In a revealing slip of the tongue Friday, Trump argued that the reporters he didn’t like shouldn’t be able to come into “my… (pause) … the people’s house.” The tyrant clearly considers the White House “his.”
Besides the three outlets he banned, Trump also threatened the New York Times, the Washington Post and the rest of the “fake news” with future bans.
Trump’s purported ban is unconstitutional and will not stand up to legal challenges, but it is another of his repeated attempts to accumulate unrestrained power. And it will result in disruptions among the media outlets he attacked in the short term.
This is the latest evidence that we have a very dangerous man in the White House who represents the greatest threat to our democracy since the Civil War.
His attacks on the press will ultimately fail, but the First Amendment may be wounded in the process. And as long as Trump remains in power, his assault on democracy will continue, weakening our most vital institutions one by one.
HEADLINES:
Trump Says Bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House (NYT)
Trump’s authoritarian mindset can’t handle dissent from his appointees (Guardian)
US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say (CNN)
More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly (WP)
Postal Service chief says work stopped on computer system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting (AP)
U.S. Has Reached Security Deal on Greenland, Trump Says (NYT)
Judge says Trump can’t demolish Kennedy Center. And, lawsuits target voter intimidation (NPR)
Thousands join protest outside Kennedy Center, expressing concern that Trump might tear it down (AP)
Republicans Reel on the Midterm Map as Deep-Red Areas Come Into Play (NYT)
Judge rules EPA illegally terminated $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans (AP)
‘You’re Eroding Trust’: What Trump Shifting Tens of Millions in Military Aid Means for U.S. Alliances (Time)
US military moving drones to South America ahead of anticipated counternarcotics operations (CNN)
F.B.I. Temporarily Halted Cooperation With Canada Over References to 9/11 (NYT)
Russia's mass deployment of repurposed training missiles, which has driven its aerial onslaught on Ukraine to record levels. (Reuters)
Trump Wants Putin to End the War. He May Offer Russia Business Deals First. (NYT)
Trump tells Axios he’s approaching major crossroads in Iran war (Axios)
Millions of people have crossed into the United States over the past decade. But what happened after the border? (AP)
RFK Jr.’s Brazen Reassurance to Anti-Vaxxers (Atlantic)
Lindsay Clancy holdout juror says he had no doubt she deliberately killed her children (BBC)
Human brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research finds (Stanford)
An M.I.T. Report Warns A.I. Is Causing ‘Cognitive Surrender.’ Universities Are in a Bind. (NYT)
California Gov. Newsom issues executive order to rein in AI ‘before it’s too late’ (CNBC)
The fix for rogue AI agents could be more AI (TechCrunch)
How Chinese AI Radicalizes (ChinaTalk)
Why China Isn’t Getting Existential About A.I. (New Yorker)
The Awesome and Alarming A.I. Visions of Anthropic’s C.E.O. (NYT)
They hacked a TikTok user’s camera, with help from free AI (WP)
New Orleans Pelicans Can’t Help But Notice They’re Not On NBA Schedule This Year (Onion)
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