The Trump administration has supercharged its abuse of the secrecy system to keep the press and the public in the dark about the Iran war — even as we’re footing the bill to the tune of $1 billion a day. Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social explain, and subscribe: freedom.press/newsletters

Trump has supercharged the usual government-lies-us-into-a-new-war by combining abuse of the secrecy system with his crackdown on press freedom. New video:

This very innocuous video—where we merely cite a court transcript that highlighted a controversial position taken by the Trump DOJ—was flagged by TikTok for "violating community standards."

Trump lawyers have been making frivolous legal arguments they know won't hold up, violating court orders by the dozens, and ignoring basic ethics rules every attorney has to follow. When are judges going to start using their powers to sanction them?

A federal judge is furious at the DOJ over withholding info on the raid on a Washington Post journalist’s home. Plus, Florida plans to have its own spy quads to monitor views it doesn't like. Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social highlight these stories and more, and subscribe: freedom.press/newsletters

To those who stupidly claimed the WikiLeaks prosecution would never effect "real" journalists: DOJ cited the WikiLeaks case in court as to why they should have been allowed to raid a Washington Post reporter's house without telling the judge about the Privacy Protection Act.

Were you looking for a 90 second summary of the most urgent press freedom stories in the United States this week? I got you covered right here. Then, subscribe to our newsletter for more: freedom.press/newsletters

Really encourage everyone to read this very meticulous report. It describes the horrific and systematic torture of dozens of Palestinian journalists in Israeli jails. Kudos to @jodieginsberg.bsky.social and the entire @pressfreedom.bsky.social team. It should be on the front page of every paper.

A must-read report from @pressfreedom.bsky.social: "We returned from hell": Palestinian journalists recount torture in Israeli prisons "58 Palestinian journalists reported being subjected to what they described as torture, abuse, or other forms of violence in Israeli detention facilities."

The administration who literally locked a woman up for nothing other than an oped in a student newspaper criticizing Israel can stfu forever about free speech.

We've been taking a close look at court documents on the FBI's raid on a Washington Post reporter's home. There's a lot journalists can learn from this incident. freedom.press/digisec/blog...

The Trump admin’s effort to deport Rümeysa Öztürk has failed — miserably. Plus, ICE is claiming that revealing its office locations is a “national security threat.” Yes, we rolled our eyes too. Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social spotlight this week's top press freedom news: freedom.press/newsletters

Hegseth's unconstitutional retaliation against Sen. Kelly was so brazen that an exasperated federal judge used more than a dozen exclamation points! Highlights from the ruling: "Horsefeathers!" and "Please!" "That is a troubling development in a free country!" buff.ly/YY60KWM

It's important to point out in the sea of horrible news we see all the time: They keep losing! And seemingly at greater frequency every week.

DHS has labeled leakers “a threat” to national security and is pushing to prosecute them. Yet much of what the public knows about DHS and its agencies, like ICE, is thanks to whistleblowers. Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social spotlight recent examples of journalism made possible by leaks.

DHS says leaks to the press about ICE are a threat to national security and need to be prosecuted. Here's a look at some of those recent "threats to national security" and how they are obviously in the public's interest to know:

DHS says leaks to the press about ICE are a threat to national security and need to be prosecuted. Here's a look at some of those recent "threats to national security" and how they are obviously in the public's interest to know:

We filed a bar complaint at @freedom.press against the prosecutor who failed to disclose the Privacy Protection Act when getting a warrant to raid a Washington Post reporter's home. The PPA bars raids of journalists in all but the most exceptional circumstances! www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...

Bar Complaint Filed Over Search of Washington Post Reporter’s Home A press group says a prosecutor broke ethics rules by not flagging a law that limits searches for reporting materials. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...

Everyone's heard of the Don Lemon case, but there are a HUGE number of other instances of ICE violently infringing the rights of journalists in Minnesota. The last month has been particularly disturbing. @uspresstracker.bsky.social has been documenting them all:

The havoc ICE is wreaking on the First Amendment simply cannot stand in our democracy. Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social recount the numerous gruesome attacks on reporters in Minnesota. It goes way beyond the arrest of Don Lemon.

You’ve heard about the Don Lemon arrest, but have you seen the stories of the dozens of *other* journalists who’ve had their rights violated by ICE? “What we have seen out of Minnesota — just in the last month — is shocking.” Watch @freedom.press' @trevortimm.bsky.social explain.

