Post by greggerypeccary on Aug 25th, 2025 at 5:05pm
Lol ;D
Just kidding - they're all the same.
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Title: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Armchair_Politician on Aug 25th, 2025 at 4:01pm
Trump is now saying that television networks that don't air his ridiculous propaganda or present him only in a positive light should have their licence revoked, essentially shutting them down. This is literally the kind of crap dictators pull!
https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/us-politics/us-politics-live-russias-foreign-minister-grilled-on-his-countrys-deliberate-targeting-of-civilians/live-coverage/d88ef791abbf9fa4c17efd3d30894dd9 |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Frank on Aug 25th, 2025 at 4:10pm Armchair_Politician wrote on Aug 25th, 2025 at 4:01pm:
He is catching up with the Lefty Cancel/Deplatform culture. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Bobby. on Aug 25th, 2025 at 4:24pm Trump? What are they going to say about him? What? Are they going to say he was a kind man? He was a wise man? He had plans? He had wisdom? Bullshit, man! Am I going to be the one to set him straight? Look at me - wrong. YOU. https://www.bitchute.com/video/3QXuh2t5tKsv/ |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Karnal on Aug 25th, 2025 at 4:57pm Frank wrote on Aug 25th, 2025 at 4:10pm:
Aha. So you now support cancel culture, is it? Just so. You'll support it in America, just as you support it in Russia and North Korea. This is exactly what you want - down is up, black is white, day is night. The jackboot on the human face, the Ministry of Truth, the willingness to say that two plus two equals five. Miam miam, no? |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by greggerypeccary on Aug 25th, 2025 at 5:05pm Lol ;D Just kidding - they're all the same. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by greggerypeccary on Aug 25th, 2025 at 5:13pm Karnal wrote on Aug 25th, 2025 at 4:57pm:
Frannie will do whatever DL tells him to do. He no longer has a mind of his own. Some would argue he never did. Kidding ;D They're all exactly the same (except three of them aren't adjudicated rapists). |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by aquascoot on Aug 25th, 2025 at 5:20pm Armchair_Politician wrote on Aug 25th, 2025 at 4:01pm:
He studied the left in Australia relationship with the ABC and is applying what he learnt. I think it's a smart move |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Frank on Aug 25th, 2025 at 5:21pm Karnal wrote on Aug 25th, 2025 at 4:57pm:
Catching up with does NOT mean support, paki. Even you know that much. But you lot can never, ever resist a misinterpretation. To quote the comedian characterising you, " the internet is full of absolute garbage losers who will twist anything you say into a c-nty misinterpretation. People are awful.” Just so. You lot will twist anything into a misinterpretation. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by greggerypeccary on Aug 25th, 2025 at 5:22pm Bobby. wrote on Aug 25th, 2025 at 4:24pm:
They'll say he was a rapist who wanted to screw his own daughter. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Armchair_Politician on Aug 25th, 2025 at 5:28pm Frank wrote on Aug 25th, 2025 at 4:10pm:
Here is Trump forcing someone to leave one of his events simply for holding up a photo of Trump with Epstein... https://youtube.com/shorts/QThH4dedeJE?si=dVERHkrZOMfCoRI6 Then you have Obama, polar opposite, not kicking out a heckler but responding to him with dignity and being respectful of the man's right to have a differing opinion... https://youtu.be/6A8TiUpKDVg?si=W2rH0hQtH9-F19yC Here, you see Obama answer a person regarding his concerns about gun laws in a respectful manner... https://youtu.be/6imFvSua3Kg?si=gNpzOdz0VlFnAJSY I don't know about you, Frank, but I certainly know which man I respect more. Hint: he isn't a convicted felon. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Frank on Aug 25th, 2025 at 5:30pm aquascoot wrote on Aug 25th, 2025 at 5:20pm:
Indeed. And how they squeal when they are paid back in their own coin/hoist by their own petard/the score is evened/given their own medicine/given as good as/ etc (I am channelling KangaLoon :o :o) |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Bobby. on Aug 25th, 2025 at 5:31pm greggerypeccary wrote on Aug 25th, 2025 at 5:22pm:
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Dnarever on Aug 25th, 2025 at 8:08pm
Trump is clearly authoritarian - Broadcasters must only be doing his propaganda.
