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Walleye

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1. Dear Kingsley, Freedom of the press is not a "business model".

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2026, 01:02 PM

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It is a It is an essential part of our democracy. There is no such thing as freedom of the press under Trump though. Or any of the other freedoms guaranteed to us by the constitution that matter. And these guys do not own the White House dammit

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