Picture 1: Even before Trump began raiding the homes of journalists, the US did not reach the global top ten of The Press Freedom Index.
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Picture 1: Even before Trump began raiding the homes of journalists, the US did not reach the global top ten of The Press Freedom Index.
Picture 2: Under Trump, the US is in 57th place, barely beating Gambia, but not even reaching the press freedom of Sierre Leone or Romania — falling 16 places since president Obama.
I wonder what this will look like for 2026.
Source:
https://rsf.org/en/index?year=2025Thank you @kinghaunst for this find.


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Picture 1: Even before Trump began raiding the homes of journalists, the US did not reach the global top ten of The Press Freedom Index.
Picture 2: Under Trump, the US is in 57th place, barely beating Gambia, but not even reaching the press freedom of Sierre Leone or Romania — falling 16 places since president Obama.
I wonder what this will look like for 2026.
Source:
https://rsf.org/en/index?year=2025Thank you @kinghaunst for this find.


@randahl @kinghaunst
So, "the land of the free" was in place 41 back when they were ok?That's like calling a Puch Maxi "the car of the fast".
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Picture 1: Even before Trump began raiding the homes of journalists, the US did not reach the global top ten of The Press Freedom Index.
Picture 2: Under Trump, the US is in 57th place, barely beating Gambia, but not even reaching the press freedom of Sierre Leone or Romania — falling 16 places since president Obama.
I wonder what this will look like for 2026.
Source:
https://rsf.org/en/index?year=2025Thank you @kinghaunst for this find.


@randahl @kinghaunst Next year the US will be No.1, because Trump will be in charge of the new list.
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Picture 1: Even before Trump began raiding the homes of journalists, the US did not reach the global top ten of The Press Freedom Index.
Picture 2: Under Trump, the US is in 57th place, barely beating Gambia, but not even reaching the press freedom of Sierre Leone or Romania — falling 16 places since president Obama.
I wonder what this will look like for 2026.
Source:
https://rsf.org/en/index?year=2025Thank you @kinghaunst for this find.


@randahl no surprise Germany isn't in top10 as well
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Picture 1: Even before Trump began raiding the homes of journalists, the US did not reach the global top ten of The Press Freedom Index.
Picture 2: Under Trump, the US is in 57th place, barely beating Gambia, but not even reaching the press freedom of Sierre Leone or Romania — falling 16 places since president Obama.
I wonder what this will look like for 2026.
Source:
https://rsf.org/en/index?year=2025Thank you @kinghaunst for this find.


These before and after pictures is like a revelation of what MAGA really stands for: Make Autocracy Great Again.
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Picture 1: Even before Trump began raiding the homes of journalists, the US did not reach the global top ten of The Press Freedom Index.
Picture 2: Under Trump, the US is in 57th place, barely beating Gambia, but not even reaching the press freedom of Sierre Leone or Romania — falling 16 places since president Obama.
I wonder what this will look like for 2026.
Source:
https://rsf.org/en/index?year=2025Thank you @kinghaunst for this find.


@kinghaunst @randahl my poor Italy
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Picture 1: Even before Trump began raiding the homes of journalists, the US did not reach the global top ten of The Press Freedom Index.
Picture 2: Under Trump, the US is in 57th place, barely beating Gambia, but not even reaching the press freedom of Sierre Leone or Romania — falling 16 places since president Obama.
I wonder what this will look like for 2026.
Source:
https://rsf.org/en/index?year=2025Thank you @kinghaunst for this find.


@randahl @kinghaunst I wonder where Canada landed?
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