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Episode: Sen. Ed Markey wants media companies to fight for the First Amendment
Description: Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey and I agree it seems like democracy is on the line right now, especially around the First Amendment and the increasing pressure the Trump administration — especially FCC chair Brendan Carr — is putting on free speech. I also had a lot of questions for Sen. Markey about the supposed TikTok ban, which no one seems to know anything about, and all the other problems we’re facing in 2025.
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Even the lawmakers behind the TikTok ban have no idea what’s going on | The Verge
Carr’s FCC is an anti-consumer, rights-trampling harassment machine | T...