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Playingmantis

(613 posts)
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 07:16 PM 8 hrs ago

Fascism arrives

FCC Chair Brendon Carr doesnt like the coverage the administration is getting so he intends to change that..Read what he said and what Trump fascists said in reponse



@BrendanCarrFCC

Broadcasters that are running hoaxes and news distortions - also known as the fake news - have a chance now to correct course before their license renewals come up. The law is clear. Broadcasters must operate in the public interest, and they will lose their licenses if they do not. And frankly, changing course is in their own business interests since trust in legacy media has now fallen to an all time low of just 9% and are ratings disasters. The American people have subsidized broadcasters to the tune of billions of dollars by providing free access to the nation’s airwaves. It is very important to bring trust back into media, which has earned itself the label of fake news. When a political candidate is able to win a landslide election victory after in the face of hoaxes and distortions, there is something very wrong. It means the public has lost faith and confidence in the media. And we can’t allow that to happen. Time for change!



RESPONSES

I don't know that it's a great affront to the First Amendment if the government tries to stop media organizations from feeding in enemy state television unfiltered over their air. I think the First Amendment can survive it if the government puts a stop to that.
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The leftist shell game doesn’t address the problem. Pushing a false narrative and stating it is fact and then gets exploded all over every medium then twisted is not Free Speech. It’s goal is to chase away the truth as long as possible or drown it out.
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It wouldn’t be necessary to say anything at all if the “news” stations were even a teensy bit fair in their coverage. They’re not and haven’t been for a long, long, LONG time.
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That might mean anything at all if the Obama Administration didnt make it OK for the media to lie to the citizenry, And then they did. The Fourth Estate lit itself on fire.
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When we're in the course of battle with a evil oppressive regime and @CNN
lets the regime have 4 minutes straight of propaganda on the air ... that's not free speech
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Treason is not journalism. Duh.

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I trust NOTHING from legacy media. It's not just that they report lies, but those lies only go in one direction.
They couldn't be fair if they tried. They hate Donald Trump and don't bother to hide it.
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Fascism with a flag and a cross is here in the US and millions welcome it! Makes me sick
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