Dissent is not acceptable and will be investigated.

[berg80]

Scorn in the USA: Trump wants probe into celeb endorsements as Springsteen needles president

U.S. President Donald Trump’s revenge campaign is continuing apace, with celebrities who backed his 2024 election opponent Kamala Harris now in his sights.

The Republican leader launched a blistering tirade against legendary rocker Bruce Springsteen last week, calling him “not a talented guy” and attacking his physical appearance, after the New Jersey icon — who endorsed Harris last year — branded the Trump administration “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous” during a concert in England.

Now Trump is demanding a “major investigation” into Harris’ lengthy list of celebrity endorsements, singling out Springsteen as well as Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey and Bono, and claiming they were illegally compensated.
Scorn in the USA: Trump wants probe into celeb endorsements as Springsteen needles president

This has a Nixonian quality to it. What may develop is the equivalent of trump's enemies list in response to the exercise of free speech. Turn to page 7 of your authoritarian handbook.

From AI.....Authoritarians often restrict free speech to maintain control and suppress dissent. This can manifest in various ways, including censorship, surveillance, and legal restrictions on expression. The goal is to limit public discourse, prevent challenges to the status quo, and prevent the free exchange of ideas that could undermine their authority.

 

[Seymour Flops]

That Gander Sauce never tastes like you think, huh?

 

[j-mac]

Scorn in the USA: Trump wants probe into celeb endorsements as Springsteen needles president

U.S. President Donald Trump’s revenge campaign is continuing apace, with celebrities who backed his 2024 election opponent Kamala Harris now in his sights.

The Republican leader launched a blistering tirade against legendary rocker Bruce Springsteen last week, calling him “not a talented guy” and attacking his physical appearance, after the New Jersey icon — who endorsed Harris last year — branded the Trump administration “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous” during a concert in England.

Now Trump is demanding a “major investigation” into Harris’ lengthy list of celebrity endorsements, singling out Springsteen as well as Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey and Bono, and claiming they were illegally compensated.
Scorn in the USA: Trump wants probe into celeb endorsements as Springsteen needles president

This has a Nixonian quality to it. What may develop is the equivalent of trump's enemies list in response to the exercise of free speech. Turn to page 7 of your authoritarian handbook.

From AI.....Authoritarians often restrict free speech to maintain control and suppress dissent. This can manifest in various ways, including censorship, surveillance, and legal restrictions on expression. The goal is to limit public discourse, prevent challenges to the status quo, and prevent the free exchange of ideas that could undermine their authority.

Weren't you guys the people that tried to introduce an office of misinformation? You people wanted to police peoples speech for Christ sake....

Spare us the hand wringing that Trump throws out an off hand comment about a POS like Springsteen...**** him, and you.

 

[Mac1958]

Scorn in the USA: Trump wants probe into celeb endorsements as Springsteen needles president

U.S. President Donald Trump’s revenge campaign is continuing apace, with celebrities who backed his 2024 election opponent Kamala Harris now in his sights.

The Republican leader launched a blistering tirade against legendary rocker Bruce Springsteen last week, calling him “not a talented guy” and attacking his physical appearance, after the New Jersey icon — who endorsed Harris last year — branded the Trump administration “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous” during a concert in England.

Now Trump is demanding a “major investigation” into Harris’ lengthy list of celebrity endorsements, singling out Springsteen as well as Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey and Bono, and claiming they were illegally compensated.
Scorn in the USA: Trump wants probe into celeb endorsements as Springsteen needles president

This has a Nixonian quality to it. What may develop is the equivalent of trump's enemies list in response to the exercise of free speech. Turn to page 7 of your authoritarian handbook.

From AI.....Authoritarians often restrict free speech to maintain control and suppress dissent. This can manifest in various ways, including censorship, surveillance, and legal restrictions on expression. The goal is to limit public discourse, prevent challenges to the status quo, and prevent the free exchange of ideas that could undermine their authority.

The flock will immediately equate the intimidation, threats and punishment coming straight from the White House with tactics the Left has taken over the years. That was certainly bad enough, but it was not coming directly from multiple branches the government.

They try this all the time. Another example is the way they equate the Insurrection with street riots the country has seen forever. That's the training.

