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  1. The Guardian view on Russian parliamentary elections: glimpses of weakness behind the facade | Editorial
    By Editorial

    The Kremlin’s clumsy efforts to engineer the outcome reveal growing anxiety about the public mood and a war that is failing

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    #Russia #VladimirPutin #Ukraine #VolodymyrZelenskyy #Worldnews #Freedomofspeech #Censorship #TheGuardian #Editorial

  2. The Guardian view on Russian parliamentary elections: glimpses of weakness behind the facade | Editorial
    By Editorial

    The Kremlin’s clumsy efforts to engineer the outcome reveal growing anxiety about the public mood and a war that is failing

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    #Russia #VladimirPutin #Ukraine #VolodymyrZelenskyy #Worldnews #Freedomofspeech #Censorship #TheGuardian #Editorial

  3. The Guardian view on Russian parliamentary elections: glimpses of weakness behind the facade | Editorial
    By Editorial

    The Kremlin’s clumsy efforts to engineer the outcome reveal growing anxiety about the public mood and a war that is failing

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    #Russia #VladimirPutin #Ukraine #VolodymyrZelenskyy #Worldnews #Freedomofspeech #Censorship #TheGuardian #Editorial

  4. The Guardian view on Russian parliamentary elections: glimpses of weakness behind the facade | Editorial
    By Editorial

    The Kremlin’s clumsy efforts to engineer the outcome reveal growing anxiety about the public mood and a war that is failing

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    #Russia #VladimirPutin #Ukraine #VolodymyrZelenskyy #Worldnews #Freedomofspeech #Censorship #TheGuardian #Editorial

  5. A quotation from Abraham Fortas

    Any departure from absolute regimentation may cause trouble. Any variation from the majority’s opinion may inspire fear. Any word spoken, in class, in the lunchroom, or on the campus, that deviates from the view of another person may start an argument or cause a disturbance. But our Constitution says we must take this risk, and our history says that it is this sort of hazardous freedom — this kind of openness — that is the basis of our national strength and of the independence and vigor of Americans who grow up and live in this relatively permissive, often disputatious, society.

    Abraham Fortas (1910–1982) American academic, jurist, lawyer; US Supreme Court Justice (1965–69)
    Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503, 508 (1969) [majority opinion]

    More about this quote: wist.info/fortas-abe/13226/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #abefortas #America #argument #belief #Constitution #control #debate #disagreement #dissent #disturbance #firstamendment #freespeech #freedom #freedomofexpression #freedomofspeech #heterodoxy #majority #openness #opinion #popularopinion #SCOTUS #troublemaking #protest

  6. Amnesty International UK Caves To JK Rowling, Issues Apology For Calling Anti-Trans Groups "Anti-Rights"

    The organization has stood up to dictators and death squads, but Rowling and the UK's anti-speech laws were apparently too much.

    https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/amnesty-international-uk-caves-to?publication_id=994764&post_id=209276698

    #trans #transrights #rowling #amnesty #amnestyinternatinal #freedomofpress #freedomofspeech #slapp

  7. CW: IndoPol

    orders to remove P2P chat app citing misuse by 'anti-national elements'. The were using it to overcome 's Internet .

    / must understand that the is essential for and that isn't a . You're the anti-nationals now! History won't forgive you this utterly contemptible and act!

    timesofindia.indiatimes.com/in

  8. US Law Enforcement Warns of ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ as AI Hatred Grows wired.com/story/us-law-enforce -Wired

    nationwide protest movement targeting data centers, and increasing concerns about AI job replacement, federal intelligence agencies and domestic law enforcement are circulating reports with a new domestic target in mind: anti-technology extremists

    #AI #DataCenters #FreedomOfSpeech #Rights #CriminalizeCitizens #LEO #Constitution #Freedoms #CyberPolice #AntiTechExtremists #PoliceState

  9. Leaked documents reveal the FBI is quietly tracking people who moan about AI on social media - FBI scanning social media for 'anti-tech extremism"

    uniladtech.com/news/ai/fbi-lea

    'Anti-tech Extremism' - NAACP legal team warns these 'suspicious activity reports' are incredibly unreliable and allows officers to inject their own biases

    #AI #DataCenters #AntiTechExtremism #Rights #Constitution #Liberties #FreedomOfSpeech #WarrantlessTracking #Americans #ExerciseRights #Targeted #Government #CyberStalking

