I’ve heard the same chilling message from broadcasters across the country. This is what government censorship looks like.

I know it's hard to do but you have to tune out the constant & I mean constant torrent of criticisms on social media re: activism & organizing. If you don't, it can stop you from trying to do any activism or organizing. Most of the critics aren't doing any organizing themselves so keep trying things

Trump had his accounts suspended on January 7, 8, and 9th 2020. WHEN HE WAS STILL PRESIDENT. It was not Joe Biden because Biden was not President.

“This policy operates as a prior restraint on publication which is considered the most serious of First Amendment violations,” we told @kenbensinger.bsky.social “The government cannot prohibit journalists from public information merely by claiming it’s a secret or even a national security threat.”

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

“With a single post or video, we can influence thousands of guests to try a food, drink, or experience in the parks,” she says. “I couldn’t, in good conscience, keep giving them free publicity knowing they don’t support free speech and are willing to bow to fascism."

Jimmy Kimmel's firing is a tipping point in public opposition to Trump's media crackdown. @notaaroncraig.bsky.social on the new low in media capitulation to the Trump regime in the latest edition of Pressing Issues: https://pressingissues.org/we-can-stop-the-federal-censorship-commission/

What part of the Hamilton sequel is it when the American president shuts down the First Amendment and then immediately goes and hangs out with literally the King of England?

This FCC does not have the authority, the ability, or the constitutional right to police content or punish broadcasters for speech the government dislikes. Free speech is the foundation of our democracy, and we must push back against any attempt to erode it.

New FCC logo! We fixed it. Donate $10 (or more!) to @freepress.bsky.social today, and we'll send you a sticker. All proceeds go to fighting and mocking Brendan Carr. act.freepress.net/donate/stand...

As I told @newrepublic.com, "Once last week, twice today, ICE has picked me up and thrown me on the ground. Honestly, it doesn’t compare to what our neighbors who are trapped inside the Broadview processing facility are going through. They’re committing crimes against humanity there."

US: "WPSU, Penn State’s NPR and PBS affiliate and the first educational TV station in Pennsylvania, will go dark sometime within the next nine months due to the combined fiscal forces of Trump’s cuts and declining support from the school" - www.pennlive.com/news/2025/09...

Seth Stern, director of advocacy at Freedom of the Press Foundation, indicated that the Pentagon’s move here is illegal. ‘This policy operates as a prior restraint on publication which is considered the most serious of First Amendment violations,’ Mr. Stern said. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/b...

The idea that if you make Dems a little more Republican, Republicans will vote Dem is what’s breaking us. And it doesn’t even work!

Last night, CNN's Anderson Cooper described President Trump and FCC Brendan Carr's relationship with media companies like Disney as "transactional." The correct word is "extortionate," or even "dictatorial." I explain with @fairmediawatch.bsky.social's Janine Jackson. (Segment starts at 14:10)

Survey says advertisers weren’t so excited about this plan?

"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

A pretty good definition of journalism is “not doing this”

You know your issue is breaking through when the scam texts start rolling in

So just propaganda and stenography?

TRUMP: That's why I sued the New York Times two days ago for a lot of money KARL: A judge just threw that out TRUMP: I'm winning. I'm winning the cases.

“Deportation without due process—that would be the new normal set by Mario Guevara’s removal from the United States,” explained @attorneynora.bsky.social @freepress.bsky.social. “Horrific and lawless, this is the environment the​ Trump administration created.” cpj.org/2025/09/jour...

The only known journalist detained by ICE on U.S. soil sends a letter to The Bitter Southerner. This is Mario Guevara’s harrowing account of what’s happened to him, in detainment, since his arrest on June 14. bittersoutherner.com/journalist-m...

Unprecedented. "I think there's people who have been in power or in the White House who would, in the past, like to abuse the power of the FCC, to bend the will of media that covers them and the comedians that make fun of them — but they've never dared to go this far." - @notaaroncraig.bsky.social

“Mr. Guevara should not even be in immigration detention, but the government has kept him there for months because of his crucial reporting on law enforcement activity." www.aclu.org/press-releas...

