1/ NYT paints a narrative of Hobby Lobby (loathsome right wing Christian company) smuggling stolen antiquities from Iraq to US Only in paragraph 21 do we learn that auction house Christies knew provenance was dirty and concealed it when Hobby Lobby SPECIFICALLY asked for details
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2/ You can tell that this is intentional, because even as heavy handed as they are in framing the story, narrative STILL cries out to reference Christies earlier, and so the elliptical "an international auction house" or "auction house" is used in pars 3, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
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3/ Hobby Lobby did nothing wrong, but is named in the headline, and then 7 more times across 20 paragraphs. Christies, which conspired with the crooked dealer, is named 0 times in those same 20 paragraphs. Curious.
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4/ So also: how can the NYT not have overlapping interests w the elites of Christies? Same social circles, overlapping marriages, etc. NYT smearing Hobby Lobby was prob both a drive-by of a class enemy AND a cover-up for class allies.https://twitter.com/selentelechia/status/1262977902926151681?s=19 …
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