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Jovial Monk on Aug 25th, 2025 at 8:24pm
Typical narcissist.
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by greggerypeccary on Aug 25th, 2025 at 8:29pm Notice who it is who defends and supports this dictator move? The same creeps who defend and support paedophilia, rape, fraud and murder. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by ProudKangaroo on Aug 26th, 2025 at 8:35am
poo is really getting real...
The slow-moving coup is really picking up pace. It's scary to think that even before the midterms, Trump will be out and someone with more competence will be in charge of all this power he's consolidating. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by freediver on Aug 26th, 2025 at 8:39am
The link in the OP does not take you the article.
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by ProudKangaroo on Aug 26th, 2025 at 8:41am Frank wrote on Aug 25th, 2025 at 4:10pm:
So you should be outraged about this then? Do the devoted even have a line at this point? |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by mothra on Aug 26th, 2025 at 9:08am Frank wrote on Aug 25th, 2025 at 4:10pm:
Really? Right wing news providers have been stripped of their licenses before? I honestly shudder at the thought of how many spittle laden commas we would have had to deal with form you if Biden had de-platformed any news agency that didn't reference him positively. They'd be shooting people in the US. As for cancel culture, you lot fizzing over an M&M changing it's shoes utterly invalidates you from ever playing that particular card ever again. Made Tinky Winky look like the child's business it was intended to be in the first place. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Leroy on Aug 26th, 2025 at 9:11am ProudKangaroo wrote on Aug 26th, 2025 at 8:35am:
So you are saying there is no chance of leftie or democrat. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Armchair_Politician on Aug 26th, 2025 at 9:20am Leroy wrote on Aug 26th, 2025 at 9:11am:
If it was to be Vance who replaced Trump, it would be just as bad because he has no spine. He went from criticising Trump to being one of his most fervent supporters. Same goes for many members of his cabinet. Not a spine amongst them! |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Bobby. on Aug 26th, 2025 at 9:29am freediver wrote on Aug 26th, 2025 at 8:39am:
This one does: https://www.reuters.com/business/trump-again-pushes-us-agency-revoke-nbc-abc-station-licenses-2025-08-25/ Trump again pushes US agency to revoke NBC, ABC station licenses By David Shepardson August 26, 2025 2:35 AM GMT+10 Updated 6 hours ago FCC licenses stations, not networks, limiting Trump's push FCC Chair Carr investigates broadcasters, cites need for media correction Democratic FCC Commissioner Gomez warns of First Amendment violations WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump reiterated a long-running push for the Federal Communications Commission to revoke station licenses of two major U.S. broadcasters and charge them for using the public airwaves, as he criticized their news programming. Trump suggested late on Sunday on social media that Disney-owned ABC (DIS.N), opens new tab and Comcast-owned (CCZ.N), opens new tab NBC are biased and mostly air "bad stories" about him, and as a result, should, "according to many, have their licenses revoked by the FCC. I would be totally in favor of that because they are so biased and untruthful." |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Frank on Aug 26th, 2025 at 9:37am mothra wrote on Aug 26th, 2025 at 9:08am:
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by mothra on Aug 26th, 2025 at 9:38am
Well? Who did Biden deflatform?
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Frank on Aug 26th, 2025 at 9:57am mothra wrote on Aug 26th, 2025 at 9:38am:
Who did Trump actually dellatform? |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by mothra on Aug 26th, 2025 at 10:01am
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Frank wrote on Aug 26th, 2025 at 9:57am:
So becuase he only wants to it's okay? Will you amend your position if he does actually take licenses away for news groups that don't flatter him? Or won't it matter, you'' defend it anyway? I suspect this to be the case. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Frank on Aug 26th, 2025 at 10:08am
A study released earlier this year by the conservative media watchdog group, Media Research Center (MRC), found that coverage of the president’s first 100 days in office was “92% negative.”
