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#Labour #UKPress #FourthEstate #AndyBurnham #UKPol #UKPolitics #ReformUK

The carnival is coming to town...

#Labour #UKPress #FourthEstate #AndyBurnham #UKPol #UKPolitics #ReformUK

Parañaque Joint Busted By NBI, 7 Suspects Arrested And 12 Victims Rescued

Recently in the City of Parañaque, elements of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) successfully organized an operation that targeted a local joint resulting in the rescue of twelve victims (including minors) and the apprehension of seven suspects over trafficking violation, according to a news article by the Philippine News Agency (PNA).

To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the news article of the PNA. Some parts in boldface…

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested seven individuals and rescued 12 trafficked victims, including several minors and an infant, during a series of entrapment and rescue operations on May 7 in Parañaque City for violation of Republic Act 10364, otherwise known as the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012.

The operation, conducted by the NBI Homicide Division, stemmed from intelligence information provided by a non-governmental organization (NGO) regarding the activities of a suspected human trafficking group engaged in the sexual exploitation of minors under the guise of spa and wellness services.

The group allegedly offered victims to clients as “therapists” for so-called “nuru massage” and “lingam massage,” which, upon investigation, were found to involve sexual services in exchange for money.

Acting on the report, NBI-Homicide Division agents conducted extensive surveillance and monitoring and coordinated online with the subjects through social media platforms.

“This led operatives to an establishment identified as ‘Rainbow Spa,’ where undercover agents confirmed that illegal activities were being conducted there,” the NBI said in a news release Sunday.

During the operation, undercover agents were offered the services of two female therapists and were subsequently brought to a nearby apartelle.

After the marked money was handed over as payment, the operatives arrested the suspects, including two male individuals responsible for transporting and delivering the minor victims to clients.

The NBI said further investigation revealed that several victims and suspects were staying together in a residence located in Fortunata Village, Parañaque City.

The operation further uncovered that two minor victims were still being transported to service clients in separate locations.

“Follow-up investigation identified the alleged operators of the trafficking syndicate, a couple residing in Fourth Estate, Brgy. San Antonio, Parañaque City. A subsequent operation led to their successful arrest,” the NBI said.

“Simultaneously, another team of NBI-Homicide Division agents conducted a rescue operation at a motel in Pasay City, where a minor victim was rescued, and her male client was arrested. Additionally, another female victim was recovered during an inventory and verification operation conducted at the Fortunata Village residence,” it added.

The arrested subjects have already been inquested before the appropriate prosecutorial office for violations of RA 10364 and other applicable laws.

NBI Director Melvin A. Matibag commended the operatives of the NBI-Homicide Division for the successful conduct of the operations and reaffirmed the Bureau’s unwavering commitment against human trafficking and the sexual exploitation of children.

Let me end this post by asking you readers: What do you think about this recent development? If you are a resident of Parañaque, are you concerned that illegal sexual operations could still be operating within the city in great numbers? Do you think there could be a few thousand more victims of human trafficking trapped in Parañaque?

You may answer in the comments below. If you prefer to answer privately, you may do so by sending me a direct message online.

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How is this still a “whether” argument?
It is an undeniable #fact.

A #LIVGolf event at a #Trump property is renewing scrutiny over whether the president & his family are benefiting financially from his time in office

#kleptocracy #law #emoluments #PresidentialEthics #corruption #USpol #media #journalism #FourthEstate
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/10/politics/trump-golf-courses-conflict-of-interest?cid=ios_app

How is this still a “whether” argument?
It is an undeniable #fact.

A #LIVGolf event at a #Trump property is renewing scrutiny over whether the president & his family are benefiting financially from his time in office

#kleptocracy #law #emoluments #PresidentialEthics #corruption #USpol #media #journalism #FourthEstate
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/10/politics/trump-golf-courses-conflict-of-interest?cid=ios_app

How is this still a “whether” argument?
It is an undeniable #fact.

A #LIVGolf event at a #Trump property is renewing scrutiny over whether the president & his family are benefiting financially from his time in office

#kleptocracy #law #emoluments #PresidentialEthics #corruption #USpol #media #journalism #FourthEstate
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/10/politics/trump-golf-courses-conflict-of-interest?cid=ios_app

How is this still a “whether” argument?
It is an undeniable #fact.

