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Michael Cohen: "Democracy Dies With the First Amendment"
Michael Cohen - "Democracy Dies With the First Amendment"
A president who jails authors, attacks media, and bullies truth-tellers isn’t defending America—he’s dismantling it, one silenced citizen at a time. I was the first but sadly, will not be the last!
Michael Cohen
Apr 23, 2025
/snip/
This isn’t North Korea. This isn’t Iran. This isn’t Russia. This is the United States of America; allegedly. Because under Trump, that sacred First Amendment, the very heartbeat of democracy, is nothing more than an obstacle to bulldoze.
And now, once again, the Trump camp is gearing up to bring it all back; only this time, if we don’t pay attention, it won’t just have been me. It’ll be you.
Don’t believe me? Just look at what they’re already trying to do:
Start with Voice of America; a U.S. government-funded news outlet broadcasting factual, uncensored journalism across the globe since 1942. A symbol of American ideals and freedom, used to puncture authoritarian disinformation. Trump and his cronies tried to turn it into their personal Pravda. The courts, again, had to step in. But what happens when the courts stop holding the line?
The banning of press credentials. The open lawsuits against ABC, CBS, and 60 Minutes. The legal intimidation of Ivy League schools for “radicalizing” students. The targeting of protestors labeled “illegal” for speaking out. Trump’s war on speech isn’t metaphorical; it’s a live wire, and it's burning through every institution that used to safeguard truth.
/snip
A president who jails authors, attacks media, and bullies truth-tellers isn’t defending America—he’s dismantling it, one silenced citizen at a time. I was the first but sadly, will not be the last!
Michael Cohen
Apr 23, 2025
/snip/
This isn’t North Korea. This isn’t Iran. This isn’t Russia. This is the United States of America; allegedly. Because under Trump, that sacred First Amendment, the very heartbeat of democracy, is nothing more than an obstacle to bulldoze.
And now, once again, the Trump camp is gearing up to bring it all back; only this time, if we don’t pay attention, it won’t just have been me. It’ll be you.
Don’t believe me? Just look at what they’re already trying to do:
Start with Voice of America; a U.S. government-funded news outlet broadcasting factual, uncensored journalism across the globe since 1942. A symbol of American ideals and freedom, used to puncture authoritarian disinformation. Trump and his cronies tried to turn it into their personal Pravda. The courts, again, had to step in. But what happens when the courts stop holding the line?
The banning of press credentials. The open lawsuits against ABC, CBS, and 60 Minutes. The legal intimidation of Ivy League schools for “radicalizing” students. The targeting of protestors labeled “illegal” for speaking out. Trump’s war on speech isn’t metaphorical; it’s a live wire, and it's burning through every institution that used to safeguard truth.
/snip