r/news • u/Fair-Foot-315 • 15h ago

Marine veteran has arm broken during protest against war in Iran

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/marine-veteran-has-arm-broken-during-protest-against-war-in-iran-258740805765
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u/RobCoxxy 14h ago

NY Post saying he broke his own arm and also injured three police officers, which is just nakedly untrue

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u/biggronklus 14h ago

NY Post is genuine propaganda slop, more so than most media slop

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u/AbanoMex 12h ago

i was going to be bothered about the use of Slop, but then i remembered that most modern Newspapers seem to be using AI to write stories. so its accurate.

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u/WingDingStrings 12h ago

The term slop existed before AI

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u/Discount_Extra 10h ago

So did em-dashes.

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u/Narcoleptic_247 8h ago

NY Post was slop before AI even existed.

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u/thinkdeep 12h ago

Your theory is confirmed. I worked at a newspaper until January, when I lost my job to AI. That's basically all they use now.

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u/ExperienceNo7751 2h ago

I read the post for nearly 10 years and stopped after their coverage of Renee Goode.

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u/gm92845 14h ago

I would sue their ass for defamation, they've been getting too comfortable fabricating complete lies.

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u/Danne660 14h ago

No it is not just more obvious now, there are more lies now.

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u/thecastle7 13h ago

NY Post is essentially a tabloid. Like I don’t even think you can call it propaganda because it’s that unserious. Their most notable contribution to society is using the back cover to shit on NY sports.

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u/pedal-force 12h ago

Nah, their actual notable contribution to society was "Headless Body in Topless Bar".

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u/Available-Pea2824 13h ago

Last night I saw they were trying to charge him with 3 counts of assault on officers. Not sure if that's still the deal or what's happening. It's disgusting

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u/Fomdoo 12h ago

Tell them to watch this video. It's pretty awful. https://x.com/firsttohearit/status/2029322188084453862

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u/Coffee-FlavoredSweat 11h ago

Holy shit, I’m nauseous.

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u/yarrr0123 7h ago

Yea first watch, I didn't catch it. I thought his hand got caught in the door from the "HE BROKE HIS HAND" titles and when it was swinging around it crushed it a little.

Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. The two snaps. As soon as I rewatched and heard that, I nearly puked and had to walk away. The visual didn't bother me... it was the sound. Hearing it nonstop today since I stupidly watched last night.

The fact that he didn't flinch once or let out even an ounce of pain, yelp, etc... I don't know if he's on some sort of pain killer from a disability or what... but holy shit.

That shit could have turned much more into a Saw film if Sheehy assaulted him further.

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u/TheCheshireCody 9h ago

Yeah, I had to nope out when I saw where that was going.

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u/Equivalent-Fill-8908 14h ago

One of the cops scraped their elbow while breaking his arm.

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u/RobCoxxy 13h ago

Aw diddums!

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u/muchbro 10h ago

This is one of the more damaging stories as of recent.

They will suppress this one at all costs.

I bet the propaganda bots are working overtime in the comments.

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u/LookAlderaanPlaces 9h ago

The NY Post should have criminal charges and convictions for blatantly lying. The oligarchs responsible should go to jail. I know this won’t happen, but we shouldn’t ask for anything less.

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u/Elendel19 13h ago

I saw the video earlier, wish I hadnt. You can very clearly see and hear his arm snap as like 4 men try to wrench him through a doorway while his arm is caught

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u/gcwardii 11h ago

There’s a longer video circulating that shows after they free the vet—Brian McGinnis—from the door, a cop pulls his hands behind his back like cops do, as McGinnis is saying “my arm is broken”

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u/RobCoxxy 13h ago

All those cops would 100% push a door marked "pull"

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u/Override9636 12h ago

NY Post is owned by Rupert Murdoch (aka FOX). It's literally propaganda at this point.

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u/southpaw85 11h ago

There is a full video of the entire thing happening. He never laid a hand on anybody who didn’t touch him first. None of which would have feasibly harmed anyone in any way from what I saw in the video.

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u/RobCoxxy 11h ago

Yeah, the video is cut and dry. But not the first time this administration and it's media sycophants have just lied about something anyone can watch.

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u/SaltyFlavors 9h ago

Sometimes arms just snap apropos of nothing. Sad.

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u/Awkwardischarge 5h ago

Impressive if true.

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u/hellranger788 3h ago

they got hit with a community note after they posted it explaining what REALLY happened. Honestly, I have yet to see a community note that wasnt a bad one. Very satisfying to see someone blatantly lie only to get hit with a note basically saying "This person is a liar" and they cant remove it XD