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Republican President Donald Trump lashes out at another female journalist

https://www.ms.now/news/youre-the-worst-trump-rachel-scott-abc-female-journalist

#journalism #freepress #misogyny #1A #gender #Trump #MAGA #media #Republicans #GOP #ABC #RachelScott

Republican President Donald Trump lashes out at another female journalist

https://www.ms.now/news/youre-the-worst-trump-rachel-scott-abc-female-journalist

#journalism #freepress #misogyny #1A #gender #Trump #MAGA #media #Republicans #GOP #ABC #RachelScott

Republican President Donald Trump lashes out at another female journalist

https://www.ms.now/news/youre-the-worst-trump-rachel-scott-abc-female-journalist

#journalism #freepress #misogyny #1A #gender #Trump #MAGA #media #Republicans #GOP #ABC #RachelScott

Republican President Donald Trump lashes out at another female journalist

https://www.ms.now/news/youre-the-worst-trump-rachel-scott-abc-female-journalist

#journalism #freepress #misogyny #1A #gender #Trump #MAGA #media #Republicans #GOP #ABC #RachelScott

Republican President Donald Trump lashes out at another female journalist

https://www.ms.now/news/youre-the-worst-trump-rachel-scott-abc-female-journalist

#journalism #freepress #misogyny #1A #gender #Trump #MAGA #media #Republicans #GOP #ABC #RachelScott

4 days ago The Pentagon fired the editor in chief of Stars and Stripes.

Yesterday they broke the story of Elsie Dominguez, a civilian engineer who was raped repeatedly by the Captain of a Navy ship she was on.

A Judge ruled she needs to file a worker’s comp claim. For rape.

They keep trying to silence the press & quash the truth.

Elsie’s story must be told:

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-08-25/lawsuit-workers-comp-sexual-assault-navy-ship-22658787.html

#uspol #rape #rapeculture #fascism #freepress #pentagon #navy

"They Threw Me to the Wolves": Karen Attiah on Censorship Under Trump, Winning Her WaPo Job Back http://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/26/they_threw_me_to_the_wolves #uspoli #censorship #WashingtonPost #FreePress #jounralism #KarenAttiah #fascism #TrumpRegime

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

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

…In January, #FBI agents took the rare step of searching the home of a Washington Post #reporter, Hannah Natanson, as part of an investigation into a government contractor’s handling of classified material. The agents seized phones, laptops & a smartwatch after executing a search warrant. Natanson had spent months speaking with govt employees while reporting on the #Trump admin’s efforts to shrink the federal work force.

#law #Constitution #FreePress #journalism #democracy #fascism #MafiaState

In a farewell appearance this month, #AndersonCooper told viewers that he hoped “‘60 Minutes’ remains ‘60 Minutes,’” & added, in comments that were perceived as a subtle dig at #CBS: “The #independence of ‘#60Minutes’ has been critical. The trust it has with viewers is critical to the success of ‘60 Minutes.’”

#Trump #StateMedia #authoritarianism #fascism #dictatorship #censorship #propaganda #DavidEllison #law #FreePress #Constitution #journalism #FourthEstate

“The concern is we’re going to end up with a broadcast that looks like ‘60 Minutes’ but doesn’t have the courage or the character to produce ‘60 Minutes’ #journalism that actually matters,” Alfonsi said.

…Alfonsi would be the second “#60Minutes” correspondent to depart since #BariWeiss joined #CBS. #AndersonCooper said in February that he would leave the program after 20 yrs.

#Trump #StateMedia #authoritarianism #censorship #DavidEllison #law #FreePress #Constitution #journalism #FourthEstate

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

Friday, May 1, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/friday-may-1-2026/

“Given the documented reporting on #government #leak investigations & the government’s well chronicled efforts to stop them, allowing the government’s filter team to search a reporter’s work product — most of which consists of unrelated information from #confidential #sources — is the equivalent of leaving the government’s fox in charge of the #WashingtonPost’s henhouse,” Porter wrote.

