Suppressing journalism seems to be high on the priority list of the new administration.
In addition to the examples cited in this article, also from today's news is the example of the White House banning an AP reporter from the oval office because the AP continues to use the name "Gulf of Mexico" rather than the jingoistic neologism "Gulf of America".
Trump is notorious for being thin skinned, so this sort of thing is a reflex.
But even worse is outlets pandering to Trump and the right due to perceived threats. Even the NYT is playing along. It's notable that they eased Paul Krugman out after Trump won.
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 24.2 ms ] threadIn addition to the examples cited in this article, also from today's news is the example of the White House banning an AP reporter from the oval office because the AP continues to use the name "Gulf of Mexico" rather than the jingoistic neologism "Gulf of America".
Always is for dictators. The press have a distressing tendency to point out what you're doing is appalling.
I think the court system is next on the list, because they are now getting in the way.
With DoJ now run by Trump, I can't see the court system successfully resisting subversion.
I think if Americans want a decent Government, they're now going to have to do what the South Koreans did.
https://www.salon.com/2024/10/24/enemy-of-the-people-press-a...
But even worse is outlets pandering to Trump and the right due to perceived threats. Even the NYT is playing along. It's notable that they eased Paul Krugman out after Trump won.