 

[j-mac]

The flock will immediately equate the intimidation, threats and punishment coming straight from the White House with tactics the Left has taken over the years. That was certainly bad enough, but it was not coming directly from multiple branches the government.

They try this all the time. Another example is the way they equate the Insurrection with street riots the country has seen forever. That's the training.

Now you're throwing naivete into your thought process? lol....What a dupe you are....

 

[Polishprince]

What a load of shit.

Springsteen is under investigation because there is a concern he may have committed felonies.

Not because he is an untalented leftist douchebag.

He has nothing to worry about, he will be given full due process and every chance to explain himself if he were indicted by a Grand Jury of his fellow US citizens.

Just because someone is a friend of left wing politicians doesn't give them freedom to disobey the law.

If Springsteen doesn't like it, he should look to emigrate to Cuba or North Korea, where liberalism is more highly prized

 

[berg80]

Weren't you guys the people that tried to introduce an office of misinformation? You people wanted to police peoples speech for Christ sake....

Spare us the hand wringing that Trump throws out an off hand comment about a POS like Springsteen...**** him, and you.

Whataboutism noted.

How hard did Repubs try to protect the disinformation machine that has proven so valuable to them? This hard.

Three weeks: That's how long it took for the Department of Homeland Security to go from announcing a board intended to combat disinformation to suspending it.

In those three weeks, both the Disinformation Governance Board and its leader, Nina Jankowicz, came under relentless and sometimes vicious attack from right-wing media and Republican lawmakers.

DHS initially shared few details about the board's function and purview, leading to speculation and fears it would police online speech.

As the board's public face, Jankowicz became a lighting rod. A well-regarded authority in online disinformation, who has studied Russian information operations and advised governments including that of former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, she was accused of being a Democratic hack.

Conservatives seized on her tweets and past public statements as evidence of her partisan bias. The attacks got personal: Jankowicz has been barraged with abuse, harassment and death threats.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

 

[berg80]

The flock will immediately equate the intimidation, threats and punishment coming straight from the White House with tactics the Left has taken over the years. That was certainly bad enough, but it was not coming directly from multiple branches the government.

They try this all the time. Another example is the way they equate the Insurrection with street riots the country has seen forever. That's the training.

False equivalences are their stock and trade. Not to mention whataboutisms and other forms of deflection.

How refreshing it would be for one of them to say......."I don't think it's healthy for democracy that trump is demanding celebrities be investigated for their endorsements."

 

[berg80]

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Yup, there are a number of unavoidable parallels between Dick and Dotard.

 

[SeaMajor7]

Whataboutism noted.

How hard did Repubs try to protect the disinformation machine that has proven so valuable to them? This hard.

Three weeks: That's how long it took for the Department of Homeland Security to go from announcing a board intended to combat disinformation to suspending it.

In those three weeks, both the Disinformation Governance Board and its leader, Nina Jankowicz, came under relentless and sometimes vicious attack from right-wing media and Republican lawmakers.

DHS initially shared few details about the board's function and purview, leading to speculation and fears it would police online speech.

As the board's public face, Jankowicz became a lighting rod. A well-regarded authority in online disinformation, who has studied Russian information operations and advised governments including that of former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, she was accused of being a Democratic hack.

Conservatives seized on her tweets and past public statements as evidence of her partisan bias. The attacks got personal: Jankowicz has been barraged with abuse, harassment and death threats.

You can SHOVE your Ministry of Truth right up your ASS.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

What a load of shit.

Springsteen is under investigation because there is a concern he may have committed felonies.

Like what?

Not because he is an untalented leftist douchebag.

He has nothing to worry about, he will be given full due process and every chance to explain himself if he were indicted by a Grand Jury of his fellow US citizens.

For what?

Just because someone is a friend of left wing politicians doesn't give them freedom to disobey the law.

What LAW?

If Springsteen doesn't like it, he should look to emigrate to Cuba or North Korea, where liberalism is more highly prized

Trump and his cult need to move to Russia, Hungary or El Salvador, they love authoritarians so much.

 

[Dekster]

Scorn in the USA: Trump wants probe into celeb endorsements as Springsteen needles president

U.S. President Donald Trump’s revenge campaign is continuing apace, with celebrities who backed his 2024 election opponent Kamala Harris now in his sights.

