{"id":2577721,"date":"2026-03-09T12:14:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-most-dishonest-headline-weve-ever-seen-the-nyts-headline-on-the-islamist-ied-attack-at-mamdanis-mansion-will-blow-your-mind\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T12:16:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:16:17","slug":"the-most-dishonest-headline-weve-ever-seen-the-nyts-headline-on-the-islamist-ied-attack-at-mamdanis-mansion-will-blow-your-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-most-dishonest-headline-weve-ever-seen-the-nyts-headline-on-the-islamist-ied-attack-at-mamdanis-mansion-will-blow-your-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Dishonest Headline We&#8217;ve Ever Seen: The NYT&#8217;s Headline on the Islamist IED Attack at Mamdani&#8217;s Mansion Will Blow Your Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">44<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-most-dishonest-headline-weve-ever-seen-the-nyts-headline-on-the-islamist-ied-attack-at-mamdanis-mansion-will-blow-your-mind%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2577721&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The piece argues that major American newsrooms play a \u201cparlor game\u201d of softening or whitewashing extremist figures and events. It cites several examples to illustrate what the author sees as a pattern of dishonesty or euphemism in coverage. for instance, the Washington Post is criticized for calling the late ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi an \u201caustere religious scholar,\u201d a description the author claims is a woke euphemism taken too far.<\/p>\n<p>The article then attacks how The New York Times allegedly portrayed the Gracie Mansion incident, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heavily-armed-man-found-dead-at-amusement-park-near-message-written-on-wall\/\" title=\"Armed Man Found Dead at Park with Cryptic Message\">homemade explosive devices<\/a> were thrown near the New York City mayor\u2019s home during protests.According to the piece, six people were arrested after the devices-described with various terms by different outlets-were found, and the FBI later raided the suspects\u2019 homes. The piece highlights differences between headlines and initial reporting (such as, tweets describing \u201csmoking jars of metal and fuses\u201d) and the Times\u2019 eventual headline framing of the event as a \u201cHomemade Bomb Thrown\u201d near the mayor\u2019s house.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout, the author emphasizes the political skew of the coverage, noting how statements from figures like Mayor Zohran Mamdani and various media pundits are framed or downplayed. The piece uses sarcasm and provocative language to argue that mainstream outlets continually alter language and emphasis to fit a desired narrative about Islamist and right-wing actions, labeling attempts to \u201ctopple\u201d this media pattern as necessary.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m convinced that there&rsquo;s a parlor game going on inside major American newsrooms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wapo-glowingly-describes-dead-isis-leader-austere-religious-scholar-get-ripped-shreds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Almost seven years ago<\/a>, The Washington Post set a new standard for horribleness in headlining by describing the recently deceased head of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, as an &ldquo;austere religious scholar.&rdquo; This was woke euphemism on a level so thoroughly bonkers that most media watchers thought it could never possibly be topped.<\/p>\n<p>The parlor game is an attempt to topple it, of course. And while the death of the thankfully late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave the media some practice when applying the principle to Islamist scoundrels, The New York Times&rsquo; attempt to whitewash (in more ways than one) the events outside Gracie Mansion this weekend really does deserve some plaudits in this race to the bottom of the honesty barrel.<\/p>\n<p>So, just in case you&rsquo;re catching up to this one, six people were arrested after homemade explosive devices were tossed by leftist pro-Islamist counter-protesters outside of Gracie Mansion, the home of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mamdani-hochul-team-provide-taxpayer-funded-childcare-illegal-aliens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York City mayor<\/a>, on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The improvised explosives were hurled sometime after noon at forces allied with Jake Lang, a controversial right-wing influencer who was leading a march to &ldquo;stop the Islamification of NYC,&rdquo; according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/09\/us-news\/fbi-raids-homes-of-self-radicalized-isis-protesters-accused-of-hurling-bombs-at-gracie-mansion-protest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>. Late Sunday, the Post reported, &ldquo;FBI agents raided the Pennsylvania homes of the two ISIS-inspired extremists accused of hurling&rdquo; the bombs.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>The FBI&rsquo;s Evidence Response Team searched the Langhorne homes of Ibraham Kayumi, 19, and Emir Balat, 18, on Sunday after the radicals were busted for allegedly throwing homemade IEDs during a violent clash between right-wing agitators backing Jake Lang and pro-Muslim counter-protesters Saturday afternoon.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Photos showed agents hauling evidence, including what looked like computer parts, from Balat&rsquo;s home. &hellip;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The makeshift bombs &mdash; a sports drink bottle stuffed with TATP and wrapped in construction tape &mdash; were lobbed at Lang&rsquo;s crew as the rival demonstrators squared off near Mayor Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s Big Apple residence during a planned anti-Muslim rally organized by the &ldquo;white supremacist.