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Trump's FCC Starts Harassing Public Broadcasters with Bogus Investigations (techdirt.com)
42 points by beardyw 18 days ago | hide | past | favorite | 8 comments



>Carr, a guy who historically lets giant telecom monopolies run endlessly roughshod over U.S. consumers and the market, couldn’t actually care less about these rules or whether these companies are actually violating them (and they likely aren’t). He’s simply looking for something to harass public journalism over.

Wilhoit's Law strikes again!

"Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."


This is the first time I've seen someone quote Wilhoit's Law. Do you know him? I really enjoyed working with him.


No, no direct connection. The quote resonated strongly when I ran across it. It sums up the conservative mindset perfectly, though in a way the vast majority of conservatives would fiercely disagree with.

And just because there's apparently confusion about which Frank Wilhoit said this, I'll leave this here: https://slate.com/business/2022/06/wilhoits-law-conservative...


Frank has a way of summing up most things perfectly in a way the vast majority of its adherents would fiercely disagree, if they were able to understand any of it at all!


>Publicly-funded broadcasters are restricted from running traditional commercials

So I wonder if the GOP gets their dream come true and cuts the 1% funding. Then I would say NPR could then raise funds via commercials.

Then their dream may become a nightmare since no other US news org is even pointing out the illegal actions by Trump and Friends. NPR may be free to report real news without the fear of funding cuts.


Do you count newspapers among news orgs?


The Ministry of Truth aint so keen on Free Speech after all.


1984




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