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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

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

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

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

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

Ghost writing for activism

https://nowaraga.com/2026/09/04/ghost-writing-for-activism/

Higher education regulator apologises for imposing £585,000 fine on university
By Richard Adams Education editor

Office for Students made decision to punish University of Sussex with fine last year after claiming it breached free speech regulations

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/sep/03/higher-education-regulator-ofs-university-sussex-fine

#Highereducation #UniversityofSussex #OfficeforStudents #Freedomofspeech #Universityadministration #Universities #Education #UKnews #TheGuardian #RichardAdamsEducationeditor

Higher education regulator apologises for imposing £585,000 fine on university https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/sep/03/higher-education-regulator-ofs-university-sussex-fine #HigherEducation #UniversityOfSussex #OfficeForStudents #FreedomOfSpeech #UniversityAdministration #Universities #Education #UkNews

If you need some overview on how censorship is conducted or how it can be measured, here's our comprehensive paper on it:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167404825004213?via%3Dihub
We also summarized datasets and measurement platforms as well as selected human aspects.

#censorship #internetcensorship #censorshipcircumvention #freedomofspeech #infosec #cybersecurity #networks #internet #tcpip #selfcensorship #Tor #I2P #covertchannels #steganography #security #accessibility #gfw #china #vpn #ooni #gfwatch #censoredplanet #gfweb

#ColinKaepernick #TakeAKnee #DoubleStandard #SystemicRacism #SocialJustice #KneelingProtest #ProtestRights #FreedomOfSpeech #CivilRights #PoliticalMemes #MAGA #PedophileProtector #TrumpEpsteinCoverup #TrumpEpsteinFiles

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

@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
#democracybacksliding #authoritarian #totalitarian #freedomofspeech #freedomofassociation #euregime

ICE is watching. Here’s what you need to know – YouTube

ICE is watching. Here’s what you need to know

MPR News
61.7K subscribers 2,484 views
Streamed live on Feb 3, 2026 Facial recognition. Social media monitoring. Digital tracking. Federal agents now have a growing arsenal of tools and they’re using them.

Tuesday at 8 p.m., MPR News host Catharine Richert and her guests dig into how these technologies actually work, what’s legal, what’s not and why it matters for everyone’s privacy.

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Continue/Read Original Article Here: ICE is watching. Here’s what you need to know – YouTube

ICE is watching. Here’s what you need to know – YouTube

ICE is watching. Here’s what you need to know

MPR News
61.7K subscribers 2,484 views
Streamed live on Feb 3, 2026 Facial recognition. Social media monitoring. Digital tracking. Federal agents now have a growing arsenal of tools and they’re using them.

Tuesday at 8 p.m., MPR News host Catharine Richert and her guests dig into how these technologies actually work, what’s legal, what’s not and why it matters for everyone’s privacy.

Join us live here or on the radio. Find the latest reporting here: https://www.mprnews.org/live-updates

Transcript – Editor’s Note: Available online at YouTube.

Follow along using the transcript. MPR News 61.7K subscribers Videos About @mprnews

Continue/Read Original Article Here: ICE is watching. Here’s what you need to know – YouTube

@alterelefant @mattsheffield Indeed. I made a new flag for America Rouge (my sarcastic name for the US regime) based on the style of the actual Khmer Rouge flag.

For the thought police of the Czech🇵🇭*) regime, EU🇪🇺 : this is meant as a criticism of Khmer Rouge and US regime, not their promotion.

I feel

e x t r e m e l y s t r o n g c o n t e m p t

towards the US regime when it behaves as authoritarian as it does.

I feel

e x t r e m e l y s t r o n g c o n t e m p t

towards the Khmer Rouge regime when it murdered and killed so many people.

I feel

e x t r e m e l y s t r o n g c o n t e m p t

towards the Czech🇵🇭*) regime when it IMO behaves like a thought police and makes it a crime to express certain ideas to the point that I am afraid when criticizing authoritarian regimes to the point that I add a disclaimer that this is meant as a criticism . (Maybe the Czech🇵🇭*) regime aims to make criticism of authoritarian regimes illegal by indirect means of chilling effect?)

