JUST IN: The White House says it is indefinitely barring the AP from the Oval Office and Air Force One for refusing to call the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.”
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"Why should freedom of speech and freedom of the press be allowed? Why should a government which is doing what it believes to be right allow itself to be criticized?" - Lenin
"The press of Italy is free, freer than the press of any other country, so long as it supports the regime." -
Mussolini
Yeah, but.... isn't this the SECOND time that voters in America have allowed him to sit as head of their country?
He's slick and had a heavily-financed election with Musk... but what does that say about a majority of American voters?
More like American VOTERS turned it into a brothel & den of thieves.... Even after a previous term where he demonstrated that the only talent he had was for signing his name with a big, black marker.... and calling all his opponents names. The guy is a DOOFUS. He never was Presidential material.
It wasn't the votes. This was a well planned republican coup complete with cyber crimes and Russian interference. Coup #2 was successful because no one was held accountable for coup attempt #1.
'Recounts' may show up the issue.... but maybe not. However, with Mid-terms coming up - which can stop Trump on many levels - experts have to discover whether votes were altered or counted or completely excluded.
DITTO. They had better get that corrected. Or the Republicans will be in power from now on and I question whether we will ever have another election anyway. If it's up to the Republicans, we won't.
Could it be that Musk 'fixed' the election results.... and Kamala Harris is the legitimate winner? If he can do it for one election, he can do it for others. The mid-terms are going to need safety measures.
REPORTING ON TRUMP/MUSK IS COUNTER PRODUCTIVE!
All non MAGA media should combine to send only 1 camera & 1 reporter to press conferences. Ask no questions & shout one of these & walk out.
-So you don't know
-Well that's a lie
-That makes no sense
-So, you do have dementia
-That sounds like fascism
How does one guy get to unilaterally declare the names of international bodies of water?Doesn’t make sense.The fact that these media and journalists just go along with this nonsense is absolutely ridiculous. All of them need a good slap upside the head to unscramble their brains.
Can you imagine being 'barred' from listening to this bimbo spout words at a "press conference" - or having to travel on an airplane with him? AP free to print anything now.
Next thing you know: That 'Horse With No Name' will henceforth be known
as 'TrumpHorse': The best and bigliest horse in American history. And that desert wasn't mentioned by name either
The Gulf between US and Mexico needed to be remapped. If US insisted to use the name “Gulf of America “ it can’t rename the entire area. It needs to get agreement with other nations. The new name can only apply to the US continental shelf (Blue Area).
Refusing to pander to this delusional senile madman... They should be applauded. THEY at least have the guts to call out this fucking idiot unlike the rest of the spineless bootlickers
So much for the first amendment. We’re living in the era of mass stupidity. The republican party is a non-functioning entity made up of cowardly, spineless assholes.
Good for the AP. Now they don't have to listen to the shameless lies, and can concentrate on ferreting out the truth. There'll be enough others who bend the knee and tell us what the Traitor-in-Chief wants us to hear; we're more interested in what he doesn't.
All he's done is freed the Associated Press from being polite on any Trump announcement.
The AP is a non-profit cooperative owned by the major United States daily newspapers, radio & television stations that share its news stories. It has more than 250 local news offices in more than 100 countries.
The petulant toddler-in-chief once again lashing out because his thin-skin ego will not accept contrary free speech.
Fascism:
Control the media, control the message.
So Trump is allowed to say anything he likes to make up because of "free speech" but a trusted news agency isn't allowed to call a gulf by its proper name?
Good for Associated Press! Not only media-correct, but refuses to bend for a charlatan who is used to dumb voters, dumb supporters, & a dumb team. By scribbling his big, black marker across a piece of paper, he thinks he can change the name of an ocean. The man is demonstrating mental illness.
I really don’t understand why other reputable news organizations won’t stand with them in solidarity in some form or another. Don’t they get they could be next?
Would that the Press would have the guts the bar does. Just don't show up at the demented clown's shows and he'll be crying for attention in less than a day.
What a bunch of crap. They do understand don’t they that the rest of the world (which AP is a source) don’t call it Gulf of America and his executive order isn’t that far reaching - he’s not King of the world despite what his ego believes.
I hear by declare that the area formerly known as the southern USA is now North Mexico and the area formerly known as northern USA is now south Canada.
Controlling the press… 1 of the first MAJOR red-flag signs of 1938 Nazi Germany. Welcome to Project 2025 control of the press. What happened to Constitutional Right to Freedom of Speech? Freedom of the press? It IS the Gulf of MEXICO. DT’s version is the Gulf of ARROGANCE!
The AP is using their free speech under the constitution.They are not restricted to reporting just to the U.S. . They report to the world . Their loyalty is not to the convicted felon who sits in the Oval Office . Trump does not have authority to rename international bodies of water .
The renaming to the Gulf of America is the most DEI policy one could think of. It is now a Diverse name, that gives an Equitable stake of claim to all of The Americas ( North, Central and South), which in turn is a very Inclusive policy. This isn't the own that MAGA thinks it is. Also, pronouns 😂
Not only that, they treat CBS ,NYT,Politico and NBC had to leave there offices at the Pentagon. Breitbart and One America New got in. Trump wants 20 billion of CBS . ABC paid 16 million. Who gets the money? Well Trump himself! Unbelievable!