A #LIVGolf event at a #Trump property is renewing scrutiny over whether the president & his family are benefiting financially from his time in office

#kleptocracy #law #emoluments #PresidentialEthics #corruption #USpol #media #journalism #FourthEstate
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/10/politics/trump-golf-courses-conflict-of-interest?cid=ios_app

How is this still a “whether” argument?
It is an undeniable #fact.

A #LIVGolf event at a #Trump property is renewing scrutiny over whether the president & his family are benefiting financially from his time in office

#kleptocracy #law #emoluments #PresidentialEthics #corruption #USpol #media #journalism #FourthEstate
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/10/politics/trump-golf-courses-conflict-of-interest?cid=ios_app

A quotation from Adlai Stevenson

The rock-bottom foundation of a free press is the integrity of the people who run it. Our press may make a million mistakes of judgment without doing itself permanent harm so long as its proprietors are steadfast in their adherence to truth.

Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965) American diplomat, statesman
Speech (1952-09-08), “The One-Party Press,” Portland Journal Luncheon, Portland, Oregon

More about this quote: wist.info/stevenson-adlai-ewin…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #adlaisevenson #freepress #freedomofthepress #fourthestate #honesty #integrity #journalism #media #press #truth

The judge reasoned that the Pentagon’s renewed #press policy amounts to a “clarification” of restrictions he already found were #unconstitutional.

And he was unpersuaded by the admin’s argument that the NYT needs to “start over while the Court stands idly by,” so long as the reinstated policy “does not reinstate the exact words” of the one he struck down.

#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #FreeSpeech #journalism #FourthEstate #Trump #Hegseth #dictatorship #fascism #propaganda

“The Court cannot conclude this Opinion without noting once again what this case is really about: the attempt by the Secretary of #Defense to #dictate the #information received by the American people, to control the message so that the public hears & sees only what the Secretary & the #Trump Administration want them to hear & see,” Friedman appointee wrote.

#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #FreeSpeech #press #journalism #FourthEstate #Hegseth #dictatorship #fascism #propaganda

Do you think you know what journalism is?

Check out my video where I go through some of the journalism studies literature and discover "theoretical anarchy".

#journalism #journalist #media #research #PhD #FourthEstate #News #UTS

https://youtu.be/o9EYbwSIfpA

Do you think you know what journalism is?

Check out my video where I go through some of the journalism studies literature and discover "theoretical anarchy".

#journalism #journalist #media #research #PhD #FourthEstate #News #UTS

https://youtu.be/o9EYbwSIfpA

Do you think you know what journalism is?

Check out my video where I go through some of the journalism studies literature and discover "theoretical anarchy".

#journalism #journalist #media #research #PhD #FourthEstate #News #UTS

https://youtu.be/o9EYbwSIfpA

Do you think you know what journalism is?

Check out my video where I go through some of the journalism studies literature and discover "theoretical anarchy".

#journalism #journalist #media #research #PhD #FourthEstate #News #UTS

https://youtu.be/o9EYbwSIfpA

Do you think you know what journalism is?

Check out my video where I go through some of the journalism studies literature and discover "theoretical anarchy".

#journalism #journalist #media #research #PhD #FourthEstate #News #UTS

https://youtu.be/o9EYbwSIfpA

Meanwhile.... R.I.P. #CNN - and perhaps the entirety of " Legacy #media " :-(

A Fourth Estate - of #truth & #information

> The End of CNN: How the Ellison Takeover Confirms What We Already Knew — Legacy Media Is Done

https://open.substack.com/pub/saltypolitics/p/the-end-of-cnn-how-the-ellison-takeover

> "The only remaining question is how quickly viewers pull the plug on the deathbed vigil".

