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The New York Times Finds a Glamorous Backer of Theft and Murder

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23.04.2026

Back in 2020, National "Public" Radio promoted a nasty little book called "In Defense of Looting." NPR summarized the "Marxist-informed" author Vicky Osterweil in the wake of the "racial justice" rioting in cities: "She argues that looting is a powerful tool to bring about real, lasting change in society."

It's interesting to imagine how they would feel if someone stole all their lame Nina Totenberg tote bags, or some transgressive activist broke in and emptied out the designer fashions in NPR CEO Katherine Maher's residence. They are striking an anti-capitalist pose, and let's guess it's not the same if you commit property crimes against socialists.

Now it is The New York Times that is platforming the advocacy of petty theft from the Left. On their podcast "The Opinions," they brought on another Marxist-informed dilettante named Hasan Piker, best known as a live-streaming personality on Twitch, popular with video gamers.

This was their online headline: "The Rich Don't Play by the........

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