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Xplisset's avatar

This isn’t just about Colbert. It’s about conditioning the public to expect silence when power is threatened.

I spent years watching how narrative control works from inside the system and what we’re seeing now isn’t censorship in the traditional sense. It’s a hostile merger between legal strategy, corporate fear, and public exhaustion.

You sue. You pay. You shut it down. Then you wait for the outrage to fade.

What Pakman’s naming here is a pattern. What’s coming next is more dangerous: a country where the truth isn’t just expensive, no, it’s unaired. Unrenewed. Quietly removed.

I’m currently writing through how the culture that accepted these tactics evolved.

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The Rational League's avatar

I just wanted to reach out and say I really appreciate your work, especially your focus on how MAGA is actively trying to silence media voices that challenge their narrative.

I’ve been making some waves online for my sharp criticism of MAGA and the authoritarian grip they’re tightening around the country. I’m a relatively small creator with just 6.7k followers, but somehow my Substack ended up on Media Bias/Fact Check. The write-up is odd, it labels my reporting as “mixed” solely because I choose to stay anonymous. There’s no mention of inaccuracies or errors in my content, just that anonymity apparently lowers factual credibility now.

It’s a subtle but clear example of how alternative, independent voices are being delegitimized, even without direct attacks. Just thought I’d share, since I know you're tracking how this pressure is showing up in different ways.

Thanks for what you’re doing, your work is a needed voice right now.

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