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I was getting dressed this morning when I heard Trump’s ad on MS NOW. Initially I thought they were covering it, followed by the usual commentary. Then I realized it was a commercial. Taxpayer-funded Trump propaganda on MSNOW. We’re funding it and MSNOW is profiting from it. #PayToPlayPresident

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Project 2025 author/FCC Chair Brendan Carr wants us to believe that satirists like Kimmel or Colbert; OR CNN, AP, MSNOW, are threats to USA Free Press? BUT, that Trump stealing OUR taxpayer money to fund pro-Trump propaganda is not? MAGA CULT IS F-ING CRIMINALLY INSANE and PURELY POST-TRUTH FASCIST!

They’ve commercialized each and every thing they do. It’s ‘extra’ if YOU want to post on their account. It’s a glorified book sales station. At to listen to podcasts. Pay for movies they make. Cha Ching Cha Ching

This is why Trump’s cries of Fake News, resonates with so many people on both sides of the aisle. The news stations have all capitulated to Trump and Trump kicked them in the asses. I have no empathy for MSNow, CNN, or any other news outlet.

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Most importantly, an advertiser can purchase airtime but cannot purchase favorable coverage. Our journalists will continue examining this campaign, its funding, the claims it makes, and the administration behind it with the same rigor they bring to everything we cover.

We know viewers like you are informed, engaged, and accustomed to encountering arguments you may strongly disagree with. A paid advertisement does not replace the facts, context, and independent reporting they come to MS NOW to find.

But, if MS Now starts censoring political ads, won't that make them guilty of what they accuse dementia don of. I mean sure it is different levels. But it is still wrong. I salute them for doing it.

If MSNOW became guilty of protesting against fascism in a meaningful way, instead of profiting from it, I would watch them. Independents only for me.

I've kinda given up on MSNOW since they started their "pay-to-watch-on-the-net" policy. If I'm in the living room and there's nothing else doing, I'll turn on MSNOW, but I crave for the days when I would typing away on BlueSky while listening to the evening programming on MSNOW.

Sounds like a good question for @maddow.bsky.social I get they need sales. Explains reasoning, but doesn’t stop our objections. MSNOW takes $ to distribute a message that its own journalists question as taxpayer-funded propaganda. Some staffers reportedly objected to the policy. Will they pull it?

MS NOW ad sales team & execs made bad stupid decision to buy/run Trump's illegal state propaganda ads. I read they got angry push back from a bunch of the hosts & reporters. As a regular watcher, I was pissed. (I wasn't surprised about CNN buying/running the ads, given the pending Ellison takeover.)

This further motivates me to find more independent media sources. What a bunch of hypocrites. Every one of their anchors/hosts should quit - after telling us how bad this is, and how it's criminal, how can they continue to work there and maintain any credibility? Trump stink doesn't wash off.

Who owns them? Mainstream media is basically dead as a useful source of information. Streaming services are the next thing. But can we keep the Internet up and running long enough? Will opposition sites be targeted and silenced? We are almost to Pirate Radio stage, folks.

Thanks for the reminder about MSNow capitulation and greed ... in response, I decided to stop tuning in to Stephanie Ruhle "People, Power, Politics" & deleted DVR setting to record Chris Hayes "All In" & Ali Velshi "11th Hour" through November elections [at least].

Another in a long line of reasons I quit watching MSM years ago. They all have corporate masters and do their bidding. There is no "liberal" media. It's all corporate media.

No one asked me if I wanted to pay for a Trump self-aggrandizement public service announcement. If they had asked, I would have told them that the only Trump public service announcement I'm interested in is the one announcing his interment. Give me back my money!

In a counterintuitive fashion I think that ad helps dems as its pisses folks off. Hence, I think it will get more voters out to the poll. Would I rather not see it? Yeah but again I think it helps.

MS NOW Is also defending their taking of this money too which is the government in the commission of a crime and MS NOW is complicit in that crime now and they say they're ok with it as long as they report on it like no it's not ok.