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  1. A federal judge refused Friday to block the #Pentagon from firing 3 #StarsAndStripes staff members who claim they were illegally disciplined for speaking out about the #military news outlet’s need to maintain its editorial independence.

    Judge Trevor McFadden, who was nominated to the bench by #Trump ruled that the #journalists are unlikely to successfully prove that the Pentagon violated their #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech rights.

    #law #Constitution #FreePress #journalism
    apnews.com/article/stars-strip

  2. The show of force appeared aimed at not just ferreting out anyone who may have shared information, but intimidating others who might do so in the future, acc/to people with knowledge of the effort.

    …The scope of the investigation is without parallel. Mass #polygraph tests have never been administered to the top ranks of the #US #military in modern history.

    #Trump #Hegseth #transparency #MilitaryReadiness #MafiaState #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #fascism

  3. 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

  4. Trump is now reporting individual journalists to the FCC for "rebuke or punishment" when they say something that he doesn't like.

    (Even when it's true, like saying that Trump's endorsement of candidates got "mixed results," which is what NBC's Kristen Welker said)

    #USA #USpol #trump #FCC #FreePress #journalism
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    usatoday.com/story/news/politi

  5. #TrumpRegime #FreePress

    "Trump says NBC's Welker will be reported to FCC

    U.S. President ​Donald Trump ‌on Sunday said ​in a ​post on Truth ⁠Social ​that NBC's ​Kristen Welker will be reported ​to ​the FCC for 'rebuke or ‌punishment', ⁠after he said she ​reported ​the ⁠Republican President had ​mixed ​results ⁠in his endorsement of ⁠candidates."

    reuters.com/business/media-tel

  6. 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

  7. #Trump wrote: “Kristen Welker, the Unpopular ‘Hostess’ of the once great Meet the Press, now considered Meet the Fake Press, just stated that Donald Trump has ‘mixed results’ on his Endorsements of Candidates, when the recent WINS of Darline Graham and Mike Mazzei, stand at 100% for the U.S. Senate, and 98% for the U.S. House, recently and over the longterm. How can anyone be allowed to say this, working for freely given Public Airwaves?”
    #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #FreeSpeech

  8. 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

  9. Treating the #FCC like his own personal enforcer, #Trump said on social media Sunday that #NBC’s #KristenWelker would be “reported to the FCC for rebuke or punishment” over a TV segment he didn’t like.

    In a separate post, Trump complained in all caps about “fake polls” & said “something must be done about it,” adding, “FCC to the rescue!”

    #law #democracy #US #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #FreeSpeech #authoritarianism #dictatorship #MafiaState
    cnn.com/2026/08/30/politics/tr

  10. The #Pentagon already faces two #FirstAmendment lawsuits over its recent actions at #StarsAndStripes∶ one from the ombudsman, Jacqueline Smith, who sued over her firing & alleged retaliation; the other by two board members, who sued over the March restrictions, alleging illegal #censorship.

    #law #Constitution #FreePress #FreeSpeech #military #Trump #Hegseth #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny

  11. After a #Pentagon official, Andrew Brey, emailed Lederer last week & asked him to fire Slavin & Korte for participating in a #CBS #News interview, he declined to do so & instead submitted plans to retire, WaPo previously reported.

    On Friday, all 3 were fired, with the dismissals to take effect after 5 business days. In their lawsuit filed Thursday, the 3 asked a federal judge to halt their firings.

    #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #FreeSpeech #StarsAndStripes #Trump #Hegseth

  12. In the lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal district court in Washington, publisher Max Lederer, editor in chief Erik Slavin & reporter Lara Korte claimed that their firings last week for “insubordination” were retaliatory in nature & violated federal administrative law.

    #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #FreeSpeech #StarsAndStripes #Pentagon #military #Trump #Hegseth #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny

  13. 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:

    stripes.com/branches/navy/2026

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

  14. 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

  15. They can’t even handle being covered by the #military’s own #newspaper.

    Longtime publisher of #StarsAndStripes to retire, citing differences with #Pentagon leadership

    The longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes has announced his retirement, ending a decades-long career with the military newspaper as Defense Secy Pete #Hegseth’s Pentagon moves to exert editorial control & eliminate what it asserts are “woke distractions.”

