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MJ Muse<p>It looks like Lawrence O'Donnell reporting truth made Titty Baby Dementia orange Mussolini flip the fuck out. Trump just watched a video on MSNBC — and he immediately threatened legal action over what he saw! <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/freespeech4all" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech4all</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TrumpisaDementedWeirdo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpisaDementedWeirdo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/freedomofthepress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofthepress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourthEstate</span></a> <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=62kjorK_r6M&amp;si=Cldp4rs8xUCD6GXr" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=62kjorK_r6</span><span class="invisible">M&amp;si=Cldp4rs8xUCD6GXr</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Overnight the full bench of the DC Circuit en banc blocked Saturday's decision by Judges Katsas &amp; Rao.</p><p>Full Court allows <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a> to be restored to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoiceOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceOfAmerica</span></a> (<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a>), <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RadioFreeEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RadioFreeEurope</span></a> (<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFE</span></a>), <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RadioFreeAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RadioFreeAsia</span></a> (<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFA</span></a>), <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MiddleEastBroadcastingNetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEastBroadcastingNetwork</span></a> (<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MBN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MBN</span></a>).</p><p>Note: Leaves in place panel decision on VOA staffing.</p><p><a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.42002/gov.uscourts.cadc.42002.01208737522.0.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">storage.courtlistener.com/reca</span><span class="invisible">p/gov.uscourts.cadc.42002/gov.uscourts.cadc.42002.01208737522.0.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourthEstate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOverreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOverreach</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> mandated <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a> to report reliable &amp; authoritative news, not to outsource its <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> to outlets aligned w/the president’s agenda,” they wrote in a stmnt. “VOA already has talented &amp; professional <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalists</span></a> ready to tell America’s story in line w/the VOA Charter, but we are blocked from our own newsroom. That is why we will continue fighting for our rights in court.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourthEstate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LegislativeBranch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegislativeBranch</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeparationOfPowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeparationOfPowers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOverreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOverreach</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoiceOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceOfAmerica</span></a> WH bureau chief Patsy Widakuswara &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PressFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PressFreedom</span></a> editor Jessica Jerreat, plaintiffs in one of the lawsuits against the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin over the EO, said this agreement violates the congressional mandate of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourthEstate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LegislativeBranch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegislativeBranch</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeparationOfPowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeparationOfPowers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOverreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOverreach</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KariLake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KariLake</span></a>’s announcement was met w/outrage from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoiceOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceOfAmerica</span></a> staff, who pointed to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OAN</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> views, promotion of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConspiracyTheories</span></a> &amp; support of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>.
<br>“VOA is not to be the voice of left America nor the voice of right America,” said Steve Herman <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@w7voa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>w7voa</span></a></span>, chief national correspondent for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a>.<br>
“<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USAGM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USAGM</span></a> cannot dictate [that] VOA run OAN content. It would be a violation of our fire wall &amp; our charter, which are <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/laws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>laws</span></a>,” he said.<br>👏👏👏</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourthEstate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>HOLY 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a>!</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoiceOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceOfAmerica</span></a> will carry <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OneAmericaNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OneAmericaNews</span></a> programming<br>
Staffers at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GovernmentFunded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentFunded</span></a> broadcaster condemned the announcement from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KariLake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KariLake</span></a>, given <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OAN</span></a>’s far-right perspective &amp; sycophantic support of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>.</p><p>Lake, a snr adviser to the US Agency for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Global" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Global</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> (<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USAGM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USAGM</span></a>), the govt body that oversees Voice of America, announced that the agency agreed to provide “news feed services” to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourthEstate</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/05/07/nx-s1-5389453/kari-lake-says-oans-far-right-coverage-will-fuel-voice-of-america" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/05/07/nx-s1-53894</span><span class="invisible">53/kari-lake-says-oans-far-right-coverage-will-fuel-voice-of-america</span></a></p>
