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Stones of David

@SANKOFAB@zirk.us · yesterday

OCTOBER 8, 2025
MAGA’s Little Helpers: Sinclair, Nexstar and the Consolidation of Broadcast TV
PETE TUCKER

“That’s because the local ABC station in the DC area, WJLA, is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Network. And the right-wing network refused to air the Jimmy Kimmel Show! on any of its 38 ABC affiliates.”

https://fair.org/home/magas-little-helpers-sinclair-nexstar-and-the-consolidation-of-broadcast-tv/

#sinclair #media #tiktok #jimmykimmel #trump #freespeech #censorship #usa #oligarchy #autocracy #politics #press #journalism #democracy #education #antitrust

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Stones of David

@SANKOFAB@zirk.us · yesterday

OCTOBER 8, 2025
MAGA’s Little Helpers: Sinclair, Nexstar and the Consolidation of Broadcast TV
PETE TUCKER

“That’s because the local ABC station in the DC area, WJLA, is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Network. And the right-wing network refused to air the Jimmy Kimmel Show! on any of its 38 ABC affiliates.”

https://fair.org/home/magas-little-helpers-sinclair-nexstar-and-the-consolidation-of-broadcast-tv/

#sinclair #media #tiktok #jimmykimmel #trump #freespeech #censorship #usa #oligarchy #autocracy #politics #press #journalism #democracy #education #antitrust

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@Federation_Bot · 3 days ago

#Trump told reporters yesterday he would consider utilizing the #InsurrectionAct, a law enacted >200 ago, to sidestep any #court rulings restricting his orders to send #NationalGuard #troops into cities over the objections of local & state officials.

#law #military #PosseComitatusAct #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #WhiteSupremacy

Tim Chambers boosted

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 4 days ago

During the hearing, a lawyer for the federal government said #Texas #NationalGuard troops were not expected to be deployed in #Illinois until Tuesday or Wednesday. The lawyer said he believed Illinois National Guard troops would begin reporting for duty tomorrow & would undergo training before being sent out on assignment.

#Chicago #Trump #law #RightToProtest #PosseComitatusAct #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #WhiteSupremacy

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 4 days ago

During the hearing, a lawyer for the federal government said #Texas #NationalGuard troops were not expected to be deployed in #Illinois until Tuesday or Wednesday. The lawyer said he believed Illinois National Guard troops would begin reporting for duty tomorrow & would undergo training before being sent out on assignment.

#Chicago #Trump #law #RightToProtest #PosseComitatusAct #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #WhiteSupremacy

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 4 days ago

Judge April M. Perry, a Biden appointee, pressed #Trump admin lawyers during the emergency court hearing for more information about #NationalGuard assignments in #Illinois, where state officials are suing to stop their deployment. She described herself as “very troubled by the lack of answers,” but she said she needed time to review the case before ruling on the state’s request for a temporary restraining order.

#law #RightToProtest #PosseComitatusAct #MilitaryState #autocracy #tyranny #Gestapo

Alex Akselrod boosted

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 7 days ago

Anyone who thinks the #UnitedStates is still a #democracy that adheres to the founders’ #Constitution needs to check their head.

“Attack on #FreeSpeech”:

#Journalist #MarioGuevara Deported After Covering #AntiTrump #Protest

Mario Guevara was deported from the #US early on Oct 3, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists

#law #FreedomOfThePress #Trump #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #FuckSCOTUS #immunity
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/3/mario_guevara_deportation_freedom_of_press

Prominent Atlanta Journalist Deported After Covering Anti-Trump Protest

UPDATE: Mario Guevara was deported from the United States early on October 3, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. The Spanish-language journalist Mario Guevara may be deported to El Salvador as soon as today despite holding work authorization in the United States and never having been charged with a crime. Guevara, who founded the outlet MG News, where he received awards for his coverage on immigration, has lived in the United States for nearly 20 years. He was arrested and jailed in June for live-streaming an anti-Trump “No Kings” demonstration near Atlanta. “Mario’s case is really the tip of the spear, and today’s deportation is deeply troubling,” says lawyer Nora Benavidez. “It is because of his journalistic work that they targeted him. They really do not want what he’s doing to expose ICE.” Benavidez also responds to the attempted deportations of pro-Palestine immigrant students on U.S. college campuses. “It really mirrors the way that Mario has also been targeted because the government, very similarly, simply went after him for his speech,” she says.

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 7 days ago

Anyone who thinks the #UnitedStates is still a #democracy that adheres to the founders’ #Constitution needs to check their head.

“Attack on #FreeSpeech”:

#Journalist #MarioGuevara Deported After Covering #AntiTrump #Protest

Mario Guevara was deported from the #US early on Oct 3, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists

#law #FreedomOfThePress #Trump #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #FuckSCOTUS #immunity
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/3/mario_guevara_deportation_freedom_of_press

Prominent Atlanta Journalist Deported After Covering Anti-Trump Protest

UPDATE: Mario Guevara was deported from the United States early on October 3, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. The Spanish-language journalist Mario Guevara may be deported to El Salvador as soon as today despite holding work authorization in the United States and never having been charged with a crime. Guevara, who founded the outlet MG News, where he received awards for his coverage on immigration, has lived in the United States for nearly 20 years. He was arrested and jailed in June for live-streaming an anti-Trump “No Kings” demonstration near Atlanta. “Mario’s case is really the tip of the spear, and today’s deportation is deeply troubling,” says lawyer Nora Benavidez. “It is because of his journalistic work that they targeted him. They really do not want what he’s doing to expose ICE.” Benavidez also responds to the attempted deportations of pro-Palestine immigrant students on U.S. college campuses. “It really mirrors the way that Mario has also been targeted because the government, very similarly, simply went after him for his speech,” she says.

