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This article doesn't seem especially pernicious. The subject matter is newsworthy. The article has a position which you may or may not agree with but it's not u

This article doesn't seem especially pernicious. The subject matter is newsworthy. The article has a position which you may or may not agree with but it's not unusual in that regard. It's probably slightly better in that regard than most pieces of writing that have a bearing on politics. > They're going full mask off, even. What does this mean?

snvzz 2y ago
>What does this mean? "to go mask off" means to drop a façade, and show the true nature. Here, it means they are not even trying to hide what they are doing anymore: Digging into every DOGE employee they can identify, and slandering them for political gain. Why else would they care what a random administration employee did in this free time when he was 15 years old? It is disgusting articles like this are what passes as "journalism" these days.
- andybak 2y ago
  Slander (or more properly in this case "libel") involves saying things that aren't true. Is that actually happening here?
  - snvzz 2y ago
    Grep for "alleged". Not convicted of, but alleged. They are simply digging into DOGE employees and throwing as much shit as they can, in the hopes that something sticks.
    - kelnos 2y ago
      You didn't actually answer GP's question.
- kelnos 2y ago
  > slandering them Is anything in the article factually incorrect? If not, then it's not slander. (Well, not libel. Slander involves speech, while libel is for words.) It seems these websites did exist, and he admitted to doing all this destructive, anti-social hacking as a teenager. These seem to be facts. Sure, the article is taking a moral stance on that, but most do. And I happen to agree with them that someone like this guy should be nowhere near sensitive governments systems, especially part of a task force of people who are dismantling democracy in the US.
  - rbanffy 2y ago
    > These seem to be facts. Actions the person in question freely admitted having done.

snvzz 2y ago

>What does this mean? "to go mask off" means to drop a façade, and show the true nature. Here, it means they are not even trying to hide what they are doing anymore: Digging into every DOGE employee they can identify, and slandering them for political gain. Why else would they care what a random administration employee did in this free time when he was 15 years old? It is disgusting articles like this are what passes as "journalism" these days.

andybak 2y ago
Slander (or more properly in this case "libel") involves saying things that aren't true. Is that actually happening here?
- snvzz 2y ago
  Grep for "alleged". Not convicted of, but alleged. They are simply digging into DOGE employees and throwing as much shit as they can, in the hopes that something sticks.
  - kelnos 2y ago
    You didn't actually answer GP's question.
kelnos 2y ago
> slandering them Is anything in the article factually incorrect? If not, then it's not slander. (Well, not libel. Slander involves speech, while libel is for words.) It seems these websites did exist, and he admitted to doing all this destructive, anti-social hacking as a teenager. These seem to be facts. Sure, the article is taking a moral stance on that, but most do. And I happen to agree with them that someone like this guy should be nowhere near sensitive governments systems, especially part of a task force of people who are dismantling democracy in the US.
- rbanffy 2y ago
  > These seem to be facts. Actions the person in question freely admitted having done.