the crime of not being born cis white men.

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Gil Hova @gilhova.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 02:31 UTC

Listen, I know. A NYT subscription brings a bunch of genuinely good things. Their cooking section. Wordle. The Athletic. I totally understand wanting to hold onto those creature comforts. You're not a bad person for hanging onto your NYT subscription just for those.

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Gil Hova @gilhova.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 02:30 UTC

Whether this is intentional behavior by the NYT or a media feeding frenzy (I believe it's mainly the former), we have to communicate to the NYT that we will not accept this as a journalistic standard. How do we do this? We cancel our subscriptions, and hurt their bottom lines.

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Gil Hova @gilhova.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 02:29 UTC

But it's especially bad this year. Today the Times claimed that Trump had softened his stance on abortion (he hasn't) and that Joe Biden was seen often by a Parkinson's specialist (the specialist was in Washington to contribute to legislation to help Parkinson's patients, and rarely even saw Biden.)

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Gil Hova @gilhova.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 02:27 UTC

The NYT is currently waging a war of disinformation against the Democratic Party. They've done it every election year. you'll remember the hype about Hillary's emails, and how that hype was not matched when it turned out almost the whole Trump cabinet used insecure email servers too.

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Gil Hova @gilhova.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 02:26 UTC

There are many things we Americans can do to protect our democracy and keep Trump out of the White House. Donating money to the right groups and left-wing politicians helps, of course, but you know what else will help? Canceling your subscription to the New York Times.

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