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mahatmakanejeeves

(66,373 posts) Mon Aug 18, 2025, 10:54 AM Monday

"Our leading papers failed to stand up to Trump's criminal justice authoritarianism"

Chris Geidner
‪@chrisgeidner.bsky.social‬

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If one thinks that Trump is not going to stop moving forward on his authoritarian path until he is stopped from doing so, then the stories told by the mainstream media this week in response to Trump’s attack on DC suggest that they are more likely to play the role of accomplices than truth-tellers.

Our leading papers failed to stand up to Trump's criminal justice authoritarianism
The Washington Post and The New York Times editorial boards failed to hold Trump accountable for his attack on D.C. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
www.lawdork.com
August 18, 2025 at 1:18 AM

If one thinks that Trump is not going to stop moving forward on his authoritarian path until he is stopped from doing so, then the stories told by the mainstream media this week in response to Trumpâ€™s attack on DC suggest that they are more likely to play the role of accomplices than truth-tellers.
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) 2025-08-18T05:18:02.567Z

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"Our leading papers failed to stand up to Trump's criminal justice authoritarianism" (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Monday OP

The loss of independent journalism is one of my biggest fears. Without that walkingman Monday #1

Congress is shirking their responsibility at every turn...National Guard use, tariffs, spending, on and on. dutch777 Monday #3

Congress is shirking every one of their responsibilities slightlv Monday #5

Searched under "WaPo trump authoritarism," got a bunch of hits like following: Silent Type Monday #2

No surprise there; corporate billionaire owners are weak and corrupt little men by nature. Wealth addiction is grim. Magoo48 Monday #4

I streamed a show last night slightlv Monday #8

Apparently, some kind of massive upheaval is required. Magoo48 Monday #9

Our leading papers/MSM failed at nothing. They were complicit in bringing this criminal back into power. Scalded Nun Monday #6

no shit. barbtries Monday #7

When it comes to media let me raise the name of Freespeech tv rurallib Monday #10

walkingman

(9,710 posts)

1. The loss of independent journalism is one of my biggest fears. Without that

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Aug 18, 2025, 11:01 AM

Monday

we have no idea what is going on in our nation. Congress is shirking their responsibility by not defending the free press.

dutch777

(4,690 posts)

3. Congress is shirking their responsibility at every turn...National Guard use, tariffs, spending, on and on.

Reply to walkingman (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 18, 2025, 11:08 AM

Monday

I get that the Dems cannot enact legislation based on the Repug majority. I am not sure they don't have standing to sue where Trump is overstepping on the rights of the legislative branch.

slightlv

(6,401 posts)

5. Congress is shirking every one of their responsibilities

Reply to walkingman (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 18, 2025, 01:52 PM

Monday

with reference to our country... our democracy, IMNSHO.

As to the "independent press"... we lost that back in the g bush years. When he allowed the change to ownership limits, we lost our press. Now, all media is owned by very few individuals... very rich individuals. They control papers, tv, online mediaship, everything. I don't consider anything "independent" any longer unless it's the paper from around the block, or media news sites not taking money from corporations and their toadies.

Silent Type

(10,668 posts)

2. Searched under "WaPo trump authoritarism," got a bunch of hits like following:

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Aug 18, 2025, 11:06 AM

Monday

Under Trump, the authoritarian age comes into focus
The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com › world › 2025/03/21
Mar 21, 2025 — Authoritarian politics are ascendant. Actions by Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump underscore the shift.
Opinion | What America could look like a decade from now

The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com › 2025/03/31 › united...
Mar 31, 2025 — ... Trump mob broke into the U.S. Capitol building on January 7, 2021. (Oliver Contreras/For The Washington Post). Donald Trump's second term as ...
In the age of Trump, global authoritarianism continues its ...

The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com › world › 2025/02/28
Feb 28, 2025 — Two studies released this week, by Freedom House and the Economist Intelligence Unit, found international democracy in retreat.
How Trump is becoming more authoritarian

The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com › politics › 2024/02/21
Feb 21, 2024 — Donald Trump has been clear about his intentions to govern in a more authoritarian way if he's president again. But what does that actually mean?
They fled authoritarian countries. Here they're experiencing ...

The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com › nation › 2025/04/11
Apr 11, 2025 — Immigrants from six nations where democracy was eroded say they see the same patterns emerging during the Trump administration — and want to ...
When institutions crumble, strongmen step in

The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com › 2025/07/17 › trust-i...
Jul 17, 2025 — Trump wants to be the sole authority. With trust in institutions cratering, he sees his opportunity.
Trump pushes authoritarian agenda for second term

The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com · Nov 7, 2023

2:21
Since leaving the White House in 2021, Donald Trump has said he would approach a second term as president with an expansive view of ...
Trump's aggressive push to take over DC policing may be ...

The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com › politics › 2025/08/16
2 days ago — The left sees President Donald Trump's attempted takeover of law enforcement in

And more.

Magoo48

(6,577 posts)

4. No surprise there; corporate billionaire owners are weak and corrupt little men by nature. Wealth addiction is grim.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Aug 18, 2025, 01:44 PM

Monday

slightlv

(6,401 posts)

8. I streamed a show last night

Reply to Magoo48 (Reply #4)

Mon Aug 18, 2025, 01:56 PM

Monday

that went into depth about the way we've been manipulated and offered false choices, especially about energy, since the time of Tesla... it even named names and included those who had died "mysteriously" when they insisted on patents for their inventions. It just really makes you sick. I don't know if any or all of these inventions would have worked the way they were promoted by their creators, but I think we should have had the chance to see. These were potentially life-changing energy inventions. And every one of them was silenced by the mega corporations or multi billionaires. Ordinary people don't have a chance in this world... anywhere... from what I could tell, a lot of it is global resistance because it would cost the moneyed people to lose too much of their dollars.

Magoo48

(6,577 posts)

9. Apparently, some kind of massive upheaval is required.

Reply to slightlv (Reply #8)

Mon Aug 18, 2025, 02:12 PM

Monday

When societies evolve in fits and starts, those jumps are generally unpleasant.

Scalded Nun

(1,474 posts)

6. Our leading papers/MSM failed at nothing. They were complicit in bringing this criminal back into power.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Aug 18, 2025, 01:53 PM

Monday

barbtries

(30,664 posts)

7. no shit.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Aug 18, 2025, 01:56 PM

Monday

Independent Media is my main stream source of news.

it's terrifying and traumatizing how the legacy media has failed us.

rurallib

(64,068 posts)

10. When it comes to media let me raise the name of Freespeech tv

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Aug 18, 2025, 03:56 PM

Monday

as perhaps the only tv station of any kind that is still independent Free Speech tv: https://freespeech.org

Among those rare shows that are still independent include Amy Goodman's democracynow.org. The Stephanie Miller Show and Thom Hartmann's show.

That illustrates just how much we have been blacked out of the media

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