Trump Names Project 2025 Author To Lead FCC

The New York Times reports:

President-elect Donald J. Trump on Sunday chose Brendan Carr to be chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, naming a veteran Republican regulator who has publicly agreed with the incoming administration’s promises to slash regulation, go after Big Tech and punish TV networks for political bias. Mr. Carr, who currently sits on the commission, is expected to shake up a quiet agency.

Before the election, Mr. Trump indicated he wanted the agency to strip broadcasters like NBC and CBS of their licensing. Mr. Carr, 45, was the author of a chapter on the F.C.C. in the conservative Project 2025 planning document. “The censorship cartel must be dismantled,” Mr. Carr said last week in a post on X. Mr. Carr could drastically reshape the independent agency, wielding it as a political weapon for the right.

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Such brazen corruption happening right out in the open. Welcome to the oligarchy.

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