“IF THAT IS THE CASE,” Trump wrote in his characteristic use of all caps, “THEY ARE SIMPLY AN ARM OF THE DEMOCRAT PARTY AND SHOULD, ACCORDING TO MANY HAVE THEIR LICENSES REVOKED.” Trump said he would be “totally in favor” of the move because – according to him – these outlets are “so biased and untruthful, an actual threat to our Democracy.” The president followed up with another post attacking both outlets as “FAKE NEWS” and “two of the absolute worst and most biased networks anywhere in the world.” Trump questioned why both entities aren’t “paying Millions of Dollars a year in LICENSE FEES.” “They should lose their Licenses for their unfair coverage of Republicans and/or Conservatives, but at a minimum, they should pay up BIG for having the privilege of using the most valuable airwaves anywhere at anytime!!!” Trump wrote. “Crooked ‘journalism’ should not be rewarded, it should be terminated!!!” Being national networks, ABC and NBC News do not hold FCC licenses for news content but provide programming for local affiliates across the country – which are regulated by the FCC and require licensing to operate in the US. TV stations pay fees and annual regulatory fees based on station type and market, while cable outlets pay their own regulatory fees. Only congress has the authority to impose and collect such fees, which are deposited in the US Treasury. Any move to revoke licenses based on real or perceived news bias would run afoul of First Amendment protections. Similar attempts in the past have been struck down by the courts. This is not the first time Trump has attacked broadcast outlets or threatened to strip their licenses. Last year, Trump settled a defamation suit against ABC for $15 million, and he famously hosted “The Apprentice” on NBC before entering the world of politics. And earlier this year, Paramount Global and CBS agreed to pay out a settlement over the president’s election interference lawsuit against the network. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by mothra on Aug 26th, 2025 at 10:09am
Did it occur to you they were reporting facts?
Anyway, want to have a stab at my question? |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Frank on Aug 26th, 2025 at 10:31am mothra wrote on Aug 26th, 2025 at 10:09am:
The prez doesn't control the media. Trump expressed the frustration millions have with the blatantly biased MSM. Nowhere did he say that HE would cancel licences or impose fines or close TV networks. As the idiotic OP and thread title verbal him, as blatantly biased as any NBC or ABC. This thread, like all the others started by the same 2-3 woke toddlers and despicable slanderers on the America forum, are twisted, stupid TDS misrepresentations. Eagerly lapped up by idiots like you who love the frisson of self-rigteous preening and can simply never get enough of it. It's your mental, moral self-pleasuring vibrator. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by mothra on Aug 26th, 2025 at 10:50am Frank wrote on Aug 26th, 2025 at 10:31am:
Oh. So you can't come out and outright criticise the plans because they're not actual plans yet? Big guy just spitballin' again is he? I assume that if they indeed come to be, you won't feel free to criticise them then withr. You've time to make your excuses. But it doesn't really matter. they never work. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Armchair_Politician on Aug 26th, 2025 at 10:54am Frank wrote on Aug 26th, 2025 at 10:31am:
Speaking the truth and calling an apple an apple doesn't make the media biased. Especially not with this President, who is a habitual liar. Claims of bias are nothing more than a whine that media aren't towing his propaganda line. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by mothra on Aug 26th, 2025 at 11:09am Armchair_Politician wrote on Aug 26th, 2025 at 10:54am:
Indeed. Occam's Razor uggests that if the majority of reporting about an administration i negative across the board, the administation is worthy of being brought into question. All we're seeing here is out of the playbook of dictators that only useful idiots would defend. Hola Fruitbat. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by greggerypeccary on Aug 26th, 2025 at 11:12am Frank wrote on Aug 26th, 2025 at 10:31am:
Can the prez make executive orders? |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Bobby. on Aug 26th, 2025 at 11:18am greggerypeccary wrote on Aug 26th, 2025 at 11:12am:
Yes - Trump is the King of the USA and Melania is the Queen. He does whatever he likes. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by ProudKangaroo on Aug 26th, 2025 at 11:21am Bobby. wrote on Aug 26th, 2025 at 11:18am:
You're not helping Frank Bobby... He really needs it at the moment too... |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Jovial Monk on Aug 26th, 2025 at 11:25am ProudKangaroo wrote on Aug 26th, 2025 at 11:21am:
Typical Booby. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Bobby. on Aug 26th, 2025 at 11:29am Monk doesn't know. ::) |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Sir lastnail on Aug 26th, 2025 at 11:38am
He may not have that much time left to do it !
