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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

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Prominent Niger Journalist Feared Forcibly Disappeared https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/09/03/prominent-niger-journalist-feared-forcibly-disappeared #Nigeria #FreePress #ViolenceAgainstJournalists #MoussaKaka #disappeared

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

Every time. Cuz even they know it’s illegal.

#Trump #DOJ to Withdraw #Subpoenas Issued to #NewYorkTimes #Journalists

A federal judge raised questions about the government’s handling of the subpoenas, which #NYT said were an attempt to #intimidate the #FreePress.

#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #journalism #FourthEstate #democracy #dictatorship #MafiaState
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/business/media/new-york-times-subpoenas-withdraw.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

#AmericaLast ?

"Trump’s ‘America First’ policy plunges global image of US, survey shows"

#TACO #Trump #News #Politics #UN #War #ww3 #Military #Fascism #USA #Escalation #Europe #EU #Corruption @Qatar #FreePress

https://www.france24.com/en/20170627-usa-trump-survey-global-opinion-america-first-allies

#Trump has long been a harsh critic of the #news #media. But in his second term in office, he has moved aggressively to use the immense powers of the federal government in his efforts to attack the #press.

Earlier this year, the #DOJ sought to compel testimony from #journalists at The Wall Street Journal & The Washington Post. The DOJ withdrew the #subpoenas after both news organizations fought back in sealed filings.

#law #Constitution #FreePress #journalism #authoritarianism #MafiaState

#NYT #journalists who received #subpoenas included Julian E. Barnes, Eric Lipton, Tyler Pager & Eric Schmitt, who reported on Wednesday that #Trump had departed Turkey on the old #AirForceOne as a #security precaution at the urging of the #SecretService. Thursday, NYT reported that the new Air Force One, a #Qatar donated Boeing 747-8, lacked some of the advanced security features of the older aircraft, including antimissile capabilities. Both articles cited anonymous sources….

#law #FreePress

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

In some cases, the #subpoenas were delivered by federal agents who showed up at #reporters’ homes.

The #NYT denounced the admin’s actions.

“The appearance of federal law enforcement agents on the doorstep of news reporters should shock the conscience of any American who believes in the #Constitution & the #PressFreedom it protects,” said David McCraw, The NYT’s top newsroom lawyer, in a statement Friday evening.

#law #FreePress #journalism #FourthEstate #democracy #Trump #fascism #MafiaState

The #Trump admin issued #subpoenas Friday to several journalists for #TheNewYorkTimes, after the news outlet reported this week on #security concerns involving #Trump’s new #Qatar donated #AirForceOne.

The subpoenas — which seek to force the #reporters to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan on Wednesday — were an extraordinary escalation in Trump’s efforts to #threaten & #intimidate independent news organizations.

#law #Constitution #FreePress #journalism
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/business/media/new-york-times-trump-subpoenas.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

#Weiss asks "can we make the protesters look more violent?" after #60Minutes editors approved the story which showed aggressive protestors.

"And...you need to describe (#ReneeGood) as driving *toward* the officer. (‼️)

"(BUT) This is not what you see on the video... There was a thumb on the scale for the president’s version of events that I felt was a level of political influence that I had never seen in 37 years at #CBS News" 👀

#USA #media #FreePress #trump #USpol
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/magazine/scott-pelley-interview.html

Friday, May 1, 2026

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

When leaders say God put them in power, who’s allowed to question them?
Day 6 of our Shadows Unveiled series digs into the dangerous crossroads of faith, authority, and war.
Families are speaking out. History is echoing.
And the warning signs are impossible to ignore.
Find out why ⬇️
🔥 https://tinyurl.com/5xs9mcx8
#shadowsunveiled #ChurchAndState #accountability #PoliticalPower #FreePress #democracy #divinewill #apocalypse #PeteHegseth #MikeJohnson #blueangels #Putin #SaddamHussein #TylerSimmons

Pentagon Bans Press Photographers For ‘Unflattering’ Photos of Pete Hegseth https://petapixel.com/2026/03/11/pentagon-bans-press-photographers-for-unflattering-photos-of-pete-hegseth/ #nationalpressphotographersassociation #firstamendment #petehegseth #thepentagon #freepress #pentagon #Culture #News #nppa #Law

This week, the #DOJ took the extraordinary step of obtaining a search warrant for the home of a #WashingtonPost reporter #HannahNatanson. #FBI agents arrived early on Wednesday & seized Natanson’s phone, 2 computers & her Garmin watch.

Inside the WaPo newsroom, the impact was immediate.

#law #Constitution #democracy #FreePress #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #journalism #FourthEstate #censorship #authoritarianism #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #SevenMountainMandate

Early on in her tenure as Trump’s AG, #PamBondi scrapped a #Biden era policy that banned the #DOJ from pursuing #reporters’ phone records & notes while investigating #leaks.

The message was unmistakable: #Trump era investigators would welcome a confrontation. And now they have one.

#law #Constitution #democracy #FreePress #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #journalism #FourthEstate #censorship #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #SevenMountainMandate
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/15/media/fbi-hannah-natanson-washington-post-doj-search?cid=ios_app

#Pentagon to overhaul #independent #military #newspaper, calling it ‘woke’

Plans for more #Defense Department control surface after job applicants were asked about their commitment to #Trump’s policies.

