Trump’s FCC Chief Brendan Carr Is Acting More Like a Mob Enforcer Than a Federal Regulator With a new GOP majority, the incoming FCC boss aims to punish criticism, reward obedience—and screw the public.

Concerned about the precedent the Paramount settlement sets for the First Amendment? Make sure you read @samgustin.com's article about how Trump is behaving like a Mafia boss -- with FCC chair Brendan Carr as his MAGA enforcer.

Trump’s FCC Chief Brendan Carr Is Acting More Like a Mob Enforcer Than a Federal Regulator With a new GOP majority, the incoming FCC boss aims to punish criticism, reward obedience—and screw the public.

Trump’s FCC Chief Brendan Carr Is Acting More Like a Mob Enforcer Than a Federal Regulator
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I won’t equate my or my colleagues’ experiences as academics* with the more vulnerable communities targeted by the Trump administration. But there are some developments I’d like to share as an academic in a red state working at a public university. 1/

Sam reports that a plan before Congress to back a “cryptocurrency reserve” could mean “US taxpayers will be artificially subsidizing an industry-based-on-nothing whose financial gains flow disproportionally to wealthy asset holders” — including Trump and Musk. www.thenation.com/article/poli...