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She added that the #USPS rule “clashes with #Congress’s statutory scheme, & is #unconstitutional where it intrudes not only on Congress’s #elections clause powers but also that power left to the #states.”

#law #SCOTUS #ActivistCourt #ElectionInterference #VotingRights #Constitution #ElectionLaw #midterms #USpol #Trump #Republicans #WhiteSupremacy

Pentagon Spokesperson Admits There’s a Secret Blacklist of Journalists

When pressed about the Iran war, a CENTCOM press official threatened to put an Intercept reporter on a “list of people to disregard.”

Nick Turse, August 24 2026

Excerpt: "Under self-styled #WarSecretary #PeteHegseth, the U.S. military has mounted the most aggressive assault on #PressFreedom in memory, from an effort to outlaw 'unauthorized' questions from reporters to imposing unconstitutional restrictions on journalists’ access to the Pentagon. Hegseth has compared reporters to 'Pharisees,' who in the Bible call Jesus’s teachings into question, while the secretary’s minions regularly hurl insults at reporters. This is part of a broader war on press freedoms by the #TrumpAdministration, that includes demonizing #journalists; filing so-called strategic lawsuits against public participation, or #SLAPPs, to intimidate and silence criticism through expensive legal proceedings; and employing grand jury subpoenas and search warrants to intimidate reporters.

" 'Threatening journalists with placement on a #blacklist in retaliation for reporting the government doesn’t like is as #unconstitutional as it gets,' said Seth Stern, the director of advocacy for Freedom of the Press Foundation. 'This should put to rest the Pentagon’s prior claims that it’s anti-press policies — like its infamous requirement that reporters sign pledges to only print authorized information — are somehow content neutral.'

"Allee revealed the existence of the blacklist after this reporter was left on hold for more than two hours and complained about a long-standing lack of transparency by the command. In calls earlier that morning, Maj. Emma Thompson, #CENTCOM ’s media operations chief, repeatedly refused to answer questions about Iranian attacks on U.S. bases across the Middle East, disparate U.S. casualty counts, and medical evacuation flights: 'Nothing for you,' 'Don’t have anything for you,' 'No comment.' Thompson then hung up on this reporter mid-question.

#TheIntercept called back multiple times until Allee picked up the phone. 'They’re not going to answer your call if you just keep calling and calling,' he told this reporter."

Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/08/24/pentagon-military-journalist-blacklist-press-media/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/uPwYW

#USPol #Censorship #SiliencingDissent #SilencingThePress #NoComment #Orwellian #MinistryOfTruth #CharacteristicsOfFascism

Pentagon Spokesperson Admits There’s a Secret Blacklist of Journalists

When pressed about the Iran war, a CENTCOM press official threatened to put an Intercept reporter on a “list of people to disregard.”

Nick Turse, August 24 2026

Excerpt: "Under self-styled #WarSecretary #PeteHegseth, the U.S. military has mounted the most aggressive assault on #PressFreedom in memory, from an effort to outlaw 'unauthorized' questions from reporters to imposing unconstitutional restrictions on journalists’ access to the Pentagon. Hegseth has compared reporters to 'Pharisees,' who in the Bible call Jesus’s teachings into question, while the secretary’s minions regularly hurl insults at reporters. This is part of a broader war on press freedoms by the #TrumpAdministration, that includes demonizing #journalists; filing so-called strategic lawsuits against public participation, or #SLAPPs, to intimidate and silence criticism through expensive legal proceedings; and employing grand jury subpoenas and search warrants to intimidate reporters.

" 'Threatening journalists with placement on a #blacklist in retaliation for reporting the government doesn’t like is as #unconstitutional as it gets,' said Seth Stern, the director of advocacy for Freedom of the Press Foundation. 'This should put to rest the Pentagon’s prior claims that it’s anti-press policies — like its infamous requirement that reporters sign pledges to only print authorized information — are somehow content neutral.'

