#freedomofspeech — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #freedomofspeech, aggregated by home.social.
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'...it made me feel was that I'd been given a kind of second act as a kind of gift.'
Salman Rushdi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIt3jaofKTA #Literature #FreedomOfSpeech
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The Autistici/Inventati collective is shutting down and will soon discontinue all of their services:
'In a world where allegations are disconnected from reality, we can only expect repression to be increasingly disproportionate. Under these circumstances, we are no longer able to maintain our original mission - offering secure and non-commercial digital tools.'
#AutisticiInventati #Trump #USA #FreedomOfSpeech #Antifa #fascism
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Atrocities against Journalists: Throttling Freedom of Expression
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https://www.europesays.com/people/215309/ Musk’s xAI Fails to Block Minnesota’s AI ‘Nudification’ Law #ArtificialIntelligence #ChildPornography #CivilMonetaryPenalties #ElonMusk #FreedomOfSpeech #Musk #PreliminaryInjunctions
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𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐎𝐌 𝐌𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒
𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 // 𝐆𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐏𝐮𝐧𝐤 // 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞
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WE MOVED TO A NEW SPACE - to a private hosting where we won't "violate" someone´s imaginary rules by just existing on this planet.
Welcome!
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𝘛𝘏𝘌 𝘊𝘜𝘙𝘚𝘌 -
from the upcoming album "𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕗𝕖𝕔𝕥 𝕃𝕚𝕒𝕣"
https://open.spotify.com/track/3De48W5mgX8kuUmwIi2zdT?si=eedcae969d0740a1
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Ghost writing for activism
I think that the bravest thing I have done when no one is watching, I assume no one is watching, is ghost writing for activism. In some instances, I am paid to proffer fact-based and in-depth analysis on sensitive subjects. Subjects, in some cases, many fear to share opinions about in fear of attracting the wrath of powerful state actors. Contextualize within our part of the world, which is notoriously known for its writers, citizens, in exile. Our homeland has earned significant […] -
"This designation lacks any real legal weight because U.S. law has no formal domestic terrorist organization category. Creating one risks infringing on First Amendment protected speech. #DomesticTerrorism itself is not a chargeable offense."
https://www.govexec.com/defense/2026/07/trump-directive-reshaped-governments-counterterrorism-approach/414869/
#NSPM7 #USpol #USpolitics #stateRepression #civilLiberties #freedomOfSpeech #Trump #Rubio #justice #fascization -
Lest we forget: This so-called Labour regime is the most authoritarian UK government in modern history. They’re not just coming for speech. They’re coming for thought as well!!!
“The UK Government Has Become a Security Threat to Its Own People”
by Nouri in Manufactuting Dissent on Substack
“This [UK Labour] government has stopped pretending it serves the British public. It serves foreign interests first, and it expects everyone else to swallow it quietly. The IRGC designation wasn’t about safety. It was about signalling obedience. It was about showing the Israel‑aligned security lobby that Labour will bend whenever told to”
https://open.substack.com/pub/mandissent/p/the-uk-government-has-become-a-security
#Press #SocialMedia #Journalism #UK #Labour #Mahmood #FreedomOfSpeech #AbuseOfPower #Dictatordhip #Tyrrany #Authoritarianism #Terrorism #TerrorismAct #IRGC #Proscription #Iran #Narrative #Censorship #IsraelLobby #Starmer #NationalSecurityAct
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Legislation proposed to stop ‘lawfare’ targeting journalists and whistleblowers https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/17/slapps-legislation-stop-lawfare-journalists-whistleblowers #MediaLaw #PressFreedom #FreedomOfSpeech #LibelReform #Law #Politics #UkNews #Business #HouseOfLords #HouseOfCommons #JohnWhittingdale #Censorship #Media #Newspapers #DigitalMedia #NewspapersMagazines
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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. 1168More 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
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Unredacted shares its mission: Keeping the doors open. https://blog.torproject.org/keeping-the-doors-open-unredacted/ #ProDemocracy #AntiAuthoritarianism #FreedomOfSpeech #unredacted
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Ombudsman column: The Pentagon is trying to silence me
#HackerNews #Ombudsman #Pentagon #Silence #FreedomOfSpeech #MilitaryNews #StripesOpinion
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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!