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The deadly devices &mdash; packed with the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >terrorist-favored volatile explosive<\/a> known as &ldquo;Mother of Satan&rdquo; &mdash; fortunately failed to detonate, after police swiftly secured the bombs, removed the lethal mix and ended the threat.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>So obviously, unpleasant stuff, and we&rsquo;re lucky that nobody got killed at the event. It&rsquo;s also worth noting that the men gave no question as to what their motives were, yelling &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/fbi-investigation-terrorism-explosive-device-new-york-city-mayor-mamdani-gracie-mansion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allahu Akbar<\/a>&rdquo; before the explosives were thrown. Best not to keep us guessing, I suppose.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/unheard-videos-aoc-germany-bad-nyt-officially-called\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>, nominally being Gotham&rsquo;s newspaper of record, was therefore forced to report on it. As of Monday morning, its headline read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/07\/nyregion\/gracie-mansion-protests.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thusly<\/a>: &ldquo;Homemade Bomb Thrown at Protest Near N.Y.C. Mayor&rsquo;s House, Police Say.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That is not how it always read, and you&rsquo;ll not be surprised to discover that some &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/austere-religious-scholar-redux-see-how-irans-murderous-khamenei-was-eulogized-by-wapo-nyt\/\" title=\"&#039;Austere Religious Scholar&#039; Redux: See How Iran&#039;s Murderous Khamenei was Eulogized by WaPo, NYT\">austere religious scholar&#038;rdquo<\/a>; nonsense went into the original:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;Smoking Jars of Metal and Fuses Thrown at Protest Near Mayor&rsquo;s House&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It was a bomb that the NYPD said could have killed people. Two Muslim extremist suspects have been arrested for that attack on the anti-Islam protest. The two suspects praised allah after their capture.&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R7POlxZd3K\">pic.twitter.com\/R7POlxZd3K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/2030773367943446883?\">March 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Yeah, I wonder what &ldquo;smoking jars of metal and fuses&rdquo; are called, particularly when thrown at infidels. Give this much to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: At least he knew to call it a bomb.<\/p>\n<p>You perhaps also won&rsquo;t be surprised to find that throwing the &ldquo;smoking jars of metal and fuses&rdquo; was almost an afterthought when the Times described the events of the day, after going through the charges that had been filed against the accused:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>The turbulent scene in one of New York City&rsquo;s swankiest neighborhoods began with a plan by the far-right provocateur Jake Lang for a &ldquo;Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City&rdquo; demonstration near Gracie, the Upper East Side home of New York&rsquo;s first Muslim mayor, Zohran Mamdani.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Mr. Lang showed up with a goat and about 20 followers, who were wearing American flag hats and &ldquo;Freedom&rdquo; sweatshirts, echoing the slogan on a shirt worn by the slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk. As the day wore on, and the crowd of counterprotesters shouting at Mr. Lang grew to more than 100, tensions swelled.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>One of Mr. Lang&rsquo;s fellow protesters sprayed Mace at a group of counterprotesters, sending some doubling over in tears. Fistfights broke out among the crowd, and raw eggs flew through the air.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Then a counterprotester threw two smoking objects, one of which landed on East 87th Street in flames, prompting protesters to run for cover.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And by the way, they weren&rsquo;t the only dishonest actors in this whole saga, including Mayor Mamdani himself, who saw fit to mention Mr. Lang first in the order of deplorables:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Multiple arrests made after &ldquo;suspicious devices&rdquo; found outside Gracie Mansion, home of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, during anti-Islam rally and counterprotest.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qKvlIENj5A\">https:\/\/t.co\/qKvlIENj5A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCNewYork\/status\/2030442054396903737?\">March 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yesterday, white supremacist Jake Lang organized a protest outside Gracie Mansion rooted in bigotry and racism. Such hate has no place in New York City. It is an affront to our city&rsquo;s values and the unity that defines who we are.<\/p>\n<p>What followed was even more disturbing. Violence&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCMayor\/status\/2030704552765263946?\">March 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What followed was even more disturbing.&rdquo; You don&rsquo;t say, Mr. Mayor? I was led to believe that no matter what came out of your mouth in these United States, it didn&rsquo;t warrant having a bomb thrown at you &mdash; or &ldquo;smoking jars of metal and fuses,&rdquo; to use the Times&rsquo; verbiage.<\/p>\n<p>You almost wonder how long it will take everybody to find a way to call the suspect &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/austere-religious-scholar-redux-see-irans-murderous-khamenei-eulogized-wapo-nyt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">austere religious scholars<\/a>.&rdquo; Better get cracking, American left. 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