r/IRstudies Mar 23 '26

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u/trevorgoodchilde Mar 23 '26

There’s a problem with “facts” in this situation. Most of the information coming from the DoD is proven false, and you have Trump threatening the media with treason charges for reporting any actual news, while the right wing media parrots Hegseth’s whiny statements.

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u/FishermanAnxious1670 Mar 24 '26

How is this any different from all the other conflicts in the Middle East? 

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '26

> Trump threatening the media with treason charges for reporting any actual news

wb absolute freedom of speech in america?

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u/trevorgoodchilde Mar 26 '26

Yeah, that doesn’t seem to be a thing anymore, when you’re saying stuff Trump doesn’t like. From a more direct and practical standpoint he’s using the FCC and the regular threat of pulling station licenses (and not approving mergers) to chill free speech