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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThey threatened me with $150,000 and I had to back off
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They threatened me with $150,000 and I had to back off (Original Post)
Be The Light
Mar 2025
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Attilatheblond
(8,530 posts)1. Not clicking/watching without SOME information re what this is about.
Srkdqltr
(9,544 posts)3. Me either
Ocelot II
(129,768 posts)2. What is this about? Not going to waste time with a video
without some info about its topic.
DET
(2,423 posts)4. I Watched It
Its about a politician that Pakman wrote about who pulled a Trump on him - threatening a 150k defamation lawsuit that Pakman couldnt afford to fight.
MineralMan
(150,897 posts)5. Clickbait. No, thanks.
If you want people to view it, add some information.
harumph
(3,131 posts)6. It's David Packman
telling a story that happened to him a few years back about a politician they covered in a story who then threatened to file a defamation suit.
It's interesting and is a cautionary tale about how those in power have the resources to go after people they see as inconvenient
with frivolous lawsuits.
Be The Light
(141 posts)7. one of the first things fascists will do
is threaten the press.
Omaha Steve
(108,722 posts)8. AFTER a second review by forum hosts UNLOCKING
Last edited Sat Mar 1, 2025, 04:42 PM - Edit history (1)
We made a mistake. But in the future please add a comment or two about the video contents.
Omaha Steve
(108,722 posts)9. Kick
