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[–] 147 points 8 months ago (3 children)

The FCC can go fuck themselves

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  • [–] 58 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Do some actually pro-America stuff to report on first. Or does he think that the tail wags the dog ?

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  • [–] 48 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    I do not pledge allegiance to a fascist country. I haven't placed my hand over my heart in 10 years. I would sooner burn the flag than pledge.

    I have also instructed my children to no longer pledge either.

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  • [–] 39 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    I know in many ways this is an attempt to brainwash folks into ultranationalism, however I also believe its more so an attempt at a "gotchya" that doesn't work anymore.

    I remember when they started forcing us in highschool to do the pledge every day, and anyone who opposed it was being chastised as an anti-American and "ungrateful to the brave soldiers who fought for our 'right' to pledge".

    I don't think these stupid assholes are gonna have that same "gotchya" anymore. I think more people than ever agree the ultranationalism in the US is cringe, fascist and based in lies. 

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  • [–] 24 points 8 months ago

    I did the pledge of allegiance in elementary school. You just did it. It was unthinkable not to. Then they stopped with that bullshit.

    Then I learned they changed the pledge to add the under god part and that was the moment I realized it had all been bullshit propaganda.

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  • [–] 35 points 8 months ago (7 children)

    This sorry sack of shit makes Ajit Pai look good in retrospect. 🤮

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    At least his stupid coffee mug was relatable. I literally can’t think of another FCC chair.

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  • [–] 16 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Tom Wheeler was FCC chair under Obama. He was a VC and telecom industry lobbyist, so obviously he's going full regulatory capture and letting the industry squeeze us dry right? Turns out he changes his mind, rules in favor of Title II, and ushers in Net Neutrality in the US. Crazy stuff.

    Ten years later the Roberts Supreme Court comes through and undoes all of it. Because fucking of course they did.

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  • [–] 11 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    I remember seeing a sketch some number of years ago about a time travler warning his past self about Betsy DeVos and the past version was shocked that things got bad enough that he knew who the secretary of education was.

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  • [–] 11 points 8 months ago

    Fuckin-A man… I’ve never known who the secretary of HHS was, this is the second dept of Education secretary I’ve know the name of (the first was DeVos).

    You don’t normally hear about the competent ones…

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  • [–] 32 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Malicious Compliance: reading of the Constitution, including the Amendments

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago

    American history lessons on Native American genocide, the Trail of Tears, slavery, Jim Crow, Black Wall Street, segregation

    Inspirational American stories of immigrants, civil rights leaders, and queer activists

    There's a lot of room here.

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  • [–] 25 points 8 months ago

    This ain't an America worthy of a pledge.

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  • [–] 21 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    How about a daily prayer for Trump to die?

    It worked for Kirk..

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  • [–] 20 points 8 months ago

    As an American, I want to see more anti-American programming. We deserve it.

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  • [–] 16 points 8 months ago* (3 children)

    Hahahaha no.

    This is how you force secularity on the population. I think they don’t have as much support as they think they have. Most people don’t want their weird paedophilic religion.

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  • [–] 13 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Project 2025 was highly unpopular. People just didn't inform themselves before voting. I know people who voted for Trump who started freaking out about Project 2025. And I am here like "it was public, they didn't even try to hide it."

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    In their mildest defense knowledge existing doesn't mean it's accessiblity is known, if you don't know you should even be looking for a threat how could you possibly react to it? This is honestly the true threat of the right wing media bubble as a whole, it silences outside information with BS culture war, xenophobia, and generally inane slop. This is why I firmly think if you want to break the right ya need to remove their talking heads.

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  • [–] 14 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Jesus H. Christ when will this fascist nationalist shit end?

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  • [–] 12 points 8 months ago*

    There's only one pro-american program i'd like to see.

    Stay tuned for the seasonal finale of We Got The Guillotine, where someone very famous will shit himself on camera for the last time!

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  • [–] 20 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    We're getting closer to Gilead every day

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  • [–] 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    We have untouchable Commanders and our own Serena Joy. We’re already there.

