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People Are Underestimating America’s Groyper Problem
Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic
Rising American anti-Semitism isn’t a foreign influence operation.
Nov 25, 2025, 9:50 PM
The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine
Seth Stern, The Intercept
Daniel Sanchez is facing federal charges for what free speech advocates say is a clear attack on the First Amendment. The post The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine appeared first on The Intercept.
Nov 23, 2025, 11:00 AM
Trump says ABC's license should be revoked after reporter's Epstein files question
Bryan Metzger, Business Insider
"I think the license should be taken away from ABC," Trump told an ABC reporter. "Because your news is so fake, and it's so wrong."
Nov 18, 2025, 7:04 PM
Bipartisan Senators Want To Honor Charlie Kirk By Making It Easier To Censor The Internet
Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Democratic Senator Mark Kelly and Republican Senator John Curtis want to gut Section 230 to combat “political radicalization”—in honor of Charlie Kirk, whose entire career was built on political radicalization. Kirk styled himself as a “free speech warrior” b…
Nov 18, 2025, 5:27 PM
Trump, Brendan Carr Threaten To Censor Some More Comedians For The Crime Of Comedy
Karl Bode, Techdirt
Donald Trump and his earlobe nibbler (FCC boss Brendan Carr) are threatening to try and censor some more comedians after their efforts to cancel Jimmy Kimmel went so well (read: not well at all). Over at the right wing white propaganda website formerly known …
Nov 18, 2025, 1:30 PM
Man Arrested By Charlie Kirk Fan/Sheriff For Directly Quoting Donald Trump
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
We know there’s a concerted effort to punish anyone who dares to show anything but complete, unqualified reverence for Charlie Kirk’s corpse. The man who made millions by denigrating anyone who wasn’t as white, straight, and “Christian” as he was is apparentl…
Nov 3, 2025, 9:14 PM
Trump claims anti-Trump content should be outlawed after Meyers segment
Ellsworth Toohey, Boing Boing
President "Poo-Poo" Trump attacked late-night host Seth Meyers on Saturday, calling him "the least talented person to 'perform' live in the history of television" and declaring his show "100% ANTI TRUMP, WHICH IS PROBABLY ILLEGAL!!!" The outburst came after M…
Nov 3, 2025, 8:49 PM
Felony dropped after a man spent a month in a Tennessee jail for a Charlie Kirk post
R.J. RICO, Yahoo Entertainment
Authorities in Tennessee have dropped a felony charge against a man who was jailed for more than a month over a Facebook post he made about the assassination...
Oct 30, 2025, 4:45 PM
ExxonMobil accuses California of violating its free speech
Justine Calma, The Verge
ExxonMobil is suing California over state laws that compel large companies to share a more comprehensive picture of their greenhouse gas emissions, as well as disclose financial risks that climate change might pose to their investors. The oil and gas company …
Oct 27, 2025, 10:42 PM
Biden calls these 'dark days' as he urges Americans to 'get back up'
ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, Yahoo Entertainment
Former President Joe Biden called these “dark days” as he urged Americans to stay optimistic and not to check out in response to what he says are attacks on ...
Oct 27, 2025, 5:56 AM
Student Journalists At Indiana University And Purdue Show More Integrity, Solidarity And Backbone Than Many In The Mainstream Press
Karl Bode, Techdirt
Last week, Indiana University administrators fired the school newspaper’s (Indiana Daily Student) advisor and ordered students to stop printing the paper. The student journalists say that University administrators didn’t like the student paper’s decision to i…
Oct 23, 2025, 12:27 PM
Books about race and gender to be returned to school libraries on some military bases
Elizabeth Blair, NPR
The order is to be implemented at school libraries on military bases in Kentucky, Virginia, Italy and Japan. Students and their families claimed their First Amendment rights had been violated when officials removed the books to comply with President Trump's e…
Oct 21, 2025, 4:26 PM
Oxford Union president-elect ousted over Kirk posts
BBC News
The Oxford Union announces George Abaraonye loses a no-confidence motion by 1,228 votes to 501.
Oct 21, 2025, 9:54 AM
Went to the Protests Over the Weekend? Here’s How You Might Be Surveilled Now
Mike Pearl, Gizmodo.com
A couple things to keep in mind about the surveillance state. Your location data is out there, and so is your photo
Oct 20, 2025, 10:30 AM
WGA West President Michele Mulroney Delivers Speech At No Kings Protest: “When Our Words Are Powerful, We Cannot Be Silenced”
Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline
Recently appointed Writers Guild of America West President Michele Mulroney delivered a rousing speech at the No Kings protest in Los Angeles, decrying President Donald Trump and his administration’s recent actions curtailing Hollywood writers’ freedom of exp…
Oct 19, 2025, 12:30 AM
Appeals court backs Michigan school in banning 'Let's Go Brandon' shirts
Associated Press, Yahoo Entertainment
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled in favor of a Michigan school district in a dispute over free speech and "Let's Go Brandon” shirts, clothing that...
Oct 14, 2025, 9:28 PM
California Wants To Punish Social Platforms for Aiding and Abetting the First Amendment
Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Yahoo Entertainment
Another entry into the "algorithms are magic" school of imposing liability on tech companies.
Oct 13, 2025, 4:02 PM
Trump Admits: “We Took The Freedom Of Speech Away”
Mike Masnick, Techdirt
In what may be the most accidentally honest moment of his presidency, Donald Trump just admitted what we’ve been documenting for months: “We took the freedom of speech away.” Yes, that’s literally what he said: For those who’ve been following Trump’s systemat…
Oct 9, 2025, 5:39 PM
Trump Literally Brags About Taking Away People’s Free Speech
Robert McCoy, The New Republic
“We took the freedom of speech away,” President Donald Trump boasted in his opening remarks at his “antifa roundtable” Wednesday.The remark came as Trump touted an August 25 executive order seeking to crack down on the practice of flag-burning, a form of prot…
Oct 8, 2025, 9:03 PM
Hollywood fights back again, Jane Fonda revives Committee for the First Amendment
CK Smith, Salon
Jane Fonda revives of father’s McCarthy-era free speech coalition, warn of government efforts to silence dissent
Oct 5, 2025, 8:45 PM
A protest in bronze: Trump and Epstein return to the Mall
CK Smith, Salon
Removed and damaged, controversial artwork is once again daring D.C. to determine the limits of free expression
Oct 4, 2025, 5:30 PM
Comedy Fans Say Dave Chappelle Has Become A ‘Mouthpiece for the Oppressor Class’ Following Riyadh Comedy Festival
Keegan Kelly, Cracked.com
Chappelle's praise for the ‘freedom of speech’ in Saudi Arabia has fans in revolt
Oct 3, 2025, 6:30 PM
US deportation drive against pro-Palestine students is illegal, judge rules
Ali Harb, Al Jazeera English
Federal judge finds Trump officials misused powers to silence lawful criticism of Israel, chilling free speech.
Sep 30, 2025, 6:04 PM
The myth of the ‘marketplace of ideas’— and how it warps free speech
NBC, Yahoo Entertainment
The so-called “marketplace of ideas” doesn’t simply reward truth or the strongest arguments— it rewards power. Without guardrails, the strongest players...
Sep 28, 2025, 6:55 PM