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Swede

(40,356 posts) Sun Jun 7, 2026, 06:29 PM Sunday

Bari Weiss email asking "can we make the protesters look more violent?" Scott Pelley [View all]

Garbage in, garbage out with Weiss and her rightwing bs.

PELLEY: â€œ.. And about four hours after our deadline, Bari Weiss sends an email to my boss, Tanya Simon. Two of the things in the email include, can we make the protesters look more violent?â€

@nytimes.com $PSKY
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— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) 2026-06-07T14:05:27.210Z

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Bari Weiss email asking "can we make the protesters look more violent?" Scott Pelley [View all] Swede Sunday OP

Can Pelley make Weiss look any smaller? Sneederbunk Sunday #1

He's a professional and most likely has lots of receipts Deuxcents Sunday #2

Weiss is evil and Scott Pelley is Cha Sunday #9

Kick dalton99a Sunday #3

Disgusting! TY Scott Pelly. electric_blue68 Sunday #4

The trash will always find ways to demonize any protestors fighting for human rights SunImp Sunday #5

WTAF! yellow dahlia Sunday #6

That's SOP at Faux Nooze. rubbersole Sunday #7

Whoa! That little evil *****. Not Cha Sunday #8

"can we make the protesters look more violent?" J_William_Ryan Sunday #10

I'm sure this will be one of the leading stories on AM radio and FOX on Monday... progressoid Sunday #11

I dont know why Stahl & the rest said they'd stay. Start a NEW show on ABC/NBC Callie1979 Sunday #12

Kick. N/T Upthevibe Sunday #13

I'd love to see them interview him on 60 Minutes. SeattleVet Sunday #14

Bari, if you have to spin the facts to purportedly un-bias the story, then you are the bias you claim to hate. n/t Beartracks Sunday #15

Just wondering if Bari Weiss's request was an johnnyfins Sunday #16

Weiss is clearly trying to turn CBS into another 'Faux News Channel' Jack Valentino Sunday #17

She can shove her Nazi propaganda where the sun don't shine Blue Owl Sunday #18