Paul Schoe<p>Ann <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Telnaes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Telnaes</span></a> winning the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Pulitzer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pulitzer</span></a> prize gives me some hope that not all of the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> have surrendered to <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>.</p><p>For months, I was surprised how the famous US fourth estate was collapsing to the wannabe king. I saw that as a sign of how close the USA is to Hitler around 1937/1938. </p><p>But this gives me hope that the collapse is not total yet. That there is <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> and that there might still be <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a> in 2026 that are accessible for all</p><p><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cartoonist-who-quit-after-washington-post-wouldnt-run-bezos-trump-cartoon-wins-pulitzer-prize_n_68191801e4b0f604b40953cd" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">huffpost.com/entry/cartoonist-</span><span class="invisible">who-quit-after-washington-post-wouldnt-run-bezos-trump-cartoon-wins-pulitzer-prize_n_68191801e4b0f604b40953cd</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourthEstate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Garland changed the policy after the revelation in 2021 that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a>, under <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> AG <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BillBarr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillBarr</span></a>, had secretly pursued email records of reporters at The NYT, WaPo &amp; CNN during Trump’s first term. At the time, Garland said that a flat ban on such tactics was necessary to “allow <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalists</span></a> to perform the crucial work of informing the public without fear of legal consequences.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PamBondi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PamBondi</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourthEstate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/sources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sources</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legal</span></a> experts have called the suit baseless &amp; an easy victory for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBS</span></a>. But <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Paramount" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paramount</span></a> is entering the talks prepared to make a deal.</p><p>In an April 18 meeting, the Paramount board outlined acceptable financial terms for a potential settlement w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, acc/to 3 people…. The exact dollar amounts remain unclear, but the board’s move clears a path for an out-of-court resolution.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/60Minutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>60Minutes</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourthEstate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BillOwens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillOwens</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Capitulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitulation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Appeasement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appeasement</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Disgrace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disgrace</span></a><br>Lawyers for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Paramount" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paramount</span></a>, the parent company of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CBSNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBSNews</span></a>, are set to begin mediation on Wednesday over a lawsuit brought by Trump that accuses “<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/60Minutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>60Minutes</span></a>” of *deceptively* [accurately] editing an interview with his 2024 Democratic opponent, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourthEstate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BillOwens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillOwens</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StateMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateMedia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a><br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/business/media/paramount-cbs-60-minutes-trump-lawsuit.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=4F0A1033-7C72-43C9-B834-781E1210163C" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/04/29/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/media/paramount-cbs-60-minutes-trump-lawsuit.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=4F0A1033-7C72-43C9-B834-781E1210163C</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Mike Masnick compares how the Free Press covered the (misleading-to-false) story of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> admin’s "censorship" of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> [actually trying to combat harmful <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> like <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lies</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConspiracyTheories</span></a> or <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HateSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HateSpeech</span></a> like <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a>], to how they handled the very real <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> attack on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wikipedia</span></a> by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s DC <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USAttorney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USAttorney</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EdMartin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EdMartin</span></a>.</p><p>Spoiler: there are differences.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/moderation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moderation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourthEstate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/28/government-actually-threatens-wikipedias-editorial-freedom-self-proclaimed-free-speech-warriors-suddenly-have-other-plans/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2025/04/28/govern</span><span class="invisible">ment-actually-threatens-wikipedias-editorial-freedom-self-proclaimed-free-speech-warriors-suddenly-have-other-plans/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AmericanAutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanAutocracy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> says <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> records can be seized in leak probes</p><p>The US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Justice</span></a> Dept under Trump made it easier for prosecutors investigating leaks to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> media to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/subpoena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subpoena</span></a> records &amp; testimony from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalists</span></a>, acc/to a memo seen by Reuters on Friday that reversed a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a>-era policy.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourthEstate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tyranny</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/reversal-us-justice-department-says-media-records-can-be-seized-leak-probes-2025-04-26/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/business/media-tel</span><span class="invisible">ecom/reversal-us-justice-department-says-media-records-can-be-seized-leak-probes-2025-04-26/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In his memo on Tues, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BillOwens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillOwens</span></a> pledged that “‘<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/60Minutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>60Minutes</span></a>’ will continue to cover the new <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin, as we will report on future administrations” [though seriously? Ge cannot guarantee that if he isn’t there]. He added: “The show is too important to the country. It has to continue, just not with me as the executive producer.