#TrumpVirus #disinformation #propaganda #LegacyMedia #FourthEstate #journalism

Meanwhile.... R.I.P. #CNN - and perhaps the entirety of " Legacy #media " :-(

A Fourth Estate - of #truth & #information

> The End of CNN: How the Ellison Takeover Confirms What We Already Knew — Legacy Media Is Done

https://open.substack.com/pub/saltypolitics/p/the-end-of-cnn-how-the-ellison-takeover

> "The only remaining question is how quickly viewers pull the plug on the deathbed vigil".

#TrumpVirus #disinformation #propaganda #LegacyMedia #FourthEstate #journalism

Meanwhile.... R.I.P. #CNN - and perhaps the entirety of " Legacy #media " :-(

A Fourth Estate - of #truth & #information

> The End of CNN: How the Ellison Takeover Confirms What We Already Knew — Legacy Media Is Done

https://open.substack.com/pub/saltypolitics/p/the-end-of-cnn-how-the-ellison-takeover

> "The only remaining question is how quickly viewers pull the plug on the deathbed vigil".

#TrumpVirus #disinformation #propaganda #LegacyMedia #FourthEstate #journalism

Meanwhile.... R.I.P. #CNN - and perhaps the entirety of " Legacy #media " :-(

A Fourth Estate - of #truth & #information

> The End of CNN: How the Ellison Takeover Confirms What We Already Knew — Legacy Media Is Done

https://open.substack.com/pub/saltypolitics/p/the-end-of-cnn-how-the-ellison-takeover

> "The only remaining question is how quickly viewers pull the plug on the deathbed vigil".

#TrumpVirus #disinformation #propaganda #LegacyMedia #FourthEstate #journalism

Meanwhile.... R.I.P. #CNN - and perhaps the entirety of " Legacy #media " :-(

A Fourth Estate - of #truth & #information

> The End of CNN: How the Ellison Takeover Confirms What We Already Knew — Legacy Media Is Done

https://open.substack.com/pub/saltypolitics/p/the-end-of-cnn-how-the-ellison-takeover

> "The only remaining question is how quickly viewers pull the plug on the deathbed vigil".

#TrumpVirus #disinformation #propaganda #LegacyMedia #FourthEstate #journalism

Meanwhile, in the #media darkness and #disinformation department, approved by #TrumpVirus ministry of #megalomania:

:-( #Bezos has dyed #democracy into darkness - maybe w/ #Epstein redactions et al serving as a model for erasing #truth

#RIP #WashingtonPost / #WAPO #journalism #integrity / #FourthEstate

Sir has the best #censorship #propaganda #sycophants #grifts

"Perfect really... all the best words... a stable genius". 🐴 - "nay!" [neigh]

Cartoon by Michael #deAdder

Legacy media used to be the #FourthEstate

#LegacyMedia is dead.

Follow and strengthen Independent Media. Our #democracy depends on it.

#USPOL

#BrianTylerCohen - subscribe here:

https://plus.briantylercohen.com?r=2gnkw

“Stars & Stripes will be custom tailored to our warfighters,” Sean Parnell, the chief #Pentagon spox wrote. “It will focus on warfighting, weapons systems, fitness, lethality, survivability, & ALL THINGS MILITARY.” He added that the publication will cease publishing “repurposed DC gossip columns” & “Associated Press reprints.”

#Trump #StarsAndStripes #law #Constitution #democracy #FreePress #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #journalism #FourthEstate #censorship #propaganda

#Pentagon to overhaul #independent #military #newspaper, calling it ‘woke’

Plans for more #Defense Department control surface after job applicants were asked about their commitment to #Trump’s policies.

#StarsAndStripes #law #Constitution #democracy #FreePress #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #journalism #FourthEstate #censorship #propaganda #authoritarianism #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #SevenMountainMandate
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/01/15/stars-and-stripes-pentagon-editorial-independence/

Corporation for #PublicBroadcasting, a private agency that has steered federal #funding to #PBS, #NPR & hundreds of #public #television & #radio stations across the country, voted Monday to dissolve the organization that was created in 1967.
#CPB had been winding down since #Congress acted last summer to defund its operations under orders from #Trump. Its board of directors chose to shutter CPB completely instead of keeping it as a shell.

