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The New York Times scrubbed the false Border Patrol “whipping” narrative from one of its articles this week after the photographer who took the viral photos said he never saw agents use the leather against anyone.
Originally, the article titled “Biden says Border Patrol agents who mistreated Haitians migrants ‘will pay’” asserted that Border Patrol agents used “the reins of their horses to strike at running migrants.” A new version of the article, however, cushioned the language and claimed that mounted Border Patrol agents were “waving their reins while pushing migrants back into the Rio Grande.” The article concluded that this “prompted a torrent of criticism from Democrats and civil rights groups who have accused Mr. Biden of continuing some of the most aggressive approaches to immigration put in place by President Donald J. Trump.”
A “correction” at the bottom of the new version reluctantly admitted that there was no “conclusive evidence that migrants were struck with the reins” as previously asserted.
“An earlier version of this article overstated what is known about the behavior of some Border Patrol agents on horseback. While the agents waved their reins while pushing migrants back into the Rio Grande, The Times has not seen conclusive evidence that migrants were struck with the reins,” the statement concluded. NYTimes correction: Original:”The images of agents on horseback chasing, & in some cases using the reins of their horses to strike at running migrants…” Now:”Images of Border Patrol agents on horseback waving their reins while pushing migrants back…” https://t.co/oOMUkbZFAd pic.twitter.com/Ged8q0eR6F — Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) September 27, 2021 The original author of the article, Michael Shear, has touted knowledge of the border before and even co-authored a book on the subject titled “ Border Wars: Inside Trump’s Assault on Immigration ,” but when it came to vetting the verifiably false narrative about the whipping, the New York Times reporter failed.
Instead, he bought into the viral lies about Border Patrol agents “whipping” Haitian migrants at the Southern U.S. border that became more amplified by the White House, Democrats, and other corporate media outlets. Even Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, […]
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Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
To those who have the means, we ask that you please donate. We have options available now, but there is no telling when those options will cancel us. We have our GivingFuel page. There have been many who have been canceled by PayPal, but for now it’s still an option. Your generosity is what keeps these sites running and allows us to get the truth to the masses. We’ve had great success in growing but we know we can do more with your assistance.
Thank you, and God Bless!
JD Rucker