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Dnarever on Aug 26th, 2025 at 11:56am Frank wrote on Aug 26th, 2025 at 10:08am:
Maybe that's a positive with Trumps performance being 98% negative ? |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by aquascoot on Aug 26th, 2025 at 12:05pm mothra wrote on Aug 26th, 2025 at 10:50am:
Why would Trump be criticized for trying to silence his critics. If they don't want to be silenced then stop the criticism. America needs to come together to create the winning culture. Media criticizing the big fella is clearly polarizing and going to cause further division. The people elected the big fella. Now everyone should get behind him and if you want to be critical, there is a place for that. It's called the ballot box |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by mothra on Aug 26th, 2025 at 12:08pm aquascoot wrote on Aug 26th, 2025 at 12:05pm:
Took the Kool Aid intravenously i see. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by ProudKangaroo on Aug 26th, 2025 at 12:55pm Sir lastnail wrote on Aug 26th, 2025 at 11:38am:
That sort of treatment regime places immense strain on the kidneys, even in otherwise healthy individuals. Once renal function starts to falter, blood toxicity rises, and one of the clearest indicators of that process is progressive cognitive impairment. The dots connect neatly. And yet, after years of shrieking about Biden being a "dying man hidden from the people", especially after his cancer diagnosis, they're now circling the wagons around a leader when they know he's dying and deliberately hiding it. Poorly. This is a diagnosis after his political career, and this is contributing to his very real cognitive decline. Every accusation, as always, was just a confession waiting for the spotlight. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by ProudKangaroo on Aug 26th, 2025 at 1:03pm aquascoot wrote on Aug 26th, 2025 at 12:05pm:
The 1st amendment? Quote:
Or he could just not be so thin-skinned? Quote:
Funny how your types only ever take that position when it's the guy you're devoted to in office. Quote:
The problem is he keeps breaking the law and trampling the Constitution. Kids recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag and the Republic, not to the President. The military oath is to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Not the man in the Oval Office. The Constitution is the higher authority. Law enforcement, federal or local, swear to uphold the Constitution and the laws, not to some political cult figure. So when Trump's actions undermine the Constitution and corrode the Republic itself, the duty of every American, whether from a childhood pledge or a sworn oath, is to call it out and resist it. Not queue up to gargle the President's balls, as you've chosen to do and demand they follow. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by greggerypeccary on Aug 26th, 2025 at 2:03pm mothra wrote on Aug 26th, 2025 at 12:08pm:
A suppository, more likely. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Jovial Monk on Aug 26th, 2025 at 2:17pm mothra wrote on Aug 26th, 2025 at 12:08pm:
LOL! Scoot is just copying his master. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by greggerypeccary on Aug 26th, 2025 at 2:42pm aquascoot wrote on Aug 26th, 2025 at 12:05pm:
The First Amendment of the United States Constitution. Freedom of Speech: Individuals have the right to express their ideas and opinions without government censorship. aquascoot wrote on Aug 26th, 2025 at 12:05pm:
Meanwhile, Trump spends 24 hours a day on social media criticising people. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Dnarever on Aug 26th, 2025 at 5:10pm greggerypeccary wrote on Aug 26th, 2025 at 2:42pm:
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Dnarever on Aug 26th, 2025 at 5:14pm Frank wrote on Aug 25th, 2025 at 4:10pm:
If that were true can you tell us how the right wing lying propaganda networks like Fox no News and No News Max could still exist? |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Armchair_Politician on Aug 27th, 2025 at 9:52am Dnarever wrote on Aug 26th, 2025 at 5:14pm:
Exactly. In addition to that, whenever Trump fronts the press and is asked a question he dislikes, he attacks the reporter personally. It's usually along the lines of accusing them of being "fake news" or incompetent or from a failing media organisation with really bad ratings and so on and so forth. Doesn't matter how well-respected they or the organisation they work for may be. It's the same old accusations from Trump and his deceitful press secretary. The entire Trump administration is crooked. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by greggerypeccary on Aug 27th, 2025 at 9:56am Armchair_Politician wrote on Aug 27th, 2025 at 9:52am:
What an absolutely repugnant gold digger that thing is. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Frank on Aug 27th, 2025 at 10:02am Armchair_Politician wrote on Aug 27th, 2025 at 9:52am:
Er.... Twatter and Farcebook actually did deplatform Trump WHILE he was prez. How Facebook and Twitter decided to take down Trump's accounts The Facebook and Twitter suspensions were a landmark moment for America's social media giants and the most visible demonstration yet of their absolute power. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/how-facebook-twitter-decided-take-down-trump-s-accounts-n1254317 |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by greggerypeccary on Aug 27th, 2025 at 10:12am Frank wrote on Aug 27th, 2025 at 10:02am:
Interesting. Two things, though: 1. Twatter and Farcebook aren't TV networks. 2. they weren't shut down. Keep up the good work, Frannie. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Armchair_Politician on Aug 27th, 2025 at 10:30am Frank wrote on Aug 27th, 2025 at 10:02am:
Do you remember the reason why? It's because he was inciting violence with his tweets. He called the people who stormed the Capitol "patriots", which was disgraceful. His ban on Facebook was due to his inciting and insurrection and attempted coup. He deserved to be banned. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by ProudKangaroo on Aug 27th, 2025 at 10:37am
Fox News are even speaking out against this...
