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I do not wish to be hyperbolic here (God forbid!) but I saw this coming, simple commoner that I am. History rhymes.

Writing the News - United States Memorial Holocaust Museum Encyclopedia

"Shortly after taking power in January 1933, Adolf Hitler and the Nazis succeeded in destroying Germany’s vibrant and diverse newspaper culture. The newly created Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda handed out daily instructions to all German newspapers, Nazi or independent, detailing how the news was to be reported..."

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/writing-the-news

The Biological State: Nazi Racial Hygiene, 1933–1939 United States Memorial Holocaust Museum Encyclopedia

"Hitler’s dictatorship, backed by sweeping police powers, silenced critics of Nazi eugenics and supporters of individual rights. After all educational and cultural institutions and the media came under Nazi control, racial eugenics permeated German society and institutions. Jews, considered “alien,” were purged from universities, scientific research institutes, hospitals, and public health care. Persons in high positions who were viewed as politically “unreliable” met a similar fate..."

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-biological-state-nazi-racial-hygiene-1933-1939

The Biological State: Nazi Racial Hygiene, 1933–1939 - ID Card/Oral History - Survivor Video Testimonials

United States Memorial Holocaust Museum Encyclopedia

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/gallery/the-biological-state-nazi-racial-hygiene-1933-1939-stories

The Role of Doctors and Nurses - United States Memorial Holocaust Museum Encyclopedia

"Persecution of Jews and other groups was not solely the result of measures originating with Adolf Hitler and other Nazi zealots. Nazi leaders required the active help or cooperation of professionals working in diverse fields who in many instances were not convinced Nazis. The German medical profession played a central role in shaping and implementing many Nazi policies. A high number of doctors and nurses supported the regime, and many became complicit in Nazi crimes..."

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-role-of-doctors-and-nurses

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