i think powell's response here is a demonstration of the folly of the idea that democratic accountability requires presidential control. what if the president is not acting in the public interest? you want independent agencies to be able to push back and pursue their *congressional mandate*

I am reminded here to tap the sign encouraging you all to support independent, worker run, billionaire free newsrooms how and where you are able

In case there was any doubt about where big tech stands.

I am outraged but not surprised that “60 Minutes” pulled a segment critical of the Trump administration. This is the chilling effect of an administration that has made it clear that it expects censorship in exchange for regulatory favors.

The Weiss Effect: Reporter Sharyn Alfonsi "sent an indignant internal memo to colleagues saying that pulling the segment 'is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.'The memo was immediately leaked..." ca.news.yahoo.com/60-minutes-p...

Sadly @poynterinstitute.bsky.social left off the horrific unconstitutional treatment of journalist Mario Guevara. Guevara was arrested covering a protest in ATL, detained over 100 days in rural GA, deported to El Salvador for his journalistic work filming police. www.poynter.org/commentary/2...

Is this fight fix?

Has anyone asked Brendan Carr whether he told staff to scrub the word "independent" from the FCC websites so that it retroactively aligned with his shocking (and incorrect) claim that the agency served Donald Trump instead? www.youtube.com/live/cHY0dP5...

Amid the AI investment boom, cities and counties across the US are pulling the emergency brake on data centers, writes Jenna Ruddock. From Maryland to Missouri, at least fourteen states are home to towns or counties that have implemented moratoriums: a complete pause on data center development.

This was posted on X by the Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commn. It’s not that we talk about “identity” & “race” too much. It’s that they wanted to hijack the language,legitimacy & infrastructure we created to vindicate the rights of Black people & women for THEIR race & identity.

tired: a federal moratorium blocking states from regulating AI wired: local moratoriums blocking tech companies' AI-fueled resource grabs me for @techpolicypress.bsky.social with a big thanks to the folks I talked to and everyone in these fights across the US www.techpolicy.press/the-real-rac...

Simple question from @lujan.senate.gov: "Is the FCC an independent agency?" FCC's Carr: "The FCC is not an independent agency." Trusty: "I have not seen the FCC website." Gomez (correctly): "Yes, and it should be."

The Senate oversight hearing is heating up. @markey.senate.gov to FCC's Brendan Carr: "You have turned the FCC into the Federal Censorship Commission. ... You should resign."

Here’s my thread for today’s #FCCOversight hearing in the #SenateCommerce Committee, where Trump’s Censorship Czar Brendan Carr finally answers for trashing the #1stAmendment. Before it starts: my @freepress.bsky.social piece explains how Carr will dodge and spin. pressingissues.org/another-carr...

Today, we saw a raft of business (and politics) news stories indicating that Paramount's hostile bid to take over Warner Bros. Discovery is in shambles ...

"Netflix or Paramount? isn’t the only choice here, and it’s the wrong question to ask," writes @notaaroncraig.bsky.social. "A better one: Do media mega-mergers like this ever do anything good for anyone who isn’t a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) lawyer or investment banker?"

🚨SCOOP: Google gave lawmakers gifts up to $2,000 to attend a secret perk-filled summit touting AI & data centers as lawmakers consider AI dereg & data center subsidies, according to documents reviewed by @levernews.com. Lawmakers got hotel rooms costing up to $500 per night & a Wrigley Field party.

Paramount’s hostile bid for WBD is backed by billions from Saudi Arabian & Qatari sovereign wealth funds. Additional money comes via Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner's Saudi-financed equity firm. Now, Trump says he's going to be "involved" in any final ownership decision. Let's unpack that ...

This practice was endorsed by a Supreme Court Justice. #KavanaughStop

reminded of eric williams's observation about britain's relationship to its history with slavery. "British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it."

