Mastodawn

In 2014 during the net neutrality wars, Obama voiced his support for net neutrality. Republicans REPEATEDLY, for YEARS, (falsely) claimed this was an illegal, unethical affront to FCC independence. 11 years later they now insist the FCC has no independence and serves at the whims of our mad king:

FCC chief Brendan Carr tells S...

Carr's entire testimony yesterday focused around now suddenly claiming that the FCC ISN'T independent and serves entirely at the whims of our mad idiot king. This was so important to them that they CHANGED THE FCC WEBSITE DURING HIS TESTIMONY to prop up his lie and pivot:

Brendan Carr is a shameless liar and the legal and logical support for shitty, unpopular Republican tech/telecom/media policy just shifts however and whenever it suits them and the press generally normalizes it, is what I'm saying

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3ma74slm4b22h

Carr is destroying everything from broadband consumer protections and media consolidation, to oversight of prison telecom monopolies and robocallers. Just blanket, mindless deregulation dressed up as efficiency. there's like two people in the press (I'm one) who even cover it. Like, at all.

Big Telecom, Robocallers, Love...

Big Telecom, Robocallers, Love Brendan Carr’s Plan To Lobotomize The FCC

Last month Trump FCC boss Brendan Carr announced his “DELETE, DELETE, DELETE” initiative. It’s basically a plan to lobotomize FCC corporate oversight and consumer protection at th…

Techdirt

I'd like you to notice how while Carr was dragged before Congress yesterday to address his ham-fisted attempts to censor a comedian, NOBODY asked him ANY questions about his efforts to completely destroy consumer protection and media consolidation limits. The press couldn't care less, either.

F.C.C. Chair Says Agency ‘Isn’...

Brendan Carr Says FCC ‘Isn’t Independent’ Amid Concerns of How Trump Might Use the Agency

The comment from Brendan Carr, a Republican, raised concerns from lawmakers about how President Trump might use the agency.

The New York Times

Shoq 3d ago

Democrats should hold a shadow hearing and have Jack Smith testify in public to questions similar to what he was asked in closed session, so the American people can hear the details of his squelched case against Trump.

https://apnews.com/video/ice-agent-drags-woman-through-minneapolis-street-daf93659a5f543a8bae2ac326e410748

Sam Litzinger 3d ago

ICE agent drags woman through Minneapolis street

Protesters and ICE agents clash as an officer arrests and drags a woman by her arm at West 29th Street and Pillsbury Avenue in south Minneapolis on Monday.

AP News

Blue Dot On Red 4d ago