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Trump’s ‘bald power grab’ could set US on path to dictatorship, critics fear (www.theguardian.com)

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Trump’s executive order stripped agencies of their independence by making them directly accountable to a part of the presidency: the office of management and budget (OMB). The OMB is led by Russell Vought, founder of the rightwing Center for Renewing America (CRA) thinktank and one of the primary authors of the Project 2025 plan for an authoritarian takeover of government.

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[–] TomMasz@lemmy.world 49 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

It's time for the media to say the quiet part out loud. Stop warning us about things that have already happened and start helping us change it.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 18 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

you assume the media isn't in favor of this

[–] naught@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Who is "the media"? This sounds just as ridiculous to me as when conservatives say it. Reuters? AP? NPR? New Republic? The Atlantic?

Or are you talking only about Fox, OANN, etc?

There's a wide swath of takes in the mainstream, and yes they skew wildly sometimes, but there is categorically no "The Media" monolith conspiring to do anything

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The six companies and their stockholders who own the vast majority of those organizations.

[–] naught@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You're telling me the sources I mentioned are all owned by the same companies and push the same agenda?

I found this with more info:
https://www.webfx.com/blog/internet/the-6-companies-that-own-almost-all-media-infographic/

not sure of the credibility of the source but it seems correct. I see a lot of television news and entertainment channels split up between several companies.

i'm not saying there's no issues and that these companies don't deserve to be broken up, but railing against "the media" is vague and useless to me

[–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

Took the words out of my mouth.

[–] TomMasz@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Not all of them. Choose wisely.

[–] KillerTofu@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The media isn’t independent, it’s all just propaganda now.

[–] TomMasz@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There are independents, they're hanging on for dear life and need our support.

[–] KillerTofu@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What media outlets are independent? I would love to broaden my exposure to non oligarchy owned news.

[–] perestroika@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

For starters, under the title link, you'll find The Guardian.

But I also warmly recommend the BBC. They are state-owned, but the UK has kept itself out of their business.

[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago

They don’t want to change it. They don’t want to dismantle the tools of fascism. They just want Democrats to wield them.