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With the loss of funding, they had to let go all the mathy people who did the mathy stuff. Now it's just inexpensive English majors.

Both sides!

They say that crime is down? There is empirical data that clearly demonstrates a decline in crime rates.

If crime is down, say so. Don't make it look like they're only claiming it's down. Surely you have the resources to research this.

What the fuck is wrong with you, NPR? You're treating vibes and data as somehow equally valid reflections of objective reality. Do you understand that MAGA will still gleefully murder all of you even if you try to appease them? Grow a fucking spine!

Shameful and sickening refusal to be journalists. If you can’t report facts, you need to shut down and stop pretending that you are a source of journalism. You are a propaganda outlet, NPR.

Hmm, something about those mayors. Can't quite put my finger on why they might be the focus of Trump's animosity.

"They" say? Or do statistics and data say?

Why not ditch the weasel words at this point? What else can Republicans do to convince you they aren't listening?

This is about as racist as NPR ever has been. Do you even have any self awareness about the photo you just posted and this headline?

Democrats should be pointing out large cities in red states with higher crime rates. Republicans would be in front of every camera they could find screaming about the differences in treatment.

I would bet large cities in red states have more crime than DC. Why aren’t Democrats pointing that out? If it was Democrats doing it Republicans would be in front of every camera they could and they would be screaming their outrage!

Nah, couldn't be, we all know that the only "facts" that matter are Conservative talking points

They SAY it because it is.

This photo is interesting. Also, the stats are not an opinion.

What do those cities have in common, hmmm?

Revenge and retribution tours by Don- @npr.org => call this what it is.

They didn't "say" it, it's a statistic you twatwaffles, look it up!!

Guess he doesn’t think these mayors are the white people for the job. Oops. I mean right.

Start drawing blue mega maps

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How do you report if it's raining outside?

He best not mess with Philly.

They don’t SAY crime is down, it IS down. And they have facts to support that.

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I mean why are you saying "say crime is down". It IS down! Its okay to say the truth in a headline, I promise.

why do all these cities have in common for trump? Black Mayors ..and you're not calling out racism ?

Gosh @npr.org if you could only look up the statistics easily online you could confirm that. bsky.app/profile/npr....

The DATA says that crime is down. What are we even doing here?

It is down. Do your fucking job. They already stripped your funding. What are you bothsides-ing for?

"They say?" You couldn't verify? I'm glad Trump cut off your funding. You're just MAGAt lapdogs anyway, you are useless to America.

They already took all your money. No need to use these mealy-mouthed headlines

If only there was some sort of objective reality NPR could rely on rather than what the Dem mayors “say.”

THE FUCKING FACTS SAY CRIME IS DOWN, YOU GODDAMNED QUISLINGS

Report if it's true or not (it is), not that people are saying things, you useless scumfucks.

The response is not, "but crime is down." That's weak-kneed, kumbaya BS ignores the obvious threat posed by the ideology of the Right. "But crime is down" implies a legitimacy to the action.

The crime Trump is talking about is being black

Gee, what do these people have in common? Hint: He would have refused to rent properties to them.

WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU? trump IS ACTIVELY TRYING TO ELIMINATE YOU, BUT YOU STILL TALK THIS WAY?

Have these mayors been in contact with their top law enforcement officers, their governors? Because Trump seized California's national guard and Newsom did nothing, either to prepare for it or respond afterwards.

Any cities with white Mayors on the list? Or in Red States> Cause I know the crime statistics show the highest crime rates in big cities in red states.

Crime *is* down, by numerous measurements. When is NPR going to stop prostituting itself for a regime (trump's) that hates it?

Imagine reporting on explicitly racist garbage and not calling it such because of your abject cowardice.

Exactly-because you know, he didn’t include Detroit on that list…yet. Detroit’s mayor is a white male, and his current campaign for governor has been receiving significant funding from right wing folks, despite him running as an “independent”, and running as a Democrat for the mayoral position here

I don't really know what you're asking? The headline is dismissive of these mayors, the pictures speak volumes about the racist attacks.

It is down. Stop it with this shit!

Telling us what opposed politicians said is not useful journalism. Telling us who is lying and who is telling the truth is very useful, but apparently fact-finding is not part of your journalistic values.

Crime is down. But I shouldn't expect our corrupt, right-wing media to report empirical facts that might upset the child emperor.

"say"?

None of them are named Rudy and rape their employees?

They don't say crime is down. It IS down.

Does anyone believe it has anything to do with the crime rates?

Are they correct? Seems like if they're correct, you should just go ahead and say so.

"The mayors say crime is down." Well, it _is_ down. This kind of horseshit collaborationist framing is why I don't give a fuck that NPR's funding got pulled.

What do you mean “they say” crime is down?? It’s either down or it’s not down. Find out and then fix this garbage headline. Btw, crime is down. And even if it weren’t the feds have no right to take over cities. Are you all even awake at NPR?

If only there was a news organization that could report if crime was in fact down in these cities, instead of just writing what people say.

The United States of America's own Dept. Of Justice is protecting a PEDOFILE. How's that for justice?

It IS down, NPR. You can report FACTS. I have stopped my giving until you stop tiptoeing around facts to avoid rightwing retribution. They cancelled your funding. You’re free to be fair and correct now.

These mayors that Trump doesn’t like seem to have something in common. I can’t quite put my finger on it.🤔

The mayors "say crime is down"? Maybe you could note that that crime is, in fact, down. Just an idea. This is literally Paul Krugman's "Opinions on shape of Earth differ". NPR: Nice Polite Republicans.

Crime is down. Way down. Its not a fact that is legitimately in dispute. Stop privilgeing the lie of a child rapist

That sounds about white.

