Trump’s Efforts to Control Information Echo an Authoritarian Playbook

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/us/politics/trump-bls-jobs-facts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.bU8.O-f5.-OCDBn4ZY8Qx

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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onslaught545@lemmy.zip · 15 pts · 1y (1 reply)

No shit, he's literally following an authoritarian playbook to the letter (Project 2025).

60d@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y

Agreed, Krasnov’s got it on lock.

gidostro@lemmy.cafe · 4 pts · 1y
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gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y

It’s not an echo it’s