#StarsAndStripes #law #Constitution #democracy #FreePress #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #journalism #FourthEstate #censorship #propaganda #authoritarianism #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #SevenMountainMandate
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/01/15/stars-and-stripes-pentagon-editorial-independence/

His son Sebastien Lai said the family had expected a guilty verdict, “but that doesn’t make it any less devastating.”

“In the 800-page verdict they have there is essentially nothing, nothing that incriminates him,” he told reporters in London. “This is a perfect example of how the national security law has been molded & weaponized against someone who essentially said stuff that they didn’t like.”

#law #JimmyLai #China #HongKong #democracy #authoritarianism #FreePress #JudicialIndependence

#JimmyLai has spent 5 years in custody, much of it in solitary confinement, & his family said his health has declined rapidly.

Lai’s trial, conducted in a #HongKong court without a jury, has been closely monitored by the US, Britain, the EU & political observers as a barometer of #media freedom & #JudicialIndependence in the former British colony, which returned to Chinese rule in 1997.

#law #China #democracy #authoritarianism #dictatorship #FreedomOfThePress #FreePress

Three government-vetted judges found Lai, 78, guilty of conspiring with others to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security & conspiracy to publish seditious articles. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.

#JimmyLai was arrested in August 2020 under a Beijing-imposed national security #law that was implemented following massive anti-government protests in 2019.

#law #China #HongKong #democracy #authoritarianism #dictatorship #FreedomOfThePress #FreePress #JudicialIndependence

Former Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai convicted in landmark “national security” trial

#JimmyLai, the pro-#democracy former #HongKong media mogul & outspoken critic of Beijing, was convicted Monday in a landmark national security trial, which could send him to prison for the rest of his life.

#law #China #authoritarianism #dictatorship #FreedomOfThePress #FreePress #JudicialIndependence
https://apnews.com/article/hong-kong-jimmy-lai-verdict-collusion-beijing-c2cd16f4c289a52d514591efe4aed389?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-12-14-Breaking+News

“#Congress mandated #VOA to report reliable & authoritative news, not to outsource its #journalism to outlets aligned w/the president’s agenda,” they wrote in a stmnt. “VOA already has talented & professional #journalists ready to tell America’s story in line w/the VOA Charter, but we are blocked from our own newsroom. That is why we will continue fighting for our rights in court.”

#law #FreePress #FourthEstate #propaganda #LegislativeBranch #SeparationOfPowers #ExecutiveOverreach #AbuseOfPower

#VoiceOfAmerica WH bureau chief Patsy Widakuswara & #PressFreedom editor Jessica Jerreat, plaintiffs in one of the lawsuits against the #Trump admin over the EO, said this agreement violates the congressional mandate of #VOA.

#law #FreePress #FourthEstate #propaganda #LegislativeBranch #SeparationOfPowers #ExecutiveOverreach #AbuseOfPower

The document also seeks all staff communications that merely reference #Trump or people in his orbit, like #AlexJones, #GlennGreenwald, & #RFKJr. In addition, it directs a search of communications for a long list of keywords, including “Pepe the Frog,” “incel,” “q-anon,” “Black Lives Matter,” “great replacement theory,” “far-right,” & “infodemic.”

#law #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #FreePress #privacy #InfoSec #democracy #RevengePolitics

Fundstücke - The Guardian auf seiner Website zur Lage der Pressefreiheit.

#unplugtrump #trump #unplugusa #news #nachrichten #notrump #europe #europeanalternatives #europeunited #theguardian #freepress #freejournalism #freierjournalismus #pressefreiheit

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧

/7 🧵 #final

This. #saysitall #freepress #journalism #Blinken #pressconference #SamHusseini #MaxBlumenthal #censorship #Israel #genocide #Gaza #BidenAdmin #ICJ

👇 ❗

#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 ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx2aw--osiM

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

Criticizing #Israel? #Nonprofit #Media Could Lose #TaxExempt Status Without Due Process
New anti-terrorism bill would allowgovernment to take away vital tax exemptions from nonprofit #news outlets. The bill that passed the House with broad bipartisan support in April — after which a companion bill was immediately introduced in Senate — would empower the secretary of the Treasury to revoke the nonprofit status of any organization deemed “terrorist supporting.”
https://theintercept.com/2024/05/10/terrorism-bill-nonprofit-journalists-israel-hamas/ #FreePress

En la vizitosalono kun Julian Assange

La fondinto de #WikiLeaks timas, ke lia malliberigo, kaj la gvatado kaj restriktoj pri financado de la grupo fare de la Usona registaro, malinstigas novajn kulporivelantojn.

https://eo.mondediplo.com/2024/02/article3167.html

#JulianAssange #liberiguAssange #freeAssange #usono #libereco #gazetaro #esperanto #diplo #lang_eo #Belmarsh #BelmarshPrizono #malliberejoj #malliberejo #BelmarshMalliberejo #anglujo #usa #media #press #freePress

@Tengrain @Karoli Clarence is the Chief Injustice on SCOTUS. Not only since this month's reports - not filed by him, of course, but by the brave & #FreePress.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/04/clarence-thomas-ethics-violations-supreme-court
#RuleOfLaw #AccountabilityNow #JusticeMatters #ProsecuteGinniThomas #ProsecuteGinniJan6 #InvestigateClarenceThomas #ClarenceResign #CleanSCOTUS #Corruption #Bribery #FederalistSociety #OpusDei #InvestigateLeonardLeo #DefraudingAmerica #SeparationOfPowers #SeparationOfChurchAndState