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  1. A quotation from Hugo Black

    In the First Amendment, the Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to fulfill its essential role in our democracy. The press was to serve the governed, not the governors. The Government’s power to censor the press was abolished so that the press would remain forever free to censure the Government. The press was protected so that it could bare the secrets of government and inform the people. Only a free and unrestrained press can effectively expose deception in government. And paramount among the responsibilities of a free press is the duty to prevent any part of the government from deceiving the people and sending them off to distant lands to die of foreign fevers and foreign shot and shell.

    Hugo Black (1886–1971) American politician and jurist, US Supreme Court Justice (1937–71)
    New York Times Co. v. United States 403 U.S. 713, 717 (1971) (concurring)

    More about this quote: wist.info/black-hugo/36400/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #hugoblack #scotus #censorship #firstamendment #fourthestate #freepress #freedomofthepress #government #journalism #media #meme #priorrestraint #SCOTUS #tyranny #watchdog

  2. The #FCC has limited power over issues like this, & its own website states the agency “cannot prevent the broadcast of any particular point of view,” so the notion of “punishment” for #KristenWelker, the moderator of #NBC’s “Meet the Press,” would historically [& legally] be a nonstarter.

    But #BrendanCarr has been quick to respond to #Trump’s requests to go after #media organizations. And he has taken aggressive action against some #FCC licensees…

    #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress

  3. The posts were Trump’s most explicit efforts yet to direct the #FCC to carry out his wishes. FCC Chair #BrendanCarr, a Trump appointee & close ally, did not respond to request for comment.

    #Trump posted a long missive Sunday about what he described as mischaracterizations of his endorsement record in primaries.

    #law #democracy #US #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #FreeSpeech #authoritarianism #dictatorship #MafiaState

  4. Under #Defense Secy #Hegseth, the publication’s #independence has come under threat during the 2nd #Trump admin as top #Pentagon leaders have derided the newspaper as “woke.”

    Erik Slavin, the #editor in chief, said he & #reporter Lara Korte also received separation notices Friday.

    #StarsAndStripes #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #media #FourthEstate #censorship #MafiaState #StateMedia #propaganda #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny

  5. A quotation from Bertrand Russell

    All the governments of the world adopt elaborate methods of concealing truths which they consider undesirable, and inflict various forms of penalty upon those who spread knowledge which is thought bad for the population This applies especially to knowledge of the kind which is considered seditious, and the kind which is considered obscene. I shall not give instances, since, if I did, I should myself fall under the ban of the law.

    Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
    Education and the Social Order [Education and the Modern World], ch. 1 “The Individual versus the Citizen” (1932)

    More about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/853…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #censorship #control #freepress #freespeech #government #knowledge #obscenity #pornography #publicgood #sedition #suppression #treason #truth

  6. The End of Local News? Why I’m Saying Alarm Bells are Ringing at the New FCC Policy

    by Winston Wendell For years, I studied the relationship between information and society. But the latest policy changes in Washington are deeply troubling. This week, the Federal Communications Commission, in a 2-1 vote, overturned a key media ownership rule protecting the diversity of viewpoints in our news and entertainment. This decision, which has been made by a Republican majority, allows bigger corporations to acquire a significantly greater share of local news. If this is to be […]

    bluepress.blog/2026/08/07/the-

  7. The #subpoenas contain few specifics, asking only that the #journalists testify “in regard to an alleged violation of federal criminal law.” They were issued by #JayClayton, the #USattorney in Manhattan. Clayton, who leads one of the country’s most prominent law enforcement offices, was recently nominated by #Trump to serve as director of national intelligence [ #DNI ].

    #law #Constitution #FreePress #journalism #FourthEstate #democracy #authoritarianism #dictatorship #fascism #MafiaState

  8. NEW, by me:

    Global Schools Holdings Cites Two Injunctions in a Bid to Chill Our Reporting. It Won't Work.

    databreaches.net/2026/07/02/gl

    Another day, another #legalthreat.

    If you're a solo blogger or small outlet, don't panic just because you receive an injunction. They may have no jurisdiction over you, no matter how intimidating they may sound.

    #GlobalSchoolsGroup #GlobalSchoolsHoldings #databreach #injunctions #FulcrumSec #freepress #pressfreedom #jursidiction #chillingeffects

    @zackwhittaker @campuscodi

  9. #GiftArticle

    The #DeepState didn’t take down #Nixon.
    So why did #JDVance say it did?
    
Nixon’s #Crimes, the #Courts, #Congress & the #FreePress drove #Watergate.
    Such a scandal of #crime & #corruption could easily happen again — [especially in a nation where #Trump controls the #press, the rule of #law only applies to his enemies & the courts have been subjugated by a #corrupt #SCOTUS].

