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Aussie105

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22. The fascist crackdown on 'not approved' news is continuing!

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 09:46 PM

16 hrs ago

Too bad it doesn't extend to overseas news sources like the UK BBC, Al Jazeera, DW English, etc.

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FCC Chair Threatens Media: Fall In Line With Trump, Or Lose Broadcasting Licenses [View all] littlemissmartypants 21 hrs ago OP

Really, what's the difference? Marthe48 20 hrs ago #1

A strongly worded letter won't address this nazi shit. rubbersole 20 hrs ago #2

2nd that orangecrush 17 hrs ago #20

Wholly illegal and unconstitutional angrychair 20 hrs ago #3

Sue the fucks purr-rat beauty 20 hrs ago #4

Impeach the fucker - this would break the First Amendment muriel_volestrangler 20 hrs ago #5

Federal court slap down in 3...2...1.... paleotn 20 hrs ago #6

Soviet Pravda IronLionZion 20 hrs ago #7

Doesn't "Pravda" translate to "Truth" (Social)? BurnDoubt 19 hrs ago #9

We can always trust anything that puts the word "Truth" in it's name IronLionZion 19 hrs ago #11

Unconstitutional, but not super-worrisome? Shipwack 20 hrs ago #8

I worry... BurnDoubt 19 hrs ago #12

Fair. nt Shipwack 13 hrs ago #28

Fuck you Obergruppenfhrer Carr you fascist prick. I bet you have a Free Speech My Ass Tattoo n/t Cheezoholic 19 hrs ago #10

Do it Carr Mblaze 19 hrs ago #13

Gotta control the media and thereby the messaging. Dicktator 101 Evolve Dammit 18 hrs ago #14

"In the public interest" James48 18 hrs ago #15

Reuters has now picked up the story. littlemissmartypants 17 hrs ago #16

Fuck you Carr Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 17 hrs ago #17

Kick dalton99a 17 hrs ago #18

Haul Barr's ass in to a hearing orangecrush 17 hrs ago #19

"Be Fox 'News', or else!" sakabatou 16 hrs ago #21

The fascist crackdown on 'not approved' news is continuing! Aussie105 16 hrs ago #22

Yep.... If the oligarchs can't buy a news outlet they'll regulate it into submission. groundloop 15 hrs ago #23

"Spell FASCIST ASSHOLE" struggle4progress 15 hrs ago #24

Carr is considered an incompetent doofus by most communications attorneys onenote 14 hrs ago #25

He is one of the architects of P25 so he's not that dumb. littlemissmartypants 14 hrs ago #27

If the jackass actually does this he needs to have his ass hauled before the courts. lostincalifornia 14 hrs ago #26

FoxNews' time is limited, since it won't be hard to prove they're constantly lying. Baitball Blogger 12 hrs ago #29

There's always a tweet... Carr said in 2019: IcyPeas 8 hrs ago #30

My new favorite meme. Roy Rolling 7 hrs ago #31

What a crock of shite! OldBaldy1701E 6 hrs ago #32

So if a broadcaster accurately reports that the WSJ and NYT printed something Trump says is fake news.. onenote 2 hrs ago #33