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The current government has shown they're more than willing to weaponize the DOJ and other departments against people and speech they don't like. See the AP New

The current government has shown they're more than willing to weaponize the DOJ and other departments against people and speech they don't like. See the AP News incident this week where the White House banned AP from the WH press pool for publishing the words Gulf of Mexico. Seriously. Or the weaponization of corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams. Private companies will not be exempt from the fascist retaliation. If Apple or Microsoft is hosting something they perceive as a threat, they will exert pressure to take it down - constitution or laws be damned.

milesrout 2y ago
Eric Adams alleges the charges were brought against him by the Biden administration for political reasons. They were dropped by Trump's administration. How does that show that Trump is weaponising the DOJ? Surely the opposite is true. The White House press pool thing has nothing to do with the DOJ or the justice system generally. Dropping charges against your political opponents is not a hallmark of fascism. There is ZERO evidence of Trump putting pressure on third parties to take anything down. On the other hand, the Twitter files proved that the Biden administration was pressuring Twitter to censor stories it didn't like, and it did the same with Facebook.
- computerthings 2y ago
  > Eric Adams alleges the charges were brought against him by the Biden administration for political reasons. Sp what if he "alleges" that. The question is whether he is corrupt. > Dropping charges against your political opponents is not a hallmark of fascism. Of course not, dropping them against yourself and your movement is. As in "he who saves the country can violate no law", in the words of Trump.
- dashundchen 2y ago
  The charges are not fully dropped. They can be brought up again at any time. AG Pam Bondi and Emil Bobe are openly admitting they are using this to pressure Eric Adams for political loyalty. It's straight up weaponization of the DOJ, don't be daft. Read the letter from the acting prosecutor Danielle Sassoon who was pressed by the top of the DOJ to drop the charges. This is conservative, Federalist society, attorney who clerked for Scalia, by the way. Trump is using the charges for a quid pro quo. Tell me with a straight face this is not corrupt. https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/24535586a908999e/3801d435-full.pdf https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/24535586... And I didn't say the DOJ kicked the AP out, I said other departments. But it shows you the admin wants to punish orgs for freedom of the press. There's no defending kicking out one of the most reputable news orgs for using the words Gulf of Mexico. Petty tyrants. Same with Trump's incessant lawsuits against news orgs that report on him. Including a pollster who didn't provide him favorable numbers. Same with their orders of to strip publicly funded research of wrongthink by removing references to race, orientation or gender. This admin is actively suppressing speech including in private organizations at a scale we haven't seen before. And this is only in the first month

milesrout 2y ago

Eric Adams alleges the charges were brought against him by the Biden administration for political reasons. They were dropped by Trump's administration. How does that show that Trump is weaponising the DOJ? Surely the opposite is true. The White House press pool thing has nothing to do with the DOJ or the justice system generally. Dropping charges against your political opponents is not a hallmark of fascism. There is ZERO evidence of Trump putting pressure on third parties to take anything down. On the other hand, the Twitter files proved that the Biden administration was pressuring Twitter to censor stories it didn't like, and it did the same with Facebook.

computerthings 2y ago
> Eric Adams alleges the charges were brought against him by the Biden administration for political reasons. Sp what if he "alleges" that. The question is whether he is corrupt. > Dropping charges against your political opponents is not a hallmark of fascism. Of course not, dropping them against yourself and your movement is. As in "he who saves the country can violate no law", in the words of Trump.
dashundchen 2y ago
The charges are not fully dropped. They can be brought up again at any time. AG Pam Bondi and Emil Bobe are openly admitting they are using this to pressure Eric Adams for political loyalty. It's straight up weaponization of the DOJ, don't be daft. Read the letter from the acting prosecutor Danielle Sassoon who was pressed by the top of the DOJ to drop the charges. This is conservative, Federalist society, attorney who clerked for Scalia, by the way. Trump is using the charges for a quid pro quo. Tell me with a straight face this is not corrupt. https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/24535586a908999e/3801d435-full.pdf https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/24535586... And I didn't say the DOJ kicked the AP out, I said other departments. But it shows you the admin wants to punish orgs for freedom of the press. There's no defending kicking out one of the most reputable news orgs for using the words Gulf of Mexico. Petty tyrants. Same with Trump's incessant lawsuits against news orgs that report on him. Including a pollster who didn't provide him favorable numbers. Same with their orders of to strip publicly funded research of wrongthink by removing references to race, orientation or gender. This admin is actively suppressing speech including in private organizations at a scale we haven't seen before. And this is only in the first month