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Trump’s Censorship Campaign Draws on Decades of Infrastructure Built by Big Tech
Trump’s escalation of censorship and retaliation is terrifying. The groundwork for it was prepared years in advance.

Amid Israel’s Starvation Campaign, Palestinian Chef Fights to Preserve Heritage
“Tabkha: Recipes From Under the Rubble” reimagines traditional Palestinian cuisine amid genocide.

Kehlani Pride Month Concert Cancelled After Artist Says “I Am Anti-Genocide”
NYC Mayor Eric Adams’s office threatened to revoke the license of the concert organizers if the event wasn’t cancelled.

Trump Says Foreign Movies Are “Propaganda,” Orders 100 Percent Tariff
The announcement comes as Trump is fighting to suppress the news media on numerous fronts.

Reporters Without Borders Sounds Alarm on US Press Freedom Under Trump
US press freedom has fallen to its lowest level since the group began publishing its annual ranking over 20 years ago.

Trump Signs Executive Order to Defund PBS and NPR
This escalation of his dangerous assault on public media could shutter hundreds of local stations across the country.

Nobel Laureate Warns Trump Is Following Duterte Model to Crack Down on Press
Hold the line and don’t give up your rights; what rights you lose today you will not get back, says Maria Ressa.

Kristi Noem Turns Cruelty Into Content for Her DHS Deportation Ads
Noem, wearing a $50,000 watch in her ICE cosplay videos, encapsulates the aesthetic cruelty of the Trump regime.

Israel Kills Gaza Photographer Day After Cannes Film Fest Selects Doc About Her
Fatma Hassona, subject of the upcoming film “Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk,” was killed with her family Wednesday.

History of Hollywood Red Scare Offers Insight Into Trump’s Free Speech Attacks
The book “Policing Show Business” shows how Trump’s attacks on “radical leftists” are like a sequel to the Red Scare.

Let’s Be Politically Promiscuous
“Our movements are pretty much just made of our relationships,” says author and activist Dean Spade.

New Film Follows Mahmoud Khalil and Students Who Sparked Gaza Campus Protests
“The Encampments” offers a view inside the wave of protests and repression that swept across universities in 2024.

Macklemore: “Collective Liberation Is the Only Solution”
The hip-hop stars speaks about “The Encampments,” his new documentary on last year’s student protests for Palestine.