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Maher blasts ‘intolerant left’ after Massachusetts lesbian bar faces fury for tweaking COVID-era mask policy
Fox News reaches for "blasts"; Legal Insurrection for "blasts".
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As of September 26, 2026 at 8:53 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedComedian Bill Maher highlighted the struggling Last Ditch Bar, where lifting a COVID-era mask mandate one night a week sparked firebomb threats.
The headline splitFox News frames it as "Maher blasts ‘intolerant left’ after Massachusetts lesbian bar faces fury for tweaking CO...". Instapundit frames it as "The Last Ditch for Mask Hysteria. “The Western Massachusetts [Communist Party USA".
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Right / center-rightWestern MA Communist Party Chapter Blasts Viral Boston Globe Story About Masks at Lesbian Bar
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Western MA Communist Party Chapter Blasts Viral Boston Globe Story About Masks at Lesbian Bar
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"The September 22nd article is not newsworthy, except in the context of the upcoming midterm elections in which transgender rights are a central political issue" The post Western MA Communi...
JONAH GOLDBERG: The Last Ditch for Mask Hysteria. “The Western Massachusetts [Communist Party USA
The Last Ditch for Mask Hysteria. “The Western Massachusetts [Communist Party USA] rejects the use of conflicts among LGBTQIA+ people and organizations as a tool of division by the extreme...
