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msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/

..."#RachelMaddow looks at examples of how Donald #Trump and his allies are undermining #news outlets, both local and national, by targeting revenue streams and exploiting oppressive legal strategies, while Trump embraces and rewards outlets that are #politically loyal, building the basis of a state #press. "..

MSNBC · Maddow: Trump's dismantling of independent news media is happening before our eyesBy MSNBC
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How do you explain that #politically, #historically, societies tend to go the same way - like full stop.

We can go far back, much earlier than #Rome, to see a common pattern whereby a #society has a climax period and then the fall from grace that eventually leads to collapse.

#Modernity in itself is a joke, because the modern promise can't be kept, as it's backed by the same "eternal growth" touted by #empires before the invention of #capitalism, and capitalism just accelerates the problem.

Remain #politically aware & engaged in the #news ?

Scientists have unanimously warned of the need to act now to avoid irreversible and catastrophic effects of #climatechange A message belittled on #Fox.

For life-threatening diseases when your opportunity to cure is missed, you shift focus - from understanding the disease and choosing curative treatments - to maintaining quality of life.

My heart breaks for our kids. Their science- and democracy-illiterate parents have failed them.

The reason every election has been so important for as long as you remember *gestures widely cause no one is specific about dates* is that the GQP has always been organized and fought as a unit while the Democrats are scrapping to hold the line.
Which is why we are here today. They’ve fought incrementally for 25+ years to get here #politically

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"In the aftermath of #Hurricane #Helene, #Trump has blasted the #Biden administration for its handling of the disaster...

But a review of Trump’s record... show that the former president was flagrantly #partisan at times in response to #disasters and on at least 3 occasions hesitated to give disaster aid to areas he considered #politically hostile or ordered special treatment for pro-Trump states"
eenews.net/articles/helene-isn