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This Week in Fascism: The Death of the Independent Free Press
Get ready for more glowing, gushing reporting of the convicted felon and his second administration’s criminal empire.
The United States of America, the-once “shining city on the hill,” took several more steps toward fascism this week when the White House announced on Tuesday that it and it alone — not the White House Correspondents’ Corporation--will decide which press organizations and reporters will be admitted into the presidential press pool.
But fear not! Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt insists this is returning “power to the people.”
“Legacy outlets who have participated in the press pool for decades will still be allowed to join — fear not,” Leavitt pronounced from behind her almighty lectern. “We will also be offering the privilege to well-deserving outlets who have never been allowed to share in this awesome responsibility.”
“Offering the privilege to well-deserving outlets.” An “awesome responsibility.”
Translation: If you plan on asking tough questions, insist on honesty, and refuse to grovel before the dear leader’s feet, get ready to have your press pass…
