In firing the head of the agency that collects employment statistics, the president underscored his tendency to suppress facts he doesn’t like and promote his own version of reality.

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    14 days ago

    Hilariously ironic coming from the NYT, given that they have acted as leading mechanism for information control in support of a fascist genocide.

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    14 days ago

    I appreciate the perspective, but I see parallels to information control across the political spectrum. While Trump’s actions certainly raised concerns, attributing them solely to an “authoritarian playbook” might oversimplify the complex factors at play. Perhaps a deeper look at the motivations behind these decisions would offer a more nuanced understanding? It’s hard to say where legitimate concern ends and something resembling bad parenting begins.