No Kings is a symbolic phrase. The US was initially a set of men worried the UK crown had become too unitarian in his rule over the people of Britain. Go read the Declaration of Independence. Then read Howard Zinn & tribal writing about the elimination of dissent in early colonial history.

No Kings is a symbolic phrase. The US was initially a set of men worried the UK crown had become too unitarian in his rule over the people of Britain. Go read the Declaration of Independence. Then read Howard Zinn & tribal writing about the elimination of dissent in early colonial history.

Constitutional protections apply broadly — including to non-citizens. "Everyone has the right to due process. When those rights are bypassed, and corporations are part of that process, it raises serious concerns." - @attorneynora.bsky.social via CBS News

I spoke with @georgiarecorder.com @wabe.org Ross Williams about how bad SB 482 is (the body cam bill) is for open govt, free speech & the media: www.wabe.org/lawmakers-ma...

States are dogged in their introduction & advancement of bad bills to target free speech, press, access to information. Here’s an excellent piece on a bill I’m disturbed by in GA, where we’re actively fighting for open govt & records: georgiarecorder.com/2026/03/27/g...

GA is toying with so many bad bills. This one would give presumptive rights for religious worship over press freedom and demonstrations. I spoke with GA Recorder about our concerns from a First Amendment perspective. georgiarecorder.com/briefs/bill-...

RSVP for our event tonight on free speech & the Trump admin. Experts from ACLU, Knight Institute, Free Press, Freedom of the Press Fdn. @laurenleharper.bsky.social @jameeljaffer.bsky.social @knightcolumbia.org @aclu.org @freepress.bsky.social @freedom.press umass-amherst.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Another day another capitulation to appease the administration's dictates on free expression. This time -- flag displays: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/u...

As @attorneynora.bsky.social reminds us: We must mobilize to stop the growing surveillance state. And also: ✅ Watch out for disinformation and be mindful of what you share ✅ Restrict ICE from tracking you by practicing digital security Read more: www.freepress.net/blog/surveil...

Normalizing the police state has been one of the most visible hallmarks of the Trump administration And Trump's media machine is making sure we witness all of it. NEW from @attorneynora.bsky.social and @ruddock.bsky.social: ➡️ www.freepress.net/blog/surveil...

Bringing ICE to airports isn’t about faster security lines. It’s the next phase in militarizing the police surveillance state. The inescapable presence of ICE agents in airports is just one visual indicator that life as many once knew it isn’t the same. This cannot be normalized. 🧵 >

The chokehold on information and access by this Trump government is aggressive. It harms the public's right to know, the journalistic freedoms within the First Amendment & (of course) flies in the face of Trump's outlandish claims that he is a champion for freedom. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/b...

Got so many comments & interest on this post, so I wrote more for you: www.freepress.net/blog/surveil...

I wrote about ICE at airports & the chill over our freedom. With @ruddock.bsky.social for @freepress.bsky.social: www.freepress.net/blog/surveil...

"Our courts have been incredibly clear that actions outside the rule of law are unacceptable," Benavidez said. "If corporations are participating in that system, they are entering very dangerous territory." - @attorneynora.bsky.social via CBS News

I spoke with @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy about ICE at airports, corporate capitulation to the Trump admin's lawless behavior, the moral moment we're in & the way history will look back at the US government: www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...

🔔 TODAY: Join EIPAD for a conversation about the Trump admin's escalating attacks on the First Amendment, featuring @attorneynora.bsky.social, @jameeljaffer.bsky.social, and Ben Wizner, moderated by @laurenleharper.bsky.social. 🕖 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT RSVP: umass-amherst.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Today 7pm eastern!! 👇 @freedom.press @aclu.org @freepress.bsky.social @knightcolumbia.org

Meta lied about its products to users. Huge $375M penalty from a jury: www.theverge.com/policy/89991...

Suppressing Speech: The Trump Administration's Escalating Attacks on the First Amendment. Online event. Zoom or YouTube. @freedom.press Wednesday, March 25, 2026 (tomorrow) 7:00-8:30 pm ET

Rising gov’t hostility towards speech & dissent is urgent. Media access to the Pentagon & White House, ICE violence towards & killing of protesters, Donald Trump’s encouragement for agencies & corporations to do his censorial bidding. Learn what we’re doing & tune in: www.youtube.com/live/H_RblV2...

ICE at airports is not about helping TSA make travel easier or faster. It's about normalizing the police state, supercharging military everywhere all the time, intimidating people and esp BIPOC folks. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/t...

It won't happen, but every headline tomorrow should emphasize that Trump is the one blocking a solution to the airport crisis. He owns the shutdown now.

ICE at airports is not about helping TSA make travel easier or faster. It's about normalizing the police state, supercharging military everywhere all the time, intimidating people and esp BIPOC folks. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/t...

🔔 Join EIPAD for a conversation about the Trump admin's escalating attacks on the First Amendment, featuring @attorneynora.bsky.social, @jameeljaffer.bsky.social, and Ben Wizner, moderated by @laurenleharper.bsky.social. 🗓️ March 25, 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT RSVP: umass-amherst.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Reporter Estefany Rodríguez walked free from ICE custody after spending more than two weeks behind bars. "Free Press remains troubled by the federal government's ongoing campaign to silence and deport reporters who cover the gross mistreatment of immigrants." - @attorneynora.bsky.social

“We will continue to fight for Rodríguez and her right to report free from retaliation while we challenge the federal government’s relentless assaults on the First Amendment across this country.” — @attorneynora.bsky.social @freepress.bsky.social www.freepress.net/news/free-pr...