*) It's actually Philippine flag and not Czech🇵🇭 flag. I use it because the Czech regime has another thoughtcrime regarding the Czech🇵🇭 flag so I use a similar looking flag which is provably not the Czech🇵🇭 flag, so that the Czech🇵🇭 regime cannot retaliate for criticism or dissent via lawfare. I also feel

e x t r e m e l y s t r o n g c o n t e m p t

towards the Czech🇵🇭 regime for this.

Image © CC0 by Karel 'Clock' K., unedited AI output.

#censorship #thoughtcrime #thoughtpolice #authoritarianism #freedomofspeech #freespeech #dissent #criticism #czech #czechia #czechrepublic #eu #usa #trump #contempt #urza

Uncanceling Kathy Griffin: The Advocate of the Year on sexiness, censorship, and her love of the gays

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/kathy-griffin-lgbtq-trump-cancelled

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

Nearly 80 years after McCarthyism, Jane Fonda relaunches Committee for the First Amendment: ‘The stakes are too high’ -CNN

Entertainment• 3 min read

Nearly 80 years after McCarthyism, Jane Fonda relaunches Committee for the First Amendment: ‘The stakes are too high’

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, 14 hr ago

Eight decades after Hollywood legends like Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland launched the Committee for the First Amendment to stand up to McCarthyism, Jane Fonda is bringing back the organization at a time she calls “the most frightening moment of my life.”

The younger Fonda issued a plea to her Hollywood community in a letter shared with CNN, asking her peers to join the relaunched committee, writing, “I’m 87 years old. I’ve seen war, repression, protest, and backlash. I’ve been celebrated, and I’ve been branded an enemy of the state. But I can tell you this: this is the most frightening moment of my life.”

“When I feel scared, I look to history,” Fonda wrote. “I wish there were a secret playbook with all the answers – but there never has been.” She went on to underscore the value of solidarity and “binding together, finding bravery in numbers too big to ignore, and standing up for one another.”

“That’s why I believe the time is now to relaunch the Committee for the First Amendment – the same Committee my father, Henry Fonda, joined with other artists during the McCarthy era, when so many were silenced or even imprisoned simply for their words and their craft.”

More than 550 Hollywood figures have joined Fonda’s fight, adding their names as supporters of her newly relaunched committee, with signatories include including Aaron Sorkin, Barbra Streisand, Glenn Close, Gracie Abrams, JJ Abrams, John Legend, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Julianne Moore, Kerry Washington, Larry David, Lily Tomlin, Natalie Portman, Nikki Glaser, Patti LuPone, Pedro Pascal, Quinta Brunson, Rob Reiner, Rosie O’Donnell, Sean Penn, Spike Lee, Viola Davis, Wanda Sykes, Winona Ryder, Whoopi Goldberg and more.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Nearly 80 years after McCarthyism, Jane Fonda relaunches Committee for the First Amendment: ‘The stakes are too high’ | CNN

#2025 #America #CNN #CommitteeForTheFirstAmendment #DonaldTrump #Education #FirstAmendment #FreedomOfSpeech #Health #HerFather #History #JaneFonda #Libraries #Library #LibraryOfCongress #McCarthyism #Opinion #Politics #Reading #Resistance #Science #Trump #TrumpAdministration #UnitedStates

A quotation from Eleanor Roosevelt

It is not only in war, however, that we fight for freedom. One fights for freedom in personal contacts and in many phases of civilian life. When the war is over, the four freedoms will not have been won, we shall simply have dominated their more aggressive enemies. At all times, day by day, we have to continue fighting for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom from fear, and freedom from want — for these are things that must be gained in peace as well as in war. At all times, day by day, we have to continue fighting for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom from want — for these are things that must be gained in peace as well as in war.