#law #democracy #FreePress #journalism #Trump #authoritarianism #fascism

Repeal the Online News Act to better inform Canadians
#Canada #OnlineNewsAct #MediaPolicy #Journalism #Tech #FreePress #Misinformation #SocialMedia #Democracy #PublicInterest #CanadianPolitics #DigitalMedia #BigTech #NewsAccess #Democracy #Governing #News
https://the-14.com/repeal-the-online-news-act-to-better-inform-canadians/

Hillary Clinton Is Wrong: The Genocide Isn’t ‘Fake News’
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/12/23/hillary-clinton-is-wrong-the-genocide-isnt-fake-news/
If the former U.S. secretary of state and her peers are only consuming legacy news sources then they’d be the ones who are uninformed, writes Aastha Uprety. By Aastha Uprety Common Dreams CN at 30 As unconditional support for Israel…
#Politics #Commentary #FreePress #Gaza #Genocide #Israel #Media #Palestine #SocialMedia #U.s. #WarCrimes #AasthaUprety #BisanOwda #ChineseCommunistParty(cpc) #Cnn #ForeignPolicyMagazine #GenocideDenial #HillaryClinton #LemkinInstituteForGenocidePreventionAndHumanSecurity #PewResearchCenter #RaviAgrawal #TheNewYorkTimes #Tiktok #VanJones

Jonathan Cook: Britain Has Officially Criminalized Journalism
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/12/22/jonathan-cook-britain-has-officially-criminalized-journalism/
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

WATCH: 50 Yrs of Combatting Suppressed News
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/11/23/watch-50-yrs-of-combatting-suppressed-news/
Project Censored marked its 50th anniversary Friday night in Washington with Ryan Grim, John Kiriakou, Lauren Harper, Joe Lauria, Mischa Geracoulis and Mickey Huff. The problem of censorship and suppressed news in the United States is older than 50 years,…
#Politics #Analysis #Censorship #Commentary #ConsortiumNews #ConsortiumNewsAt30 #FreePress #FreeSpeech #Gaza #History #Intelligence #IranContra #Israel #Media #Palestine #PressFreedom #Propaganda #Russia #Russiagate #Ukraine #UnitedStates #Wikileaks #CathyVogan #JoeLauria #JohnKiriakou #LaurenHarper #MickeyHuff. #MischaGeracoulis #ProjectCensored #RyanGrim

WATCH: 50 Yrs of Combatting Suppressed News
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/11/22/watch-50-yrs-of-combatting-suppressed-news/
Project Censored marked its 50th anniversary Friday night in Washington with Ryan Grim, John Kiriakou, Lauren Harper, Joe Lauria, Mischa Geracoulis and Mickey Huff. The problem of censorship and suppressed news in the United States is older than 50 years,…
#Politics #Analysis #Censorship #Commentary #ConsortiumNews #ConsortiumNewsAt30 #FreePress #FreeSpeech #Gaza #History #Intelligence #IranContra #Israel #Media #Palestine #PressFreedom #Propaganda #Russia #Russiagate #Ukraine #UnitedStates #Wikileaks #CathyVogan #JoeLauria #JohnKiriakou #LaurenHarper #MickeyHuff. #MischaGeracoulis #ProjectCensored #RyanGrim

Project Censored Marks 50th Year
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/11/20/project-censored-marks-50th-year/
Project Censored celebrates 50 years at a D.C. event Friday with Ryan Grim, John Kiriakou, Lauren Harper, Joe Lauria, Mischa Geracoulis & Mickey Huff. Project Censored has tracked the most censored news stories in the U.S. since it was founded…
#Politics #Censorship #FreePress #FreeSpeech #History #Media #UnitedStates #JoeLauria #JohnKiriakou #LaurenHarper #MickeyHuff. #MischaGeracoulis #ProjectCensored #RyanGrim

CN at 30: The Knowledge & Experience of Insiders
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/11/21/cn-at-30-the-knowledge-experience-of-insiders/
Consortium News is comprised of former insiders at senior levels of intelligence and mainstream media who broke with the establishment to share their unique insights about the world with our readers. By Joe Lauria Special to Consortium News CN at…
#Politics #ConsortiumNews #ConsortiumNewsAt30 #FreePress #History #Intelligence #IranContra #Media #C.i.a. #CathyVogan #CentralIntelligenceAgency #CorinnaBarnard #DanEllsberg #JoeLauria #JohnKiriakou #JohnPilger #MikeGravel #OliverNorth #PatrickLawrence #RayMcgovern #RobertParry