#Censorship Easy way to limit transmission of factual reporting to millions! #FreePress Here’s background about the world’s largest news service (from free AP News mobile website). #FactsMatter
RIP First Amendment. Thanks SCOTUS and Republicans in Congress for enabling this fascist assault on Americans and their allies. Nevermind ignorant voters, as it’s looking more and more likely Musk modified / hacked Pennsylvania results.
good, maybe they'll flip and stop fondling his little mushroom with their fake news. ap is as bad as fox these last few years.. depends on their stockholders' opinion to be sure.
Nope. . .
AP is neither privately owned nor government-funded; instead, as a not-for-profit news cooperative owned by its American newspaper & broadcast members, it can maintain its single-minded focus on news-gathering & its commitment to the highest standards of objective, accurate journalism.
I'm proud of the AP for standing up. That will always be the Gulf of Mexico and trump interference makes him unfit for office. Let's send a message to our elected officials in Washington: that we will NOT re-elect them if they don’t stop trump. He needs to be impeached and removed from power.
Sorry, there’s not even a fig leaf for an excuse for this one. When did a govt ever take an interest in place names media orgs choose to use? Both sinister and laughably pathetic at the same time.
Well, it should be pretty obvious to all that the Gulf of Mexico shenanagan is another stupid net meant to entangle, hogtie and cancel any organization defying pres musk & VP trumpo.
Also serves to distract us all as they sweep their thievery under the carpets.
while the AP may have played a hand in sanewashing his activities during the election season, they are an institution. no one is calling the Gulf of Mexico 'gulf of america' bc 'gulf of america' is not a thing.
Little children in the White Supremacy House. All press should stick together and never attend any press conference anymore. All journalists who don’t stick together should at least call themselves irrelevant and based onto their intentions also collaborators.
The Gulf of Fragile White Masculinity
Time for the truly FREE PRESS to boycott reporting this administration's ego and idiocy. Just report their crimes and lack of humanity - that should suffice for all but the sycophants.
If the press with integrity, just reported on the bad Republican and Trump news and omitted the positive Trump actions, it's the same as reporting it all.
REPORTING ON TRUMP/MUSK IS COUNTER PRODUCTIVE!
All non MAGA media should combine to send only 1 camera & 1 reporter to press conferences. Ask no questions & shout one of these & walk out.
-So you don't know
-Well that's a lie
-That makes no sense
-So, you do have dementia
-That sounds like fascism
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He's slick and had a heavily-financed election with Musk... but what does that say about a majority of American voters?
All non MAGA media should combine to send only 1 camera & 1 reporter to press conferences. Ask no questions & shout one of these & walk out.
-So you don't know
-Well that's a lie
-That makes no sense
-So, you do have dementia
-That sounds like fascism
as 'TrumpHorse': The best and bigliest horse in American history. And that desert wasn't mentioned by name either
Also, "Free Speech", eh?
Yes I hope we are.
The AP is a non-profit cooperative owned by the major United States daily newspapers, radio & television stations that share its news stories. It has more than 250 local news offices in more than 100 countries.
Fascism:
Control the media, control the message.
When I first heard about Trump's ridiculous "Gulf of America" shit I went to check on Google maps that they hadn't actually changed it.
Now the have and that's it for me and Google. No more google services or devices.
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Hitler did that even to papers that tried to be neutral and just reported what he did without criticism or praise
He's such a child.
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Fair is fair.
President Musk will be proud of his lackey.
Trump and company..
Look it up.
@apnews.com
I don’t use @searchliaison.bsky.social en Google Maps anymore
It’s over
While the MAGA deplorable mob celebrates wildly.
Oh Lord, America is in so much trouble.
I could go on, but why bother 🤷♀️
AP is neither privately owned nor government-funded; instead, as a not-for-profit news cooperative owned by its American newspaper & broadcast members, it can maintain its single-minded focus on news-gathering & its commitment to the highest standards of objective, accurate journalism.
So much for a free press
The embarrassment is real.
It's a coup.
The Constitution is under attack.
We must unite ✊
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/say-what-it-is-a-coup
Also serves to distract us all as they sweep their thievery under the carpets.
while the AP may have played a hand in sanewashing his activities during the election season, they are an institution. no one is calling the Gulf of Mexico 'gulf of america' bc 'gulf of america' is not a thing.
idiot.
Popular revolt, show them that they have popular support to oust the fascists.
50501, monday, presidents day.
Bring the heat and the momentum.
Fuck his juvenile and demented ideas of renaming shit.
Trump belongs on his golf course. Or in it.
Strong work, Elonistan!
Welcome to the kakistocracy!
The Gulf of Fragile White Masculinity
They desperately want to control the media. And they seem to be winning, with the notable exception of BlueSky and a few other brave entities.
What has Trump or the MAGA done that's positive?
All non MAGA media should combine to send only 1 camera & 1 reporter to press conferences. Ask no questions & shout one of these & walk out.
-So you don't know
-Well that's a lie
-That makes no sense
-So, you do have dementia
-That sounds like fascism