The Republican leader launched a blistering tirade against legendary rocker Bruce Springsteen last week, calling him “not a talented guy” and attacking his physical appearance, after the New Jersey icon — who endorsed Harris last year — branded the Trump administration “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous” during a concert in England.

Now Trump is demanding a “major investigation” into Harris’ lengthy list of celebrity endorsements, singling out Springsteen as well as Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey and Bono, and claiming they were illegally compensated.
Scorn in the USA: Trump wants probe into celeb endorsements as Springsteen needles president

This has a Nixonian quality to it. What may develop is the equivalent of trump's enemies list in response to the exercise of free speech. Turn to page 7 of your authoritarian handbook.

From AI.....Authoritarians often restrict free speech to maintain control and suppress dissent. This can manifest in various ways, including censorship, surveillance, and legal restrictions on expression. The goal is to limit public discourse, prevent challenges to the status quo, and prevent the free exchange of ideas that could undermine their authority.

Maybe we should look into celebrity endorsements in terms of campaign finance laws. Charge a Cameo tax. Require disclosures. IDK. The Donald should just be glad she blew so much money on masturbatory look-at-me-at-the-cool-kids-table events instead of ads.

 

[Marener]

Weren't you guys the people that tried to introduce an office of misinformation? You people wanted to police peoples speech for Christ sake....

Spare us the hand wringing that Trump throws out an off hand comment about a POS like Springsteen...**** him, and you.

So you’re okay with the president threatening to use government against citizens who say mean things about him?

 

[SeaMajor7]

Yup, there are a number of unavoidable parallels between Dick and Dotard.

Yeah, like the deep state destroyed Nixon like they're trying to do to Trump.
Parallel INDEED.

 

[buckeye]

Scorn in the USA: Trump wants probe into celeb endorsements as Springsteen needles president

U.S. President Donald Trump’s revenge campaign is continuing apace, with celebrities who backed his 2024 election opponent Kamala Harris now in his sights.

The Republican leader launched a blistering tirade against legendary rocker Bruce Springsteen last week, calling him “not a talented guy” and attacking his physical appearance, after the New Jersey icon — who endorsed Harris last year — branded the Trump administration “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous” during a concert in England.

Now Trump is demanding a “major investigation” into Harris’ lengthy list of celebrity endorsements, singling out Springsteen as well as Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey and Bono, and claiming they were illegally compensated.
Scorn in the USA: Trump wants probe into celeb endorsements as Springsteen needles president

This has a Nixonian quality to it. What may develop is the equivalent of trump's enemies list in response to the exercise of free speech. Turn to page 7 of your authoritarian handbook.

From AI.....Authoritarians often restrict free speech to maintain control and suppress dissent. This can manifest in various ways, including censorship, surveillance, and legal restrictions on expression. The goal is to limit public discourse, prevent challenges to the status quo, and prevent the free exchange of ideas that could undermine their authority.

It begs the question of why democrats pay celebrities for their endorsement?

I see nothing wrong with making this fact well known. Why do democrats need to pay celebrities?

 

[berg80]

What a load of shit.

Springsteen is under investigation because there is a concern he may have committed felonies.

Not because he is an untalented leftist douchebag.

He has nothing to worry about, he will be given full due process and every chance to explain himself if he were indicted by a Grand Jury of his fellow US citizens.

Just because someone is a friend of left wing politicians doesn't give them freedom to disobey the law.

If Springsteen doesn't like it, he should look to emigrate to Cuba or North Korea, where liberalism is more highly prized

I chuckle every time you folks talk about someone thinking they have the freedom to disobey the law. The lack of self awareness is stunning.

 

[blackhawk]

 

[berg80]

Springsteen is under investigation because there is a concern he may have committed felonies.

Sounds like something trump would say. "Many people are telling me there is concern..........". Concern by who? What felonies?

Rumors falsely circulated that the superstars were paid millions for their support, which their teams quickly shut down.

The Harris campaign, which raised more than $1 billion in just a few months, paid Beyoncé’s production company $165,000 and gave $1 million to Harpo Productions, Winfrey’s company, according to campaign finance records.

Winfrey addressed criticism over the figure in a social media post, saying she did not receive “any personal fee.”

 

[Marener]

It begs the question of why democrats pay celebrities for their endorsement?

I see nothing wrong with making this fact well known. Why do democrats need to pay celebrities?

Delusional.