Dear Palmer Report readers,
We all understand what a dark era we're heading into. Journalists will be prosecuted. Major media outlets are caving to Trump already. Even the internet itself and publishing platforms may be at risk. Advertising networks can't be counted on. But Palmer Report is nonetheless going to lead the fight, because someone has to.
In that regard we're looking to start funding our 2025 operating expenses now, so we can keep publishing no matter what happens or how dark things get. We've launched a reader supported fund, and we've already raised $2097 and counting. I'm asking you to contribute if you can, because the stakes are just so high. You can contribute here. Thank you in advance.
Sincerely,
Bill Palmer
Palmer Report
Earlier today Donald Trump vowed to punish Twitter, and if necessary shut it down entirely, because the social network dared to place a fact check warning label on two of his most dishonest tweets. Now Trump has taken, well, some kind of retaliatory action against Twitter.
Trump is signing an executive order about “social media and internet companies” according to Jeff Mason of Reuters. No details have been provided about what’s in this document. But executive orders are narrow in scope by definition, and Trump literally can’t use them to interfere with the operation of Twitter.
So either this executive order is overreaching and will be immediately shot down in court before it can even take effect, or this executive order is toothless and Trump’s advisers crafted it simply to appease him into believing he’s taking some kind of action when he isn’t. Either way, this is completely idiotic. Trump is wasting his time and focus on total nonsense.
Dear Palmer Report readers,
We all understand what a dark era we're heading into. Journalists will be prosecuted. Major media outlets are caving to Trump already. Even the internet itself and publishing platforms may be at risk. Advertising networks can't be counted on. But Palmer Report is nonetheless going to lead the fight, because someone has to.
In that regard we're looking to start funding our 2025 operating expenses now, so we can keep publishing no matter what happens or how dark things get. We've launched a reader supported fund, and we've already raised $2097 and counting. I'm asking you to contribute if you can, because the stakes are just so high. You can contribute here. Thank you in advance.
Sincerely,
Bill Palmer
Palmer Report
Bill Palmer is the publisher of the political news outlet Palmer Report