  10. RE: mastodon.social/@DrALJONES/116

    Like so many of the litigation happy cases brought by the aggressive US administration, the sanctions against Special Rapporteur Albanese cause distress, waste time and resources of the appointee as well as those of the people of the US and are ultimately frivolous.
    #ICC #FrancescaAlbanese #SpecialRapporteur #USA #freedomofspeech #USSanctions #Palestine #EUPol #USPol

  11. A quotation from Henry Commager

    Who are those who are really disloyal? Those who inflame racial hatreds, who sow religious and class dissensions. Those who subvert the Constitution by violating the freedom of the ballot box. Those who make a mockery of majority rule by the use of the filibuster. Those who impair democracy by denying equal educational facilities. Those who frustrate justice by lynch law or by making a farce of jury trials. Those who deny freedom of speech and of the press and of assembly. Those who press for special favors against the interest of the commonwealth. Those who regard public office as a source of private gain. Those who would exalt the military over the civil. Those who for selfish and private purposes stir up national antagonisms and expose the world to the ruin of war.

    Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
    Essay (1947-09), “Who Is Loyal to America?” sec. 3, Harper’s Magazine, Vol. 195, No. 1168

    More about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #henrycommager #America #civilliberties #civilrights #corruption #demagoguery #democracy #disloyalty #division #firstamendment #freepress #freespeech #freedomofreligion #freedomofspeech #freedomofthepress #injustice #jingoism #justice #loyalty #loyaltyoath #military #patriotism #publicoffice #religiousfreedom #unAmerican #usvsthem #votersuppression #votingrights #war #warmongering

  12. Das Motto des Internationalen Tages der Pressefreiheit am 3. Mai lautet heuer: „Eine Zukunft in Frieden gestalten: Pressefreiheit für Menschenrechte, Entwicklung und Sicherheit fördern.“

    Während bei der World Press Freedom Day Global Conference am 04. und 05. Mai in Lusaka, Sambia, über diese Themen gesprochen wird, spinne, stricke und häkle ich im Atelier Mitzi für die Pressefreiheit: Mit meiner Handspindel stelle ich aus alten Zeitungen Papiergarn her. Daraus entstehen gehäkelte Körbe und gestrickte Stücke.

    Ein herzliches Danke meiner wundervollen Tochter @hasi für die tollen Fotos!

    unesco.at/kommunikation/presse

    #Pressefreiheit #WorldPressFreedomDay #PressFreedom #peace
    #HumanRights #FreedomOfSpeech #JournalismMatters
    #Upcycling #SustainableArt
    #Artivism #KunstUndPolitik
    #CriticalArt
    #SpeakThroughArt
    #AltpapierUpcyceln #chrochet #spinning #knitting #paperyarn #zeitungsgarnspinnen #AtelierMitzi #wels #upcycelninwels

  13. International day for freedom of Press ✒️✏️

    Cartoonists get criticized
    Many journalists are in prison or killed
    Journalists always work against the clock
    Keep our journalists and cartoonists safe

    #internationalday #news #democracy #freedomofpress #UN
    #freedomofspeech #opinion #politics #journalism #cartoon #caetoonist

    un.org/en/observances/press-fr

  14. @inex ❌ In Russia, the classifieds platform Avito has blocked a woman’s account after she used it for messaging during internet outages.

    The service explained that the listing titled “Strict cat for friends” violated its rules because it did not offer a real product or service. The woman created it solely as a chat workaround, since Avito is included in the “whitelisted” resources accessible during shutdowns.

    ℹ️ Residents of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region have been reporting for the third consecutive day a lack of mobile internet and problems accessing websites and banking services, according to “Current Time.” The “whitelists” have been tested since summer 2025, but even they remain unstable.

    ❤️ Radio Liberty. Subscribe

    #Russia #Avito #InternetShutdown #Censorship #DigitalRights #FreedomOfSpeech #Runet #Whitelist #TechNews #StPetersburg #LeningradRegion #InternetAccess #CyberPolicy #OnlineFreedom #MediaFreedom

  15. A quotation from Henry Commager

    A nation which, in the name of loyalty or of patriotism or of a sincere and high-sounding idea, discourages criticism and dissent, and puts a premium on acquiescence and conformity, is headed for disaster.

    Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
    Essay (1949-11-05), “What Ideas Are Safe?” Saturday Review

    More about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #commager #henrycommager #acquiescence #conformity #control #dissent #freespeech #freedomofspeech #freedomofthought #heterodoxy #intolerance #loyalty #orthodoxy #patriotism #security #intellectualfreedom

  16. @newsgroup 🔥 The Illusion of "Free" Speech on Centralized Networks
    Wake up. Look around. The situation is absurd.
    Almost every network that isn't decentralized has become a real threat to freedom of speech. A handful of hired bots — worthless, faceless algorithms controlled by corporations — can destroy any large account simply because:

    They spoke the truth
    They promoted decentralization
    They fought for humanity's right to freedom

    Think about where this is all heading.
    The algorithm shows you:

    10-100K views and reactions on OnlyFans content
    Millions of impressions on gossip and celebrity nonsense
    Endless streams of useless entertainment

    But it HIDES:

    Articles about how your credentials are stolen
    Investigations into how corporations sell your data
    Content about digital dictatorship

    And when you try to share real information? You get blocked. Shadowbanned. Silenced.
    Who benefits from this? They do. The corporations. The elites. The ones profiting from your ignorance and digital slavery.
    This isn't free speech. This is surveillance and control disguised as freedom.
    Every centralized platform is a vulnerability. Every "free" service comes with a price — YOUR DATA, YOUR PRIVACY, YOUR VOICE.
    The solution is simple: Decentralize everything.
    That's why projects like Mastodon, Yacy, F-Droid, and other open-source, decentralized alternatives matter. They're not controlled by billionaires. They can't be shut down by corporate pressure.
    If you care about real freedom, you have to stop supporting systems designed to enslave you.
    Stop scrolling. Start thinking. Join the decentralized web.
    The choice is yours. Choose wisely.
    #Mastodon #FreedomOfSpeech #Decentralization #DigitalResistance #FOSS #NoMoreCensorship #CorporateControl #PrivacyMatters #OpenSource #FuckCentralization

  17. @newsgroup 🔥 The Illusion of "Free" Speech on Centralized Networks
    Wake up. Look around. The situation is absurd.
    Almost every network that isn't decentralized has become a real threat to freedom of speech. A handful of hired bots — worthless, faceless algorithms controlled by corporations — can destroy any large account simply because:

    They spoke the truth
    They promoted decentralization
    They fought for humanity's right to freedom

    Think about where this is all heading.
    The algorithm shows you:

    10-100K views and reactions on OnlyFans content
    Millions of impressions on gossip and celebrity nonsense
    Endless streams of useless entertainment

    But it HIDES:

    Articles about how your credentials are stolen
    Investigations into how corporations sell your data
    Content about digital dictatorship

    And when you try to share real information? You get blocked. Shadowbanned. Silenced.
    Who benefits from this? They do. The corporations. The elites. The ones profiting from your ignorance and digital slavery.
    This isn't free speech. This is surveillance and control disguised as freedom.
    Every centralized platform is a vulnerability. Every "free" service comes with a price — YOUR DATA, YOUR PRIVACY, YOUR VOICE.
    The solution is simple: Decentralize everything.
    That's why projects like Mastodon, Yacy, F-Droid, and other open-source, decentralized alternatives matter. They're not controlled by billionaires. They can't be shut down by corporate pressure.
    If you care about real freedom, you have to stop supporting systems designed to enslave you.
    Stop scrolling. Start thinking. Join the decentralized web.
    The choice is yours. Choose wisely.
    #Mastodon #FreedomOfSpeech #Decentralization #DigitalResistance #FOSS #NoMoreCensorship #CorporateControl #PrivacyMatters #OpenSource #FuckCentralization

  18. @newsgroup 🔥 The Illusion of "Free" Speech on Centralized Networks
    Wake up. Look around. The situation is absurd.
    Almost every network that isn't decentralized has become a real threat to freedom of speech. A handful of hired bots — worthless, faceless algorithms controlled by corporations — can destroy any large account simply because:

    They spoke the truth
    They promoted decentralization
    They fought for humanity's right to freedom

    Think about where this is all heading.
    The algorithm shows you:

    10-100K views and reactions on OnlyFans content
    Millions of impressions on gossip and celebrity nonsense
    Endless streams of useless entertainment

