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Gonna be a lot of ink spilled abt the President’s assault on the free press from the corp press and I wonder how much is performative For the last 10yrs, he put reporters in holding pens, called them piggy, debased them, called them enemies of the state, etc. & they kept coming back. Access. 1/

They got mad when Biden wouldn’t engage so they took out their knives to say he was old and unfit (true, yes; tho how often do we see old/unfit stories abt our current old/unfit POTUS). They talk to Trump for hours on his cell. He’s a showman who craves attention and reporters know it. 2/

This seems like a very prudent course of action for the WHCA. I am not sanguine they will do any of this. bsky.app/profile/froo...

Also pay attention to which (if any) advertisers speak up on behalf of journalism. “We support a free and independent press” is a common refrain from business leaders. Now would be good for biz leaders to show not tell. Take out full page ads. Run PSAs. 5/

This, from @adamserwer.bsky.social, elegantly ties it all together. "[Republicans] simply hold their own definition of free speech: Conservatives can say what they want. Anything else Americans want to say, they say at their own risk." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...