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by ProudKangaroo on Aug 27th, 2025 at 10:48am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuSGPcvFk_M
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Frank on Aug 27th, 2025 at 11:37am ProudKangaroo wrote on Aug 27th, 2025 at 10:48am:
Let us just remember the facts. Trump expressed the frustration millions have with the blatantly biased MSM. Nowhere did he say that HE would cancel licences or impose fines or close TV networks. Nowhere. The idiotic OP and thread title verballed him, as blatantly as any biased NBC or ABC 'news' report. Take it for there, woke toddlers. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by ProudKangaroo on Aug 27th, 2025 at 12:25pm Frank wrote on Aug 27th, 2025 at 11:37am:
Let us just remember the facts, shall we? Trump wrote on Truth Social: Quote:
And let's not forget, none of this coverage is "fake." They're reporting what's real, what Trump doesn't like, or worse for him, what exposes his lies. If truth in reporting were actually the standard for keeping a broadcast licence, we all know exactly which networks would vanish overnight. Quote:
You're not coping well with the reality that Trump's regime is crumbling, and his desperation is dragging him deeper into authoritarianism, edging ever closer to outright dictatorship. As always, you're defending the indefensible. Federal troops are being rolled into states that didn't vote for Trump, drawn from those that did. The justification he trots out collapses under even the most basic scrutiny, if applied consistently, it would be the red states, with their higher crime and murder rates, swarming with troops. But of course, consistency and honesty were never the point. And if you dare to report on that, suddenly it's "fake news" that should cost you your broadcast licence or earn you fines. Report on Trump's ties with Epstein? Fake news. Report on the testimony of women he assaulted when they were children? Fake news. Meanwhile, he's openly musing about silencing the free press altogether by stripping broadcasters of their licences. Frank, are you seriously so far gone that not a single alarm bell is ringing in that cavernous head of yours? |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Armchair_Politician on Aug 27th, 2025 at 1:03pm Frank wrote on Aug 27th, 2025 at 11:37am:
I don't recall Trump complaining about the bias Fox showed in his favour when they were regurgitating his blatant lies. Funny, that! But we can all see now that Fox is finally waking up to the sheer incompetence and lies coming from Trump cabinet members, and Trump himself. His word salad is getting worse by the day! |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Frank on Aug 27th, 2025 at 1:48pm Armchair_Politician wrote on Aug 27th, 2025 at 1:03pm:
Politicians of every hue are sensitive about perceived and real bias against them. No politician has ever complained about a media outlet agreeing with them/ endorsing them and their policies. But you woke toddlers want Trump to complain about media support for him. :D :D And once again, the facts: Trump expressed the frustration millions have with the blatantly biased MSM. Nowhere did he say that HE would cancel licences or impose fines or close TV networks. Nowhere. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by ProudKangaroo on Aug 27th, 2025 at 3:13pm Frank wrote on Aug 27th, 2025 at 1:48pm:
Buttshit. He's openly angry that the media isn't parroting his lies, so his "solution" is to punish them. His words are unambiguous: "They should lose their Licenses for their unfair coverage of Republicans and/or Conservatives, but at a minimum, they should pay up BIG for having the privilege of using the most valuable airwaves anywhere at anytime!!!" That means two things, straight from him. First, he's demanding that outlets critical of him or the Republicans should lose their broadcasting licences entirely. Second, if they're allowed to keep broadcasting, they should be punished with massive financial penalties, but only if they're judged "unfair", a judgement, of course, he wants to control. It's authoritarianism in plain sight, threatening both censorship and financial coercion against any media that doesn't toe the Trump line. Stop lying Frank. You're being unfair to the truth. You should be banned but at a minimum, have to pay up BIG for having the privilege of posting here. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by greggerypeccary on Aug 27th, 2025 at 3:14pm Frank wrote on Aug 27th, 2025 at 1:48pm:
