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Re:Twitter Confirms It Halted 'Hang Mike Pence' as a Trendin... by MontyCarloHall on Saturday January 09, 2021 @05:57PM (#25705936)
How about the story that gave serious airtime to the book “In Defense of Looting” [0], which as the title implies, wholeheartedly condoned the looting and rioting that occurred during the summer protests.

[0] https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2020/08/27/906642178...

Re:Twitter Confirms It Halted 'Hang Mike Pence' as a Trendin... by vladTheInhaler on Saturday January 09, 2021 @09:42PM (#25708395)
First I would point out that the article start with:

"This story was updated on Sept. 1, 2020. The original version of this story, which is an interview with an author who holds strong political views and ideas, did not provide readers enough context for them to fully assess some of the controversial opinions discussed."

So they are clearly cognizant of the fact that the content is very controversial. I think it's a sensitive and important subject, and one that doesn't really get addressed in a serious, scholarly way. In some ways, it's a perfect example of the kind of heterodox research that conservatives have advocated for in universities and public forums. And it is the job of the media to try to communicate what ideas are out there.

Re:Twitter Confirms It Halted 'Hang Mike Pence' as a Trendin... by jimbokun on Sunday January 10, 2021 @08:37AM (#25714512)
Do you have any examples of similar stories with a controversially conservative slant they have covered?

Nothing you're saying disputes that, editorially, they have a strong progressive bent.