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So, all you freedom of speech types who said we could not do anything to make Fox News stick to the truth because it would violate their First Amendment rights (which presupposes that corporations are the same as people, which they clearly are not - most "people" don't have a platform where they can spew out lies and propaganda 24/7), how are you feeling about that now that Trump has in effect decreed that PBS and NPR have no such rights?

Freedom of speech should not include the freedom to lie! And by "lie" I mean reporting "news" that's provably false, not simply promoting TRUTHFUL stories that favor one side or another If we ever get our democracy back, Fox News should be a case study in what should NOT be covered by freedom of speech!!!

cordcuttersnews.com/trump-sign

Cord Cutters News · Trump Signs Executive Order to Cut PBS and NPR Funding, Alleging Bias | Cord Cutters NewsOn Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at eliminating federal funding for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR), accusing the broadcasters of promoting “radical, woke propaganda disguised as news.” The order directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and other federal agencies to halt subsidies to PBS and […]

The latest example of Trump et al. pushing into the Orwellian thought control realms where no criticism or dissent will be tolerate. History is crystal clear on where state-backed repression of a free press and journalists leads...it's never good.

#freepress #politics #Bondi #Trump
#censorship #1stAmendment

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Axios · DOJ rescinds policy against subpoenaing journalistsBy Andrew Solender

It's rare to find educated people with morals such that they'll stand for something beyond self-interest.
A.Crespo, #law professor at #Harvard, explains on #C4news how the #university's lawsuit to uphold the #1stamendment is liminal for the #ruleoflaw in the US, and how either #academia & the law profession stand up as one, or #fascism wins. Have 40 years of ultra economic liberalism entirely destroyed democratic society or have the basics of human cooperation survived?

channel4.com/news/trumps-uni-c

Channel 4 News · Trump’s uni crackdown ‘is not about anti-semitism’ – Harvard professorWe spoke to Andrew Crespo, a law professor at Harvard vowing to stand up to the White House.

Gizmodo: RealPage Sues Berkeley Over Ban on Algorithmic Rental Pricing . “The city of Berkeley, California is being sued by RealPage over its ban on algorithms used to determine apartment rental prices. The lawsuit states that Berkeley’s ordinance passed in March represents a ‘sweeping and unconstitutional ban on lawful speech,’ and a violation of the First Amendment’s prohibition on […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/09/gizmodo-realpage-sues-berkeley-over-ban-on-algorithmic-rental-pricing/

Gizmodo: Arkansas Judge Kills Social Media Age Verification Law, Says It Violates the First Amendment. “A judge in Arkansas has shut down the state’s law requiring some social networks to verify the ages of those in the state to create an account and ensure that minors have parental permission. Judge Timothy L. Brooks ruled the law, dubbed the Social Media Safety Act, was too broad as to […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/02/gizmodo-arkansas-judge-kills-social-media-age-verification-law-says-it-violates-the-first-amendment/

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krebsonsecurity.comHow Each Pillar of the 1st Amendment is Under Attack – Krebs on Security

#1stAmendment #Oklahoma #RyanWalters
"The religious school case from Oklahoma could change the longtime understanding of the First Amendment throughout the U.S."

A battle over religion and schools in Oklahoma could decide the future of the First Amendment

"Conservative religious activists want to dismantle the longtime understanding of the separation of church and state — and the Supreme Court may be on board."
nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-c

NBC News · A battle over religion and schools in Oklahoma could decide the future of the First AmendmentBy Lawrence Hurley