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erronis

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1. Sounds about right. Would Putin attend an event sponsored by the free press (nominally)?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Mar 16, 2025, 05:37 PM

Mar 16

The presses will start to be closed down.

Of course, in this current world, it means that the internet will be censored. Either at the source or to you individually. All possible.

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Sounds about right. Would Putin attend an event sponsored by the free press (nominally)? erronis Mar 16 #1

By not toasting him. Our media is a profile in courage. Scrivener7 Mar 16 #2

Ha! BaronChocula Mar 16 #3

Or this: Scrivener7 Mar 16 #5

You did. soldierant Mar 16 #12

They'll all be at the briefing room on Monday kissing his ass Prairie Gates Mar 16 #6

Or pretending to. There are a lot of ways to resist ancianita Mar 16 #10

Will that "backbone" continue in their coverage going forward? No. n/t BaronChocula Mar 16 #4

They have made themselves obsolete and don't realize it - yet. harumph Mar 16 #7

They're not stupid Blue_Roses Mar 18 #28

"" AllaN01Bear Mar 16 #8

How brave of them! ibegurpard Mar 16 #9

Wow! They didn't toast him? I'm impressed- NOT! Wonder Why Mar 16 #11

Toast or no toast, freedom of the press is already toast and they aided & abetted Attilatheblond Mar 16 #13

Probably didn't chill his salad fork either. Orrex Mar 16 #14

Little and late after years of sane washing and sanitizing him for public consumption. diane in sf Mar 16 #15

Great Call Out Diane DENVERPOPS Mar 16 #18

Yep. It takes its toll. calimary Mar 17 #23

Wow.. Good on them! TY Cha Mar 16 #16

Oh dear! What a resounding and stinging rebuke! dobleremolque Mar 16 #17

Baby Steps! Except... we should be in a flat out sprint by now. n/t Beartracks Mar 16 #19

EXCELLENT orangecrush Mar 16 #20

BFD Gimpyknee Mar 16 #21

But not as in AKwannabe Mar 17 #24

"Naughty Monster" ... Victor Frankenstein. usonian Mar 17 #22

Can't wait to hear how "illegal" this dinner was. JohnnyRingo Mar 17 #25

Most of the reactions here remind me of the scorn I reaped from the "weekend hippies" when I was 16 or 17. DFW Mar 17 #26

Bravo for them! LogDog75 Mar 17 #27