BREAKING: JOURNALIST ESTEFANY RODRIGUEZ HAS BEEN RELEASED ON BOND. A TEMPORARY VICTORY & REPRIEVE FROM INJUSTICE. So proud of her legal team and the coalitions supporting press freedom and her release.

BREAKING: JOURNALIST ESTEFANY RODRIGUEZ HAS BEEN RELEASED ON BOND. A TEMPORARY VICTORY & REPRIEVE FROM INJUSTICE. So proud of her legal team and the coalitions supporting press freedom and her release.

🔔 Join EIPAD for a conversation about the Trump admin's escalating attacks on the First Amendment, featuring @attorneynora.bsky.social, @jameeljaffer.bsky.social, and Ben Wizner, moderated by @laurenleharper.bsky.social. 🗓️ March 25, 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT RSVP: umass-amherst.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The Georgia legislature is pushing some troubling bills this session. A thread on the concerns I have, with some interviews & good links from allies:

If any of these anti free speech bills worry you, call your Georgia senators and representatives to tell them. Every call and email actually makes a difference. 👇

House Bill 1076 would make it a felony offense to obstruct a law enforcement officer with a vehicle, even one that is parked. This sounds eerily similar to the facts surrounding Renee Good's murder by law enforcement, which could make her conduct a felony in GA. georgiarecorder.com/2026/03/03/g...

I am so honored that @npquarterly.bsky.social did such a big piece on media capitulation & erosion of democracy, citing my @freepress.bsky.social report CHOKEHOLD so extensively. Honestly, I was quite humbled. Indeed, the risks here are existential. nonprofitquarterly.org/the-ellisons...

In "a very clear abuse of power," Trump's FCC is threatening to revoke broadcasters' licenses over their coverage of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

The Georgia legislature is pushing some troubling bills this session. A thread on the concerns I have, with some interviews & good links from allies:

I am so honored that @npquarterly.bsky.social did such a big piece on media capitulation & erosion of democracy, citing my @freepress.bsky.social report CHOKEHOLD so extensively. Honestly, I was quite humbled. Indeed, the risks here are existential. nonprofitquarterly.org/the-ellisons...

Excellent piece that ties media consolidation to the larger Trump administration attacks on free speech and press freedom, plus some choice quotes from @attorneynora.bsky.social @freepress.bsky.social nonprofitquarterly.org/the-ellisons...

Free Press' @attorneynora.bsky.social examined the Trump administration’s hostile relationship with dissent and free expression in 2025 for her report CHOKEHOLD. A must-read: www.freepress.net/attack-on-fr...

Rodriguez’s detention is part of a broader erosion of democratic norms and human rights in the United States. A coalition of 46 press-freedom Groups call for her immediate release: www.freepress.net/news/coaliti...

“The U.S. government is relentless in its attacks on dissent. Rodriguez was in a marked news van when taken by ICE, having fearlessly covered immigration for local Nashville audiences for months. It is no surprise ICE arrested her." - @attorneynora.bsky.social ➡️: www.freepress.net/news/coaliti...

Violence, war, attacks on media, killing dissent -- the authoritarian playbook. Trump is pushing US to crisis so he can invoke Insurrection Act, post Natl Guards in cities to oversee elections. Corporate allies are in bed to water down coverage & use AI slop to confuse/mislead. Chaos is everywhere.

My colleague @juliorvarela.com wrote this breaking piece about ICE detaining *another* journalist for their work covering ICE: pressingissues.org/ice-detains-...

We @freepress.bsky.social worked with 40 other press freedom, human rights groups condemning ICE arrest & detention of Estefany Rodriguez. Read our coalition statement: www.freepress.net/news/coaliti...

Just a reminder that Muslims have been on this continent since the first arrival of non-Indigenous people. They were among the first generation of Americans, and have been here ever since.

Independent tech researchers accuse the Trump administration of trying to silence them with threats of visa revocations and deportation. It's leading some to change the focus of their work, self-censor, and even leave the country.

Over three dozen press freedom groups have called for the release of Nashville-based journalist, Estefany Rodriguez. www.freepress.net/news/coaliti...

@freepress.bsky.social has analyzed hundreds of Trump administration attacks designed to undermine First Amendment rights. "Estefany Rodriguez is the latest to be caught up in this government-led campaign of censorship and control," says @attorneynora.bsky.social. www.freepress.net/download/cho...

We @freepress.bsky.social worked with 40 other press freedom, human rights groups condemning ICE arrest & detention of Estefany Rodriguez. Read our coalition statement: www.freepress.net/news/coaliti...

We @freepress.bsky.social are joining a tremendous slate of experts & officials this week. Tune in for @jgo4justice.bsky.social Thursday ahead of the Oscars where we'll be discussing media power, mergers, AI, creativity & more: thecapitolforum.com/events/the-c...