Nowhere did he say that he would go into a department store and violently rape a woman, yet he still did it. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Frank on Aug 27th, 2025 at 5:05pm ProudKangaroo wrote on Aug 27th, 2025 at 3:13pm:
:D :D :D :D 2011 Greens leader Bob Brown has been critical of political coverage by the Murdoch-owned Australian newspaper, calling it the "hate media" and accusing it of bias. 2025 Speaking at a Liberal Party campaign rally in the Melbourne western suburb of Melton, Dutton said: Forget about what you have been told by the ABC, The Guardian and the other hate media. In January 2014, Prime Minister Tony Abbott complained the ABC was biased against Australia, stating it "instinctively takes everyone's side but Australia's". He criticized its coverage of asylum seeker claims and suggested the national broadcaster should have "some basic affection for the home team". 2022 Australian media frequently skew their reporting of Aboriginal issues towards common stereotypes and framing. Most media get away with their downputting and ignorant treatment Source: Mainstream media coverage of Aboriginal news - Creative Spirits, retrieved from https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/media/media-coverage-of-aboriginal-issues See also https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/media-bias-chart Which media putlet is not biased? |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by ProudKangaroo on Aug 27th, 2025 at 5:35pm Frank wrote on Aug 27th, 2025 at 5:05pm:
So you're just going to ignore that Trump openly called for financial punishment and the revocation of broadcast licences for media outlets that provided what he deemed "unfair coverage" of him and the Republicans? "Unfair coverage" isn't even bias, let alone fake news. It simply means factual reporting that Trump didn't like. A few examples: 2016 Campaign Coverage (New York Times & Washington Post): When outlets exposed Trump's charity scams, serial bankruptcies, and the Trump University fraud, he ranted about "unfairness" and claimed there was a conspiracy against him, despite the cases being proven in court. 2017 Inauguration Crowd Size: The press showed, with photos and transit numbers, that his crowd was a fraction of Obama's. Trump and his mouthpiece Spicer declared it "very unfair" and pushed the absurd lie that it was the "largest audience ever." 2018 Hurricane Maria Death Toll in Puerto Rico: Independent studies pegged the death toll near 3,000. Trump screamed "fake news" and "unfair," claiming Democrats had fabricated the deaths to make him look bad. 2019 Ukraine / Impeachment Coverage: When journalists accurately reported on his shakedown call with Zelensky, Trump called it "unfair" and a "witch hunt." The White House's own transcript proved the reporting correct. 2020 COVID-19 Handling: After his own taped confession to Bob Woodward that he knew COVID was lethal and airborne, Trump still attacked the press as "very unfair" for reporting on his cover-up. 2020 Election Coverage: When media outlets reported Biden's victory and his legal defeats, Trump whined "unfair," pushing his Big Lie despite being laughed out of court dozens of times. This is the man you're defending, someone who demands to silence media outlets for publishing accurate but unflattering facts, threatening them with higher fees or loss of licence unless they toe the line. Favourable outlets get a free pass. That's not democracy, it's authoritarianism. Now ask yourself, what if Harris, or Newsom, or any Democrat started stripping broadcast licences and deploying the military into states that didn't vote for them? Would you still call that "fair"? Would you still shrug when the government decides what you're allowed to see or hear? And what happens when the Epstein files finally come out and Trump's support base implodes? Do you want Gavin Newsom holding the exact powers you just handed Trump, powers to crush his enemies and silence dissent? Of course you don't. The truth is simple: the only way to stop this authoritarian creep is to stop Trump now. But you can't, because you've built your identity around a dying conman. You're in too deep with the cult. Wake up before it's too late. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Frank on Aug 27th, 2025 at 5:40pm ProudKangaroo wrote on Aug 27th, 2025 at 5:35pm:
