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8. We have to stop treating this as merely the actions of one crazy person, Trump and his henchmen are shutting down

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Sep 18, 2025, 05:35 PM

Sep 18

our democracy and no one is stopping him. The courts and Congress are not going to rescue us, he's systematically dismantling it one piece at a time, and getting away with it. We've become Germany circa 1938.

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Trump says Networks that are licenced are NOT allowed to criticize Trump (speaking again in 3rd person)! [View all] riversedge Sep 18 OP

I'll say it again, bringing a rolled up newspaper to a nuclear war will not work Eliot Rosewater Sep 18 #1

he wants state media spawnoflinthead Sep 18 #2

OK America, enough with this fucking shit. Blue Owl Sep 18 #3

who's going to stop it? spawnoflinthead Sep 18 #6

Whiny Ass Fragile Snowflake playing the victim card. Emile Sep 18 #4

This is chilling. Every American should see the dictatorship in front of our eyes now. OrlandoDem2 Sep 18 #5

Well, that's a problem. Biophilic Sep 18 #10

Will anyone have the nads to challenge this in court? Crunchy Frog Sep 18 #7

Who has standing? onenote Sep 18 #9

Licensed networks? Crunchy Frog Sep 18 #11

Networks aren't licensed. onenote Sep 19 #17

Who or what group has the MONEY?? Fighting this will take BIG money to do so. riversedge Sep 18 #14

Maybe it's time for Soros to become the bogeyman that they pretend he is. Crunchy Frog Sep 18 #15

We have to stop treating this as merely the actions of one crazy person, Trump and his henchmen are shutting down sop Sep 18 #8

Right in front of our very eyes. GoodRaisin Sep 18 #12

I would love to see all Network TV collapse. And the businesses that advertise with them go under. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Sep 18 #13

I am extremely disappointed in the Mouse House EndlessWire Sep 18 #16