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"Liberation Stories is years in the making and a colossal achievement." - @josephtorr.bsky.social, who co-authored a chapter in the anthology on narrative power brought to life by Shanelle Matthews and Marzena Zukowska Learn more: www.liberationstories.com

S. Derek Turner writes about how historic broadband plan turned into just another grift. "Thanks to Donald Trump, millions of people who would have otherwise gotten robust fiber-optic internet service will get nothing more than ... slow broadband, no broadband or Musk’s expensive satellite service."

the Big Beautiful Bill would “create a single national standard” for AI the same way that abolishing the EPA and ordering states to stop all air and water pollution enforcement would “create a single national standard” for fossil fuels

Here's another angle from Fox News reporter Bill Melugin of Sen. Alex Padilla getting roughed up by law enforcement after he tries to question Kristi Noem at her presser: “I’m Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary. Because the fact of the matter is, a half dozen... Hands off!”

Flag waving, mask wearing, photographing police, gathering together — these are all protected forms of expression under the First Amendment. To frame otherwise is to betray our constitution and really just advance a bigoted, narrow view of freedom. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/u...

At a time of escalating threats to our communities, the need for strong local journalism has never been clearer. Join us TODAY for a webinar where experts will discuss how to ensure people have access to the news and information they need. RSVP: https://bit.ly/fpampcatsoc

👀 Free Press' @attorneynora.bsky.social describes the events as "one of the most explicit visual examples I've ever seen in my career of retaliation by the government directly against journalists for them doing their job protected by the First Amendment." www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...

I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving. There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later. They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.

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Free Press is partnering with 100+ groups to organize a National Day of Action for democracy, for workers' rights, for privacy rights — for the people. Let's show the corrupt billionaires the true power of the people. #HandsOff https://handsoff2025.com/?SQF_SOURCE=freepressaction

TikTok’s parent company ByteDance is on the hook to sell the app’s US operations by April 5, after President Donald Trump extended the deadline in January, or face a ban in the United States. Here's what we know: www.cnn.com/2025/04/01/t...

“We must dissent because America can do better.” Good to hear Wisconsin Judge Susan Crawford quote Justice Thurgood Marshall in her victory speech tonight.

I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

OP-ED: "Media 2070 has declared February Black Narrative Power Month, which is critical to the ongoing fight to demand better news coverage from mainstream mass media." - Anshantia Oso, Senior Director of Media 2070

Huge crowd outside USAID as employees have been told to return to their offices and remove all of their belongings.

Sure, it’s almost funny but it’s also harmful. Organic & coordinated chaos set off a chain of events. We’re on this dark path, led by two white men who believe they have better genes than others. That honestly cannot end well & definitely feels like the early days of eugenics fascism.

Join Free Press and a panel of global leaders for a webinar on how to fight the rise of authoritarianism in the United States. cc: @jgo4justice.bsky.social, @mariaressa.bsky.social, @bironagyandras.bsky.social, @heidibeirich.bsky.social @neveragainnw.bsky.social www.freepress.net/news/press-r...

Far-right leaders are embracing lies and erasing history — and that threatens all of us. More from Free Press Action Co-CEO Craig Aaron: https://www.freepress.net/blog/trump-musk-congress-lies

With both RFK Jr and Gabbard confirmed, two people who rose to prominence spreading conspiracy theories about public health and national intelligence will now run the U.S. government agencies in charge of those areas. For someone studying these conspiracy theories for a decade... this is nauseating.

Important Decoder today -- I talked to @mattfieldwood.bsky.social to pull apart Brendan Carr's war on the First Amendment www.theverge.com/decoder-podc...

The motivation here is clear: Obliterate any federal capacity that involves holding the executive accountable. By law, the head of whistleblower protections may be removed “only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.” Trump's single-line firing letter failed to establish this.

today’s the day!! if your head is spinning from all the Musk/DOGE news from the past few weeks and what it means for their access to/control over our sensitive data, come hang out with me, @telliotter.bsky.social @johndavisson.bsky.social & @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social at 2pm ET! bit.ly/FPcoupsite

Trump's Censorship Czar Brendan Carr "calls civil-rights groups like Free Press 'censors' when we criticize him," writes Yanni Chen. At the same time he's busy undermining the First Amendment rights of any broadcaster, online platform or other news outlet that challenges Trump's far-right agenda.

