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snot

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3. The cascade of institutions et al. bowing to Trump creates

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 02:02 PM

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a death-spiral for free speech.

And so much of it is happening without significant resistance, because so many senior administrators or executives with greater integrity and foresight have been displaced by profit-obsessed toadies. I'm thinking here of the heads of universities et al. as well as media and other organizations.

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