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Deuxcents

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7. The First Amendment to the Constitution is about the Freedom of the Press..

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Oct 26, 2024, 10:15 PM

9 hrs ago

The first thing in the fascist playbook is squashing the press because a strongman knows the press is vital to liberty. Willingly giving up the rights and protection of the press in the country is cowardice

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Washington Post Resignations and Cancellations Begin, Guild Says Bezos Axed Endorsement: 'Management Interfered' [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 10 hrs ago OP

Tell WaPo what you think! pat_k 10 hrs ago #1

No endorsement means they are endorsing Trump. Chipper Chat 9 hrs ago #2

Not so much endorsing Trump, Bezos is showing he's afraid of Trump. n/t Liberal In Texas 9 hrs ago #4

Excellent Point...Chicken Little.. a lesser man than those Cha 9 hrs ago #6

or worse than that Skittles 8 hrs ago #8

And by falling to his knees, he tells The World (including trump) calimary 7 hrs ago #17

Before they quit... lame54 9 hrs ago #3

TY.. I'm wondering where these Patriotic Intelligent People Cha 9 hrs ago #5

Do you realize who Robert Kagan is? soandso 7 hrs ago #15

By your question I take it he's a RW? Cha 5 hrs ago #20

Neocon soandso 4 hrs ago #21

Thanks... now I remember.. I read earlier that Bezos Cha 4 hrs ago #22

He's the worst of the worst soandso 4 hrs ago #24

Thank You for that bit of history on Robert Kagan. Cha 1 hr ago #25

The First Amendment to the Constitution is about the Freedom of the Press.. Deuxcents 9 hrs ago #7

This message was self-deleted by its author AZ8theist 8 hrs ago #9

Bezos met with Trump and tanked the Harris endorsement soon after. mn9driver 8 hrs ago #10

Article from "The Hill" about the meeting with Blue Horizon dflprincess 7 hrs ago #13

Thanks for that! mn9driver 7 hrs ago #19

"The Post" and "All the President's Men" are both available on Amazon Prime dflprincess 8 hrs ago #11

He wouldn't even have to pay for it! progressoid 7 hrs ago #14

How 'bout somebody issue the WaPo endorsement elsewhere? calimary 7 hrs ago #12

If the editor who wrote it resigned, they can Captain Zero 26 min ago #26

Third richest man in the world says what? progressoid 7 hrs ago #16

It's sad really Mz Pip 7 hrs ago #18

I don't think Bezos is afraid of anyone soandso 4 hrs ago #23

G.O.P.'s Billionaire Bezos Bro has sold his country out BoRaGard 10 min ago #27