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Behold the Power of Independent Media:
NYT Rushed Mamdani Scoop to Beat Rufo

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Posted By: Dreadnought, 7/7/2025 1:33:49 PM

Bottom line: Competition works in free markets. And that's why the Protection Racket Media tried very hard to kill off their competition through tendentious 'fact checks' and cheerleading for government censorship. Even with their grip on information markets, their narrative labs have to compete -- and that led the New York Times to get a scoop over the weekend. This revelation from Semafor leads to an interesting "what if," though: The afternoon before a long holiday weekend isn’t always the best time to drop a major scoop. But the New York Times did not want to wait to publish its story about Zohran Mamdani’s application to Columbia University in 2009

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Reply 1 - Posted by: sunset 7/7/2025 2:43:18 PM (No. 1974027)
Madmani lied about being an african-American in 2009, because he did not scheme American citizenship until 2018.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: NorthernDog 7/7/2025 3:52:25 PM (No. 1974054)
I'm surprised Zohran didn't check the LGBTQ++ box for good measure.
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