#media #FourthEstate #journalism
https://apnews.com/article/public-broadcasting-pbs-npr-b68f441c227ec7e076c038821b4a5931?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-05-CPB%27s+final+act

Piece of work this #BariWeiss! A cross between Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi, & Karoline Leavitt, chip off the ol' #TrumpVIrus

> CBS News Chief Defends Controversial Decision To Pull ‘60 Minutes’ Episode

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cbs-news-bari-weiss-defends-decision-pull-60-minutes-episode_n_694991ffe4b0c3ddb2232a9f

A tragedy for #democracy and #FreedomOfSpeech / #FreeSpeech / #FourthEstate / #Truth

What was the "Tiffany Network" - with the most trusted #news from legends like #WalterCronkite & #EdwardRMurrow - is no more.

#censorship #CBS #StateControl #Doublespeak #media #fascism

‘Polarizing’ *journalist* #BariWeiss to become #CBSNews editor-in-chief in wake of controversial #Paramount merger

Opponents say Weiss’s ‘anti-woke’, pro-Israel stance will be like ‘dropping a grenade’ in the newsroom

#FourthEstate #journalism #media #Trump #censorship #ViewpointDiscrimination #propaganda #law #FreePress
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bari-weiss-cbs-paramount-merger-b2838771.html

‘Polarizing’ *journalist* #BariWeiss to become #CBSNews editor-in-chief in wake of controversial #Paramount merger

Opponents say Weiss’s ‘anti-woke’, pro-Israel stance will be like ‘dropping a grenade’ in the newsroom

#FourthEstate #journalism #media #Trump #censorship #ViewpointDiscrimination #propaganda #law #FreePress
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bari-weiss-cbs-paramount-merger-b2838771.html

‘Polarizing’ *journalist* #BariWeiss to become #CBSNews editor-in-chief in wake of controversial #Paramount merger

Opponents say Weiss’s ‘anti-woke’, pro-Israel stance will be like ‘dropping a grenade’ in the newsroom

#FourthEstate #journalism #media #Trump #censorship #ViewpointDiscrimination #propaganda #law #FreePress
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bari-weiss-cbs-paramount-merger-b2838771.html

‘Polarizing’ *journalist* #BariWeiss to become #CBSNews editor-in-chief in wake of controversial #Paramount merger

Opponents say Weiss’s ‘anti-woke’, pro-Israel stance will be like ‘dropping a grenade’ in the newsroom

#FourthEstate #journalism #media #Trump #censorship #ViewpointDiscrimination #propaganda #law #FreePress
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bari-weiss-cbs-paramount-merger-b2838771.html

‘Polarizing’ *journalist* #BariWeiss to become #CBSNews editor-in-chief in wake of controversial #Paramount merger

Opponents say Weiss’s ‘anti-woke’, pro-Israel stance will be like ‘dropping a grenade’ in the newsroom

#FourthEstate #journalism #media #Trump #censorship #ViewpointDiscrimination #propaganda #law #FreePress
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bari-weiss-cbs-paramount-merger-b2838771.html

If you are a #weirdo like me, and enjoy reading #legal documents, particularly when written by judges or lawyers who have a real flair for writing, and if you are #weirder and like following the legal and #constitutional aspects of the USA's descent into #fascism even though you are not #USAnian and do not live in the USA, then the ruling written by Justice William G. Young in the case about the administration violating the free speech rights of noncitizens legally in the #USA is an absolute corker.

The entire thing is good, but at 161 pages, it's a bit of a slog, particularly because it has to document the entire timeline of the case.

Instead, start reading at page 149.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282460/gov.uscourts.mad.282460.261.0.pdf

Why? The last dozen pages are explicitly laying out the legal and constitutional problems with Donald #Trump himself. This text is something that should have been published months ago in the New York Times or The Atlantic or some other serious #journalism outlet. That it takes a judge to write it is the ultimate indictment of the USA's mainstream #media.

Elsewhere, he also calls out Congress and the fourth estate for their failures to rein in the aspiring dictator, though he has to tread carefully while doing it.

#USPol #NYT #NewYorkTimes #Atlantic #TheAtlantic #MainstreamMedia #news #ruling #invective #FourthEstate #journalist #fail

…The judge in the case, New York Supreme Court Judge David B. Cohen, is likely to issue his ruling on both parties’ motions for summary judgment in the coming months. A trial could begin in early 2026.