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  • [–] 9 points 8 months ago*

    Pro America programming:

    Free and fair elections are a cornerstone of our nation. Acting to disenfranchise citizens from voting with plans from our current administration of jackbooted paramilitary thugs at polling places is a threat to America.

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  • [–] 9 points 8 months ago
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    Wish granted. FM 105.3 will air the pledge of allegiance 24/7 recited by the most symbolically patriotic person in america—Donald J Trump.

    There are no ad breaks, no subscription fees. Just pure, uncut, America.

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago

    Are these assholes going to demand "equal time" on all the hate radio networks?

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    Jawohl, mein heir!

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago

    Oh, they mean what happens every morning in american schools?

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  • I can't wait to stand in front of a tv in my living room, volume blasting, and recite this every day at the same hour like an absolute fucking weirdo.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    ... with liberty and justice for all some.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    Does this "pro-america" programming involve making truthful statements and quoting the law?

    https://cafe.com/notes-from-contributors/dojs-new-low-pirros-attempt-to-indict-lawmakers-over-a-military-law-video/

    I am not alone in my disgust over an administration that would punish anyone, let alone members of Congress, for simply reminding service members of their legal duties. Last week, a federal judge appointed by President George W. Bush issued an injunction blocking Hegseth from punishing Kelly for his role in the video. Finding that the Arizona senator had shown a substantial likelihood of success on the merits of his legal challenge, Judge Richard Leon wrote, “Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly’s First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees.” Even for a judge who frequently disregards the judicial norm of avoiding exclamation points in his legal opinions, this one was extraordinary. “To say the least,” he wrote, “our retired veterans deserve more respect from their Government, and our Constitution demands they receive it!” Charging them with a crime for their free speech would be even more egregious.

    (Emphasis mine)

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    Whats great about this is you can have whatever picture in picture you want and be doing whatever seems appropriate. Im thinking of selling american flag tissues.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago* (5 children)

    childish chorus

    I pledge allegiance

    To the flag

    Of the United States of America

    And to the Republic

    For which it stands

    One nation

    Under God

    Indivisible

    With liberty

    And justice for all.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    It would really be funny if the radio stations just ran a 4 minute clip every hour just repeating the last line. "With Liberty and Justice for All."

    I wonder how long it would take them to backtrack. "No! Not like that!"

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    American Theocracy.

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    [–] 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    I don’t watch nor subscribe to anything live, so whatevs. My plex has whatever I put on it.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    I think it’s a case of oppinion for me being pro America would be to protect the American constitution and founder values of freedoms, report abuses of power, abuses on the constitution. So I glad they are supporting more reporting on this to be pro America. Right?

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    I say let's have some broadcasting about American history worth celebrating:

    • The foundation of America and the allies that made it possible
    • The immigrants that built America
    • How slavery was abolished
    • The history of civil rights in America
    • How America built an empire after WW2 using soft power
    • Etc...
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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago*

    They had that back in the 50s in some places

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    As a former broadcaster, I know as well as anyone that the FCC has never had control over programming. But since no one in DC has the balls, I guess that's going to change.

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    Maybe they should give us something to be patriotic about.

    Holding our pedophile leaders accountable, for instance, is bound to inspire patriotism.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    When does the two minutes of hate come in?

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    Hope everyone is ready to be North Korea 2.0 or Russia 2.0 by the end of our lives.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    The fuck more do they want?

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago* (2 children)

    Pro America like egalitarian policy of high taxes for the wealthiest individuals that was present for longer than the current system heavily dependent on the poorest and working class for taxes, less government interference and freedom of speech and journalism, separation of church and state, major civil works employing large numbers of people for jobs like highways and parks, natural conservatism, due process for all, imprisoning criminals like insurrectionists and pedophiles, inviting migrants the economy is dependent on & part of the national identity, and protests against government tyranny? Those kinds of pro American, non partisan policies? Or are they just fascist idiots who think patriotism = christian nationalist white supremacists patriarch hierarchy hegemony

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    [–] 8 points 8 months ago

    Honestly the nose blindness on this authoritarian fascist nazi crowd is pretty fucking bad. If they weren't dangerous pedophile murder cabalists, there might have been some humor in it.

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