As Twitchy told you yesterday, the Bulwark’s Molly Jong-Fast accused Ben Shapiro of politicizing the Notre Dame fire because Shapiro emphasized what made and still makes Notre Dame so special:

If we wish to uphold the beauty and profundity of the Notre Dame cathedral, that means re-familiarizing ourselves with the philosophy and religious principles that built it. — Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) April 15, 2019

Not to be outdone, disgraced former New Yorker fact checker, current NYU journalism instructor, and eternal garbage person Talia Lavin wrote an opinion piece for the Washington Post:

I wrote for the @washingtonpost about how the far right spread sinister, Islamophobic explanations for the Notre Dame fire, playing into a broader narrative of civiliztional conflict: https://t.co/Wz4lPZnKgr — Talia Lavin (@chick_in_kiev) April 16, 2019

What she wrote was garbage.

This article is packed with full lies, half truths, assumptions, conspiracies, and was written with malicious intent. https://t.co/0Ft4LXEMBc — The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) April 16, 2019

To make her case that “the far right” has been spreading lies about the fire, Lavin groups Shapiro in with conspiracy theorists and white supremacists. These tweets are apparently supposed to serve as evidence that Shapiro’s a neo-Nazi:

Absolutely heartbreaking. A magnificent monument to Western civilization collapsing. https://t.co/UajArjkt2g — Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) April 15, 2019

It is. And that is why it is a central monument to Western civilization, which was built on the Judeo-Christian heritage. https://t.co/cS9oFzNz1P — Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) April 15, 2019

Now, Shapiro’s pushing back against the ugly narrative Lavin is peddling. He’s pissed off — and he has every right to be:

This, from @chick_in_kiev, in The Washington Post, is the sheerest form of disgusting bulls***. I blamed no one for the Notre Dame fire, since it was an accident by all available evidence, and imputing malicious intent to me is simply gross. https://t.co/e5gvQqQc2G pic.twitter.com/T98E2JWJXe — Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) April 16, 2019

Is there no low to which Talia Lavin will not stoop to slime conservatives? The answer, it would seem, is no.

Shapiro was tacitly saying the West is superior — but he always says that — Poll Cat (@gato_danger) April 16, 2019

I wasn't tacitly saying Western civilization is superior to other civilizations. I openly say it, because I believe Western civilization is superior to other civilizations. In fact, I wrote an entire book on the topic, in which I explain why. https://t.co/5xxT67KKj6 https://t.co/u02Ju84WmH — Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) April 16, 2019

Believing in the superiority of Western civilization in the way Shapiro believes in it does not make him an alt-right neo-Nazi bigot. But suggesting it does makes Talia Lavin a mendacious, vindictive little troll. And it doesn’t speak highly of the Washington Post that they’d green-light such a blatant hit job.

Hey, @washingtonpost, any interest in fixing this nonsense? I noted that Notre Dame is a monument to Western civilization because it is. That has nothing to do with blaming Muslims, and to suggest it does is simply a lie. — Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) April 16, 2019

WaPo’s Credibility Dies in Sunlight.

Insane attack on @benshapiro, as the author exposes herself to be far more extreme than she imagines him to be. By “made to stop” what exactly do you mean, @chick_in_kiev? We still have free speech in this country… pic.twitter.com/O2rx4YTZmv — Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) April 16, 2019

What in the actual hell. Everything — EVERYTHING — Ben wrote on Notre Dame, to this TLM Catholic, was comforting and respectful, even uplifting (and he apologized for a poorly timed joke, to boot). This is a disgrace of an article, but I don't expect better from her. https://t.co/hbvLay5MYa — Emily Zanotti (@emzanotti) April 16, 2019

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This should really tell you all you need to know about Talia Lavin’s endgame:

Perhaps my favorite of this piece is the ending, wherein Lavin calls for me to be silenced. So her lie was the precursor to a call for censorship. Of course. pic.twitter.com/gIAXDD9cym — Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) April 16, 2019

Of course.

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