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Mike Masnick
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I get that the Trump White House has decided that Congress is a vestigial organ, but I think there should be more coverage of the fact that Brendan Carr just up and said "yes, Congress put a 39% cap on media ownership, but I think I can ignore it for reasons."

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Brendan Carr’s FCC Rewrites Media Ownership Law Only Congress Can Actually Change There are many ways to describe the Trump Era, but the executive branch's conviction that it... https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/07/brendan-carrs-fcc-rewrites-media-ownership-law-only-congress-can-actually-change/

techdirt.comBrendan Carr’s FCC Rewrites Media Ownership Law Only Congress Can Actually ChangeThere are many ways to describe the Trump Era, but the executive branch's conviction that it can simply ignore the legislative branch's entire existence has become something close to a governing principle. From impounding funds designated by Congress to launching a war without Congress's authority, Trump has basically decided that the legislative branch is a...
Mike Masnick
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That piece also includes multiple examples of the very same Brendan Carr — when Biden was President — absolutely losing his mind when anyone suggested the FCC could do anything without Congress' explicit approval.

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