Didn't a recent ruling against AP say that there was no "harm" being done because the press pool is currently NOT handled by the White House? Someone go throw egg on that judge's face.
This is on paper, upfront, fascism. We will tell you what is true and if you disagree you don't get to ask questions anymore. That only leaves sycophants and people won't watch him anymore making it easier to lie to the few that do until he convinced them he should run again and can't be wrong.
I’ve heard, over 60 years, good people questioning how did the German people go along with the lunacy that was Hitler. I’ve heard never again. Yet, here we are. It starts with the press.
I guess that Trump wants things to escalate into a "civil" war". Would enable him to get thigns done quicker and to get rid of certain people more easily.
Boycott the press briefings. Most of what comes out of their mouths are lies and distortions. It's just like if you are an ass and had a 🥳 party and no one showed up.
This may have some connection to David Shipley's departure from WaPo and Bezos' announcement that henceforth, the paper's Op-Ed section will be narrowly focused on "personal liberty & free markets." 🤮 IOW, WaPo will now be another propaganda site supporting the oligarchy.
The working class needs to eradicate the billionaire class if we want more than table scraps for our labor. History shows those in power never willingly give it up; it has to be taken.
#revolution
Trump's Reichstag
1) Trump troopers target minorities in multiple incidents
2) They escalate to full-blown riots
3) Trump declares martial law, suspends the constitution
4) Congress & SCOTUS give him full power to "restore order" and scuttle themselves
5) Opponents are jailed
6) No 2026 midterms
Honestly they need to create an alternate press briefing room. No one is going to believe what this twat and her president say anyway. Might as well make our own truth.
To be fair, we are sad for the MSM. Member when Joe Biden had a stutter and he was sharp as a tack, and now Tapper is writing a book about his mental decline because there's money to be made.
Yeah I guess I don't feel too bad for the MSM right now. Maybe later.
The legit journalists should just walk out, quit the WHPC, and not cover anything Trump says or does from now on. He'll have his own little PR team and tame rightwing media to communicate with the world, so let him.
So far no one can stop the regime; how long will it take for the regime to paraphrase Andrew Jackson (1832): (Chief Justice) John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it.
It's ridiculous how bad this country has fallen IN ONE MONTH!! Ever since that stupid orange bastard bigot took office it has been WORSE than what we said it would be and we knew it was going to be bad! It's always, "so how is Dishonest Donny going to destroy our country today?"
Yes, and J.D. Vance lectured in Munich about "the annihilation of democracy" in Europe and free speech, as Germany was stating that Elons massive voter manipulation needs regulation.
Vote for a clown. Expect a circus.
I think you're right. They're thinking of themselves as entertainment rather than considering their role at such a crucial time. They're culpable to an extent.
And did you see her email about her 5 accomplishments last week. One bullet was giving a speech at CPAC. Was this an official duty for which the American taxpayer pays?
Every news organization should declare that they will not attend any briefings until this ridiculous policy is removed. Unfortunately this won’t happen.
The respected press should boycott the White House, and push to page 250,000,000 anything that orange Nazi fuck says or does. He craves the publicity, and he won’t be happy unless he’s on the front page of a respectable news outlet.
All MSM should quit the pool. Leave it to the rw fanboy club. Just use pool coverage to keep tabs on the firehose of lies from the Oval Office and instead do real coverage of the effect this nightmare administration is wreaking.
HOW?
I know there’s a ton of crap happening & millions of us actually want to DO something.
But no one seems to have any concrete ideas.
That’s why I’m creating a YouTube channel so we can discuss ideas & bring back that positivity & joy. Anyone interested?
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt is a master of Soviet-style agitprop-as-news with an official posture of deceit, evasion and obfuscation. She reminds me of Ri Chun-he, North Korea's always-angry Voice of Juche.
Hate to say it, but we are already there. Just listen to what this administration is already doing with absolutely no push back from Congress. None at all. The Judiciary is the only branch that seems to have a backbone. Shame on Congress.
I hear ya. I had a German friend who was old enough to remember the end of WW2 and she saw who Trump was in 2016. "Be careful," she warned me, "It's happening again."
She is right. My grandfather on my mothers side was in the Danish recistance. He told me how it all started and how WW2 started. We need to be careful, but also stick together in Europe because I think that US and russia working together is bad for us in Europe.
Definitely. One of my big fears with Trump taking over again was that he would ally the US with Russia against Europe, and now that seems to be quite likely. And now he's alienating Canada, and Mexico, and probably every other ally we have.
Its sad to see this happen, i am so sorry for you good people over there, i visited TX in 2015 before most people were able to even dream about the annoying orange raising to power...
