Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, in his first remarks after being elected Wednesday afternoon, told Members of Congress that “Scripture” and “the Bible” are clear that they have been “ordained” by God.

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    11 months ago

    Its a long story, but since the FCC got deregulated the public service requirement was removed. Corporations were allowed to buy up all the broadcast stations they wanted instead of being restricted, and radical fascist talk shows were put in rotation and all opposing opinions removed. It is exactly why we got the Tea Party, the MAGAts, and all the radically fascist Nazi uprising when trump showed up. If you want to know more, a podcast series from On The Media was made recently about it called “The Divided Dial”. It’s the first time I heard anyone else finally name this problem that I have been yelling about for many years now. This is 1930s Germany and 1990s Ruwanda broadcast warfare