https://www.unesco.at/kommunikation/pressefreiheit/artikel/article/welttag-der-pressefreiheit-2026
#Pressefreiheit #WorldPressFreedomDay #PressFreedom #peace
#HumanRights #FreedomOfSpeech #JournalismMatters
#Upcycling #SustainableArt
#Artivism #KunstUndPolitik
#CriticalArt
#SpeakThroughArt
#AltpapierUpcyceln #chrochet #spinning #knitting #paperyarn #zeitungsgarnspinnen #AtelierMitzi #wels #upcycelninwels -
#kuwait #usa #israel #iran : #warofaggression / #gulfstates / #domesticpolicy / #humanrights / #journalism / #repression / #nationalunity / #erosion
„The #detention of a prize-winning international journalist over his reporting of a friendly fire incident in Kuwait is raising questions about the crackdown on #freedomofspeech across the #MiddleEast as a result of the US-Israel war with Iran, the #CommitteetoProtectJournalists has warned.“
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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 ReviewMore 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
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@irina @EUCommission Also it's IMO gross violation of freedom of speech, freedom of association.
It is my opinion that the hypocritical mask of the West slipped and the true, contemptible, authoritarian, totalitarian nature of the so called Western alleged democracies is revealed.
#authoriatrianism #totalitarianism #mask #maskslipped #hypocrisy #narcissism #contempt #contemptible #west #western #democracy #democraticbacksliding
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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 ReviewMore about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #henrycommager #fear #freeexpression #freedomofspeech #freedomofthought #freethinking #independence #inquiry #intellectualfreedom #oppression #questioning #thoughtcontrol
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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 ReviewMore 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
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"Neudělal ani přestupek. Nebyl a není nebezpečný sobě ani okolí. Přesto se z obyčejného studenta posledního ročníku vysoké školy stal „pacient“ zavřený na oddělení, svazovaný popruhy, pod tlakem léků proti své vůli – a nakonec člověk, který z obavy o vlastní život utekl a je dnes v pátrání Policie ČR." -- "se Martin stal terčem brutálního pokusu o vraždu ze strany tehdejšího přítele své matky" -- "Na tento postup si stěžoval. Tím se rozjela spirála, v níž se z člověka bez záznamu stal během pár měsíců 'nebezpečný pacient'." -- "v ústavu opakovaně zažil svazování a nátlakové podávání léků, když se mluvilo o elektrošocích, zvolil jedinou cestu, které rozuměl: útěk. Z obavy o vlastní život." -- "nepadly konkrétní skutky, ale padla nejtvrdší opatření. Příběh mladého muže, který nebyl a není nebezpečný, ale přesto skončil za dveřmi, která zamykají život." -- "spravedlnost má nejprve dokazovat, teprve pak brát." -- "Spolek Šalamoun bude případ Martina Pavlaty dál sledovat a popisovat."
Spolek Šalamoun, https://spoleksalamoun.com/2025/10/05/neuveritelny-pripad-martina-pavlaty/
" 'učebnicový Kafkův román' " -- " jak se v Psychiatrické nemocnici Bohnice rodí nový právní řád"
Spolek Šalamoun, https://spoleksalamoun.com/2025/11/26/neuveritelny-pripad-martina-pavlaty-pokracuje-jak-se-v-bohnicich-a-na-policii-uci-plnou-moc-za-pochodu/
Cítím
e x t r é m n ě s i l n é o p o v r ž e n í
vůči českému režimu, když toto vidím.
#abduction #únos #statemafia #stateterrorism #terrorism #mafia #abuseofpsychiatry #psychiatricabuse #dissident #criticism #freedomofspeech #státnímafie #státníterorizmus #terorizmus #mafie #zneužitípsychiatrie #disident #kritika #svobodaslova #justicemafia #justičnímafie #spolekšalamoun
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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 ReviewMore 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
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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 ReviewMore 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
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"El Gordo" De Molina was censured on live TV by CBS during his new year message. He started talking about immigration when the station cut to commercials. He is one of the few Miami Cubans worth your time and money. Yes, I know he is not a saint.
#CBS #FreedomOfSpeech #CBSNews #Cuba #Immigrants #Immigration #RyanSeacrest #USPol #PressFreedom #BariWeiss #TelevisaUnivision
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Monday, December 29, 2025
Explosions reportedly rock Russia's Khanskaya military airfield -- [VLOG] Ukraine This Year: a year of stalled peace and escalating war -- Russia strikes Kherson thermal plant, cuts residents from heating -- Russia, Ukraine agree temporary ceasefire near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant for power line repairs ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/12/monday-december-29-2025/
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After a €120M fine, X has banned the European Commission from running ads. This retaliatory move highlights the growing friction between big tech power and democratic regulation.