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) First Lady of the US (1933-45), politician, diplomat, activist
Column (1943-04-15), “My Day”

More info about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-eleanor/58…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #eleanorroosevelt #fighting #fourfreedoms #freespeech #freedom #freedomfighters #freedomfromfear #freedomfromwant #freedomofreligion #freedomofspeech #peacetime #religiousfreedom #security #war #welfare

https://substack.com/@soulmamatalks/note/c-158042065

#JimmyFallon #JimmyKimmel #StephenColbert #JonStewart #tRump #CharlieKirk ##Politics #USA #Republicans #Elections #Activism #Resist #Disney #Boycott #FreedomOfSpeech #Dictator #RussianAsset #PutinPunk #Pedophile #Rapist #Felon #Epstein #EpsteinList #EpsteinFiles #Law #Justice #TikTok #ChildRapist #Impeach #RemoveFromOffice #Protest

“Jihadists have managed to weaken the West by undermining a pillar of free societies: the secular principle of #FreedomOfSpeech.” —Elan Journo

https://newideal.aynrand.org/aris-uncompromising-voice-for-reason-since-9-11/

#NeverForget #September11 #911Anniversary #FreeSpeecg #NationalSecurity #USHistory #Islam #Islamism #Terrorism #WarOnTerror #MiddleEast #jihad

US Attorney Questions Wikipedia’s Nonprofit Status Over Propaganda Claims

#Wikipedia #Wikimedia #EdMartin #USAttorney #Nonprofit #TaxExempt #Propaganda #Disinformation #ContentModeration #TechPolicy #FreedomOfSpeech #Censorship #TrumpAdmin #Politics #Section501c3

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/04/26/us-attorney-questions-wikipedias-nonprofit-status-over-propaganda-claims-xcxwbn/

#Quakers condemn arrests of #activists at meeting house

March 30, 2025

"The arrests of six female supporters of activist group #YouthDemand at a Quaker meeting house have been condemned by the faith group.

"Quakers in #Britain said the arrests were the first at a meeting house and 'an aggressive violation'.

"The Metropolitan Police said six people were arrested on Thursday evening at the Westminster Meeting House on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a #PublicNuisance.

"The force said it came amid concerns there were plans to 'shut down' London during April using tactics such as road blocks.

"Youth Demand said more than 30 officers were involved with making the arrests.

"Paul Parker, of Quakers in Britain, said he could not recall anyone being arrested at a Quaker meeting house in living memory.

"'The forceful removal of young people holding a protest group meeting clearly shows what happens when a society #CriminalisesProtest.

"'#FreedomOfSpeech, assembly, and fair trials are an essential part of free public debate which underpins #democracy,' he said.

"Police said a further five arrests for the same offence were made on Friday - four at addresses in #London and one in #Exeter.

"Youth Demand, which is not affiliated with the Quakers, said the meeting was 'an opportunity to share plans for non-violent #CivilResistance actions' due to take place in April.

"The group claimed a number of houses were also raided on Thursday and Friday as part of the operation.

"Quakers in Britain said: 'Quakers support the right to non-violent public protest, acting themselves from a deep moral imperative to stand up against #injustice and for our planet.

"'Many have taken non-violent direct action over the centuries from the abolition of #slavery to women's #suffrage and prison reform.'

"The Met said the force understood the importance of the right to protest but added that Youth Demand had stated an intention to 'shut down' London in April.

"'We have a responsibility to intervene to prevent activity that crosses the line from protest into serious disruption and other criminality,' a spokesman said.

"On Thursday, officers raided a Youth Demand planning meeting where those in attendance were plotting their April action.

"Six people were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance.

"A further five arrests for the same offence were made on Friday, 28 March. Four of the arrests were at addresses in London and one in Exeter.

'Policing priorities'

"Out of the 11 people arrested, 10 have been released on bail and one will face no further action.

"Asked about the matter on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: 'I have made clear to the police this government's priorities for policing are reducing serious violence... and bringing back neighbourhood policing, those crimes in town centres like shoplifting.'

