#firstammendment — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #firstammendment, aggregated by home.social.
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Nicely played (US citizen) Sam Tunick, passing on your 'duress' PIN!!
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“Imagine a security feature on your smartphone that acts like a digital self-destruct mechanism when you are forced to surrender your device. In a fascinating intersection of cybersecurity and constitutional law, a federal court case in Atlanta is bringing this exact technology into the legal spotlight.The situation unfolded when border agents demanded access to the smartphone of Samuel Tunick, a U.S. citizen returning through Hartsfield-Jackson airport. Tunick was utilizing #GrapheneOS, an advanced, privacy-focused operating system that includes a built-in countermeasure known as a duress PIN. Instead of providing his standard unlock code, he supplied this secondary PIN to the authorities. When entered, a #duress #PIN does not open the phone but instead triggers an immediate and irreversible #cryptographic wipe of all local data.Federal prosecutors have responded by charging Tunick with the intentional destruction of property to prevent a government seizure, marking an unprecedented legal test of anti-forensic security features. Tunick's defense attorneys contend that the device seizure was an unlawful pretext targeting his association with environmental activism.This trial forces the justice system to grapple with the complex reality of modern cryptography and data protection. It raises a profound question about whether employing defensive privacy mechanisms programmed into our personal devices constitutes a legitimate exercise of personal security or a criminal obstruction of law enforcement. The outcome of this clash between digital architecture and border authority could permanently redefine the boundaries of our privacy rights in the modern technological era…”
H/T @ Prof. Ahmed Banafa
#CivilDisobedience #firstammendment
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/23/cop-city-protester-phone -
Nicely played (US citizen) Sam Tunick, passing on your 'duress' PIN!!
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“Imagine a security feature on your smartphone that acts like a digital self-destruct mechanism when you are forced to surrender your device. In a fascinating intersection of cybersecurity and constitutional law, a federal court case in Atlanta is bringing this exact technology into the legal spotlight.The situation unfolded when border agents demanded access to the smartphone of Samuel Tunick, a U.S. citizen returning through Hartsfield-Jackson airport. Tunick was utilizing #GrapheneOS, an advanced, privacy-focused operating system that includes a built-in countermeasure known as a duress PIN. Instead of providing his standard unlock code, he supplied this secondary PIN to the authorities. When entered, a #duress #PIN does not open the phone but instead triggers an immediate and irreversible #cryptographic wipe of all local data.Federal prosecutors have responded by charging Tunick with the intentional destruction of property to prevent a government seizure, marking an unprecedented legal test of anti-forensic security features. Tunick's defense attorneys contend that the device seizure was an unlawful pretext targeting his association with environmental activism.This trial forces the justice system to grapple with the complex reality of modern cryptography and data protection. It raises a profound question about whether employing defensive privacy mechanisms programmed into our personal devices constitutes a legitimate exercise of personal security or a criminal obstruction of law enforcement. The outcome of this clash between digital architecture and border authority could permanently redefine the boundaries of our privacy rights in the modern technological era…”
H/T @ Prof. Ahmed Banafa
#CivilDisobedience #firstammendment
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/23/cop-city-protester-phone -
Its like they are trying to fill a sticker book.
What do we violate next boss?
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/08/nx-s1-5602859/education-department-out-of-office-emails-ruling
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Its like they are trying to fill a sticker book.
What do we violate next boss?
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/08/nx-s1-5602859/education-department-out-of-office-emails-ruling
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When even #FoxNews will not sign on to the #Trump Whitehouse's new "code of conduct" because it infringes on the #FirstAmmendment right to #FreedomOfSpeech you know it's messed up. Like...crazy town.
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When even #FoxNews will not sign on to the #Trump Whitehouse's new "code of conduct" because it infringes on the #FirstAmmendment right to #FreedomOfSpeech you know it's messed up. Like...crazy town.
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United States Priests and Pastors raped children, and it was covered up by both their churches and governments.
Thousands.
#kimmel #FirstAmmendment -
United States Priests and Pastors raped children, and it was covered up by both their churches and governments.
Thousands.
#kimmel #FirstAmmendment -
Holy shit. #Trump just announced the #USA is a #WhiteChristianNation.
With him as Jesus and #charliekirk as Peter.
As for orthodox, it's doctrine is #Protect2025, with implementation directives in a set of #ExecutiveOrders.
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Holy shit. #Trump just announced the #USA is a #WhiteChristianNation.
With him as Jesus and #charliekirk as Peter.
As for orthodox, it's doctrine is #Protect2025, with implementation directives in a set of #ExecutiveOrders.
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🟡 Let's do our bit 🟡 ☎️ Let's make the call ☎️ #FirstAmmendment ⬅️🐥 #JimmyKimmel ⬅️🐥
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#Politics #trump #Polls #FirstAmmendment #FreeSpeech #ABC #NBC #Censorship #FragileEgo #HurtFeelings #alt
Heather Cox Richardson 8/25/25
TRUMP’S FEELINGS HURT BY POLLS THREATENS ABC &NBC WITH PULLING LICENSES THEREBY VIOLATING FREE SPEECH -
#Politics #trump #Polls #FirstAmmendment #FreeSpeech #ABC #NBC #Censorship #FragileEgo #HurtFeelings #alt
Heather Cox Richardson 8/25/25
TRUMP’S FEELINGS HURT BY POLLS THREATENS ABC &NBC WITH PULLING LICENSES THEREBY VIOLATING FREE SPEECH -
The Texas-Sized Plan To Shut You Up
https://www.levernews.com/the-texas-sized-plan-to-shut-you-up/
Texas is considering a sweeping set of legislative changes that would erode First Amendment protections, emboldening corporations and powerful individuals to use retaliatory lawsuits to silence their critics.
