Gift link: This guy is back to threatening to yank broadcast licenses if he or the president doesn’t like the war coverage.

This is totalitarian shit.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/world/middleeast/fcc-broadcasters-iran-war.html?unlocked_article_code=1.TVA.GiL5.qc_bhYZJHXrp&smid=url-share

#censorship #censorednews #fcc #brendancarr

FCC Chair Threatens to Revoke Broadcasters’ Licenses Over Iran War Coverage

The comment from Brendan Carr came on the heels of a social media message from President Trump criticizing the news media’s coverage of the war with Iran.

The New York Times

@algernon how about actually trying to win the war instead?

These are losers and cowards who want to win simply with media propaganda and tweets.

@mahadevank @algernon what about getting the hell out of there instead of sending 2500 marines? This is unreal, get rid of the tangerine terror!

@connynasch @algernon

For sure, i'm just comparing the approach to problem-solving here, which seems to be - lets tell a fraudulent story, rather than do the actual work required