"Youth Demand, which describes itself as a 'new youth resistance campaign fighting for an end to #genocide', began carrying out acts of #CivilDisobedience last year.

"Its demands of the government include stopping all trade with #Israel and raising money from 'the #SuperRich and #Fossilfuel #elite' to pay damages for the effects of fossil fuel burning."

Read more:
https://bbc.com/news/articles/cj3x5j6g30ro
#UKPol #ThoughtCrime #CriminalizingDissent #CriminalizingActivism #PublicNuisanceLaws #Article20 #2023PublicOrderAct #Resistance #UKResistance #ProtectMotherEarth #FreePalestine #IsraeliWarCrimes

Democratic rights and the fight against war: Stop the repression of pro- Gaza protests!

#GazaGenocide #PalestineProtests #StudentProtests #FreedomOfSpeech #Socialism2024 #USelection

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EDDIE OJEDA On TWISTED SISTER's Involvement In PMRC Hearings: 'I Think We Went A Bit Far With It'

https://blabbermouth.net/news/eddie-ojeda-on-twisted-sisters-involvement-in-pmrc-hearings-i-think-we-went-a-bit-far-with-it

#EddieOjeda #TwistedSister #PMRC #hearings #controversy #censorship #freedomofspeech #parentaladvisory #musicindustry

Idaho Sheriff Won’t Return Library Books He Thinks Are Obscene

https://www.thedailybeast.com/kootenai-county-sheriff-bob-norris-wont-return-library-books-he-thinks-are-obscene

#IdahoSheriff #LibraryBooks #ObsceneContent #Censorship #FirstAmendment #FreedomOfSpeech #Politics #News

On the road to 2047, the state of our democracy cannot be a distant concern

Even as our society and nation lurch towards a future in which even the rudimentary semblances of democracy and decency are defied, we are increasingly witness to a shrinking support base of persons who can struggle and assert the need for these indispensable norms.

#democracy #FreedomOfSpeech #MediaFreedom #RightToProtest #UAPA #BK16 #CAA #BilkisBano #ZakiaJafri #StanSwamy #ElgarParishad #CivilRights #HumanRights #india

https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/india75-looking100-on-the-road-to-2047-the-state-of-our-democracy-cannot-be-a-distant-concern-8497338/

"By reading this... YOU are now committing a crime."

der Freitag wrote an article about us, see what all the noise is about.

#Berlin FINAL week to check out the NoisyLeaks Gallery before it's gone!

Hours: 12- 8PM ( closing this Sunday 30/10 )
InvalidenStr. 145, Berlin 10115

SUNDAY @ 6 NoisyLeaks Closing Party! All are welcome.

https://www.freitag.de/autoren/alina-saha/noisyleaks-zelebriert-den-einsatz-von-wikileaks-und-julian-assange

#Wikileaks #JournalismIsNotACrime #pressfreedom #Julian #julianassange #freedomOfSpeech #NoisyLeaks #DontExtraditeAssange

#Berlin: TODAY from 3 - 7PM
Join us for Propaganda Jam 3
This is the FINAL week of #NoisyLeaks ~ The Art of Exposing Secrets.

Come make some propaganda and check out the Exhibition before it's gone!

InvalidenStr. 145
Gallery hours: Tues-Sun 12-8PM

#PressFreedom #JournalismIsNotACrime #Wikileaks #JulianAssange #Assange #noisyleaks #FreeAssange #freedomOfSpeech

Tuesday 11 OCT @ 7PM ~ Smashing Corporate Secrecy: A Piñata Party ~

A roundtable discussion led by
RENATA AVILA, showcasing how @wikileaks has forced corporate transparency, from TPP to Julius Baer to Sonyhack to Spyfiles. Each good idea will get to smash a corporate piñata!

Latin American-themed refreshments and cocktails will be served.

Tomorrow 7PM @ NoisyLeaks 145 InvalidenStr. 145 Berlin

#corporateTransparency #FreeJulianAssangeNow #freedomofspeech #noisyleaks #Wikileaks