If only it were … something obvious … 🤔

Crime is down. It’s a fact. That’s why “they say” it. You don’t have to worry about the breaking the egg shells around the administration; they already broke yours.

Crime is down. It's a fact. What the fuck is wrong with you people? You think licking that boot is going to save you? Stand up to fascism, which in your case just means telling the truth. I can't believe how badly our institutions are failing us. Social media intern: quit. You don't want this on you

why are they saying crime is down hmmm oh right because statistics prove that to be true.. but yea let’s regurgitate trump propaganda and misinformation

Couldn't help noticing that the guy who wanted to execute the Central Park Five is going after cities run by Black people. But I guess we shouldn't call it racism.

(One of my all-time favs) GOP talking point: We don't see color or race. Yet ICE et all scoops up only brown people. And Trump brands WOC as low IQ. F*ckin Magic

Next time may I suggest "[they] have all made it clear that crime is down"? Stop trying to both-sides this.

What the fuck phrasing is that. Pathetic

What a coincidence, they are all brown....🧐

You should replace your logo with a shrug emoji, because wayyyy too many of your stories weave around facts as “some say this and some say that”.

Gotta be Stephen Miller's racist Nazi work!

Crime is down. Fact. Whay do you have to frame it as ambiguous?

The racism here is in your face

These mayors are stating facts @npr.org, not just saying stuff. Dem mayors (sans Adams) are solving the problems that Dems supposedly don't talk about enough. I grew up in Baltimore in the 70s&80s. It's the safest it's ever been in 50 yrs as @mayorbmscott.bsky.social reports.

Law enforcement actions?! Is that what we call illegal authoritarian power grab nowadays? 🤬

Dear @npr.org —- 🤔 care to comment on the obvious common denominator here??? #CallOutTheRacisttRumpRegime and while we’re at it, #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

I see a similarity here.

What's their common denominator? 🤔 Hmmmmm

Can’t see at all what the through line is here…

that's because it is down, you admit it in the story, why you gotta write a chickenshit headline over it

It’d be awesome if you guys could knock off the analysis paralysis and just say that he’s taking authoritarian actions.

Hm, there’s something similar about all of them, but I just can’t put my finger on it… Something, something racism…

they say? they stated, having the statistics to verify the lower numbers come on now, npr. that is weakweak stuff

Article thumbnail nicely done. Makes the point.

What do they have in common that would prompt him to target them.

It would be nice if there were organizations that could, I don’t know, look up facts and report them.

Wow, such cowardice from npr, lying to the viewers and spreading anti democracy propaganda with that "say" part. Crime is down, it's not an unfounded claim it's a statistical fact. Crime is down. You want public funding, so stop acting like a shill for those who oppose the public.

And no Philly?? Cherelle Parker?

Epstein’s bestie seems to have some issues with effective leadership

His racism is consistent, growing more and more blatant as well ad brazen every single day.

Is it just me or is there a sudden rush of Russian bots here lately?

Why are you still kowtowing to trump after he killed your funding?

What weak ass shit is this - "They say" God dammit, you can literally look up the stats. How fucking lazy are you?

What do you mean they "say" it? It's objectively the case

Crime has never been lower in D.C. (credit to Anat Shenker-Osorio)

"What did they do to antagonize him?"

Americans own over 400 MILLION firearms. BILLIONS of rounds of ammunition. And America is being taken over by a convicted sexual predator and pedo that refused to pick one up. #Welcometothedarkage

Haven’t they stopped funding NPR? Are you still obligated to play the both sides BS?

💯 This is important. The mayors of the targeted cities show that crime is down.

Something about those mayors 🤔 Can't quite put my finger on it.

So the data and observable statistics (which even the most mediocre reporter can read) aren’t “saying” it? The mediocrity & complicity of the individuals in journalism—at all levels—is why fascism is here. Oh and of course @npr.org wouldn’t use this shitty framing if these mayors were white.

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News flash, basically *all* cities in this country vote blue! So what else could it be? Gee, so hard to divine... 🤔 And yeah... Those statistics they cite are called facts. It's fucking pathetic that your news organization can't say that. What are you so afraid of?

NPR will continue to kiss Trump's ass in a desperate attempt to not get canceled by Trump. It's pathetic to watch because he's gonna cancel them anyway and us donors will also cancel them because of the ass kissing.

Except DC ain’t a city like those cities. Washington DC is the only place in America that’s its own little island of governance.

NPR continues enabling trump's cancerous regime, thinking the funding will come back. Incredibly stupid.

They all say that crime is down

The public would appreciate a visual too, to help make the case.

I am sorry, but don’t lump Mayor Adams of NYC with the others. Adams is a crook, he’s dumb, he’s shifty, he’s pathetic. Complete loser. He should crawl up Trump’s dirty ass where this fool can hang with the rest of the shit.

It would worth considering as a news source if it is in fact down. That might be fun

NPR getting defunded by the fascists and you're still doing weak both-sides headlines? Pathetic. Tell the truth. Crime in big cities is down and Trump is lying.

They say it because the stats show it's true

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If only we had some sort of group of people who could get to the truth of the matter and inform the public

“Crime is down in the cities Trump mentioned.” This header is halfway into the article. It should be in the first paragraph and/or headline. Do not buckle, NPR. State the facts, clearly and up front.

Crime is WAY UP in DC, specifically at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Capitol Hill, and at the Supreme Court. Perhaps at unprecedented levels. The First Confederate Insurgency committed its crimes from Montgomery and Richmond. Crimes that went unprosecuted, is why this is happening now. Don't be clowns!