#law #Trump #propaganda #BigLie #JeaninePirro #QuidProQuo #bribery #USattorney #FoxNews #StateMedia #Smartmatic #journalism #FourthEstate #dictatorship #authoritarianism

In a message sent via…Signal & cited in the document, #MariaBartiromo told #SidneyPowell, “Sidney we must keep you out there.” Referring to then-#Fox host #LouDobbs, she added, “Dobbs is considered very opinionated. I am news”[😂]. She then told Powell, “I am very worried … Please please overturn this. Bring the evidence. I know you can.” (Bartiromo also told #RudyGiuliani, who was part of #Trump’s *legal* team, “I want you to overturn this.”)

#law #propaganda #BigLie #FourthEstate #media

#Smartmatic compiled previously unreported text messages & emails between #Fox employees, along with comments made in sworn #depositions, in an effort to persuade the judge in the long-running case to rule in its favor. Smartmatic’s motion was originally filed in late April, but a judicial hearing officer decided only recently that many of the redactions obscuring parts of the original filings should be removed.

#law #Trump #propaganda #StateMedia #FourthEstate #dictatorship #authoritarianism

#JeaninePirro bragged about helping #Trump & #GOP while a #FoxNews host

The former #FauxNews host complained of “CENSORSHIP” by #Fox over her coverage of the #2020election, according to newly unredacted documents in the #Smartmatic #defamation case.

#law #propaganda #BigLie #QuidProQuo #bribery #USattorney #StateMedia #journalism #FourthEstate #dictatorship #authoritarianism
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/08/19/jeanine-pirro-trump-republicans-fox/

no outlet specializes in making Donald’s perspective central quite like the @newyorktimes

#journalism #fourthEstate #mediaComplicity #NYT #NewYorkTimes

#KariLake, a senior adviser at #USAGM [& crackpot], which oversees #VoiceOfAmerica, said that the #Trump admin had acted within its #legal authority [it didn’t & she wouldn’t know anyway given her *concept* of the #law].

“We are in the process of rightsizing the agency & reducing the federal bureaucracy to meet administration priorities,” Lake…said in a statement.

She added: “Buckle up. There’s more to come.”

#VOA #journalism #FourthEstate #law #judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #Constitution

In another sign of the #Trump admin’s #hostility toward the broadcaster, the federal building in Washington that houses the #media organization was put up for sale on Thurs.

Michael Abramowitz, the director of #VoiceOfAmerica, said in an email to his staff on Thurs that the #firings were “inexplicable.”

“I am heartbroken,” he said. Abramowitz has sued to stop the Trump admin from closing the #news organization.

#VOA #journalism #FourthEstate #law #judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #Constitution

It looks like Lawrence O'Donnell reporting truth made Titty Baby Dementia orange Mussolini flip the fuck out. Trump just watched a video on MSNBC — and he immediately threatened legal action over what he saw! #freespeech4all #TrumpisaDementedWeirdo #freedomofthepress #FourthEstate https://youtube.com/watch?v=62kjorK_r6M&si=Cldp4rs8xUCD6GXr

Overnight the full bench of the DC Circuit en banc blocked Saturday's decision by Judges Katsas & Rao.

Full Court allows #funding to be restored to #VoiceOfAmerica (#VOA), #RadioFreeEurope (#RFE), #RadioFreeAsia (#RFA), #MiddleEastBroadcastingNetwork (#MBN).

Note: Leaves in place panel decision on VOA staffing.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.42002/gov.uscourts.cadc.42002.01208737522.0.pdf

#law #journalism #FourthEstate #FirstAmendment #ExecutiveOverreach #Congress #Trump #AbuseOfPower

#KariLake’s announcement was met w/outrage from #VoiceOfAmerica staff, who pointed to #OAN’s #FarRight views, promotion of #ConspiracyTheories & support of #Trump.

“VOA is not to be the voice of left America nor the voice of right America,” said Steve Herman @w7voa, chief national correspondent for #VOA.

