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Audio of Leader Trump stating that broadcasters with evening talk show hosts who criticize him should lose their license.

>>President Donald Trump said he is designating the far-left anti-fascism movement Antifa as a terrorist organization, announcing the move on his Truth Social platform in the early hours of Thursday morning UK time. It wasn’t immediately clear what mechanism Trump would use to make the designation, and Antifa lacks centralized structure or defined leadership, making it unclear who or what precisely would be targeted. “… I am designating … AS A MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION,” Trump wrote. “I will also be strongly recommending that those funding ANTIFA be thoroughly investigated in accordance with the highest legal standards and practices.<< >>But Antifa, short for anti-fascists, is not a structured group, but rather, a more nebulous social movement. And while it is illegal to provide “material support” to groups designated by the government as foreign terrorist organizations, there is not an analogous law for domestic groups.<< >>Trump also said he’d been discussing with Attorney General Pam Bondi the prospect of bringing racketeering charges against left-wing groups that he claimed were funding left-wing agitators. “I’ve asked Pam to look into that in terms of RICO, bringing RICO cases,” he said, adding: “They should be put in jail, what they’re doing to this country is really subversive.”<< CNN

>>However, the government will have to prove to the immigration judge that Khalil willfully failed to disclose that information, and whether that disclosure would have impacted his eligibility for permanent residency. << >>Khalil filed a lawsuit, also known as a habeas petition, protesting his detention in New York. The lawsuit cited a violation of his right to due process and the First Amendment right to free speech. Last week, a New York judge ordered the habeas petition to continue in New Jersey because Khalil’s attorneys filed the case while he was detained there. New York Federal Judge Jesse Furman also barred his deportation amid the lawsuit, saying Khalil’s claims of First and Fifth Amendment violations warrant "careful judicial review." The Trump administration's Sunday filing in the district of New Jersey argued that the state lacked jurisdiction to hear the habeas case. << - Federal cases in NY & NJ - and a deportation case in Louisiana, where he’s not even living. This is pretty complex.

Anyone figured out what these misrepresentations were yet? It’s not in the opinion.

Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel >During a Wednesday podcast appearance, FCC head Brendan Carr threatened to revoke the broadcasting licenses of any stations that continued to air Kimmel’s content. “It’s time for them to step and say this garbage…isn’t something that we think serves the needs of our local communities,” he said. Carr’s threat should have been toothless. The FCC is prohibited by law from employing “the power of censorship” or interfering “with the right of free speech.” There is a very narrow and rarely used exception for “news distortion,” in which a broadcast news outlet knowingly airs false reports. What Kimmel did — an offhand comment based on weak evidence — is extremely different from creating a news report with the intent to deceive. But months before the shooting, Carr had begun investigating complaints under this exception against ABC and CBS stations, specifically allegations of anti-conservative bias. Stations had to take Carr’s threat seriously — even though Carr himself had declared (in a 2024 tweet) that “the First Amendment prohibits government officials from coercing private parties into suppressing protected speech.” Hours after Carr’s Wednesday threat, Nexstar — the largest owner of local stations in America — suddenly decided that Kimmel’s comments from two nights ago were unacceptable. Nexstar, it should be noted, is currently attempting to purchase one of its major rivals for $6.2 billion — a merger that would require express FCC approval.<<

Let’s say Kimmel wasn’t fired. Or let’s say the firing had nothing to do with Carr. Or let’s say it’s 10 years from now with a president of another party. Let’s say it’s not him. Is it ever all right for an FCC Chair to threaten a broadcaster’s license for providing content that mocks or criticizes the president?

Ron Howard: He was lying.

>>Speaking on Thursday to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said, “I have read someplace that the networks were 97% against me, again, 97% negative, and yet I won and easily, all seven swing states,” referring to his 2024 election win. “They give me only bad publicity, press. I mean, they’re getting a license,” Trump said, according to audio from a press gaggle provided by the White House. “I would think maybe their license should be taken away,” Trump said.<< CNBC

>>The Taliban know what year it is, and they know the U.S. forces will be coming out ahead of the U.S. presidential election. They’re wagering that this administration, which seeks to point to this agreement in the months ahead as evidence of keeping a campaign promise, will be extremely reluctant to walk away from this agreement or come back in over local violations. They have the U.S. exactly where they’ve wanted us, but to where they couldn’t maneuver previous administrations. The Taliban are many things: drug dealers, violent abusers of women, and terrorists. But there’s one thing they are not: stupid.<< 3/5/20

March 2020, this was all predicted by the former commander of US forces.

The original plan was much more sudden, IIRC it got delayed once under Trump (we were supposed to be out by the election) & then once again under Biden in the spring. I really don’t know how it could’ve been done without sending in more troops, then firefights would happen, then we’d be faced with a full on surge. Then we could send in more troops or just repeat the same situation.

LOL Rogan is befuddled upon seeing the birthday card.

Eh we signed a deal with the Taliban directly & it was for total withdrawal. Pompeo handled it personally & Trump spoke with Baradar. Btw NATO helped us take AFG last time, That ain’t happening if we do it again.

Just spitballin here but hey we *could’ve stayed, kept the stuff, & supported our allies, & held the base that was a valuable national security asset that cost countless lives & treasure.

National Leader Trump is discussing going back into Afghanistan.

I did not know that. Interesting.

I didn’t say the same rights.

But he has rights. He’s a permanent residents with guarantees from our country. As I’ve said twice if he lied he’s in breach, I’m just asking what he misrepresented.

No actually. But I don’t think we should adjudicate people’s rights according to how or if we like them. I was just asking for actual information. If the guy lied on his application none of the rest of that stuff matters.

Maybe I’m missing it but I don’t see the information they say he excluded? I see the part where the State Department says he’s a national security threat, presumably for protesting.

I went here, loved it. I love Boston in general, it’s got some great places & some real pubs. Great thread altogether.

I’m absolutely gonna do this. Used your advice in Amsterdam btw.

I wish I could make the Saints game in Buffalo, I’d love to go there.

Moskowitz’s method is perfect, this is how you deal with these folks.

Fascists don’t ask.