The foul legacy of the despicable Mr Hogan. (And the MAGA Thiel)

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/opinion/hulk-hogan-gawker.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZU8.HHZ9.IfeA3_UyvNKx&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

“Mr. Thiel recognized then was that someone with deep pockets can try to drown an outlet in legal fees”

“Even a decade and a half on, journalists were still worried that what happened at Gawker would happen to them.”

A milestone in the breaking of America