“#USAGM cannot dictate [that] VOA run OAN content. It would be a violation of our fire wall & our charter, which are #laws,” he said.
👏👏👏

#law #FreePress #FourthEstate #propaganda

HOLY 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 #Propaganda!

#VoiceOfAmerica will carry #FarRight #OneAmericaNews programming

Staffers at the #GovernmentFunded broadcaster condemned the announcement from #KariLake, given #OAN’s far-right perspective & sycophantic support of #Trump.

Lake, a snr adviser to the US Agency for #Global #Media (#USAGM), the govt body that oversees Voice of America, announced that the agency agreed to provide “news feed services” to #VOA.

#law #FreePress #FourthEstate
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/07/nx-s1-5389453/kari-lake-says-oans-far-right-coverage-will-fuel-voice-of-america

HOLY 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 #Propaganda!

#VoiceOfAmerica will carry #FarRight #OneAmericaNews programming

Staffers at the #GovernmentFunded broadcaster condemned the announcement from #KariLake, given #OAN’s far-right perspective & sycophantic support of #Trump.

Lake, a snr adviser to the US Agency for #Global #Media (#USAGM), the govt body that oversees Voice of America, announced that the agency agreed to provide “news feed services” to #VOA.

#law #FreePress #FourthEstate
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/07/nx-s1-5389453/kari-lake-says-oans-far-right-coverage-will-fuel-voice-of-america

HOLY 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 #Propaganda!

#VoiceOfAmerica will carry #FarRight #OneAmericaNews programming

Staffers at the #GovernmentFunded broadcaster condemned the announcement from #KariLake, given #OAN’s far-right perspective & sycophantic support of #Trump.

Lake, a snr adviser to the US Agency for #Global #Media (#USAGM), the govt body that oversees Voice of America, announced that the agency agreed to provide “news feed services” to #VOA.

#law #FreePress #FourthEstate
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/07/nx-s1-5389453/kari-lake-says-oans-far-right-coverage-will-fuel-voice-of-america

HOLY 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 #Propaganda!

#VoiceOfAmerica will carry #FarRight #OneAmericaNews programming

Staffers at the #GovernmentFunded broadcaster condemned the announcement from #KariLake, given #OAN’s far-right perspective & sycophantic support of #Trump.

Lake, a snr adviser to the US Agency for #Global #Media (#USAGM), the govt body that oversees Voice of America, announced that the agency agreed to provide “news feed services” to #VOA.

#law #FreePress #FourthEstate
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/07/nx-s1-5389453/kari-lake-says-oans-far-right-coverage-will-fuel-voice-of-america

HOLY 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 #Propaganda!

#VoiceOfAmerica will carry #FarRight #OneAmericaNews programming

Staffers at the #GovernmentFunded broadcaster condemned the announcement from #KariLake, given #OAN’s far-right perspective & sycophantic support of #Trump.

Lake, a snr adviser to the US Agency for #Global #Media (#USAGM), the govt body that oversees Voice of America, announced that the agency agreed to provide “news feed services” to #VOA.

#law #FreePress #FourthEstate
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/07/nx-s1-5389453/kari-lake-says-oans-far-right-coverage-will-fuel-voice-of-america

#GiftArticle

The #Trump admin has handpicked which #news #media outlets can participate in the presidential #PressPool, & on Tues it eliminated a slot reserved for reporters from independent newswires.

In the briefing room, ofcls have made room for a new cohort of more #partisan attendees, like #RightWing podcasters, who ask less-adversarial questions than traditional #journalists.…

#FourthEstate #journalism #democracy #FreePress #propaganda
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/15/us/trump-white-house-briefing-room-new-media.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AE8.4daW.lnrzNSfj8uO4&smid=url-share

@LoranJohn @kim_harding

#CdnPol #CANpol #USpol
#CETA  #InfoSec #Democracy #NationalSecurity

#CEUM

(5/n)

... conventional weapons.

As in the 1930's, a #fascist movement has been sowing division where there should be unity.

We must never forget, as in any war, the war that's being fought against #Authoritarianism is a #hybrid one.

The #FourthEstate...