#SilencingDissent #Lawfare #Texas #FirstAmmendment #Tyranny #AntiConstitution #AntiHumanRights #Corporatism #Fascism #Profit #PublicAbuse
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The Texas-Sized Plan To Shut You Up
https://www.levernews.com/the-texas-sized-plan-to-shut-you-up/
Texas is considering a sweeping set of legislative changes that would erode First Amendment protections, emboldening corporations and powerful individuals to use retaliatory lawsuits to silence their critics.
#SilencingDissent #Lawfare #Texas #FirstAmmendment #Tyranny #AntiConstitution #AntiHumanRights #Corporatism #Fascism #Profit #PublicAbuse
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It's not just modern media's click and profit motives that silence or corrupt important stories - our own government actively suppresses journalism. Here are just a few of the cases we know about: https://pressfreedomtracker.us/blog/trump-allies-pursue-multipronged-campaign-against-the-press/
#news #journalism #FreedomOfThePress
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It's not just modern media's click and profit motives that silence or corrupt important stories - our own government actively suppresses journalism. Here are just a few of the cases we know about: https://pressfreedomtracker.us/blog/trump-allies-pursue-multipronged-campaign-against-the-press/
#news #journalism #FreedomOfThePress
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# Columbiauniversity #freespeech, #firstammendment #trumpuniversity ##protest #palestine #gaza
Source Newsweek : COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NYC IS EXPELLING GAZA PROTESTERS AND TAKING AWAY THEIR DIPLOMAS DESPITE HAVING EARNED THEM. THIS IS A VIOLATION OF FREE SPEECH. DID TRUMP STRONG ARM WITH THE WITHDRAWL OF GRANTS MAKING MONEY MORE IMPORTANT THAN FREE SPEECH? CALL AND POLITELY EXPRESS YOUR OPINION AT 212-854-5573 x4
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# Columbiauniversity #freespeech, #firstammendment #trumpuniversity ##protest #palestine #gaza
Source Newsweek : COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NYC IS EXPELLING GAZA PROTESTERS AND TAKING AWAY THEIR DIPLOMAS DESPITE HAVING EARNED THEM. THIS IS A VIOLATION OF FREE SPEECH. DID TRUMP STRONG ARM WITH THE WITHDRAWL OF GRANTS MAKING MONEY MORE IMPORTANT THAN FREE SPEECH? CALL AND POLITELY EXPRESS YOUR OPINION AT 212-854-5573 x4
PLEASE SHARE
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There was a familiar building on the junction of Broad Way and Alchemists. The facade was ornate, but covered in grime. Gargoyles had colonized it.
The corroded motto over the portico said “I DISAPPROVE OF WHAT Y SAY, BUT I WILL DEFEND TO THE DEATH YOUR RI T TO AY IT” and in more spacious days that may have been the case, but recently someone had found it necessary to nail up an addendum which read:DON’T ASK US ABOUT:
gender
inclusion
diversity
Mrs. Cake
Israel and/or Palestine
climate change
Freckleface Strawberry
critical race theory
Mrs. Cake#Discworld #TerryPrachett #USPol #FirstAmmendment #FreedomOfSpeech #ColumbiaUniversity
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There was a familiar building on the junction of Broad Way and Alchemists. The facade was ornate, but covered in grime. Gargoyles had colonized it.
The corroded motto over the portico said “I DISAPPROVE OF WHAT Y SAY, BUT I WILL DEFEND TO THE DEATH YOUR RI T TO AY IT” and in more spacious days that may have been the case, but recently someone had found it necessary to nail up an addendum which read:DON’T ASK US ABOUT:
gender
inclusion
diversity
Mrs. Cake
Israel and/or Palestine
climate change
Freckleface Strawberry
critical race theory
Mrs. Cake#Discworld #TerryPrachett #USPol #FirstAmmendment #FreedomOfSpeech #ColumbiaUniversity
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Columbia University facilitated the abduction of Mahmoud Khalil (a lawful green card holder) from his home as his pregnant wife watched, following orders from the White House.
#WarCrimes #Persecution #Victims #USA #Government #Crime #ColumbiaUniversity #Israel #Genocide #ICC #FirstAmmendment #Conspiracy #Collusion #Control
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Columbia University facilitated the abduction of Mahmoud Khalil (a lawful green card holder) from his home as his pregnant wife watched, following orders from the White House.
#WarCrimes #Persecution #Victims #USA #Government #Crime #ColumbiaUniversity #Israel #Genocide #ICC #FirstAmmendment #Conspiracy #Collusion #Control
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Rand Paul has plans to kneecap the nation’s cyber agency - CISA
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/14/rand-paul-kneecap-cisa-00189698?cid=apn #cybersecurity #CISA #firstammendment #disinformation #misinformation -