"Our government is embarking on a totally unprovoked military assault and regime change operations in Latin America."

among the many wins tonight: in at least four races where AI/data centers were front and center - two Public Service Commission seats in GA and two VA House races - the incumbents are out

Mamdani cracks 1M votes, the first NYC mayor to do so since John Lindsay in 1969

O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao? TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him. TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it

The Media 2070 Project @media2070.bsky.social co-host its latest Black Futures Newsstand exhibit with the PECAN Project. Starts tomorrow in Houston. Attendees will, once again, be asked: "What does a media system that loves Black people look and feel like in a future where reparations are real?”

The Trump Adm is responsible for protecting Americans from rampant GenAI-driven data tactics threatening American consumers. It's hands-off self-serving approach is giving permission for AI-dominated commercial surveillance to explode online/offline.

Sadly, we don’t teach Reconstruction enough!! So many folks remain oblivious to where this country is headed. Buckle up! It won’t be pretty.

You need to fix this @cnn.com.

Shelters that house unaccompanied minors are bracing for "Freaky Friday," the start of an ICE operation that will first issue letters to children, seeking to pressure them to return to the countries they've fled in exchange for a cash payment. If they decline, their parents will be targeted by ICE.

We wanna talk abt free speech? Let's talk abt @karenattiah.bsky.social fired @washingtonpost.com for reminding us of Kirk's hate. Or Mario Guevara detained 102 days for live-streaming ICE. Myriad stakes for ppl who get less/no airtime that we never hear. From me pressingissues.org/trumps-attac...

Got this one saved to read later today...essay by @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social on Ezra Klein...

Coming in 20 min: A press briefing on the plight of Mario Guevara—the only journalist in the US imprisoned for exercising his First Amendment right to record police/ICE activity in public. Hear from Free Press' @attorneynora.bsky.social alongside @aclu.org allies: www.acluga.org/press-releas...

Thnx @axios.com @kristaldixon.bsky.social for covering 100 days of detention & the fight for Mario Guevara’s freedom: www.axios.com/local/atlant...

I meant this deeply: My work now is all dissent work. I write for a future I likely will not see.

One stark marker of how much our society has devolved in just a few years is Bob Iger personally got on a call to convince us to let Disney/HULU make the 1619 Project. That America no longer exists.

If you care about corporate media capitulation & Jimmy Kimmel getting canceled, you should definitely care about the Trump administration trying to deport journalist Mario Guevara.

As the Federal Communications Commission is making national headlines, here is a short @media2070.bsky.social essay I wrote in July for @objectivejournos.bsky.social on the racist origins of the FCC, broadcast regulations and the broadcast industry.

BREAKING: Immigration court orders Mario Guevara can be deported immediately. This is a gross miscarriage of justice. If Mario is deported, that sets dangerous precedent -- targeting reporters for their coverage & free speech. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

“Deportation without due process—that would be the new normal set by Mario Guevara’s removal from the US,” Benavidez explained. cpj.org/2025/09/jour...

@karenattiah.bsky.social is a voice for the TRUTH!

Mahmoud Khalil was just ordered to be deported for his free speech. Mario Guevara is in detention for filming police. Jimmy Kimmel taken off air for his speech. TikTok being bought by Trump cronies. All of it moves towards one singular narrative Trump approves. We must resist.

Jimmy Kimmel pulled from the air is bad. It's an attack on the First Amendment, press freedom, intended to limit what narratives are allowed -- none acceptable if they critique those in power. Also horrific: the detention of reporters like Mario Guevara.. He's been detained for just filming police!

From Ta-Nehisi Coates....

@media2070.bsky.social statement on the firing of @karenattiah.bsky.social. It's latest example of powerful media companies helping to fuel our nation’s constitutional collapse and empowering an authoritarian effort to dismantle civil-rights laws and infrastructure. @freepress.bsky.social

The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States. 🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

The Supreme Court is forging an America where weighing race can be used to harm minorities, but not to protect them.

This claim is meritless: it’s without basis in law and the 1A prevents the FCC from intruding into political content in this manner. If FCC Chair Carr doesn’t dismiss this outright he will make a mockery of himself in front of the entire Communications Bar. www.thewrap.com/center-for-a...

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