    But it HIDES:

    Articles about how your credentials are stolen
    Investigations into how corporations sell your data
    Content about digital dictatorship

    And when you try to share real information? You get blocked. Shadowbanned. Silenced.
    Who benefits from this? They do. The corporations. The elites. The ones profiting from your ignorance and digital slavery.
    This isn't free speech. This is surveillance and control disguised as freedom.
    Every centralized platform is a vulnerability. Every "free" service comes with a price — YOUR DATA, YOUR PRIVACY, YOUR VOICE.
    The solution is simple: Decentralize everything.
    That's why projects like Mastodon, Yacy, F-Droid, and other open-source, decentralized alternatives matter. They're not controlled by billionaires. They can't be shut down by corporate pressure.
    If you care about real freedom, you have to stop supporting systems designed to enslave you.
    Stop scrolling. Start thinking. Join the decentralized web.
    The choice is yours. Choose wisely.
    #Mastodon #FreedomOfSpeech #Decentralization #DigitalResistance #FOSS #NoMoreCensorship #CorporateControl #PrivacyMatters #OpenSource #FuckCentralization

  19. @newsgroup 🔥 The Illusion of "Free" Speech on Centralized Networks
    Wake up. Look around. The situation is absurd.
    Almost every network that isn't decentralized has become a real threat to freedom of speech. A handful of hired bots — worthless, faceless algorithms controlled by corporations — can destroy any large account simply because:

    They spoke the truth
    They promoted decentralization
    They fought for humanity's right to freedom

    Think about where this is all heading.
    The algorithm shows you:

    10-100K views and reactions on OnlyFans content
    Millions of impressions on gossip and celebrity nonsense
    Endless streams of useless entertainment

    But it HIDES:

    Articles about how your credentials are stolen
    Investigations into how corporations sell your data
    Content about digital dictatorship

    And when you try to share real information? You get blocked. Shadowbanned. Silenced.
    Who benefits from this? They do. The corporations. The elites. The ones profiting from your ignorance and digital slavery.
    This isn't free speech. This is surveillance and control disguised as freedom.
    Every centralized platform is a vulnerability. Every "free" service comes with a price — YOUR DATA, YOUR PRIVACY, YOUR VOICE.
    The solution is simple: Decentralize everything.
    That's why projects like Mastodon, Yacy, F-Droid, and other open-source, decentralized alternatives matter. They're not controlled by billionaires. They can't be shut down by corporate pressure.
    If you care about real freedom, you have to stop supporting systems designed to enslave you.
    Stop scrolling. Start thinking. Join the decentralized web.
    The choice is yours. Choose wisely.
    #Mastodon #FreedomOfSpeech #Decentralization #DigitalResistance #FOSS #NoMoreCensorship #CorporateControl #PrivacyMatters #OpenSource #FuckCentralization

  20. A quotation from Henry Commager

    We cannot have a society half slave and half free; nor can we have thought half slave and half free. If we create an atmosphere in which men fear to think independently, inquire fearlessly, express themselves freely, we will in the end create the kind of society in which men no longer care to think independently or to inquire fearlessly.

    Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
    Essay (1949-11-05), “What Ideas Are Safe?” Saturday Review

    More about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #henrycommager #fear #freeexpression #freedomofspeech #freedomofthought #freethinking #independence #inquiry #intellectualfreedom #oppression #questioning #thoughtcontrol

  21. A quotation from Henry Commager

    And as for the argument that criticism [of government foreign policy] may give aid and comfort to some enemy, that is a form of blackmail unworthy of those who profess it. If it is to be accepted, we will have an end to genuine discussion of foreign policies, for it will inevitably be invoked to stop debate and criticism whenever that debate gets acrimonious or the criticism cuts too close to the bone. And to the fevered mind of the FBI, the CIA, and some Senators, criticism always gives aid and comfort to the enemy or cuts too close to the bone.

    Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
    Essay (1965-12-18), “The Problem of Dissent,” Saturday Review

    More about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #commager #henrycommager #government #dissent #argument #criticism #debate #discussion #foreignpolicy #freespeech #freedomofspeech #nationalsecurity #questioning #tactic #treason

  22. A quotation from Henry Commager

    But this we can say with certainty: a government and a society that silences those who dissent is one that has lost its way. This we can say: that what is essential in a free society is that there should be an atmosphere where those who wish to dissent and even to demonstrate can do so without fear of recrimination or vilification.

    Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
    Essay (1965-12-18), “The Problem of Dissent,” Saturday Review

    More about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #commager #henrycommager #criticism #censorship #demonstration #dissent #freesociety #freespeech #freedom #freedomofexpression #freedomofspeech #protest #silencing

  23. A quotation from Henry Commager

    The rich and respectable have always had their ways of making their discontent heard; the poor and unorganized must resort to protests and marches and demonstrations.

    Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
    Essay (1965-12-18), “The Problem of Dissent,” Saturday Review

    More about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #commager #henrycommager #class #demonstration #discontent #dissent #freespeech #freedomofspeech #march #poor #powerful #protest #unhappiness #voice #wealth #wealthy

  24. 🚨 BREAKING: Authoritarian regime plays the "blame the West" card while pulling the old "Internet blackout" trick 🌐🔌. Meanwhile, citizens just trying to Google "how to fix my insane government" get 404 errors. 🙃
    cbsnews.com/news/iran-protests #Authoritarianism #InternetBlackout #BlameTheWest #FreedomOfSpeech #DigitalResistance #HackerNews #ngated

  25. 🚨 BREAKING: Authoritarian regime plays the "blame the West" card while pulling the old "Internet blackout" trick 🌐🔌. Meanwhile, citizens just trying to Google "how to fix my insane government" get 404 errors. 🙃
    cbsnews.com/news/iran-protests #Authoritarianism #InternetBlackout #BlameTheWest #FreedomOfSpeech #DigitalResistance #HackerNews #ngated

  26. ‪Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺‬
    ‪@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social‬

    Misho Shalvashvili has been sentenced to 10 days in detention, reportedly over a Facebook comment swearing at the judiciary system.
    ---
    From: bsky.app/profile/marikamikiash

    Please boost for reach.

    #TerrorInGeorgia #GeorgiaProtests #HumanRights #ArrestedForWords #FreedomOfSpeech #dictatorship

  27. 🚨#DonTheCon has filed a $10bn lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama documentary!🤬
    If he wins, our national broadcaster could be wrecked - & license fee payers could be stuck with the bill! 🤬
    Stand with the @bbc: tell leaders don’t pay Trump a penny! 😤👇 38d.gs/BBC_sued_tw
    #TrumpisACriminal #FreedomOfSpeech #Media #AuthoritarianOverreach #Democracy #Justice #Politics #PublicServices #StopTrump #StopProject2025 #HopeNotHate

  28. Thursday, September 25, 2025

    [vlog] We’re in another Cold War, British historian says -- Russian troops shoot family, use underage daughter as human shield in eastern Ukraine -- Ukraine struggles to keep hold of its next generation -- Ukraine’s message to Europe: You are under threat from Russia; We can help ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025

  29. "পাল্টা শুল্ক স্থগিতের সিদ্ধান্ত হৃদয় থেকে এসেছে মেলানিয়া। দেখো এই হৃদয়ে রাজত্ব করে ইউনূস।" - President Donald J. Trump

    #CartunusDaily #Bangladesh #Bangladeshi #politicalcartoons #BangladeshCrisis #freedomofspeech #DonaldTrump #americantax #DrYunus #dryunusgovt #YunusRegime #yunusgovernment #dryunusagainstjournalists
    #কার্টুনুসডেইলি

  30. পররাষ্ট্র বিষয়ক উপদেষ্টা তৌহিদ হোসেন:
    টেরাম ভাই,
    আপনাদের ওখান থেকে
    তুলা আমদানী করবো যেন বাড়তি শুল্ক আরোপে দ্বিধায় ভোগেন।

    মার্কিন প্রেসিডেন্ট ডোনাল্ড ট্রাম্প:
    তোর কথাতেই বোঝা যাচ্ছে রে তৌহিদ, তোদের ওখানে সবজির দাম খুবই কম।

    #CartunusDaily #Bangladesh #Bangladeshi #politicalcartoons #BangladeshCrisis #freedomofspeech #DonaldTrump #americantax #DrYunus #dryunusgovt #YunusRegime #yunusgovernment #dryunusagainstjournalists
    #কার্টুনুসডেইলি