Alex Akselrod boosted

@Nonilex@masto.ai · last week

The feds also claimed the South Shore neighborhood was “a location known to be frequented by Tren de Aragua members and their associates,” but #DHS gave NO EVIDENCE to support the assertion, & authorities did not confirm that any of the people arrested were members of the Venezuelan gang.

#Trump #law #US #immigration #MilitaryState #democracy #Constitution #CivilRights #HumanRights #DueProcess #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #coup #TrumpCoup2

Alex Akselrod boosted

@Nonilex@masto.ai · last week

#Armed federal agents in #military fatigues busted down their doors overnight, pulling men, #women & #children from their apartments, some of them #naked, residents & witnesses said. Agents approached or entered nearly every apartment in the 5-story building, & #UScitizens were among those detained for hours.

#Trump #law #US #immigration #MilitaryState #democracy #Constitution #CivilRights #HumanRights #DueProcess #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #coup #TrumpCoup2

Alex Akselrod and 1 other boosted

@Nonilex@masto.ai · last week

Massive #immigration raid on #Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

#DHS said federal agents with #CBP, the #FBI & the #ATF arrested 37 people in the raid.

#Trump #law #US #MilitaryState #democracy #Constitution #CivilRights #HumanRights #DueProcess #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #coup #TrumpCoup2
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/01/massive-immigration-raid-on-chicago-apartment-building-leaves-residents-reeling-i-feel-defeated

@Nonilex@masto.ai · last week

On Wednesday, toys, shoes & food were still in piles in the building’s hallways. Property managers were seen throwing mattresses & broken doors into dumpsters.

#DHS said federal agents with #CBP, the #FBI & the #ATF arrested 37 people in the raid. DHS said some of those arrested “are believed to be involved in drug trafficking & distribution, weapons crimes & #immigration violators.” [sure, whatever]

#Trump #law #MilitaryState #CivilRights #HumanRights #DueProcess #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · last week

The feds also claimed the South Shore neighborhood was “a location known to be frequented by Tren de Aragua members and their associates,” but #DHS gave NO EVIDENCE to support the assertion, & authorities did not confirm that any of the people arrested were members of the Venezuelan gang.

#Trump #law #US #immigration #MilitaryState #democracy #Constitution #CivilRights #HumanRights #DueProcess #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #coup #TrumpCoup2

@Nonilex@masto.ai · last week

#Armed federal agents in #military fatigues busted down their doors overnight, pulling men, #women & #children from their apartments, some of them #naked, residents & witnesses said. Agents approached or entered nearly every apartment in the 5-story building, & #UScitizens were among those detained for hours.

#Trump #law #US #immigration #MilitaryState #democracy #Constitution #CivilRights #HumanRights #DueProcess #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #coup #TrumpCoup2

@Nonilex@masto.ai · last week

Massive #immigration raid on #Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

#DHS said federal agents with #CBP, the #FBI & the #ATF arrested 37 people in the raid.

#Trump #law #US #MilitaryState #democracy #Constitution #CivilRights #HumanRights #DueProcess #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #coup #TrumpCoup2
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/01/massive-immigration-raid-on-chicago-apartment-building-leaves-residents-reeling-i-feel-defeated

@Nonilex@masto.ai · last week

Massive #immigration raid on #Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

#DHS said federal agents with #CBP, the #FBI & the #ATF arrested 37 people in the raid.

#Trump #law #US #MilitaryState #democracy #Constitution #CivilRights #HumanRights #DueProcess #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #coup #TrumpCoup2
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/01/massive-immigration-raid-on-chicago-apartment-building-leaves-residents-reeling-i-feel-defeated

Chicago Sun-Times

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

Alex Akselrod boosted

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 2 weeks ago

The latest examples of creeping #federal #LawEnforcement & #military presence in #US #cities occurred as #Memphis prepares for the arrival of additional federal authorities, including #immigration & #DEA agents, that #Republican #Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says he expects will happen this week.

#Trump #law #US #PosseComitatusAct #MilitaryState #democracy #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #Gestapo #coup #TrumpCoup2

Alex Akselrod boosted

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 2 weeks ago

#Trump’s troop order came a day after he said on social media that he was directing the Dept of #Defense to “provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged #Portland.” Trump claimed the decision was necessary to protect US #ICE facilities. #Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said Trump’s description was a false narrative meant to spur conflict.

#law #US #military #PosseComitatusAct #MilitaryState #democracy #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #Gestapo #coup #TrumpCoup2

Alex Akselrod boosted

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 2 weeks ago

#Armed #FederalAgents patrolled #Chicago’s downtown streets on Sunday & #Trump called up 200 #NationalGuard troops for deployment in #Portland, #Oregon, a move strongly opposed by the governor that immediately prompted a lawsuit saying Trump overstepped his authority.

#law #US #military #PosseComitatusAct #MilitaryState #democracy #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #Gestapo #coup #TrumpCoup2
https://apnews.com/article/portland-chicago-memphis-federal-crackdowns-trump-7a45dcf0e7e2bd7debb38603e5b4f660

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 2 weeks ago

#Trump’s troop order came a day after he said on social media that he was directing the Dept of #Defense to “provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged #Portland.” Trump claimed the decision was necessary to protect US #ICE facilities. #Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said Trump’s description was a false narrative meant to spur conflict.

#law #US #military #PosseComitatusAct #MilitaryState #democracy #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #Gestapo #coup #TrumpCoup2

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