Trump suggests networks who cover him 'negatively' could lose licenses(theguardian.com)
theguardian.com
Trump suggests networks who cover him 'negatively' could lose licenses
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/sep/18/jimmy-kimmel-charlie-kirk-comments-show-cancelled-suspended-monologue-trump-us-politics-live
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All the points in that link are applicable to MAGA America today. It is happening in front of our eyes - everyday chipping away at human liberties and targeting people.
What has metastasized goes beyond Trump. If Trump wasn't president tomorrow, this persecution-minded, we've got to "get all our enemies" way of running the country would be around in Vance, et. al.
Jan 6 was the turning point from GOP that sort of tolerates Trump, to GOP becoming the Jan 6 party.
Jan 6 was the turning point from GOP that sort of tolerates Trump, to GOP becoming the Jan 6 party.
Discussion (91 points, 3 hours ago, 43 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45294199
Related Trump FCC chair wants to revoke broadcast licenses–the 1A might stop him (9 months ago) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42451557
Few heeded Trump's call to challenge TV licenses (2017) https://web.archive.org/web/20171019082700/http://www.washin... (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15507866)
Related Trump FCC chair wants to revoke broadcast licenses–the 1A might stop him (9 months ago) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42451557
Few heeded Trump's call to challenge TV licenses (2017) https://web.archive.org/web/20171019082700/http://www.washin... (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15507866)
https://ratical.org/ratville/CAH/fasci14chars.html
#6 Controlled Mass Media
> Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.