Everyone's heard of the Don Lemon case, but there are a HUGE number of other instances of ICE violently infringing the rights of journalists in Minnesota. The last month has been particularly disturbing. @uspresstracker.bsky.social has been documenting them all:

Records from Donald Trump’s first term are now subject to release under FOIA. @freedom.press has already filed over two dozen requests targeting critical transparency gaps. Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social explain why this is important, and how you can file FOIAs for Trump’s first term yourself.

DHS Secretary says filming ICE is illegal and amounts to doxxing. They’re absolutely wrong. Recording law enforcement in public spaces is protected by the First Amendment — and courts have affirmed that right time and again. Watch @freedom.press’s @trevortimm.bsky.social explain.

Over and over and over again, courts have affirmed Americans have the right to record law enforcement in public spaces. DHS claiming cell phone videos are "violence," "illegal," or "doxxing" is a direct assault to the First Amendment.

This is how Sen. Ron Wyden clues the public into activity that he finds extremely alarming. He does a press release about a letter he sent to the director of the CIA that basically says, 'I want to make sure you saw the classified letter I sent early today.' www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

Over and over and over again, courts have affirmed Americans have the right to record law enforcement in public spaces. DHS claiming cell phone videos are "violence," "illegal," or "doxxing" is a direct assault to the First Amendment.

Speaking of the Washington Post, this is a must-read story it recently put out about how the government chased down a guy who sent critical emails to federal employees about current deportation policies.

To sum up: The world’s 2nd richest man, after almost single-handedly causing a huge decline in subscribers to a historically respected paper, lays off a 3rd of its staff (a rounding error for him) while spending $70 million on a doc to bribe the president. Just sell it already!

"The public interest in protecting First Amendment rights cannot be overemphasized." An important decision out of Oregon everyone should read.

This is a terrible shame. SIGAR was the greatest Inspector General in the history of IGs. Pulled no punches, released so much information on corruption, mismanagement, and secrecy we never would have gotten about the Afghanistan War otherwise

The Trump admin didn't tell the judge about the law that bars searches on newsrooms and homes of reporters before the raid of the Washington Post journalist. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

I filmed this right before the outrageous arrest of Don Lemon, so here are four *other* worrying press freedom stories that you should be paying attention to this week.

Las Vegas paper kicked out of court; Trump’s DOJ subpoenaed another journalist. Plus, some good news: a whistleblower hero just won asylum. Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social highlight the top press freedom news of the week and subscribe: freedom.press/newsletters

That was quick

I filmed this right before the outrageous arrest of Don Lemon, so here are four *other* worrying press freedom stories that you should be paying attention to this week.

me, emotionally writing an essay on the use of force by federal agents: ok but what if i packaged this in the most insane way possible www.theverge.com/policy/86857...

Shouldn't be lost in all the news that the Trump DOJ is now *also* subpoenaing journalists to testify in criminal trials

The government’s arrests of journalists @donlemonofficial.bsky.social and @bygeorgiafort.bsky.social are attacks on freedom of the press. Two federal courts flatly rejected prosecuting Lemon, but instead of accepting that humiliating defeat, the government has now doubled down. Read our statement:

Not one, but TWO courts already rejected charges against Don Lemon. This is pure vindictiveness, clearly they don't give a shit about the law, or the constitution. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

"The chief federal judge in Minnesota excoriated ICE saying it had violated nearly 100 court orders and had disobeyed more judicial directives in January alone than 'some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.'"

The Supreme Court could soon greenlight "geofence" data without a warrant. That would allow the government to collect reams of location data on everyone, including journalists and whistleblowers. Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social explain the implications:

We've gotten a lot of questions from journalists worried about raids after what happened to the WaPo reporter. We can't stop the Trump admin from illegally seizing your devices, but here are 3 easy tips to mitigate the damage and protect your sources:

Hugely important case. h/t @freedom.press @trevortimm.bsky.social

Very few people are paying attention to this important Supreme Court case that has the potential to reshape — or destroy — our privacy rights on cell phones:

One problem with advocating for censoring unwanted political content on TikTok is that you might get your way

This Week in Press Freedom in 90 Seconds

A judge blocked the government from searching data seized from @washingtonpost.com’s @hannahnatanson.bsky.social Plus, the DOJ attempted to charge former @cnn.com anchor @donlemonofficial.bsky.social Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social explain, and subscribe to our newsletter: freedom.press/newsletter