NPR filed suit alleging the Corporation for Public Broadcasting unlawfully canceled a $36 million satellite contract after President Trump attacked NPR and demanded defunding of public media. CPB executives privately acknowledged political pressure motivated the cancellation and consulted GOP …
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth introduced a ’next generation’ Pentagon press corps dominated by far-right outlets including The Gateway Pundit, Infowars, and LindellTV after mainstream journalists rejected restrictive access rules requiring loyalty pledges. Over 30 major news outlets …
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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr publicly threatened to revoke ABC affiliate licenses over Jimmy Kimmel’s comments about the Charlie Kirk shooting, stating ‘We can do this the easy way or the hard way’ and warning companies could ‘change conduct and take actions on Kimmel, or …
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President Trump threatened to sue the New York Times for reporting on a sexually suggestive drawing bearing his signature found in Jeffrey Epstein’s 2003 birthday book, demanding a retraction and apology. House Oversight Chair James Comer rejected Democratic requests for handwriting expert …
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In July 2016, Harvey Weinstein contracted Black Cube, an Israeli private intelligence firm with former Mossad agents, to suppress sexual misconduct allegations. The operation targeted Rose McGowan and other potential accusers, using sophisticated psychological manipulation tactics like false …
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Putin’s government arrested Vladimir Gusinsky, owner of Media-Most and Russia’s largest independent television network, on alleged fraud charges. The arrest was widely seen as a politically motivated attempt to silence critical media, marking an early example of Putin’s systematic …
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