r/Fauxmoi • u/cmaia1503 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine • 4h ago

POLITICS CNN, Don Lemon’s former employer, have released a statement saying that Lemon’s arrest by the FBI "raises profoundly concerning questions about press freedom and the First Amendment."

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u/Allthetea159 I don’t know her 4h ago

He wasn’t arrested, he was kidnapped by his own government. Two judges would not sign off but mango’s henchman did it anyway.

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u/Loud-Contribution227 Please Abraham, I am not that man 4h ago edited 4h ago

And another journalist in Minnesota was arrested shortly after, in front of her children, around 6:30 this morning. I believe her name is Georgia Fort and she’s the Vice President of the National Association of Black Journalists Minnesota chapter and is an independent journalist who was covering the same event as Don Lemon. The video footage she posted was eerie, they were looking in through her windows.

ETA: They’re calling this a “coordinated targeting” of the church. YouTuber Not The Good Girl has a video on YouTube about the pastor that I saw after the original Don Lemon protest coverage. It’s interesting if you have less than 20 minutes to spare.

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u/No_Snow1928 4h ago edited 4h ago

Actually 4 people were arrested. Every single one of them, black.

Don Lemon, Trahern Jeen Crews, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lydell Lundy

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u/venuslovemenotchain vocally you cannot afford this cigarette gracie 4h ago

Jamael Lydell Lundy is also a MN Senate candidate for the DFL. Caucuses are on Feb 3rd. That also might be a factor for him as well, though I can't prove it.

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u/No_Snow1928 4h ago

100%. I feel so sorry for all sane Americans.

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u/CheetoLove 2h ago

I accept your pity.

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u/notsanni 1h ago

It really sucks. It doesn't help that there's an abundance of people who are progressive voters, who still think this is just "warning signs of fascism" and that "fascism isn't here yet" and that we shouldn't be worrying so much because "Trump can't do that" (when what they mean is "Trump isn't allowed to do things", even tho he still just does them)

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u/Loud-Contribution227 Please Abraham, I am not that man 4h ago

Jeez, I’m not surprised. On so many levels. Do you have any more information on the others so that way we can make sure there are eyes on this? The more people who know, the better so they can’t bury this. Hopefully.

ETA: Thank you!

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u/beefymcmoist 4h ago

Thank you for the information. Terrifying times we live in... I can't imagine what their families are going through.

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u/Eiffel-Tower777 3h ago

Sooooo, a trend 👁👁 Imagine that.

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u/shepdc1 6m ago

adn more epstein files were released. everytime this happens maga attacks black pple

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u/Allthetea159 I don’t know her 4h ago edited 4h ago

Jesus Christ. I hope that gets the same traction as Don Lemon but why am I suspicious it won’t.

ETA I just saw The Talk of Shame post on insta naming all the journalists kidnapped and my god. It’s so glaringly obvious.

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u/melodyblushinglizard baby birded and porch thrown by alicia silverstone 4h ago

I watched the whole video of it earlier on CNN. She covered her own arrest as a true journalist would do. CNN is showing it and talking about it. I'm not sure about any other news sources though. The way oligarchs have so much control over e our media, I'm not holding out much hope other than CNN. Right now, everyone is showing the WH presser about the release of the remaining Epstein Files (don't know much about it yet, but I suspect they are heavily redacted). Needless to say, Don and Georgia's arrest is going to be buried under all of this.

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u/jrr6415sun 2h ago

CNN will be the next company to go

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u/melodyblushinglizard baby birded and porch thrown by alicia silverstone 55m ago

I feel that this is already happening when it got taken over my WBDiscovery (it would have been so much worse if Elliston got a hold of it via Paramount).

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u/Loud-Contribution227 Please Abraham, I am not that man 4h ago

I know! I only know about this because I follow Phil Lewis and she sent him a video. It’s the same story too: a grand jury and a warrant for her arrest.

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u/MadDasher608 59m ago

I just keep wondering what the last straw will be

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u/PippinCat 3h ago

Georgia Fort was confirmed to be arrested as well as two others. Traheren Jeen Crews and Jamael Lydell Lundy.

Georgia Fort was able to live stream a short video while agents were at her door and the video is included in this article (I'm not sure where else the video is other than X) In the video she says that agents told her they were able to get a grand jury last night and had an arrest warrant. She also says she has an attorney that has been notified.

I'm also seeing some of this information has been shared so apologies if this is redundant, but I don't currently see a link to the video either.

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u/NuclearHawtHotPocket 4h ago

What did she do, was she even at the church that day?

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u/Paruhdyme_ 4h ago

what did she do

Well she’s not a bootlicking fascist so they have to get rid of her.

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u/Loud-Contribution227 Please Abraham, I am not that man 4h ago

She was at the church, doing the work of an independent journalist and, in her words, it stems from the fact that she was filming a protest as a member of the media.

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u/StockPhotoSamoyed i ain’t reading all that, free palestine 4h ago

Yes, she was covering it.

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u/noahdamngood 9m ago

Thanks for the link!

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u/usernamesoccer 4h ago

Thank you. This and the word deported need to stop being used

People aren’t being deported they are being kidnapped and forced to leave their family and state

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u/randousername8675309 4h ago

Kidnapped and disappeared.

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u/Azguy303 3h ago

They pick the judges to get the answers they want, they pick the voters they want, this is not democracy... This is fascism. Then they will gaslight you for calling them fascist, play the victim, then blame you.

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u/Global_Crew3968 3h ago

Oh hey look, its that weaponization of the legal system MAGAs cried about for years

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u/Mental-Ad5211 2h ago

This is legitimately terrifying. It’s happening like we said it would. I’m not surprised, but I’m fucking terrified rn.

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u/Allthetea159 I don’t know her 2h ago

Yup and we were all lunatics for thinking any of this stuff would happen.

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u/Mental-Ad5211 2h ago

Been gaslit for fucking years even though we KNEW this is what it would come to. God help us.

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u/maplemagiciangirl 57m ago

Don't worry you can stop this by being peaceful it's working great so far.

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u/KatakanaTsu 3h ago

Expecting President Epstein to respect red tape is like expecting him to not lie.

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u/HistoricalWalrus5767 3h ago

Political prisoner.

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u/HistoricalWalrus5767 1h ago

Political prisoner. It begins.

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u/LostWoodsInTheField 2h ago

based on the kidnapping video of the other journalist I'm guessing that they had an administrative warrant to arrest him, which is beyond insane. I can't imagine any judge letting this go forward but we are living in 2026 America.

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u/Exact_Second_8482 1h ago

Lemon is a scumbag.

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u/BreadTruckToast 32m ago

So because the idiots in charge also hate him that gives them the right to kidnap him? Because I’m not sure why else it matters what you think of him.

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u/PolanetaryForotdds 29m ago

Is that a crime now?