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Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.

I just don't get how halting grants for science, investigations into civil rights abuses, healthcare support to global partners to blunt HIV infection, and offering staff buyouts to cut federal programs is making America great again. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...

Sell your Tesla. ❌ Sell your Cybertruck. ❌ Get off Twitter. ❌ Don’t sign up for Starlink. ❌ Bankrupt him. It will take while but it’s possible. ✊🏻 #resist

Conglomerate-owned CBS affiliate fires meteorologist who called Musk's Nazi salute a "Nazi salute." Consolidated media ownership and the Fourth Estate are incompatible. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

One of the secondary signs of authoritarianism (after the attack on reality and fact) is to target and criminalize the speech of dissenting views. Often the attack on trust and attack on dissent happen concurrently. It’s been less than a week since inauguration.

Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research. I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.

My SXSW panel was officially announced & I'm just thinking how funny that I am finally, after all these years, making it to Austin in March. Of course it's @lilsg.bsky.social that could convince me to go to SXSW to talk about Latinx + responsible AI + civil rights: schedule.sxsw.com/2025/events/...

If the First Amendment means anything at all, it means that Trump lackeys at erstwhile independent agencies cannot investigate journalists for coverage that a president doesn't like. The new administration can lie all it wants, claiming that it supports free speech while journalists are the censors.

What a shock! FCC Chair/Trump sycophant Brendan Carr reinstated complaints against CBS, ABC & NBC for editing, fact-checking, or fully complying with airtime rules for candidates. Yet NOT one against Fox for knowingly airing false info that led to January 6th. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I’m always looking for things that explain a lot but that people have a hard time remembering. Examples: Air is stuff. Pee comes from blood. All land vertebrates have a single common ancestor. Venus is bright enough to cast visible shadows. Clouds are heavy. Bones are alive. Any others you know?

[email protected] joined @knightcolumbia.org @penamerica.bsky.social in a brief to the Supreme Court arguing that the TikTok ban unjustifiably restricts Americans from accessing info and ideas in violation of the First Amendment. www.freepress.net/news/press-r...

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I am watching with grave concern over the actions of the South Korean president to declare martial law, all because the opposition has blocked his agenda and impeached his cabinet. Democracy is under assault across much of the world. We must be on highest guard here as well as Trump takes office.

I won't be silenced by the incoming FCC chair, even as he takes unfair and misleading swipes at me and @freepress.bsky.social. The First Amendment is here to protect the people from government censorship, not the other way around. www.freepress.net/blog/trumps-...

Trump's pick to lead the FCC is a threat to free expression. He hasn’t just flirted with violating the First Amendment rights of companies the FCC has clear authority to regulate — he plans to extend his crusade to entities the agency has no mandate to oversee. thehill.com/opinion/camp...

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Tomorrow morning at 7:45am PT tune into Pacifica Radio, www.KPFA.org (or 94.1 if you’re in the Bay) as I join @upfrontKPFA to discuss what to expect when FCC commissioner Carr becomes chair of the agency.

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And yet, Trump’s actions have been contrary to his words. He refused certain reporters from attending his victory party this November. And has a history of targeting media when he doesn’t like their questions, critique, inquiry. @jimacosta.bsky.social @briankarem.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social

"Brendan Carr has campaigned for this job with promises to do the bidding of Trump & Musk. He's rewarded with a promotion, but the American public will pay the price." - FP co-CEO, Craig Aaron, via The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/11/17/fcc-transition-brendan-carr/

Please call your representative today and ask them to vote NO on HR 9495. If passed into law, the Trump administration could use it to silence nonprofits that speak out against corruption without any due process. Committee markup is this afternoon and floor vote Wednesday. Please call now.

Today’s the day 🚨⬇️ HR 9495 is scheduled for committee markup this afternoon and is already scheduled for a floor vote on Wednesday morning. Call your reps! Tell your friends to call THEIR reps!

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