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AmericanAutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanAutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StateMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateMedia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourthEstate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In an extraordinary declaration, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BillOwens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillOwens</span></a> —only the 3rd person to run the program in its 57-year history—told his staff in a memo that “over the past months, it has become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it, to make <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/independent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independent</span></a> decisions based on what was right for ‘<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/60Minutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>60Minutes</span></a>,’ right for the audience.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StateMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateMedia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourthEstate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AmericanAutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanAutocracy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CBSNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBSNews</span></a> entered a new period of turmoil on Tuesday after the executive producer of “<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/60Minutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>60Minutes</span></a>,” <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BillOwens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillOwens</span></a>, said that he would resign from the long-running Sunday news program because he had lost his <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JournalisticIndependence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JournalisticIndependence</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GiftArticle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GiftArticle</span></a> <br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StateTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateTV</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StateMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateMedia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourthEstate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/4thEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>4thEstate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/business/media/cbs-60-minutes-trump-bill-owens.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Bk8.RqoX.p3lFlnyQqSwe&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/04/22/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/media/cbs-60-minutes-trump-bill-owens.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Bk8.RqoX.p3lFlnyQqSwe&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Longtime White House reporters say the result has been an erosion of their independence. They say the increased attention toward pro-<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> media personalities, who *rarely* [never] challenge the admin’s talking points, has undercut the briefings as a space to relay accurate information to the American public &amp; hold the president to account.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourthEstate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GiftArticle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GiftArticle</span></a></p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin has handpicked which <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> outlets can participate in the presidential <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PressPool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PressPool</span></a>, &amp; on Tues it eliminated a slot reserved for reporters from independent newswires.</p><p>In the briefing room, ofcls have made room for a new cohort of more <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/partisan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>partisan</span></a> attendees, like <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightWing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightWing</span></a> podcasters, who ask less-adversarial questions than traditional <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalists</span></a>.…</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourthEstate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/15/us/trump-white-house-briefing-room-new-media.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AE8.4daW.lnrzNSfj8uO4&amp;smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/interactive/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">4/15/us/trump-white-house-briefing-room-new-media.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AE8.4daW.lnrzNSfj8uO4&amp;smid=url-share</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> to Ask <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> to Claw Back Funding From <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a></p><p>Trump admin officials want legislators to rescind $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides some support for public media.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourthEstate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a><br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/business/media/trump-npr-pbs-funding.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=8112DC56-BEE1-4578-9A14-5D0E197FFD38" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/04/14/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/media/trump-npr-pbs-funding.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=8112DC56-BEE1-4578-9A14-5D0E197FFD38</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In the legal standoff between <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> &amp; The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AssociatedPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AssociatedPress</span></a>, the admin acknowledged in a filing just now that as of today, Trump was required to begin letting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AP</span></a> journalists back in the WH <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> pool to cover daily events. Acc/to the schedule released by the WH, neither a print reporter nor a photographer from the AP is part of the pool covering Trump’s meeting w/Bukele or other events today.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourthEstate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/judiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judiciary</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeparationOfPowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeparationOfPowers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <br><a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.41932/gov.uscourts.cadc.41932.01208729698.0.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">storage.courtlistener.com/reca</span><span class="invisible">p/gov.uscourts.cadc.41932/gov.uscourts.cadc.41932.01208729698.0.pdf</span></a></p>
Canadian Crone<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/brenttoderian.bsky.social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>brenttoderian.bsky.social</span></a></span> American pedophiles love <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/PeePee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeePee</span></a>. Maybe there’s a sordid reason <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/PierrePoilievre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PierrePoilievre</span></a> refuses to get security clearance. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cbcnews</span></a></span> if you aren’t too busy reporting what “they say “ about <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/PMMC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PMMC</span></a>, perhaps you could look into these things and report back to citizens in a fair and objective manner. Isn’t that the purpose of the <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourthEstate</span></a></p>
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