Trump is already attacking freedom of the press His attempts to silence critics & media—like suing Ann Selzer & an Iowa newspaper for a poll that showed him losing—shld be fought Anticipatory obedience is not the answer -TN slate.com/news-and-pol... - ThreadSky

normeisen.bsky.social • 77 days ago

Trump is already attacking freedom of the press

His attempts to silence critics & media—like suing Ann Selzer & an Iowa newspaper for a poll that showed him losing—shld be fought

Anticipatory obedience is not the answer -TN
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/12/abc-trump-defamation-settlement-what-it-means.html

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alienbeach.bsky.social•77 days ago

He won’t have to work hard. They’ve already fallen in line. Fox 1, Fox 2, Fox 3….

captainwest.bsky.social•77 days ago

He's depending on his friends at SCOTUS to throw out the first Amendment for him. And, based on past performance, it might actually happen.

primeimages.bsky.social•77 days ago

He knows he can't win in court. Trump just wants to bring his critics to court and drain their wallets on legal fees. It's been his strategy for decades when unpaid contractors are knocking at his doors.😏

advocatr.bsky.social•76 days ago

And cowardly. He just had his $5 million award sustained ny the court and ABC paid this deviant $16 million.

jim584.bsky.social•77 days ago

Wonder why Trump attacks the press? Most of the media is owned by the billionaires who put him inn office!

advocatr.bsky.social•76 days ago

He thought that they surrendered to him already. Now he wants the eunuchs to silence their employees.

oggreeb.bsky.social•77 days ago

I share your outrage but man, that’s like eleven outrages ago. Have to keep up.

allanschlosser.bsky.social•77 days ago

Instead of caving to Trump's strategy of intimidation, the parent companies of news orgs should pool their resources and form a massive freedom-of-the-press legal defense fund.

sunshinegramma.bsky.social•76 days ago

I was incredibly disappointed that ABC caved. It has set a precedence. Trump feels he can attack freedom of the press…and that is NOT okay.

anagram22.bsky.social•77 days ago

What harm did he suffer from polls in Iowa, anyway? Damned felon won anyway ...

cathyob1.bsky.social•77 days ago

Exactly. Don't you need to suffer some harm to sue?

anagram22.bsky.social•77 days ago

Yes. And why is it that people aren't bothered more by having a president-elect whose pastime is destroying other people's lives with nuisance suits? It's hardly worthy of a statesman.

johnlouiseisenberg.bsky.social•77 days ago

Straight From Joseph Goebbels', Hitler's Minister of Propaganda, PLAYBOOK...
"THOSE WHO ARE IGNORANT OF HISTORY ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT
JAN6 = KRISTALLNACHT*
*Look it up you Ignorant MAGATS