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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

12 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 17 hrs ago OP

Really, what's the difference? Marthe48 16 hrs ago #1

A strongly worded letter won't address this nazi shit. rubbersole 16 hrs ago #2

2nd that orangecrush 13 hrs ago #20

Wholly illegal and unconstitutional angrychair 16 hrs ago #3

Sue the fucks purr-rat beauty 16 hrs ago #4

Impeach the fucker - this would break the First Amendment muriel_volestrangler 16 hrs ago #5

Federal court slap down in 3...2...1.... paleotn 16 hrs ago #6

Soviet Pravda IronLionZion 16 hrs ago #7

Doesn't "Pravda" translate to "Truth" (Social)? BurnDoubt 15 hrs ago #9

We can always trust anything that puts the word "Truth" in it's name IronLionZion 15 hrs ago #11

Unconstitutional, but not super-worrisome? Shipwack 16 hrs ago #8

I worry... BurnDoubt 15 hrs ago #12

Fair. nt Shipwack 9 hrs ago #28

Fuck you Obergruppenfhrer Carr you fascist prick. I bet you have a Free Speech My Ass Tattoo n/t Cheezoholic 15 hrs ago #10

Do it Carr Mblaze 15 hrs ago #13

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

"In the public interest" James48 14 hrs ago #15

Reuters has now picked up the story. littlemissmartypants 13 hrs ago #16

Fuck you Carr Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 13 hrs ago #17

Kick dalton99a 13 hrs ago #18

Haul Barr's ass in to a hearing orangecrush 13 hrs ago #19

"Be Fox 'News', or else!" sakabatou 12 hrs ago #21

The fascist crackdown on 'not approved' news is continuing! Aussie105 12 hrs ago #22

Yep.... If the oligarchs can't buy a news outlet they'll regulate it into submission. groundloop 11 hrs ago #23

"Spell FASCIST ASSHOLE" struggle4progress 11 hrs ago #24

Carr is considered an incompetent doofus by most communications attorneys onenote 10 hrs ago #25

He is one of the architects of P25 so he's not that dumb. littlemissmartypants 10 hrs ago #27

If the jackass actually does this he needs to have his ass hauled before the courts. lostincalifornia 10 hrs ago #26

FoxNews' time is limited, since it won't be hard to prove they're constantly lying. Baitball Blogger 8 hrs ago #29

There's always a tweet... Carr said in 2019: IcyPeas 4 hrs ago #30

My new favorite meme. Roy Rolling 3 hrs ago #31

What a crock of shite! OldBaldy1701E 2 hrs ago #32