As Twitchy told you yesterday, members of the BuzzFeed News Union got the brush-off from BuzzFeed execs who didn’t seem all that interested in recognizing their union.
Well, today, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is inserting himself into the controversy — whether BuzzFeed likes it or not:
Memo to @BuzzFeedNews: New York City is a union town. You didn't just snub @bfnewsunion yesterday, you insulted all working New Yorkers.
To the union: This city stands with you.
To the management: Come. To. The. Table.— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) April 4, 2019
Memo to Bill de Blasio: You’re a thug. Thanks for reminding us.
Why are you sticking your nose in this?
— commonsense (@commonsense258) April 4, 2019
Why don’t you stay out of it
— Andrew Marvell (@JAlfredPrufro13) April 4, 2019
Mind your own business.
— BB 614 (@BryantNelson66) April 4, 2019
How about you stay out of private disputes? This isn't Nicaragua. https://t.co/1817938LnO
— Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) April 4, 2019
Where does DeBlasio get off intervening in private workplace disputes, let alone in a threatening manner? https://t.co/xJCKJKMewS
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) April 4, 2019
Also:
Look at this blatant attack on a free and fair press. This undermines the fee speech institutions that safeguard our republic. This is dangerous and Democracy died a little today. https://t.co/gGwF8pkLIc
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 4, 2019
murders a groundhog and then has the audacity to attack our democracy https://t.co/VO5kQgFoxK
— siraj hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) April 4, 2019
Recommended
Some mayor.
Is this what you do instead of your job?
— Alex Zelinski (@A_Zelinski) April 4, 2019
wth is wrong with you?
— just alan (@anythingbutdem) April 4, 2019
For what it’s worth, BuzzFeed doesn’t seem persuaded by de Blasio’s threats:
BuzzFeed spox responds: "This process is not going to benefit from the involvement of a deeply unpopular mayor who has expressed an open disdain for journalists during his time in office."https://t.co/e9NfZwVEWn https://t.co/1yiwaO87Lf
— Max Tani (@maxwelltani) April 4, 2019
Oh, snap!
WTF I LOVE BUZZFEED NOW https://t.co/pw7d7BYhPI
— Kebeh Nayyeh (@KNayyeh) April 4, 2019
Seriously, good on them. Bill de Blasio is begging to be taken down a notch or ten. With any luck, this’ll take him down an eleventh:
Guess you now know what that groundhog felt like after you spiked it into the pavement, you 9ft tall monstrosityhttps://t.co/iQrZA5I579
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) April 4, 2019
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