"Allee revealed the existence of the blacklist after this reporter was left on hold for more than two hours and complained about a long-standing lack of transparency by the command. In calls earlier that morning, Maj. Emma Thompson, #CENTCOM ’s media operations chief, repeatedly refused to answer questions about Iranian attacks on U.S. bases across the Middle East, disparate U.S. casualty counts, and medical evacuation flights: 'Nothing for you,' 'Don’t have anything for you,' 'No comment.' Thompson then hung up on this reporter mid-question.

#TheIntercept called back multiple times until Allee picked up the phone. 'They’re not going to answer your call if you just keep calling and calling,' he told this reporter."

Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/08/24/pentagon-military-journalist-blacklist-press-media/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/uPwYW

#USPol #Censorship #SiliencingDissent #SilencingThePress #NoComment #Orwellian #MinistryOfTruth #CharacteristicsOfFascism

Pentagon Spokesperson Admits There’s a Secret Blacklist of Journalists

When pressed about the Iran war, a CENTCOM press official threatened to put an Intercept reporter on a “list of people to disregard.”

Nick Turse, August 24 2026

Excerpt: "Under self-styled #WarSecretary #PeteHegseth, the U.S. military has mounted the most aggressive assault on #PressFreedom in memory, from an effort to outlaw 'unauthorized' questions from reporters to imposing unconstitutional restrictions on journalists’ access to the Pentagon. Hegseth has compared reporters to 'Pharisees,' who in the Bible call Jesus’s teachings into question, while the secretary’s minions regularly hurl insults at reporters. This is part of a broader war on press freedoms by the #TrumpAdministration, that includes demonizing #journalists; filing so-called strategic lawsuits against public participation, or #SLAPPs, to intimidate and silence criticism through expensive legal proceedings; and employing grand jury subpoenas and search warrants to intimidate reporters.

" 'Threatening journalists with placement on a #blacklist in retaliation for reporting the government doesn’t like is as #unconstitutional as it gets,' said Seth Stern, the director of advocacy for Freedom of the Press Foundation. 'This should put to rest the Pentagon’s prior claims that it’s anti-press policies — like its infamous requirement that reporters sign pledges to only print authorized information — are somehow content neutral.'

"Allee revealed the existence of the blacklist after this reporter was left on hold for more than two hours and complained about a long-standing lack of transparency by the command. In calls earlier that morning, Maj. Emma Thompson, #CENTCOM ’s media operations chief, repeatedly refused to answer questions about Iranian attacks on U.S. bases across the Middle East, disparate U.S. casualty counts, and medical evacuation flights: 'Nothing for you,' 'Don’t have anything for you,' 'No comment.' Thompson then hung up on this reporter mid-question.

#TheIntercept called back multiple times until Allee picked up the phone. 'They’re not going to answer your call if you just keep calling and calling,' he told this reporter."

Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/08/24/pentagon-military-journalist-blacklist-press-media/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/uPwYW

#USPol #Censorship #SiliencingDissent #SilencingThePress #NoComment #Orwellian #MinistryOfTruth #CharacteristicsOfFascism

Pentagon Spokesperson Admits There’s a Secret Blacklist of Journalists

When pressed about the Iran war, a CENTCOM press official threatened to put an Intercept reporter on a “list of people to disregard.”

Nick Turse, August 24 2026

Excerpt: "Under self-styled #WarSecretary #PeteHegseth, the U.S. military has mounted the most aggressive assault on #PressFreedom in memory, from an effort to outlaw 'unauthorized' questions from reporters to imposing unconstitutional restrictions on journalists’ access to the Pentagon. Hegseth has compared reporters to 'Pharisees,' who in the Bible call Jesus’s teachings into question, while the secretary’s minions regularly hurl insults at reporters. This is part of a broader war on press freedoms by the #TrumpAdministration, that includes demonizing #journalists; filing so-called strategic lawsuits against public participation, or #SLAPPs, to intimidate and silence criticism through expensive legal proceedings; and employing grand jury subpoenas and search warrants to intimidate reporters.

