https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/826950727725617153
You may not be a fan of Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, but that doesn’t mean you can just ignore facts you don’t like. L.A. Times “national race and justice reporter” Jaweed Kaleem is sure going to try, though:
https://twitter.com/jaweedkaleem/status/826949147924180992
https://twitter.com/jaweedkaleem/status/826949618973892608
OK, but …
What about including 9/11?
— InvidiousDistinction (@InvidiousDist) February 2, 2017
Creative writing & math! *Exclude the biggest terror attack in American to make your story plausible.
— Colorado RedTraci (@goptraci) February 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/826950258466942976
Also interesting? That article Kaleem links to was written in June of 2015. A few things have happened since then.
Yup. June 2015. So San Bernardino and Pulse are both not included.
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) February 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/826951620919492609
Embarrassing.
.@jaweedkaleem San Bernardino and Pulse shooting both happened after that article was written. Puts jihadi death toll above non-jihadi.
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) February 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/damianpenny/status/826951664473088000
When accurate statistics are inconvenient, that doesn’t make them any less accurate. If you can’t use up-to-date information to make your case, Jaweed, maybe you shouldn’t be making that case at all.
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@chrislhayes @nytimes @Reuters is it me or does this article pretend Pulse nightclub shooting never happened ?
— Jose Torres (@josectorres_) February 2, 2017
just realized it's from before that, which is significant and misleading.
— Jose Torres (@josectorres_) February 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/jaweedkaleem/status/826952199150333952
Kaleem did retweet this, at least:
@mattdpearce @nytimes Old report. This predates the Pulse nightclub; count is now higher for Muslims, sadly.
— sh1 (@shall001) February 2, 2017
But it still doesn’t explain away the decision to ignore 9/11. Or justify his laziness.
https://twitter.com/youllprobhateme/status/826952767637856256
https://twitter.com/jaweedkaleem/status/826955107350700033
Then find a more accurate, timely article, Jaweed. This isn’t difficult.
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