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20. Networks are not friends of democracy.

Wed Jul 15, 2026, 02:08 PM

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Four years ago networks refused to air Biden speech because it was "political" [View all] Quiet Em Tuesday OP

Okay Dems should be hollerin about this senseandsensibility Tuesday #1

Nutworks are way too RW sensitive. GreenWave Tuesday #2

Most have CAVED to Trump so far, so B.See Tuesday #3

Agree. And we can start by turning them off. B.See Tuesday #5

They will never change. Gaytano70 Tuesday #9

Well if they air Trump's bullshit, they can all get fucked. Initech Tuesday #6

They didn't air it, because the broadcasters Quanto Magnus Tuesday #8

Money makes the world go around. warmfeet Tuesday #10

CBS will.... certainly. QueerDuck Tuesday #11

Conservative bias in the media hurts us all dlk Tuesday #12

The networks are afraid melm00se Tuesday #13

Or, they can televise it and everyone "clicks" off their TVs in protest FakeNoose Yesterday #15

This! Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #21

Remember, it's been documented that the more Americans see of Trump, Deminpenn Yesterday #16

Of course now and forever it will be crickets from them because Biden Bengus81 23 hrs ago #17

They've rigged the system. We've got to get a majority and un-rig it. Martin68 23 hrs ago #18

and have owners near open windows up high WorseDayEver 19 hrs ago #22

Lawyer question- class action? cpamomfromtexas 21 hrs ago #19

Networks are not friends of democracy. Joinfortmill 21 hrs ago #20

Fascist tools. In more ways than one. Karasu 19 hrs ago #23

Biden never threatened the First Amendment. SleeplessinSoCal 19 hrs ago #24