Corporate Media Caves as Trump Silences Dissent

An urgent message from Lincoln Square's Founding Editor.

Unprecedented. That word gets quite a workout describing the outrageous, unconstitutional, anti-democratic, and, yes, fascist conduct of Donald Trump and his administration.

And while much of what Trump and his minions have done and will try to do is unprecedented in the United States, it has a long, ugly history and many parallels in authoritarian nations across time and around the globe today. It’s a fight that patriotic citizens have won in other times and in other nations, and it is a fight that Lincoln Square and the Lincoln Loyal will win if we fight hard and together.

We know it can be soul-crushing to see the headlines, but our relentless fight is working. We are building power and exposing Trump and his minions for who they are: a petty tyrant and his lackeys. The more Americans wake up to the horror of what’s happening and who’s behind it, the further Trump’s approval ratings drop.

Millions are finally seeing the truth: since his return to office, Donald Trump’s actions have had nothing to do with serving working people, families, or future generations. He’s turned federal power into a blunt weapon to silence opposition, punish educational institutions, intimidate or just ignore the courts, and attempt to force Democratic states into submission by punishing average Americans during the ongoing government shutdown.

Trump has openly threatened — and now started — to deny vital federal funds to states that refuse to bow to his demands. Budgets for healthcare, education, and infrastructure projects that would create good-paying and much-needed jobs and economic stimulus are being held hostage while he and his team brag about using the “unprecedented opportunity” of a shutdown to punish communities that didn’t vote for him or support his policies of cruelty, corruption, and dominance.

This is not just politics— it’s retribution and authoritarianism with real human cost.

The erosion of civil liberties isn’t theoretical anymore — it’s a daily reality. Since Trump’s second inauguration, free expression and protest are under direct attack. Whistleblowers are silenced by threats of prosecution, journalists face unprecedented pressure, and entire agencies are being restructured to root out and fire so-called “enemies” who don’t align with MAGA priorities. Traditional media is under siege as corporate media conglomerates cave to Trump’s wrath, bury stories, fire or muzzle their own reporters, and hand over millions of dollars in court settlements that should have exposed the White House’s corruption in a courtroom. Instead, they surrender, hoping to buy protection and access while the truth is swept under the rug.

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Onward, together.