#ElonMusk #X #EuropeanCommission #BigTech #Regulation #DigitalRights #AdBan #FreedomOfSpeech #DigitalServicesAct #EU #TechNews #Democracy #Censorship #CorporatePower #SocialMedia #1312blogs #kalvin0x58c #InternationalRelations #TechEthics
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Southern states ban transgender books from YA and children's sections in libraries
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Texas A&M bans teaching 'race or gender ideology' at universities
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/texas-am-gender-ideology-ban
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Uncanceling Kathy Griffin: The Advocate of the Year on sexiness, censorship, and her love of the gays
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Trump's DOE sued (twice) for disqualifying LGBTQ+ nonprofit workers from loan forgiveness
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/student-loan-forgiveness-lgbtq-lawsuit
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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 morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/09/thursday-september-25-2025/
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#Censorship is getting so bad that you can't use certain keywords to openly call something #fascist when it fucking is #fascism... butthurt #bootlickers and order followers will try correct you at any opportunity with their #censored takes.
#ausgov #politas #australia #classwar #oppression #repression #statism #imperialism #colonialism #racism #freedomofspeech #antinazi #antizionist #antipsychology #antipsychiatry #antiauthority #eattherich #words #meanings #language #society #humans #earth
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Trump administration accuses UK of failing to uphold human rights https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/aug/13/trump-administration-accuses-uk-of-failing-to-uphold-human-rights #Trumpadministration #Freedomofspeech #RobertJenrick #Humanrights #DavidLammy #ChrisPhilp #Worldnews #Politics #JDVance #USnews #UKnews #Law
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Reactionary speech police in U.S. Academia: What else is new?
"That morning, I got onto what I thought was a casual call with a senior colleague, someone who spoke with me regularly in order to keep the university updated on Mill Institute activities. Once we were past the opening pleasantries, it immediately became clear that something was wrong.
My colleague told me that we needed to talk about a social-media post of mine that “had become a big problem.” I rarely post anything online, so I was confused about what he meant. Apparently, it had something to do with DEI, and had angered a major funder. “We’re trying to slow things down,” my colleague told me. I got the impression that he was upset about the message he was delivering.
I dimly recalled that I’d written something about DEI on LinkedIn. But I was still confused, because it had seemed like such an innocuous post (to me, anyway); and I couldn’t imagine how it would upset anyone in the UATX community, let alone lead to this ominous phone call.
In that post (reproduced below), I’d thanked writer and Yale professor Michael J. Strambler for mentioning the Mill Institute in a magazine article titled The False Binary of the DEI Debate. The piece, which struck a liberal tone, walked readers through the pros and cons of DEI programs, concluding that regardless of one’s position on DEI, none of us should lose respect for those who hold different opinions."
https://quillette.com/2025/05/16/is-the-university-of-austin-betraying-its-founding-principles/
#USA #DEI #Universities #HigherEd #Academia #UATX #Texas #FreedomOfExpression #FreedomOfSpeech
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Reactionary speech police in U.S. Academia: What else is new?
"That morning, I got onto what I thought was a casual call with a senior colleague, someone who spoke with me regularly in order to keep the university updated on Mill Institute activities. Once we were past the opening pleasantries, it immediately became clear that something was wrong.
My colleague told me that we needed to talk about a social-media post of mine that “had become a big problem.” I rarely post anything online, so I was confused about what he meant. Apparently, it had something to do with DEI, and had angered a major funder. “We’re trying to slow things down,” my colleague told me. I got the impression that he was upset about the message he was delivering.
I dimly recalled that I’d written something about DEI on LinkedIn. But I was still confused, because it had seemed like such an innocuous post (to me, anyway); and I couldn’t imagine how it would upset anyone in the UATX community, let alone lead to this ominous phone call.
In that post (reproduced below), I’d thanked writer and Yale professor Michael J. Strambler for mentioning the Mill Institute in a magazine article titled The False Binary of the DEI Debate. The piece, which struck a liberal tone, walked readers through the pros and cons of DEI programs, concluding that regardless of one’s position on DEI, none of us should lose respect for those who hold different opinions."
https://quillette.com/2025/05/16/is-the-university-of-austin-betraying-its-founding-principles/
#USA #DEI #Universities #HigherEd #Academia #UATX #Texas #FreedomOfExpression #FreedomOfSpeech
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Reactionary speech police in U.S. Academia: What else is new?