    #Trumpaganda #propaganda #Republicans #RevisionistHistory #UShistory #law #criminal
    wapo.st/4eOdXMT

  10. 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

  11. Friday, May 1, 2026

    Fake rabbi curse, banned pilgrimage: Russian disinformation fuels Ukraine–Israel tensions -- Kyiv to buy 8,000 Octopus interceptor drones for Ukrainian military -- Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova on Navalny, Russian culture, and supporting Ukraine’s military -- Ukraine overtakes US, 6 EU countries in Press Freedom Index ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  12. Jonathan Cook: Britain Has Officially Criminalized Journalism
    consortiumnews.com/2025/12/22/
    Reporting facts in Keir Starmer’s Britain can now land you in jail for 14 years as a terrorist. This is what authoritarian governments do. By Jonathan Cook Jonathan-Cook.net CN at 30 The moment the British government began proscribing political movements…
    #Politics #CivilRights #Commentary #FreePress #FreeSpeech #Gaza #Israel #Legal #PressFreedom #UnitedKingdon #ArmedResistance #Authoritarianism #BbcNewsAt10 #Democracy #DirectAction #DominicCasciani #Hamas #InternationalLaw #JonathanCook #PalestineActionProscription #U.k.PrimeMinisterKeirStarmer #U.k.TerrorismAct

  13. @steve_zeke

    “How does it feel to have your legacy be genocide? How does it feel to have your legacy be genocide? You, too, Matt, you smirked through the whole thing every day. You smirked through a genocide.”
    Max Blumenthal Confronts Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken and State Department spokesperson Matt Miller.

    democracynow.org/2025/1/17/hea

    #MatthewMiller #MaxBlumenthal #SamHusseini #Israel #Gaza #genocide #Blinken #pressconference #censorship #journalism #freepress
    #BidenAdmin

  14. @steve_zeke

    “How does it feel to have your legacy be genocide? How does it feel to have your legacy be genocide? You, too, Matt, you smirked through the whole thing every day. You smirked through a genocide.”
    Max Blumenthal Confronts Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken and State Department spokesperson Matt Miller.

    democracynow.org/2025/1/17/hea

    #MatthewMiller #MaxBlumenthal #SamHusseini #Israel #Gaza #genocide #Blinken #pressconference #censorship #journalism #freepress
    #BidenAdmin

  15. @steve_zeke

    “How does it feel to have your legacy be genocide? How does it feel to have your legacy be genocide? You, too, Matt, you smirked through the whole thing every day. You smirked through a genocide.”
    Max Blumenthal Confronts Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken and State Department spokesperson Matt Miller.

    democracynow.org/2025/1/17/hea

    #MatthewMiller #MaxBlumenthal #SamHusseini #Israel #Gaza #genocide #Blinken #pressconference #censorship #journalism #freepress
    #BidenAdmin

  16. @steve_zeke

    “How does it feel to have your legacy be genocide? How does it feel to have your legacy be genocide? You, too, Matt, you smirked through the whole thing every day. You smirked through a genocide.”
    Max Blumenthal Confronts Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken and State Department spokesperson Matt Miller.

    democracynow.org/2025/1/17/hea

    #MatthewMiller #MaxBlumenthal #SamHusseini #Israel #Gaza #genocide #Blinken #pressconference #censorship #journalism #freepress
    #BidenAdmin

  17. @steve_zeke

    “How does it feel to have your legacy be genocide? How does it feel to have your legacy be genocide? You, too, Matt, you smirked through the whole thing every day. You smirked through a genocide.”
    Max Blumenthal Confronts Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken and State Department spokesperson Matt Miller.

    democracynow.org/2025/1/17/hea

    #MatthewMiller #MaxBlumenthal #SamHusseini #Israel #Gaza #genocide #Blinken #pressconference #censorship #journalism #freepress
    #BidenAdmin

  18. #WashingtonPost’s #Pulitzer prize-winning editorial #cartoonist Ann #Telnaes resigned from the newspaper after its refusal to publish a #satirical cartoon depicting the outlet’s owner, Jeff #Bezos – along with other media and technology barons – kneeling before Donald #Trump as he gears up for his second US presidency

    I’ve never had a cartoon killed because of who or what I chose to aim my pen at

    theguardian.com/media/2025/jan

    #censorship #FreePress #TyrantTrump #dictatorship #oppression

  19. #MaralagoJoe and Mika may have just put the last nail in the coffin of #MSNBC which had been in a pretty bad place already. I wonder how their colleagues are gonna treat them when they lose their multi-million dollar contracts thanks to their cowardice ...

    youtube.com/watch?v=Rx2aw--osi

    #MorningJoe #politics #USpolitics #democracy #Trump #TrumpIsNotFitToBePresident #TV #news #journalism #FreePress #cablenews