Interesting

This is a miscarriage of justice and an attack on press freedom. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I do not find myself agreeing with Ted Cruz every day -- or any day. But since he's head of the committee charged with FCC oversight, it sure sounds like we need a hearing into the mob-like actions and jawboning of his favorite FCC chairman.

For the new Pressing Issues (subscribe!) I wrote about Kimmel, censorship, corruption, capitulation, cowardice and how -- despite it all -- I'm newly hopeful that the public is waking up to the problems of the media. pressingissues.org/we-can-stop-...

On today's Your Call Media Roundtable at 10am PT, we'll discuss attacks on freedom of the press following Charlie Kirk's assassination. Joining us will be: @notaaroncraig.bsky.social @freepress.bsky.social & @davidklion.bsky.social Stream live @kalwradio.bsky.social! www.kalw.org/show/your-ca...

Brendan Carr’s weaponization of government power against Disney and ABC is censorship—plain and simple. No American, no matter their politics, should fear government retaliation for speaking their mind. We must stand for the Constitution, not intimidation.

ICYMI Free Press team built a tool that makes it easy to find your local ABC affiliate station and its phone number. Give them a call! We need to let these companies and the Federal Censorship Commission know that we've had enough of their capitulation, cowardice and corruption.

We speak with @notaaroncraig.bsky.social and look into the ambush of Jimmy Kimmel by Trump's MAGA apparatchik at the FCC Brendan Carr who seized upon a mild remark by the late night comedian about Charlie Kirk. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

I detect a pulse.

🗣This is nothing more than extortion and censorship. Free Press' co-CEO @notaaroncraig.bsky.social breaks down the nuance in today's episode of media capitulation and blatant government censorship. Our full statement: www.freepress.net/news/federal...

The context here, of course, is that the “local broadcasters” Carr is egging on are actually huge conglomerates with a pending merger before his office that would give them (and him) vast control over all broadcast television stations

Trump’s FCC chair stooge acting like a middle school bully confirming they were lying all along as they distanced themselves from what was always the playbook

I know hypocrisy is dead, but I think shame is is still a thing. As someone once said: "Censorship is the authoritarian's dream."

Had a rich conversation with @davidsirota.com and friends on @levernews.com podcast about Kimmel, corporate media, and caving to the Trump administration. Listen and support independent media! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Encouraged to see strong words here from Democratic leadership. Carr has abused his power. He had done everything that he once claimed was out of bounds for the FCC, which he has personally turned into the Federal Censorship Commission.

Are you curious about who FCC Chair Brendan Carr is, after his most recent abuse of power resulting in ABC's suspension of Jimmy Kimmel? Last fall I wrote for @thehill.com about the threat Carr posed to free speech. Unfortunately he's met all of my expectations. thehill.com/opinion/camp...

Mario Guevara, journalist in ATL arrested & detained since June 14 for his news coverage, is still in detention. A judge ordered his release in July, but he remains in rural southern GA. We're fighting for his release. Next Monday will be 100 days in detention. pressingissues.org/five-questio...

"ABC keeps caving regardless of how meritless the administration's claims are—and how much lasting damage they're doing to free speech in America. These companies are turning the public airwaves into another propaganda arm of the Trump regime." - @notaaroncraig.bsky.social via @commondreams.org

Gotta listen to my @freepress.bsky.social colleague @notaaroncraig.bsky.social on @davidsirota.com's podcast. #JimmyKimmel

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

Earlier today, FCC Chair Brendan Carr said “we can do this the easy way or the hard way” about Disney/ABC “taking action on Kimmel.” Hours later, ABC pulled Kimmel off the air. It’s a blatant crackdown on free speech by an authoritarian administration. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

The following is a statement from the WGA on ABC’s decision to pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

First, they ignore you. Then they mock you ... My first and only time "on" Jimmy Kimmel Live!, he made fun of my protest chants. I'm just saying, Jimmy, if you want to go outside Disney HQ or the FCC, I know a guy with a megaphone.

I'm not saying I tried to warn you. But like, I tried to warn you.