I studied WWI+2 a whole lot and they really use their playbook.
Thats the single thing that frightens me the most, there will be no DDay for you guys since Lockheed Martin and the others ate up your healthcare for centuries 😬.
Its pointless indeed but it will weld good people together and thats something those fascist fear rightfully.
Honest question: why does it matter? Nothing that comes out of the White House is true. There is not one word of reality to be had in those conferences. The trips on Air Force One are the same, unless you only report on how much older and deranged the President is each day.
That's true, but the internet age has made it much easier for all global news to break through.
What is happening in the U.S. is almost worse than 1930's Germany. People had easy access to the truth and chose propaganda anyway to support their hate.
No, they didn’t have easy access to the truth. Those who raised their voices were sent to camps or eliminated (Dachau concentration camp opened just months into his reign).
The German resistance consisted of small, isolated groups that were unable to mobilize mass political opposition.
Pardon me for my lack of clear phrasing. When I said "they" I meant people who support Trump had easy access to truthful information and ignored it. I realize Germans in the 1930's didn't.
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With all due respect, gifted reporters can be wasted covering White House press conferences, which even before Trump were largely propaganda.
Set them lose to uncover truth.
(That said, blocking a 180-year-old wire service is a dick move.)
All the while couch-shagger told people of Europe that we need to allow "free speech", and yet, champions censorship of the media which is, er, not free speech!!!
I have read your constitution in some detail. This appears to violate the 1st amendment and also appears to be the reason for the existence of the 2nd amendment. In addition, I note that Walmart appears to be having a special on pitchforks this week.
I agree that it's awful & Putinesque for the White House to do this. On the other hand, what's coming out of the WH press briefings is lie after lie from Karolyn Leavitt, & denial after denial of any fact-based assertions from reporters. So is the public benefiting from coverage of these briefings?
Also, doesn't this impede the 1st amendment?
The white house is NOT a store that is privately owned. It is the home of the people. There is no king in our constition.
we have to fight this starting now.
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who's gonna tell him?
Trump SS Republican Party 1939
Al Prazolam.
Control the narrative.
Step 2
Undermines the 1st Amendment
Step 3
Pick your publication so you can establish a State Media.
These are the SAME Steps implemented by Putin.
#revolution
The US is now part of the axis of evil as far as I am concerned.
#USdecline
1) Trump troopers target minorities in multiple incidents
2) They escalate to full-blown riots
3) Trump declares martial law, suspends the constitution
4) Congress & SCOTUS give him full power to "restore order" and scuttle themselves
5) Opponents are jailed
6) No 2026 midterms
Yeah I guess I don't feel too bad for the MSM right now. Maybe later.
🇮🇪🇪🇺
Vote for a clown. Expect a circus.
You didn't walk out when AP was banned? Then boo-hoo, fuck you.
Anyone in the shithouse press corpse can get fucked, imo.
I know there’s a ton of crap happening & millions of us actually want to DO something.
But no one seems to have any concrete ideas.
That’s why I’m creating a YouTube channel so we can discuss ideas & bring back that positivity & joy. Anyone interested?
Democracy dies without action.
Option 2:all real reporters turn up in clown costumes
Greets, a german.
I studied WWI+2 a whole lot and they really use their playbook.
Its pointless indeed but it will weld good people together and thats something those fascist fear rightfully.
Or at least no news orgs that are not maga show up. They'll just be having a boomerang presser. What a bore that would be!
Goebbels controlled the media and arts, making sure that Germans were fed Nazi ideology while censoring other information.
What is happening in the U.S. is almost worse than 1930's Germany. People had easy access to the truth and chose propaganda anyway to support their hate.
The German resistance consisted of small, isolated groups that were unable to mobilize mass political opposition.
All is forgiven 🙂
If they lose access, they have no excuse to do that and should be going scorched Earth on Trump, et al.
Now back to taking bong hits so that I can continue to think this will happen.
Fascist States of America.
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Set them lose to uncover truth.
(That said, blocking a 180-year-old wire service is a dick move.)
Sadly they are all owned by self-interested parties who care about profit profit profit and can't amass an ounce of integrity between them.
Long live social media 4 the truth!
All that’s left now is state propaganda, masquerading as “news.”
The white house is NOT a store that is privately owned. It is the home of the people. There is no king in our constition.
we have to fight this starting now.
My sincerest apologies for sounding like a fucking lunatic. I've hit the wall. #itsacoup
@mcuban.bsky.social @markhamillofficial.bsky.social @meidastouch.com
You all can help us too. We are here to organize!