Secret Plans for Media Censorship
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/11/13/secret-plans-for-media-censorshiphip-in-australia/
William Evans reports on efforts by Australia’s Department of Home Affairs to revive the four-decade dead D-Notice system. By William Evans Declassified Australia CN at 30 Documents obtained by Declassified Australia show that following the June 2019 Federal Police raids…
#Politics #Australia #Censorship #CivilRights #ClimateChange #FreePress #Secrecy #U.s. #UnitedKingdon #AlanRusbridger #AnnikaSmethurst #AustralianFederalPolice(afp) #AustralianHomeAffairsSecretaryMikePezzullo #Britain’sDefenceAndSecurityMediaAdvisoryCommittee(dsma) #DNoticeSystem #EdwardSnowden #Journalism #MattKennard #MediaEntertainmentAndArtsAlliance(meaa) #PeterDutton #PeterGreste #PrimeMinisterScottMorrison #TheGuardian #WilliamEvans

Rebel Presses

Display shows courageous groups creating newspapers, pamphlets, booklets in WWII. Showing important contributions made countering #oppression

Flyers handwritten by individuals. Sophisticated newspaper networks with large circulations

They countered #Nazi #propaganda, encouraged resistance, boosted morale

Estimated at least 60 clandestine newspapers regularly printed Europe, producing 1/2mil copies/mo

https://www.nationalgalleries.org/exhibition/rebel-presses

#FreePress #FreeSpeech #media #QuestionAuthority

A quotation from Orwell

At some time in the future, if the human mind becomes something totally different from what it is now, we may learn to separate literary creation from intellectual honesty. At present we know only that the imagination, like certain wild animals, will not breed in captivity.

George Orwell (1903-1950) English writer [pseud. of Eric Arthur Blair]
Essay (1946-01), “The Prevention of Literature,” Polemic

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/orwell-george/72563/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #censorship #creativity #freepress #freedomofthepress #freedomofthought #imagination #tyranny #writing #honesty #candor #expression

#Politics #Censorship #editorialcartoons #protest #AnneTelnaes #SteveBrodner #freepress #politicalcartoons #ClayJones

We Stand With Ann
Cartoonists Unite for Anne Telnaes and the First Amendment
STEVE BRODNER
“American Association of Editorial Cartoonists decided to take a group action and finish Ann’s sketch, in our own styles.”Here is a Clay Jones’:

#DropAllCharges && #FreeAssangeNOW!

#WarOnJournalism
#FreePress #FreedomOfThePress #Journalism #JournalismIsNotACrime #FreeAssange #WikiLeaks #Rap #RapNews #Afghanistan #Iraq #MiddleEast #Democracy #CollateralMurder #WarCrimes #60fps

#BradleyManning -> #ChelseaManning #Manning

Something is clear: the US are winning the #WarOnJournalism, by forcing #Assange to plead guilty.

#DropAllCharges #FreePress #FreedomOfThePress #Journalism #JournalismIsNotACrime #FreeAssange #WikiLeaks #Rap #RapNews #Afghanistan #Iraq #CollateralMurder #WarCrimes

#BradleyManning -> #ChelseaManning #Manning

@gwfoto Mini-Putin DeSantis is dumbf**king wrong, if he thinks he's free to ignore the First Amendment, Freedom of Speech & Freedom of the Press:

"Gitlow v. New York, 268 U.S. 652 (1925), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court holding that the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution had extended the First Amendment's provisions protecting freedom of speech and freedom of the press to apply to the governments of U.S. states."

Also interesting with regard to Trump's Jan 6 rally, in 1925 SCOTUS held as follows:
"The Fourteenth Amendment prohibits states from infringing free speech, but the defendant was properly convicted under New York's Criminal Anarchy Law because he disseminated newspapers that advocated the violent overthrow of the government."

#RuleOfLaw #FreeSpeech #FreePress #Democracy #DefendDemocracy #DefensiveDemocracy #DefendTheConstitution #FirstAmendment #14thAmendment #DisqualifyDeSantis #Insurrection #Rebellion #RemoveRon #BanTheGOP
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gitlow_v._New_York