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points by JumpCrisscross 6 hours ago | 0 comments
What the fuck do you think “the New York Times reported Thursday” means? It’s even a link!
[–] laimewhisps 6 hours ago
That's not a source. The source would be whoever the New York Times talked to, which they actually don't cite:

> This account is based on interviews with people briefed on the surveillance, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the findings are drawn from classified intelligence, as well as other officials and industry executives and analysts.

[–] JumpCrisscross 1 hour ago
> That's not a source

It very literally is. A biography on Thomas Jefferson will list sources. It would be beyond nonsense to suggest the book has no sources because it didn't talk to a dead man.

> The source would be whoever the New York Times talked to

That would be their source. Someone complaining about the Post should know the difference.