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Hassin Bin Sober

(27,498 posts)
Sat Jul 26, 2025, 03:53 PM Jul 2025

Fox News Host VISIBLY SHOCKED by Trump henchman's DISTURBING THREAT!

Wherein trump’s FCC director openly admits to past and future plans for an authoritarian takeover of network news organizations. These clip videos can be tedious with all the additional yapping but they watch fox so we don’t have to - I recommend watching at 1.5x speed or maybe 2x

It’s just naked authoritarianism based on a Viktor Orbán model

The Atlantic did a great piece on the dangers/plans:

https://web.archive.org/web/20250331103420/https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/05/viktor-orban-hungary-maga-corruption/682111/

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Fox News Host VISIBLY SHOCKED by Trump henchman's DISTURBING THREAT! (Original Post) Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2025 OP
FCC RULES Jimvanhise Jul 2025 #1
They just censored CBS/Paramount. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2025 #3
No one will ever accuse Bill Hemmer of being self-aware. LonePirate Jul 2025 #2
Colbert says mean things about Trump. Haggard Celine Jul 2025 #4
Felon sooooo wants to destroy/take over the First Amendment sakabatou Jul 2025 #5
I generally hate the term "legacy media" but this is a good time for independent media to move into the gaping hole Iris Jul 2025 #6
yeah... like some of us B.See Jul 2025 #7

Jimvanhise

(604 posts)
1. FCC RULES
Sat Jul 26, 2025, 04:09 PM
Jul 2025

The FCC can prohibit bad words (and some question whether they should even have that right) but political speech is far beyond their control. Freedom of speech literally means that the government cannot control what you say so they can no more sanction The View than they can with The Washington Post.

Haggard Celine

(17,911 posts)
4. Colbert says mean things about Trump.
Sat Jul 26, 2025, 04:44 PM
Jul 2025

That's all this is about. It's got nothing to do with gatekeeping, whatever that is.

Iris

(16,890 posts)
6. I generally hate the term "legacy media" but this is a good time for independent media to move into the gaping hole
Sat Jul 26, 2025, 05:45 PM
Jul 2025

Last edited Sun Jul 27, 2025, 02:41 PM - Edit history (2)

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