It might seem like a small matter, just a disagreement over whether a body of water should be called one name or another.

But it’s really about much bigger things: Trump-style intimidation, a clear violation of the first amendment – and the extent to which news organizations will stick together in each other’s defense, or will comply with the powerful for the sake of their own access.

Even more broadly, it is about Donald Trump’s wide-ranging effort to control the media and be able to spread propaganda and interfere with the flow of accurate information.

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    • Arghblarg
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      92 days ago

      Classic Russian tactics… ‘flood the zone with sh*t’. Adopted by Steve Bannon & co.

      Intent is to make everyone so tired they give up.

    • @SlopppyEngineer
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      42 days ago

      They can just get the summary for Project 2025 and start checking things off. It’s not a mystery unless they’re being wilfully ignorant.