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This is from the NYT masthead editorial about the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The highlighted line invalidates not just the editorial, but the very idea of newspaper editorials crafted by the consensus of a board. Better to publish nothing at all than to publish a line like this.

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— Mark Harris (@markharris.bsky.social) January 25, 2026 at 2:08 PM

To be clear: First of all, no. The obligation of protesters in the street–whether mere observers or the civilly disobedient–is in no way EQUAL to the obligation of a masked, poorly trained, unaccountable, armed federal force rolling through American streets at the behest of an authoritarian.>

— Mark Harris (@markharris.bsky.social) January 25, 2026 at 2:11 PM

Second, like many manifestly disingenuous sentences, this one collapses under the weight of its necessarily vague language. What does "to AVOID violence" mean? Not to commit acts of violence? Or to make sure that you do absolutely nothing that might encourage any ICE agent to put you in harm's way?>

— Mark Harris (@markharris.bsky.social) January 25, 2026 at 2:13 PM

This country is in crisis because of its reckless and deranged leadership, something a majority of Americans are coming to understand. That is worth stating plainly and clearly in an editorial. It does not require both-sides-ism, false equivalence, blame-shifting, or rhetorical ass-covering. x

— Mark Harris (@markharris.bsky.social) January 25, 2026 at 2:14 PM