" 'Threatening journalists with placement on a #blacklist in retaliation for reporting the government doesn’t like is as #unconstitutional as it gets,' said Seth Stern, the director of advocacy for Freedom of the Press Foundation. 'This should put to rest the Pentagon’s prior claims that it’s anti-press policies — like its infamous requirement that reporters sign pledges to only print authorized information — are somehow content neutral.'

"Allee revealed the existence of the blacklist after this reporter was left on hold for more than two hours and complained about a long-standing lack of transparency by the command. In calls earlier that morning, Maj. Emma Thompson, #CENTCOM ’s media operations chief, repeatedly refused to answer questions about Iranian attacks on U.S. bases across the Middle East, disparate U.S. casualty counts, and medical evacuation flights: 'Nothing for you,' 'Don’t have anything for you,' 'No comment.' Thompson then hung up on this reporter mid-question.

#TheIntercept called back multiple times until Allee picked up the phone. 'They’re not going to answer your call if you just keep calling and calling,' he told this reporter."

Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/08/24/pentagon-military-journalist-blacklist-press-media/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/uPwYW

#USPol #Censorship #SiliencingDissent #SilencingThePress #NoComment #Orwellian #MinistryOfTruth #CharacteristicsOfFascism

Pentagon Spokesperson Admits There’s a Secret Blacklist of Journalists

When pressed about the Iran war, a CENTCOM press official threatened to put an Intercept reporter on a “list of people to disregard.”

Nick Turse, August 24 2026

Excerpt: "Under self-styled #WarSecretary #PeteHegseth, the U.S. military has mounted the most aggressive assault on #PressFreedom in memory, from an effort to outlaw 'unauthorized' questions from reporters to imposing unconstitutional restrictions on journalists’ access to the Pentagon. Hegseth has compared reporters to 'Pharisees,' who in the Bible call Jesus’s teachings into question, while the secretary’s minions regularly hurl insults at reporters. This is part of a broader war on press freedoms by the #TrumpAdministration, that includes demonizing #journalists; filing so-called strategic lawsuits against public participation, or #SLAPPs, to intimidate and silence criticism through expensive legal proceedings; and employing grand jury subpoenas and search warrants to intimidate reporters.

" 'Threatening journalists with placement on a #blacklist in retaliation for reporting the government doesn’t like is as #unconstitutional as it gets,' said Seth Stern, the director of advocacy for Freedom of the Press Foundation. 'This should put to rest the Pentagon’s prior claims that it’s anti-press policies — like its infamous requirement that reporters sign pledges to only print authorized information — are somehow content neutral.'

"Allee revealed the existence of the blacklist after this reporter was left on hold for more than two hours and complained about a long-standing lack of transparency by the command. In calls earlier that morning, Maj. Emma Thompson, #CENTCOM ’s media operations chief, repeatedly refused to answer questions about Iranian attacks on U.S. bases across the Middle East, disparate U.S. casualty counts, and medical evacuation flights: 'Nothing for you,' 'Don’t have anything for you,' 'No comment.' Thompson then hung up on this reporter mid-question.

#TheIntercept called back multiple times until Allee picked up the phone. 'They’re not going to answer your call if you just keep calling and calling,' he told this reporter."

Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/08/24/pentagon-military-journalist-blacklist-press-media/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/uPwYW

#USPol #Censorship #SiliencingDissent #SilencingThePress #NoComment #Orwellian #MinistryOfTruth #CharacteristicsOfFascism

Justice shields Trump family and companies from tax liability: Oh, I wish I could say that I saw this coming, but the #criminal hits just keep coming! Are you all good with your taxes going directly into #TFG’s overseas accounts? #uspol #corruption #taxdodgers #unconstitutional https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/19/trump-irs-settlement-tax-returns-00927911

Justice shields Trump family and companies from tax liability: Oh, I wish I could say that I saw this coming, but the #criminal hits just keep coming! Are you all good with your taxes going directly into #TFG’s overseas accounts? #uspol #corruption #taxdodgers #unconstitutional https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/19/trump-irs-settlement-tax-returns-00927911

Justice shields Trump family and companies from tax liability: Oh, I wish I could say that I saw this coming, but the #criminal hits just keep coming! Are you all good with your taxes going directly into #TFG’s overseas accounts? #uspol #corruption #taxdodgers #unconstitutional https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/19/trump-irs-settlement-tax-returns-00927911

Justice shields Trump family and companies from tax liability: Oh, I wish I could say that I saw this coming, but the #criminal hits just keep coming! Are you all good with your taxes going directly into #TFG’s overseas accounts? #uspol #corruption #taxdodgers #unconstitutional https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/19/trump-irs-settlement-tax-returns-00927911

Justice shields Trump family and companies from tax liability: Oh, I wish I could say that I saw this coming, but the #criminal hits just keep coming! Are you all good with your taxes going directly into #TFG’s overseas accounts? #uspol #corruption #taxdodgers #unconstitutional https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/19/trump-irs-settlement-tax-returns-00927911

Judges not impressed by #Amazon, #SpaceX's attempt to have #US National Labor Relations Board (#NLRB) declared #unconstitutional
Both companies took to #FifthCircuit #CourtofAppeals to argue NLRB violates separation of powers.
"constitutionality of the NLRB (and some other federal administrative agencies) was settled decades ago," Polden told us in February. "I think that the likelihood that a credible federal appellate court would take the claim seriously is very remote"
https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/18/appeals_court_amazon_spacex_nlrb/

In a major decision federal #FifthCircuit #CourtofAppeals held that #geofence #warrants are “categorically prohibited by the #FourthAmendment.”
Court determined under Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Carpenter v. United States, individuals have reasonable expectation of #privacy in #location data implicated by #geofencewarrants.
Second, court found that even though investigators seek warrants for geofence location data, these searches are inherently #unconstitutional.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/federal-appeals-court-finds-geofence-warrants-are-categorically-unconstitutional

#Florida's New #AntiTrans #Rule #Threatens #Jobs of #College #Faculty For #Lawful #Bathroom #Use

The #BoardofEducation on #Wednesday after approved new #rules strictly #enforcing an #illegal and #unconstitutional state #law #segregating #publicrestroom #facilities by #gender.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Florida #HigherEducation #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.advocate.com/news/florida-bathroom-bill-colleges

#Facist #Republicans ‘want #government to be in #children’s #pants’: #House #Democrat #explodes on ‘disgusting’ #GOP

The #Unconstitutional Sports Ban legislation that would prohibit transgender girls from participating in #girls’ #sports in #publicschools across the country.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #TransKids #GayKids #Education #Sports #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #SayGay

https://www.rawstory.com/republicans-want-government-to-be-in-childrens-pants-house-democrat-explodes-on-disgusting-gop/

#Fascist #Republican #Governor #RonDeSantis' "#Florida #blueprint" wipes the #LGBTQ #community off the map

The #Florida #BoardofEducation approved an expansion to "#DontSayGay, rules " extending #Unconstitutional #Speech #restrictions through #12thGrade

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Florida #TransKids #GayKids #Education #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #SayGay
https://www.salon.com/2023/04/19/desantis-florida-blueprint-wipes-the-lgbtq-community-off-the-map/

#Demoralizing, #Destructive, #Delusional #Fascist #Florida #Governor #RonDeSantis Has Gone Too Far.

His #Unconstitutional pet project, "#DontSayGay," now expands to #highschool #students.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Florida #TransKids #GayKids #Education #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #SayGay

https://www.advocate.com/voices/demoralizing-destructive-delusional-desantis-has-gone-too-far