"That morning, I got onto what I thought was a casual call with a senior colleague, someone who spoke with me regularly in order to keep the university updated on Mill Institute activities. Once we were past the opening pleasantries, it immediately became clear that something was wrong.
My colleague told me that we needed to talk about a social-media post of mine that “had become a big problem.” I rarely post anything online, so I was confused about what he meant. Apparently, it had something to do with DEI, and had angered a major funder. “We’re trying to slow things down,” my colleague told me. I got the impression that he was upset about the message he was delivering.
I dimly recalled that I’d written something about DEI on LinkedIn. But I was still confused, because it had seemed like such an innocuous post (to me, anyway); and I couldn’t imagine how it would upset anyone in the UATX community, let alone lead to this ominous phone call.
In that post (reproduced below), I’d thanked writer and Yale professor Michael J. Strambler for mentioning the Mill Institute in a magazine article titled The False Binary of the DEI Debate. The piece, which struck a liberal tone, walked readers through the pros and cons of DEI programs, concluding that regardless of one’s position on DEI, none of us should lose respect for those who hold different opinions."
https://quillette.com/2025/05/16/is-the-university-of-austin-betraying-its-founding-principles/
#USA #DEI #Universities #HigherEd #Academia #UATX #Texas #FreedomOfExpression #FreedomOfSpeech
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Probably surprising nobody🤨
#Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to #PBS and #NPR
#TrumpRegime #Journalism #News #Reporting #Investigation #FreedomOfSpeech #FreePress #Public #CommonGood #GeneralWelfare #Authoritarianism
https://apnews.com/article/trump-npr-pbs-republicans-public-broadcasting-f0e3e1acb96986732a0211833165bf84 -
Saturday, April 26
[vblog] Chornobyl isn’t safe anymore, again; ‘We Have a Problem’ — End policy of appeasement; European foreign affairs chairs rebuke Trump’s Russia stance — Ukraine shocked by torture of captive journalist, as at least 30 remain in Russian hands — Ukraine, allies working on security guarantees potentially similar to NATO Article 5 … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/04/saturday-april-26/
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"More than a decade ago, Congress tried to pass SOPA and PIPA—two sweeping bills that would have allowed the government and copyright holders to quickly shut down entire websites based on allegations of piracy. The backlash was immediate and massive. Internet users, free speech advocates, and tech companies flooded lawmakers with protests, culminating in an “Internet Blackout” on January 18, 2012. Turns out, Americans don’t like government-run internet blacklists. The bills were ultimately shelved.
Thirteen years later, as institutional memory fades and appetite for opposition wanes, members of Congress in both parties are ready to try this again.
The Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (FADPA), along with at least one other bill still in draft form, would revive this reckless strategy. These new proposals would let rights holders get federal court orders forcing ISPs and DNS providers to block entire websites based on accusations of infringing copyright. Lawmakers claim they’re targeting “pirate” sites—but what they’re really doing is building an internet kill switch.
These bills are an unequivocal and serious threat to a free and open internet. EFF and our supporters are going to fight back against them."
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/congress-reviving-site-blocking-and-its-just-dangerous-ever
#USA #Censorship #FreedomOfSpeech #Copyright #IP #SiteBlocking #OpenWeb #DigitalRights #Piracy #FADPA #SOPA #PIPA
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"The Pursuit of Truth" only when it conveniently enables us to suppress speech we don't like.
How a Free-Speech University Sidles Up to Orbán’s Strongman Rule
Bari Weiss’s University of Austin, touted as a haven for free academic inquiry, has a dozen scholars and officials with ties to Hungary’s speech-suppressing regime
#Education #Politics #FreedomOfSpeech #Academia #AcademicFreedom #UATX #Hungary #Orban
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"The Pursuit of Truth" only when it conveniently enables us to suppress speech we don't like.
How a Free-Speech University Sidles Up to Orbán’s Strongman Rule
Bari Weiss’s University of Austin, touted as a haven for free academic inquiry, has a dozen scholars and officials with ties to Hungary’s speech-suppressing regime
#Education #Politics #FreedomOfSpeech #Academia #AcademicFreedom #UATX #Hungary #Orban
