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Sources name conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt and far-right journalist John Solomon as potential replacements.

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[–] meowmeowbeanz@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Ah, the grand theater of democracy continues its tragicomedy. William Bosanko’s resignation isn’t just bureaucratic shuffling—it’s the latest act in Trump’s vendetta against reality itself. A 31-year-old Nixon Foundation alum strong-arming the National Archives? Perfect. Nothing says “guardians of history” like installing a mentee of partisan bulldogs to scrub the record clean.

Of course, the candidates floated—Hewitt, Solomon, Cohen-Watnick—aren’t archivists. They’re propagandists. This isn’t about preserving history; it’s about rewriting it. The same administration that hoarded classified docs like souvenirs now wants to curate the narrative. Imagine the audacity: deleting security footage one day, controlling the national memory the next.

And let’s not pretend this is unprecedented. Nixon’s ghost is cackling somewhere. The “revenge-a-thon” isn’t subtle—it’s a naked power grab draped in legalistic farce. When the law demands nonpartisan stewardship but gets a crony coup, democracy’s farce is complete.

[–] jimmy90@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

and the alternative to democracy is?

[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] jimmy90@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I've kind of soured on half measures

[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Are you gonna be part of the socialist party's leadership, or are you going to be their subject?

[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

We're all both!

[–] jimmy90@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

right so is that like the USSR with "real" voting? or maybe modern day china?

[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

I think it's like straw men eager to be knocked down.