There IS a conspiracy against Trump, just as there has been against every right of centre political leader here, in the US and Europe. From Nixon, Reagan, Bush to Thatcher, Howard Abott, ScoMo, Dutto. With Trump it is of a nakedly deranged kind. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by ProudKangaroo on Aug 27th, 2025 at 5:49pm Frank wrote on Aug 27th, 2025 at 5:40pm:
So because you're so red pilled and deluded that you can't see when the scales tip in the other direction, which they do, look at what happened to Obama, Biden and Harris, you're just ok with burning everything down? You are, without questio,n one of the dumbest, most short-sighted and wilfully detached from reality posters I've ever had the misfortune of engaging with. It's an outright tragedy that you don't live in the United States and will never have to endure the chaos and pain of the dystopia you're so eagerly helping to usher in. You cheer it on from the sidelines like some smug little spectator, safe from the wreckage you're complicit in creating. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by greggerypeccary on Aug 27th, 2025 at 5:54pm Frank wrote on Aug 27th, 2025 at 5:40pm:
Two deadly serious questions here, Frank. 1. Do you think man walked on the moon? 2. Are you a SovCit? I just wanna see exactly what we're dealing with here - that's why I'm asking. I'd appreciate an honest answer for each, please. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Gordon on Aug 27th, 2025 at 5:56pm
Which TV network does Trump want to close?
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by greggerypeccary on Aug 27th, 2025 at 6:01pm Gordon wrote on Aug 27th, 2025 at 5:56pm:
ABC and NBC. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by greggerypeccary on Aug 27th, 2025 at 6:03pm Frank, I know you're still here. Two deadly serious questions for you: 1. Do you think man walked on the moon? 2. Are you a SovCit? I just wanna see exactly what we're dealing with here - that's why I'm asking. I'd appreciate an honest answer for each, please. If it makes it easier for you, my answers are yes and no, respectively. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Frank on Aug 27th, 2025 at 9:10pm greggerypeccary wrote on Aug 27th, 2025 at 6:03pm:
Two deadly serious answers: 1. Yes, you are a despicable lying creep. 2. Yes, you are also a slanderous, despicable lying creep. That's what WE are dealing with. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by ProudKangaroo on Aug 27th, 2025 at 9:22pm Frank wrote on Aug 27th, 2025 at 9:10pm:
Twiggerd haha... |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Frank on Aug 27th, 2025 at 10:09pm ProudKangaroo wrote on Aug 27th, 2025 at 9:22pm:
Mong. The Sandstorm is coming. 🎵 Doo doo doo doo🎵 The Sandstorm is coming 🎵Doo doo doo doo🎵 DOO DOO DOO indeed. Intellectual doo doo doo. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by ProudKangaroo on Aug 27th, 2025 at 10:21pm Frank wrote on Aug 27th, 2025 at 10:09pm:
Who would have thought trolling QTards would trigger Frannie... Very thin-skinned tonight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6120QOlsfU |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Armchair_Politician on Aug 28th, 2025 at 6:11am Frank wrote on Aug 27th, 2025 at 5:40pm:
The funniest thing about this post is you think Trump is a centrist. He is about as extreme as you can get and certainly isn't in the centre! |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Armchair_Politician on Aug 28th, 2025 at 6:12am greggerypeccary wrote on Aug 27th, 2025 at 6:01pm:
I wouldn't be surprised if he goes after CNN next. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by Marla on Aug 28th, 2025 at 6:37am Frank wrote on Aug 27th, 2025 at 10:09pm:
Good answer coming from a clueless f**K who supports the rape of 12 year old girls. Very profound fat Frank. Right up there with your outdated "TDS" horseshit. |
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Title: Re: Trump wants to close television networks Post by greggerypeccary on Aug 28th, 2025 at 10:25am ProudKangaroo wrote on Aug 27th, 2025 at 9:22pm:
So now we know. Frank is a SovCit who thinks the moon landing was faked. Makes sense. |
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