    #Trump #law #FirstAmendment #FreePress #fascism
    apnews.com/article/stars-strip

  16. "JD Vance is a dangerous extremist who embraces a set of ideas that should put a chill down the spine of every American.” 🗞️🇺🇸

    Gi Duran appeared on Democracy Now! to discuss his book, The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley #Fascism and the War on #Democracy. thenerdreich.com/my-democracy-

    Order today—first-week sales matter. 📘✊ #DemocracyNow #Democracy #Tech #Fascism #BookNews #FreePress #NerdReich

  17. The #FCC, led by its chairman, #BrendanCarr, called for an unusual, early review of the broadcast licenses last spring, citing ABC’s internal diversity & inclusion practices. None of the #ABC licenses, which have terms of 8 years, were up for renewal yet. Carr’s decision came after the ABC late-night host, #JimmyKimmel, angered #Trump with a monologue joke.

    #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #FourthEstate #censorship #RevengePolitics #MafiaState #dictatorship #fascism

  18. #ABC owns & operates 8 local stations that carry its programming across the country, including in major markets like NY, LA & Chicago. Like all local stations, they can only operate with licenses controlled by the #FCC.

    ABC’s lawsuit asks a federal judge to halt the early review of its licenses on the grounds that it violates the #FirstAmendment.

    #Trump #law #Constitution #FreePress #journalism #media #FourthEstate #censorship #RevengePolitics #MafiaState #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny

  19. A quotation from Voltaire

    As you have it in your power, sir, to do some service to letters, I implore you not to clip the wings of our writers so closely, nor to turn into barn-door fowls those who, allowed a start, might become eagles; reasonable liberty permits the mind to soar — slavery makes it creep.
     
    [Puisque vous êtes, monsieur, à portée de rendre service aux belles-lettres, ne rognez pas de si près les ailes à nos écrivains, et ne faites pas des volailles de basse-cour de ceux qui, en prenant l’essor, pourraient devenir des aigles: une liberté honnête élève l’esprit, et l’esclavage le fait ramper.]

    Voltaire (1694-1778) French writer [pseud. of Francois-Marie Arouet]
    Letter (1733-06-20) to a First Commissioner [Lettre á un premier commis] [tr. Tallentyre (1919)]

    More about this quote: wist.info/voltaire/85298/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #voltaire #censorship #control #enslavement #freepress #freedomofthepress #liberty #regulation #restrictions #writers

  20. #Trump is completely insane. Does he act like this with foreign leaders? He can’t handle being challenged at all. No wonder all his cabinet does is flatter & lie to him. Try to deal in facts & truth & he turns into a toddler having a temper tantrum.

    #FreePress #KristenWelker #MeetThePress #FakeCheck #TrumpLies #trumpaganda #propaganda

  21. #FactCheck #TrumpLies

    #Trump sat for an interview with “#MeetThePress” moderator #KristenWelker Friday, discussing topics including the war with #Iran, #GasPrices & the “anti-weaponization” #SlushFund.

    Throughout the interview, which aired Sunday, Trump made a series of false, misleading or exaggerated comments [#lies].

    #NBC News reporters dug into some of Trump’s remarks. Here are the facts behind the claims.

    #FreePress #trumpaganda #propaganda
    nbcnews.com/politics/donald-tr

  22. #Trump raised his voice & began calling #KristenWelker & the #media “crooked,” attacking her credibility & complaining about what he called “the fake, dirty press.” As Welker tried to switch subjects, Trump continued attacking the #press & Welker personally. Welker pushed back, & visibly frustrated Trump abruptly ended the interview.

    #FreePress #FakeCheck #TrumpLies #trumpaganda #propaganda
    youtube.com/watch?v=4EusZcKt5fs

  23. #Trump abruptly ends #interview with NBC’s ‘#MeetThePress

    During the conversation Trump dismissed the idea that launching the #war with #Iran this year betrayed his campaign message of “No new wars.” At the end, #KristenWelker pressed Trump on the “#settlement#SlushFund & his false claims about the #California #election.

    #FreePress #FakeCheck #TrumpLies #trumpaganda #propaganda
    apnews.com/article/trump-iran-

  24. 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

  25. 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 ⬇️
    🔥 tinyurl.com/5xs9mcx8
    #shadowsunveiled #ChurchAndState #accountability #PoliticalPower #FreePress #democracy #divinewill #apocalypse #PeteHegseth #MikeJohnson #blueangels #Putin #SaddamHussein #TylerSimmons

  26. CN at 30: The Knowledge & Experience of Insiders
    consortiumnews.com/2025/11/21/
    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