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JohnSJ

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2. That is good to know, but still catering to the thug by making it private to stroke his ego which is maybe

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Feb 21, 2025, 08:19 AM

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understandable, but if instead all the legitimate news organizations actually did their job and reported scathing articles on the administration attempt to suppress a free press, not only with this, but also on the banning of news organizations from the Pentagon press room.

WTF is wrong with them. Where are the Edward R Murrow, and others from the past who would NEVER sit quietly while crap like this was going on. During the McCarthy era a lot did cower, but there were at least some who pushed back.

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Fox News And Newsmax Sign Letter Urging Trump To Rescind Ban On The AP [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

Same deal as McConnell. Susan Calvin Yesterday #1

It isn't even a little with mcconnell. If one notices he had no problem voting for the confirmation of the worst thugs. JohnSJ Yesterday #4

And...how many votes against the ACA, trying kill the ACA, railing on endlessy Bengus81 Yesterday #8

Yes, a lot very bad things can be laid at his feet. JohnSJ Yesterday #12

Or placed on his head. n/t Harker 23 hrs ago #14

That is good to know, but still catering to the thug by making it private to stroke his ego which is maybe JohnSJ Yesterday #2

We don't really need any more coverage of WH press conferences William Seger Yesterday #3

Agreed...like, you know, real reporting Prairie Gates Yesterday #11

They want AP back because they are the only ones who asked real questions. How else was the other media LiberalArkie Yesterday #5

Frankenstein petitions own monster C_U_L8R Yesterday #6

they know that 'first they came for the AP'.... 4catsmom Yesterday #7

STOP. SHOWING. UP. AT. PRESS. EVENTS. Prairie Gates Yesterday #9

Kayfabe. Tactical Peek Yesterday #10

Thank you forr providing the definition so that I did not have to go niyad 23 hrs ago #13

I'll accept "broken clock" for now rickford66 23 hrs ago #15

Without AP the facade of Fox/Newsmax legitimacy is gone PoliWrangler 23 hrs ago #16

re: "We fear a future administration may not like something Newsmax writes and seek to ban us." thesquanderer 22 hrs ago #17

This false curtain of pretending to be journalists shouldn't be taken seriously. ificandream 22 hrs ago #18